
#5 Virginia puts on power show, defeats Boston College, 18-1
Fifth-ranked Virginia went deep five times – two of them grand slams – on its way to an 18-1 win over Boston College on Saturday.

Fifth-ranked Virginia went deep five times – two of them grand slams – on its way to an 18-1 win over Boston College on Saturday.

Junior Kate Douglass and sophomore Alex Walsh combined for six individual event wins to lead the Virginia women’s swimming & diving team to its second consecutive NCAA championship.

When Longwood’s historic women’s basketball season reached the end of the road here on Saturday, there was a proud salute from fans who had watched with admiration and pride as the Lancers kept pace with ACC Champion NC State on its home court.

Until they run into trouble, corporations love to tout, and practice, free market capitalism, preferably completely unregulated.

Peace, in the deepest sense — in the midst of war — requires a clarity and courage well beyond the boundaries of linear understanding. The warning lights flash. World War III has entered the red zone.

Brent Renaud’s senseless killing one day and Marina Ovsyannikova’s brave action the next unintentionally have forged a link between journalism and wartime truth telling that cannot be overstated.

In the hundred years since Virginia Tech admitted its first five female students, women have become a mighty force at what was once an all-male institution.

As we lock horns with the cruel and out-of-touch Putin, once again we’re at a moment that too closely resembles the Cuban crisis of 1962.

Virginia (20-13) travels to No. 2 seed North Texas (25-6) for a second round NIT contest on Sunday. Tipoff at Super Pit is set for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.

Shenandoah Community Capital Fund is announcing the fourth cohort of the Startup Shenandoah Valley program.
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