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Tennessee Has Disappointing Finish To Pruitt’s 1st Season
(AP) – Perhaps the clearest evidence of Tennessee’s fall over the last decade is how the Volunteers have lost their status as the premier program in their own state. Tennessee (5-7) squandered an opportunity to earn a bowl bid in coach Jeremy Pruitt’s first season by losing 38-13 at Vanderbilt in its […]
North Carolina: Fedora Out As Football Coach After 7 Seasons
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina football coach Larry Fedora is out after seven seasons. The school announced the decision in a news release Sunday morning. That came less than a day after an overtime loss to rival North Carolina State that dropped the Tar Heels to 2-9 and concluded […]
Hill leads No. 13 Hokies in rout of St. Francis
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Ahmed Hill and No. 13 Virginia Tech knew their strong finish to the first half wasn’t going to be enough to satisfy coach Buzz Williams. The Hokies got the message at halftime and quickly pulled away from the Red Flash for a 75-37 victory on Saturday. […]
Saturday High School Football Playoff Scores
VHSL Class 6A Regional Final Westfield 17, James Madison 7 VHSL Class 3A Regional Final Culpeper 34, Spotsylvania 12 Phoebus 7, Norcom 6, 3OT VHSL Class 2A Regional Final Graham 38, Richlands 10 VHSL Class 1A Regional Final Chilhowie 49, Patrick Henry-Glade Spring 6 Essex 14, Northumberland 6 Galax 55, […]
No. 4 Virginia beats No. 25 Wisconsin to win Atlantis title
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Fourth-ranked Virginia got another test like coach Tony Bennett wanted, and fittingly it came from a team with a style that looked awfully familiar. Perhaps that’s why the Cavaliers handled everything that came their way — from fighting through their off-target shooting to tussling with […]
Friday Night High School Football Playoff Scores
VHSL Class 5A Regional Final Highland Springs 40, Henrico 6 Stone Bridge 35, Broad Run 6 VHSL Class 4A Regional Final Eastern View 45, Dinwiddie 35 Woodgrove 27, Sherando 3 VHSL Class 2A Regional Final Radford 28, Appomattox 25 VHSL Class 1A Regional Final Galax 55, Narrows 0 ___ Some […]
Overtime FG gives Hokies wild 34-31 win over Virginia
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — It was a crazy finish that only started with a Hail Mary. Brian Johnson kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime and Virginia Tech pulled out the wildest victory in its 100 meetings with Virginia, 34-31 on Friday night. The Hokies won their 15th in a […]
Audit: Decade of delays in Navy submarine upkeep cost $1.5B
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — An audit by the U.S. Government Accountability Office says chronic delays in maintaining the U.S. Navy’s attack submarine fleet have cost taxpayers about $1.5 billion since 2008. The Virginian-Pilot reported Thursday that the audit says the Navy needs to balance maintenance work between private shipyards and […]
Virginia Tech looks to keep bowl hopes alive vs Virginia
Virginia Tech is hoping its Senior Day isn’t the last day of its football season. The Hokies (4-6, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) will honor 12 players before Friday’s game against Virginia (7-4, 4-3), and they will be seeking their 15th consecutive victory against the Cavaliers. If they can manage that, […]
Virginia’s first ‘thanksgiving’ was more fast than feast
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — As you carve your roast turkey and give thanks for all that’s good in your life, remember to give thanks for this: That you’re not celebrating Thanksgiving the way the first Virginians did. That would be back in December 1619 — two years before those […]
Numbers misleading in what has been down year for the ACC
The numbers are somewhat misleading in the ACC this season. Things sound pretty good when considering Clemson is a national title contender, the league has had a record 10 football teams make an appearance in the Top 25 and 12 of its 14 teams could be bowl eligible. But step […]