Suddenly the only noise in an arena that had been loud all day was the happy screaming of the West Virginia Mountaineers, who had just managed possibly the program's biggest upset. (Today)

Rick Pitino's deep bench is paying off in the rugged Big East. (Yesterday)

West Virginia's settlement of a lawsuit with the Big East Conference had not been completed as of Friday, sources familiar with the situation told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The two sides reached a verbal agreement late Thursday after a telephone status hearing in the Rhode Island lawsuit. (02/11/2012)

West Virginia and the Big East Conference verbally agreed to a settlement Thursday night that will allow the Mountaineers to exit the conference for a sizable payout and join the Big 12, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (02/10/2012)

West Virginia and the Big East reached a settlement Thursday night, agreeing verbally to a deal that lets the Mountaineers leave the conference to join the Big 12 by July 1, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told the Post-Gazette. (02/09/2012)