Shaka Smart, Tim Kaine among participants at Obama rally

AFP

Today, the Obama campaign announced part of the pre-program at President Obama’s rally this Saturday at the Siegel Center in Richmond, including VCU basketball coach Shaka Smart, who will be hosting the event. The pre-program participants, which will be released in full tomorrow, represent a mix of grassroots supporters and political leaders, and come from…

Sloppy D costs Lynchburg

Chris Graham

The Hillcats couldn’t overcome fives errors in their 5-2 loss to the Carolina Mudcats. Aaron Northcraft went five solid innings allowing one run, but the bullpen couldn’t hold the 2-1 lead he left the game with. It was the third consecutive game that ended in a 5-2 score. The Mudcats lead the four-game series three…

Poll: Obama up big in Virginia

AFP

A new Public Policy Polling survey of Virginia voters has Democrat Barack Obama with an eight-point lead over likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney. The Obama lead over Romney was at 51 percent-to-43 percent in the PPP survey. Public Policy Polling has had Obama leading Virginia by similar margins for much of the past year.