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Final Four: Michigan State coach Izzo joins Final Four first timers
Tom Izzo drew up the perfect play at the perfect moment, sending Michigan State past mighty Duke for a spot in the Final Four. The trip is always emotional, but Izzo has done it before. This will be his eighth Final Four and a chance for a second national championship. […]
Hamlin overcomes 2 pit penalties at Texas for 2nd win of ’19
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Denny Hamlin raced to his second NASCAR Cup victory of the season, overcoming two penalties on pit road and missing the entry another time during green flag conditions Sunday in Texas. While Hamlin led the final 12 laps, and 45 of the 334 overall, Joe […]
Michigan State knocks off Duke 68-67 to make Final Four
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cassius Winston put Michigan State on his shoulders and carried the Spartans into the Final Four. The do-everything point guard took over the game when his team faced its biggest deficit and led second-seeded Michigan State to a 68-67 victory over overall No. 1 seed Duke on […]
Accuser still wants Virginia lieutenant governor to resign
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The first of two women to accuse Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault says she still wants him to resign. CBS News released excerpts Sunday of its interview with Vanessa Tyson, who said Fairfax forced her to perform oral sex in 2004. Fairfax said […]
NCAA: Auburn beats Kentucky; to face UVa in Final Four
Bruce Pearl and his Auburn Tigers are heading to the Final Four. Two days after losing starting forward Chuma Okeke to a major knee injury, the fifth-seeded Tigers beat second-seeded Kentucky 77-71 in overtime in the NCAA Midwest Region final. Auburn (30-9) overcame PJ Washington’s 28 points and 13 rebounds, […]
Virginia, Texas Tech give Final Four certain new look
Texas Tech shut down the nation’s most efficient offense to reach its first Final Four in 93 years as a program. Virginia erased the bitter taste of last year’s historic NCAA Tournament flop by surviving Carsen Edwards’ offensive onslaught to earn a spot in the national semifinals for the first […]
Virginia shakes off Purdue 80-75 in OT to win South Region
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — From embarrassment to exhilaration. From early exit to regional champ. From bracket busters to net cutters. Virginia, the first No. 1 seed to lose to a 16 seed a year ago, survived overtime and Carson Edwards’ staggering 3-point show Saturday night to make it to the […]
Zion, Duke avoid upset, edge Virginia Tech 75-73 in NCAAs
WASHINGTON (AP) — There was nothing Zion Williamson could do but watch. Once again, Williamson and Duke were at the mercy of an opponent’s last-second shot at the rim. Once again, the Blue Devils and their phenomenal freshmen marched on in March Madness when the ball didn’t drop through. Williamson […]
Governor proposes raising taxes to improve interstates
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Drivers would see improvements to interstate highways across Virginia if the General Assembly approves $280 million in budget amendments recommended by Gov. Ralph Northam, but state residents and truckers would pay additional taxes and fees. Northam announced Thursday that he has proposed: -An increase in the […]
State Police: Plane makes emergency landing along I-81 near Abingdon
At 6:01 p.m. Friday (March 29), the Virginia State Police received a report that a small, fixed-wing aircraft made an emergency landing off the right, northbound side of Interstate 81 near Exit 7 in Washington County. The plane made the emergency landing because it had run out of fuel before […]
Governor Northam Commemorates Vietnam War Veterans Day
~ Service of Virginia’s Vietnam veterans honored during special ceremony ~ RICHMOND—Today, Governor Ralph Northam paid tribute to Virginia’s Vietnam War veterans at a special ceremony held at the Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center in Richmond, Virginia. The ceremony was hosted by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS), which […]