MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Skyler Howard was waiting for something good to happen to West Virginias offense.That occurred in the fourth quarter, when the Mountaineers came from 13 points down to beat Kansas State 17-16 on Saturday in the Big 12 opener for both teams.You know the snowball effect where you get one thing going wrong and the snowball just keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger? Howard said. Youre looking around like, man, we need a spark. We need something to happen.Our guys came together and kept fighting. Nobody was down or pointing fingers.Despite being held scoreless in the first half for the first time in three seasons, West Virginia improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2012. The Mountaineers broke a four-game losing streak to the Wildcats since joining the league that year.I just couldnt be more proud of our team for having the courage to go out there and do that in the second half, said West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen.Kansas State (2-2) had a chance to win it. But Matthew McCrane, who earlier made three field goals, missed a 43-yarder wide left with 2:03 left. West Virginia got the ball at its 26 and ran out the clock.Kansas State was limited to 108 yards of offense in the second half.Our execution was not as good as it needs to be, said Kansas State coach Bill Snyder. We just probably didnt move the ball like we should. We struggled offensively in the second half when we had to have some movement. Couldnt get first downs.West Virginias turnaround began when Shelton Gibson caught a 52-yard pass near the end of the third quarter and KaRaun White caught a 7-yarder on fourth-and-6 four plays later. Justin Crawford ran nine yards on first-and-goal and he finished the drive with a 1-yard TD run with 13:41 left to cut the deficit to 16-10.A 31-yard punt later gave West Virginia the ball back at its 43, and Howard converted a third-down pass to KaRaun White at the Kansas State 9 before scrambling to find Jovon Durante in the right corner of the end zone from 7 yards out with 6:11 left for the final margin.I saw a little window and we took it, said Howard, who finished 24 of 41 passes for 298 yards with one interception. In the grand scheme of things, we make that play a lot in practice. But to finally do it in a game, it paid off.West Virginia squeaked by for the second straight game. A week ago the Mountaineers were ahead of BYU by 16 points in the fourth quarter and needed Maurice Flemings interception to seal the 35-32 win .Finding a way to win is the most important thing, Holgorsen said.THE TAKEAWAYKANSAS STATE: The Wildcats entered the game with the nations top defense but gave up 422 yards to the Mountaineers. Kansas State was held to 286 total yards of offense and Jesse Ertz completed 10 of 30 passes for 166 yards.Snyder said Ertz was not like he has been in the last couple of weeks. But once again, West Virginia had an awful lot to do with that.WEST VIRGINIA: The Mountaineers left plenty of points off the board. Rushel Shell fumbled the ball away at the Kansas State 3 late in the third quarter, and Josh Lambert earlier missed a 30-yard field goal.POLL IMPLICATIONSWest Virginia could get enough votes to sneak into the AP Top 25 poll but needed a more convincing win to ensure that happens. 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You talk about a mass of happy humanity. How about those Cubbies? Now our lives are complete!Caray, a pitchman for Bud, died in 1998 without seeing his beloved Cubs make it to the World Series.Nike ran an ad after the final out of Game 7. It showed a boy on a ball field, joyfully playing several positions and hitting a home run to the play-by-play of Caray and a song by Willie Nelson.----2 p.m.President Barack Obama has invited the World Series champion Chicago Cubs to visit him at the White House.The president tweeted the invitation early Thursday, shortly after the Cubs beat Cleveland to win the World Series.It happened: (at)Cubs win World Series. Thats change even this South Sider can believe in. Want to come to the White House before I leave?Obama previously lived in Chicago and rooted for the White Sox, who won the World Series in 2005. But since they didnt make the postseason, Obama cheered for the Cubs.----1:30 p.m.Chicago officials say hundreds of thousands Cubs fans had a largely peaceful celebration on Wednesday night after the teams historic win.Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications spokeswoman Melissa Stratton says there were 14 arrests, mostly for disorderly and reckless conduct.Fans poured into Wrigleyville and throughout the city to celebrate the Cubs 8-7 win in 10 innings. The Cubs overcame a rain delay and late surge by the Cleveland Indians for the teams first World Series title since 1908.----1:20 p.m.Fans will line the streets Friday for a parade to honor the World Series champion Chicago Cubs.A spokesman for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the parade will be Friday, two days after the Cubs broke a 108-year championship drought.Spokesman Adam Collins says more details will be available later in the day.The Chicago Tribune reports Emanuel is calling it a parade to stand the test of time.----1 p.m.Chicago fans are writing their names in chalk on the Wrigley Field brick wall.Lashawn Bennett, a fan since 1976 and a throat cancer survivor, borrowed chalk fromm Katie Compton to write his name.dddddddddddd Compton, a special education teaching assistant, wrote a dozen names of living and departed fans and some for her co-workers.Writer Peggy Herrington says she hid under a blanket during an emotional roller coaster as the Cubs blew a 5-1 lead and needed 10 innings to secure the win against Cleveland.She says Chicago fans are used to being slightly disappointed, but this season the team shed the label of lovable losers.Artist Donna Drapeau says the victory showed the fight and grit of the fans and the city. She says shes fine with the new identity as winners.----11:20 a.m.Hillary Clinton cheered her hometown Chicago Cubs on to victory in the World Series.With the game going to extra innings, Clinton saw the final moments on an aides iPad after finishing a presidential campaign rally in Arizona.Reporters in vans behind the motorcade could hear cheers from the direction of Clintons vehicle after the final out. An aide says Clinton staffer and Cubs fan Connolly Keigher pulled one of the Cubs signature W flags from her purse.Clinton and the staffer held it up in celebration after the 10-inning game.---11 a.m.Fans are gathering in Wrigleyville to snap selfies in front of the iconic marquee on the stadium that declares the Chicago Cubs World Series Champions.Long-suffering Cubs fans are reveling in the epic win over the Cleveland Indians, ending a 108-year-old drought.Chicago resident and native of the Philippines Ian Bajamunde held up a newspaper with the joyous headlines and asked a passerby to take a picture of him in front of the stadium. A fan since 1996, he says its surreal that the Cubs won. He chose the Cubs over the White Sox when he moved to city because he called the team more lovable.Fans also are adding their names in chalk to the back brick wall of Wrigley Field.----9:05 a.m.The Cubs have returned to sweet home Chicago hours after knocking off the Indians in Cleveland to win their first World Series in 108 years.A caravan of team buses was welcomed by a raucous crowd outside Wrigley Field early Thursday morning. Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo showed off the World Series trophy for the cheering fans.Players took turns passing the hardware around on their way back from Cleveland. Numerous Cubs players can be seen on Twitter posing with the trophy on the team plane, including Dexter Fowler, Jorge Soler and John Lackey.Catcher David Ross, who homered in the final game of his career, shared his picture with the trophy and quipped, Look what the boys got me for my retirement. ' ' '