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The Salem Red Sox rode the fine pitching of William Cuevas and Nate Striz to their second straight win over the visiting Blue Rocks and their third straight win overall, downing Wilmington 3-1 on Tuesday evening at LewisGale Field.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) today sent a letter to the chairmen of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, Robert F. Bauer and Benjamin L. Ginsberg, urging them to take strong steps to address the hours-long election lines that too many voters endured during the 2012 election.
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The Lynchburg Hillcats trailed 7-2 after the third inning but came back to win 10-9 tonight against the Dash at BB&T Ballpark. David Rohm went 3-fo-6 for Lynchburg, falling just a home run shy of the cycle and drove in four runs. The Hillcats’ bullpen combined to throw five innings and surrendered just one run to pave the way for a Hillcats comeback victory.
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Wacky weather paraded through the Roanoke Valley on Monday afternoon, and things only got crazier when the ballgame began amidst clear skies and the Salem Red Sox delivered a snowman in the first.
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Republican Bruce Thompson, a long-time ally of Gov. Bob McDonnell and leading Virginia businessman announced his support for Terry McAuliffe for governor on Friday. The announcement follows a series of endorsements for Terry McAuliffe from well-known Virginia Republicans in the past week.
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The Salem Red Sox overcame a three-run deficit to tie the score at four, but the Dash pushed across the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth and held on for a 5-4 victory on Thursday night at LewisGale Field.
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The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) presented the organization’s Distinguished Service Award to two statewide legends in the field of athletic communications. Rich Murray of the University of Virginia and Dave Smith of Virginia Tech received the honor at VaSID’s annual meeting on June 6 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland.
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Today during an awards ceremony held at Hunton & Williams LLP, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the nine winners of the 2013 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards recognizing individuals and organizations for their extraordinary volunteer efforts that contribute to the life and welfare of citizens throughout the Commonwealth.
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Republicans Milt Peterson and Jan Schar endorsed Terry McAuliffe for Governor of Virginia on Tuesday, the second announcement this week that major Republicans in Virginia are backing McAuliffe instead of GOP candidate Ken Cuccinelli.
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The Salem Red Sox scored four in the first and led wire-to-wire in an 8-0 shutout victory over the Winston-Salem Dash on Wednesday evening.
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