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The Duke Blue Devils completed a three-game sweep of Virginia Tech with a 5-3 win over the Hokies on Sunday afternoon at English Field. It is the first ACC sweep for head coach Sean McNally and the first conference sweep for the Blue Devils since 2004. Duke’s last conference sweep came back in 2004, when…
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Branden Kline (Jr., Frederick, Md.) fired a complete-game, two-hit gem to lead the Virginia baseball team to a 5-1 victory over Clemson Saturday afternoon at Davenport Field. Kline allowed just two baserunners and did not walk a batter. Virginia (14-8-1) clinched its fifth-consecutive series victory against Clemson. Game three of the series is slated for…
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When Lynn Coffey and her husband Billy moved to the tiny hamlet of Love, Virginia, more than three decades ago they looked around at their neighbors and discovered a vanishing way of life. Inspired to preserve the story of these people and their culture, she began publishing a newspaper about what she observed. Although the…
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Recent sustained warm temperatures encourage spending time outdoors. Officials with the Virginia Department of Forestry remind you to protect yourself and your property when these outdoor activities involve burning. The Commonwealth’s 4 p.m. Burning Law is in effect and prohibits burning before 4 p.m. Since January 1, the VDOF has responded to 166 fires that…
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The VMI Keydets tied the game with a two-out, two-run single in the 9th and led by two runs in the 10th, but the UNC Asheville Bulldogs scored three times in the bottom half of that inning and defeated VMI, 5-4, in Big South baseball action Saturday afternoon at Greenwood Field. The game was the…
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What has already been a historic year for Norfolk State University athletics reached epic proportions Saturday. The Spartans notched just the fifth 15-over-2 seed upset in NCAA Tournament history, stunning national No. 3 ranked Missouri 86-84 before a crowd of 16,829 at the CenturyLink Center Omaha. Eleven years to the day after MEAC rival Hampton…
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After months of talking down data showing a long-term growth trend, Gov. Bob McDonnell finally seems to be getting it. “Virginia continues to gradually recover from the extremely difficult economic period of the past several years,” the Republican said Tuesday in a statement on the news that state revenue collections grew 17.2 percent in February….
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The March River City Radio Hour celebrates Clyde Edgerton’s Walking Across Egypt, the Augusta County’s “One Book, One Community” project for 2012. Joining the celebration will be Kathleen Kraft, Marsha Howard and the River City Players with Chris Graham’s Judge Not. The Radio Hour performances are at 6:30 and 8:00 pm at WTA’s Gateway, 329…
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The Central Virginia Blues Society in partnership with WTA’s Gateway join forces to present the “Conjuring the Store,” a Blues Showcase at Mojo Saturday Night on Saturday, March 17. The Showcase will include Bluzonia , special guests Willie D-E and The Chris Young Group. Also on tap are some Very Special Surprise Guests! Admission is…
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Mitchell Shifflett (So., Midlothian, Va.) hit a two-out single in the eighth inning to score Nate Irving (Fr., Yonkers, N.Y.) and break a 3-all tie, lifting the Virginia baseball team to a 4-3 triumph over visiting Virginia Tech Saturday afternoon at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers (8-5-1, 1-1 ACC) staged a two-out rally in the eighth…
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