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Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall By Chris Graham and Patrick Hite The following is an excerpt from Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall, a book on the history of University of Virginia basketball at University Hall, which closed in 2006. The book was published in 2006…
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The SportsDominion story on Venus Williams’ visit to Virginia last week (“Williams on the prowl for slams, opportunities to effect change,” Oct. 25) earned mention in the weekly Tennis Mailbag column of Sports Illustrated writer Jon Wertheim today. Check it out for yourself here.
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] WINNER: Al Groh and 3-0 What the heck … three weeks ago, UVa. fans were calling for Al Groh’s head. Now the Cavs are 3-0 in the ACC, and more importantly 3-0 in the Coastal Division. And … it’s early to be saying this, yes, but the…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen In 2003, Billy Bob Thornton discovered his true cinematic person, and settled into it, comfy as a geezer in a Lay-Zee-Bum. The film was “Bad Santa,” a perfect little classic of black humor. The role of just a mean old guy who says whatever he thinks seemed…
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Story by Chris Graham Yes, Virginia, there are Bigfoot in them thar hills. And that’s not all, to hear Loren Coleman, one of the coauthors of Weird Virginia: Your Travel Guide to Virginia’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets, tell it. “In 1959 through the 1990s, in and around Saltville, there’s been these strange reports…
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Story by Jim Bishop Alumni of Eastern Mennonite University are sending their children to the school in numbers that far surpass most colleges nationwide.
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Jane Austen wrote only six novels, but nearly 40 major TV and film versions have been based on them. For a lady born in the 1700s, she’s always been a hot item in Hollywood, and the latest bodice-ripper, “Becoming Jane,” is currently playing at the Visualite in…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham Winner: Riverheads and Turner Ashby football fans Football games featuring the local powers will be broadcast on WSIG-96.9FM and WBOP-95.5FM this fall – every week, home and away.
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Column by David Cox What a mess this abusive-driver fee fiasco is revealing. Legislators who, just a few months ago, boasted of their great new transportation bill are now disavowing it.
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham WINNER: Staunton Police Department News item: Police motorcycle used in the filming of “Evan Almighty” fetches $13,000 in online auction.
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