Dec 1, 2021 3 min read

WVU opens 2022 season at Pitt

West Virginia’s 2022 football schedule includes a matchup against longtime rival Pitt as well as a Thursday night Big 12 home game.

The schedule released Wednesday includes five conference home games and a matchup with Towson in Morgantown.

West Virginia will play at Pitt on Sept. 3, followed by its Big 12 home opener a week later against Kansas. After hosting Towson on Sept. 17, the Mountaineers play at Virginia Tech on Sept. 24.

The Big 12 road opener is at Texas on Oct. 1. Following a bye week, West Virginia will host Baylor on Thursday, Oct. 13.

Other home games are against TCU on Oct. 29, Oklahoma on Nov. 12 and Kansas State on Nov. 19. The other road games are at Texas Tech on Oct. 22, at Iowa State on Nov. 5 and at Oklahoma State to conclude the regular season on Nov. 26.

In baseball

LaMarr Hoyt, who won the 1983 AL Cy Young Award with the Chicago White Sox, has died. He was 66.

The White Sox said he died Monday in his hometown of Columbia, S.C., following a lengthy illness.

Hoyt went 98-68 with a 3.99 ERA in eight years in the majors. The 6-3 right-hander was the 1985 All-Star Game MVP.

Hoyt became a key part of Chicago’s rotation in 1982, leading the AL in wins while going 19-15. He followed that up with the best year of his career. He went 24-10 with a 3.66 ERA in 36 starts in 1983.

• The Arizona Diamondbacks made a move to solidify the back end of their bullpen, adding four-time All-Star Mark Melancon on a two-year deal worth a reported $14 million.
• The Minnesota Twins signed right-hander Dylan Bundy to a $5 million, one-year contract, taking their first step toward rebuilding a depleted rotation.

In the NFL

The Houston Texans canceled practice and all other in-person activities Wednesday on the advice of their medical team because some players weren’t feeling well. Coach David Culley said they have not had any positive COVID-19 tests.

In the NBA

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo needs surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb and is likely out until at least mid-January. He is averaging a career-best 18.7 points for Miami this season, along with 10.2 rebounds per game.

• Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is out for at least 10 days because of lower abdominal tendinopathy.

In tennis

The suspension of all WTA tournaments in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a Grand Slam doubles champion who accused a former government official there of sexual assault, could result in cancellations of those events beyond 2022, the head of the women’s professional tennis tour told the Associated Press on Wednesday.