
Press Conference; Washington coach Jay Gruden
Washington coach Jay Gruden talks with reporters on Tuesday. Washington has its 2014 NFL home opener on Sunday vs. Jacksonville.

Washington coach Jay Gruden talks with reporters on Tuesday. Washington has its 2014 NFL home opener on Sunday vs. Jacksonville.

Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with reporters. Virginia Tech (2-0) hosts East Carolina (1-1) in Blacksburg, Va., on Saturday.

The No. 6 UVA field hockey team (3-2) tallied its second shutout victory of the season, defeating Miami (Ohio), 3-0, Tuesday afternoon at Turf Field in Charlottesville, Va.

Frightful creatures have taken up residence at Busch Gardens® Williamsburg for Howl-O-Scream®.

A Nicole Blixt 53rd-minute goal pulled the VMI Keydets within one, but the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs added an insurance marker in the 71st minute and went on to a 3-1 victory in women’s soccer action Monday in Lexington, Va.

Washington coach Jay Gruden talks with reporters on Monday. Washington hosts Jacksonville in its home opener on Sunday.

Three members of Virginia Tech’s defensive unit received ACC weekly football honors following their performances in Saturday night’s win at No. 8 Ohio State, which capped an 11-0 weekend for league teams versus nonconference opponents.

The third-ranked UVA women’s soccer team concluded a two-game trip to Alabama with a 3-1 win at Samford Sunday.

Washington moved the ball well, but two fumbles, a blocked punt and a blocked PAT spelled doom and gloom as the Houston Texans won the season opener, 17-6, on Sunday.

Morgan Hill’s (Martinsville, Va./Carlisle) penalty kick with 1:49 left in double overtime provided the game-winner, as EMU’s soccer women earned their first victory of the year, taking down Hood by a final of 4-3.