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Natoli’s walk-off single gives Salem first extra inning win

Chris Graham

Nick Natoli sent a single to right field in the 10th inning to drive home Blake Swihart, and the Salem Red Sox walked off against the Carolina Mudcats 4-3. Salem made the night memorable for fans that came out to watch the first post-All Star break home game. It was the first time the Sox played at LewisGale Field since June 16.

USA U-19s rout China

A defense that chased China (1-1) into 32 turnovers and an inside game that saw the Americans command 30 offensive boards and outrebound their opponents 50 to 14, combined to lead the USA Men’s U19 World Championship Team (2-0) to its second consecutive 56 point-plus victory as the USA recorded a dominating 113-57 win in preliminary round play at the FIBA U19 World Championship in Prague, Czech Republic.

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JRW Announces Long as the Winner of the Best Unpublished Novel Contest

James River Writers announced Laura Long of Charlottesville, for What Will Burn, as the first place winner of the JRW and Richmond Magazine 2013 Best Unpublished Novel Contest. Phyllis Haislip of Williamsburg, for The Viscount’s Daughter, and Derek Kannemeyer of Richmond, for The Memory Addicts, have been selected as finalists.

Supreme Court strikes down key provision of Voting Rights Act

Chris Graham

A 5-4 ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court handed down today has struck down a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The court, split along ideological lines, ruled that Congress had used obsolete reasoning in requiring several Southern states to get federal approval for voting rules changes affecting blacks and other minorities.