JMU, ODU hold in I-AA national rankings
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The ranked teams in the Missouri Valley Football Conference performed so well this past weekend that Northern Iowa lost its game but still rose in The Sports Network FCS Top 25 on Monday.
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AFP editor Chris Graham talks sports on WREL
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AugustaFreePress.com editor Chris Graham talks sports with Jim Bresnahan, the host of “Online with Jim Bresnahan” on WREL-1450AM in Lexington, Va. The topics today include a wrap of the weekend in college football, a sneak peek at the opening of the NFL season and the ongoing saga involving Washington Nationals’ ace Stephen Strasburg.
Hokies rally late, stun Georgia Tech in OT, 20-17
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Logan Thomas only had 44 seconds to keep Virginia Tech’s ACC title hopes from possibly being extinguished in the season opener. After struggling most of the night, Thomas drove the Hokies into field-goal range in the waning moments. Cody Journell, who had missed a 38-yarder earlier in the game, was perfect on the try from 41 yards to send the game to overtime, where another Journell field goal, this one from 18 yards, proved the difference in a 20-17 win over Georgia Tech Monday night.
Chris Marston: Sorry, Lance, it was my fault
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Lance Armstrong cheated. I denied the lie for as long as I could. I wanted to hold out for the hero who inspired many of my family and friends. I wanted to believe that such a cheat was below a champion like Lance. But I cannot continue to fool myself.
Staunton Augusta Art Center announces new classes
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The Staunton Augusta Art Center announces a new series of classes for students in grades K-12. Creatively taught classes will include basic art skills for the youngest students to engineering a quality portfolio for high school students preparing for application to the finest art colleges.
Kaine releases new TV ad
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A new TV ad from the Tim Kaine Senate campaign highlights the former governor’s jobs agenda
Internal polling has Hurt up 18 in Fifth
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The Robert Hurt campaign released internal polling showing Democratic challenger John Douglass trailing the Fifth District Republican incumbent by a 55 percent-37 percent margin
Study: Voucher recipients more likely to go to college
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A new study released today by researchers at the Brookings Institution and Harvard University shows that African American participants in a private school choice program were 24 percent more likely to enroll in college as a result of receiving a voucher, reinforcing previously-released data showing improved graduation rates, parental satisfaction, and academic achievement among voucher students
P-Nats get rare win in Tar Heel State
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Potomac won for the first time in 17 tries in the state of North Carolina with a 4-1 win over Carolina. Matt Skole led the P-Nat attack with two RBI including his 100th of the season
Kaine releases radio ad targeting women voters
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Former Virginia First Lady Anne Holton is the star of a new radio ad on behalf of the U.S. Senate campaign of her husband, Democratic Party nominee Tim Kaine
