Darion Atkins: UVA basketball will miss its glue guy

Chris Graham

At first glance, UVA senior forward Darion Atkins was throwing his teammates under the bus, telling reporters after the Cavs’ 60-54 upset loss to Michigan State on Sunday, among other things, that he felt like his teammates “were just playing like some pussies,” and that he was “alone out there at times.”

Smithfield gift supports Virginia Tech research targeting swine health

AFP

A $1.4 million gift from Smithfield Foods Inc. will support antibiotic alternatives studies in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine that will investigate methods to enhance animal well-being and production efficiency in swine-rearing operations.