The Holsteins are coming

Eastview Jose Joelle Mg (aka Joelle) visited Capitol Square today to announce that Richmond will host the National Holstein Convention in June. Joelle posed with various dignitaries, from the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to Gov. McDonnell’s Executive Chef. One of the photos will be used for the cover of the convention program, which will…

Perfection: Roberts tosses perfect game in #1 UVa. win

Will Roberts (Jr., Richmond, Va.) recorded the eighth nine-inning perfect game in NCAA Division I baseball (since 1957) to lead the top-ranked Virginia baseball team to a 2-0 victory over George Washington Wednesday at Davenport Field. Roberts recorded 27 straight outs and needed just 98 pitches to earn the second perfect game in ACC history….

#3 UVa. completes three-game sweep of Maryland

Chris Graham

The No. 3-ranked Virginia baseball team scored four runs in the second inning and made it stand up in defeating Maryland, 4-2, Saturday afternoon in the second game of a doubleheader at Davenport Field. UVa won both games of the twinbill by 4-2 scores and swept the three-game series. Virginia (24-2, 8-1 ACC) has won…

And then there were eight: VCU advances to Elite Eight in dramatic fashion

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A Bradford Burgess layup on an inbounds play with seven seconds to go extended Virginia Commonwealth’s Cinderella run as the Rams knocked off Florida State 72-71 in overtime in the Southwest Region semifinals Friday night. The Rams (27-11) led by as many as nine points in the second half but went ice-cold in the final…

#3 UVa. blasts Maryland

Chris Graham

The No. 3-ranked Virginia baseball team scored 10 runs in the fourth inning in blowing out Maryland 14-1 Friday evening at Davenport Field. The 10-run inning was Virginia’s largest single-inning output since a 10-run third inning against North Carolina in the 2009 ACC Tournament. Danny Hultzen (Jr., Bethesda, Md.) improved to 5-0 this season after…

The AFP on WREL: At rest

Chris Graham

AFP editor Chris Graham talks Virginia news and sports with WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The segment begins with Chris and Jim talking about Gov. Bob McDonnell’s plans for raising money for Virginia’s rest areas by selling ads for display at the rest areas. Will that be enough to cover the budget gap in operating…

Ken Plum: Virginia in the nation

Ken Plum

Virginia spends less on per-pupil funding K-12 than does the state of Mississippi, according to an editorial in the Roanoke Times last week. Not much less; but less along with twelve other states that spend less than Mississippi, the state that has always been thought to be the bottom rung on the ladder for school…

#3 UVa. posts another shutout win

Chris Graham

The Virginia pitching staff combined for its second shutout in as many nights as the Cavaliers topped Towson 5-0 Wednesday at Davenport Field. UVa improved to 21-2 this season with the win, while Towson dropped to 6-14-1. Virginia recorded its seventh shutout of the season – fourth most in a single season in program history….