MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia center Brandon Watkins, who flashed two middle fingers toward Texas Tech players before a shoving match erupted in Saturday’s game, has issued an apology through the school’s sports information department. “I would like to apologize to Coach (Tubby) Smith and the Texas Tech basketball team for my obscene gesture in Saturday’s game. The double-bird gesture—captured by TV cameras but apparently overlooked by officials who checked the courtside monitors—followed Watkins fouling Texas Tech guard Robert Turner to prevent a breakaway layup.