Huntington's O.J. Mayo glides under the basket for a reverse layup against Capital Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, in Charleston, W.Va.
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Huntington High School senior Patrick Patterson signs to play basketball for the University of Kentucky during a signing ceremony at Huntington High School Wednesday, May 16, 2007, in Huntington, West Virginia.
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Point Pleasant native Donnie Jones dons the green jacket of Marshall University as he is named the new men's basketball head coach during a press conference at the Cam Henderson Center, Saturday, April 7, 2007, in Huntington, W.Va.
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Billy Donovan, head coach of the back-to-back national champion Florida Gators, speaks during a press conference at Marshall University's Cam Henderson Center Wednesday, April 4, 2007, just two days removed of the Gators' 84-75 championship victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes. Donovan's visit to Huntington includes speaking at Marshall's Big Green dinner Wednesday. During the press conference, Donovan refused to comment on his coaching future at the University of Florida amid rumors of a possible move to Kentucky.
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Thundering Herd forward Tirrell Baines sails through the lane and over East Tennessee State University defenders to take a shot in the second half Tuesday, November 20, 2007, at the Cam Henderson Center.
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Marshall head coach Donnie Jones makes some adjustments with his team during a timeout Tuesday, November 20, 2007, at the Cam Henderson Center as the Herd hosted the Buccaneers of East Tennessee State University.
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Marshall running back Chubb Small runs hard into a WVU defender during the Friends of Coal Bowl at Joan C. Edwards Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007.
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Young Marshall fan Cody Wade, 9, of Wayne, holds up a Marshall number one finger during the fourth quarter Sunday at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. It was Wade's first trip to a Marshall football game.
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Marshall quarterback Bernard Morris sits by himself on the Herd bench in the fourth quarter Saturday, November 3, 2007, after being sacked on consecutive plays by the UCF defense.
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Marshall quarterback Bernard Morris is embraced by teammates Marcus Moresea, left, and Marcus Fitzgerald in the fourth quarter after Morris ran for a touchdown and threw to Cody Slate on a two-point conversion to put the Herd up 46-39 over the Blazers of UAB.
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Huntington High's Kayla Stinson delivers a pitch during the Class AAA, Region IV semifinal, Huntington High vs. Lincoln County, at Spring Valley High School. Kayla Stinson signs to play at Marshall on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at Huntington High School.
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Huntington High School senior softball player Kayla Stinson signs to play at Marshall on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at Huntington High School.
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Marshall's Taylor Tanner hits the ball while playing against Tulsa on Sunday, September 23, 2007, at the Cam Henderson Center.
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Marshall vs. UTEP at Cam Henderson Center Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007.
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Hurricane High sophomore Megan Loughry attempts a vault of 9 feet, Thursday, April 5, 2007 during the annual Carlos Akers Memorial Track Meet at Cabell Midland High School.
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Athletes braved the snowy conditions and kept running, Friday, April 6, 2007, during a hard snow at the Lions Club Invitational track meet at Chesapeake High School.
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Barboursville eighth grader Cody Carter celebrates with teammates following a first-half touchdown against Huntington on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at King Field during the middle school championship game.
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