Robert C. Koehler: Nikes on a wire, grief and shoelaces hovering above the city
There they were again. The dangling irony of memorial Nikes . . .
There they were again. The dangling irony of memorial Nikes . . .

Seventh-ranked UVA scored three second-half goals to steal a 3-2 win over second-ranked North Carolina on Saturday at Dorrance Field.
UVA outgained ODU 513-324, outrushed the Monarchs 229-89, had the ball in the red zone seven (!) times, but needed a field goal on the game’s final play to escape with the 16-14 win on Saturday.

VMI nearly came all the way back from a 28-2 deficit, but a furious fourth-quarter rally came up short in a 28-22 loss to Cornell on Saturday at Foster Stadium.

We’re drowning under the weight of too much debt, too many wars, too much power in the hands of a centralized government, too many militarized police, too many laws, too many lobbyists, and generally too much bad news.

I had been outside since 5:45 a.m., in 50-degree drizzle. My feet were soaked despite several changes of socks. My fellow outside poll observers, Republicans and Democrats alike, looked just as forlorn as we answered voters’ questions in Virginia during the 2018 election.

We have a violence problem. It runs through our nation like an invisible road system, touching every front door, cutting through each town and city.
Noah Gragson made it three in a row Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, giving him nice momentum as the NASCAR Xfinity Series moves into its seven-race Playoff.

UVA had a big advantage in possession and shots, but couldn’t translate that into goals, and fell, 2-1, to Notre on Friday night at Klöckner Stadium.

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