
ODU football wins season opener with Hampton, 41-28
Sophomore running back Gerard Johnson eclipsed 100 yards for just the third time in his career as the ODU Monarchs took down Hampton, 41-28, in their 2014 season opener at Foreman Field.

Sophomore running back Gerard Johnson eclipsed 100 yards for just the third time in his career as the ODU Monarchs took down Hampton, 41-28, in their 2014 season opener at Foreman Field.

Visiting Ursinus looked every bit as good as their No. 13 national ranking Saturday afternoon, jumping ahead of EMU and holding off the women for a 5-1 decision. The Royals fall to 0-2 after the busy opening weekend at home.

The EMU soccer women are still looking for their first goal of the year after a 2-0 loss at Goucher Saturday afternoon. EMU’s soccer women return to Harrisonburg 0-2 after their season-opening trip to Baltimore, Md., as they prepare for next Wednesday’shome opener.

UVA opens the 2014 season on Saturday against seventh-ranked UCLA. Kickoff is at noon in Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va. The game is being broadcast on ESPN and on radio on the Virginia Sports Network. UCLA is a 21-point favorite heading into the contest.

Fans will have plenty of opportunities to catch the JMU men’s basketball team at the Convocation Center this season as head coach Matt Brady unveiled the entire 2014-15 schedule Thursday, which features 10 non-conference home games and 19 home games overall.

The third-ranked UVA women’s soccer team remained unbeaten on the season with a 4-0 victory over Richmond Friday night in front of 2,436 fans at Klöckner Stadium.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) urged the new U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to authorize the nationwide expansion of the College of William & Mary pro bono veterans legal clinic model to help more military veterans get their complex V-A disability claims submitted properly and processed more quickly.

Brookley Summer Crowder, 27, wanted in connection with the vandalism of a Waynesboro business in July, surrendered herself to the Waynesboro Police Department on Thursday evening.

Today, at the second annual Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Summit, Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that the Department of Veterans Services’ Virginia Values Veterans Program (V3) has certified 213 Virginia employers at the completion of its second year.

All seven ACC field hockey teams are ranked to start the season, including four teams in the top six spots.
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