
Press Conference: Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden
Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden speaks with reporters on Thursday. The Redskins (3-5) play at Minnesotra (3-5) in NFL action on Sunday.

Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden speaks with reporters on Thursday. The Redskins (3-5) play at Minnesotra (3-5) in NFL action on Sunday.

One thing has been made clear to me the past couple of days: a small, but vocal, portion of the JMU sports fan base wants to see the Dukes football program move up to FBS.

The Commonwealth Center for Children & Adolescents is bringing together national experts in children’s mental health treatment for a symposium in recognition of CCCA’s 40th anniversary.

Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden talks with reporters on Wednesday. The Redskins (3-5) play at the Minnesota Vikings (3-5) on Sunday.

I was lucky to attend a debate among the candidates for Congress from Virginia’s Fifth District just before Game 7 of the World Series. This was the kind of event you can write about while drinking beer and yelling at a television with your family. In fact, I’m not sure there’s any other way you could write about it.

As I travel around Virginia’s Fifth District, I constantly hear from constituents who are astounded and upset by the manner in which the federal government operates at times.

Virginia Cavaliers football heads to Atlanta Saturday to face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the first of two consecutive road ACC games for the Cavaliers. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

Washington coach Jay Gruden talks with reporters on Tuesday. Washington (3-5) upset the NFC East-leading Dallas Cowboys, 20-17, on Monday Night Football.

Augusta Free Press staffer Scott German, on the drive back from Charlottesville after Saturday’s 28-27 UVA football loss to North Carolina, the latest in a string of Virginia defeats that fans could attribute, fairly or not, to poor coaching decisions by Mike London and his staff, posited that London could personally be blamed “for at least 10 to 12 losses” in his four-plus seasons at the helm.

ODU football coach Bobby Wilder talks with reporters on Monday. The Monarchs (3-5) play at Vanderbilt (2-6) on Saturday.
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