Duke rallies for 28-17 win over UVa.
A 42-yard touchdown pass from Thaddeus Lewis to Connor Vernon brought Duke back from a 17-12 fourth-quarter deficit to Virginia, and a 7-yard Charlie Hatcher fumble return for a TD sealed a 28-17 Blue Devils’ win.
It was the third straight ACC win for Duke (5-3, 3-1 ACC), and the second straight conference loss for UVa. (3-5, 2-2 ACC).
The loss was also the Cavs’ fourth in five home games in 2009.
Virginia has been outscored by an average of 32-14 in the four losses. Read more
Dukes break losing streak, win at Delaware, 20-8
Redshirt freshman quarterback Justin Thorpe (Richmond, Va./Varina) ran for one touchdown and threw for another to lead the James Madison football team to a 20-8 victory at Delaware Saturday.
Thorpe ran 12 yards for JMU’s first touchdown and hit senior tight end Charlie Newman (Harrisonburg, Va./Turner Ashby) on a seven-yard scoring play for the Dukes’ second touchdown. Read more
VMI falls again, 31-21
The Charleston Southern Buccaneers earned their first Big South win of 2009 as they defeated the VMI Keydets 31-21 in a Big South Conference football contest played Saturday afternoon at VMI’s Foster Stadium in Lexington.
After a contest that featured three ties and multiple lead changes, CSU took command in the fourth quarter. An early field goal gave them the lead for good, and a VMI turnover led to a 12-yard touchdown run by B.J. Hackworth that accounted for the final margin. Read more
Live Blog | Duke at UVa.
The AFP will be live at Scott Stadium for today’s ACC Coastal Division clash between Duke (4-3, 2-1 ACC) and UVa. (3-4, 2-1 ACC).
Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m. The game is being broadcast on ESPN360.
AFP editor Chris Graham will be in the press box with score updates, commentary, analysis and more. Feel free to jump in with questions, comments, analysis and whatever else of your own.
Shannon releases TV, radio ads highlighting Cuccinelli ‘bigotry’
Steve Shannon’s campaign for attorney general released new TV and radio ads today. The two ads highlight today’s Washington Post editorial, titled “Mr. Cuccinelli’s Bigotry,” which says Ken Cuccinelli’s election would be “an embarrassment for the commonwealth”.
In its editorial this morning, the Post blasted what it called Cuccinelli’s “bigotry,” adding that , “If he is elected attorney general, Mr. Cuccinelli would drive away qualified lawyers from an office that functions as the state government’s law firm, and, given his bizarre ideas, he would very likely become an embarrassment for the commonwealth.” Read more
Boy Scouts using Halloween to collect for Food Bank
There’s a different sort of trick or treating going on this Halloween! The Boy Scouts in the Valley and Charlottesville will be “Scouting for Food” this Saturday. Scouts will drop by homes, collect food left by residents at their doorsteps and bring the donations to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.
“Scouting for Food” begins early morning and ends late afternoon. Scouts will be dropping off food at our truck at Martin’s in Harrisonburg, in addition to our main Food Bank locations in Verona and Charlottesville. Read more
ACC in the NBA
A total of 53 players from 10 of the 12 current Atlantic Coast Conference schools are listed on the NBA opening day rosters for the 2009-10 season. In addition, six former ACC players are head coaches, and 11 assistant coaches played at a current ACC school.
Duke leads all ACC schools with 14 players, while North Carolina is second with 13. Georgia Tech is third with seven and Wake Forest is fourth with six.
Included among this year’s class of ACC players is a two-time NBA Player of the Year – Wake Forest’s Tim Duncan – and five NBA Rookies of the Year – Duncan, Duke’s Grant Hill and Elton Brand, North Carolina’s Vince Carter and Wake Forest’s Chris Paul. In addition, there are eight ACC players who have earned first-, second- or third-team All-NBA honors a total of 25 times and 12 players who were selected to the All-NBA Rookie first-team and eight to the second-team. Read more
