
Squirrels hang on, even series in Akron
The Flying Squirrels (65-65) clung to a late lead on Friday and finished the job to pull even in the series against the RubberDucks in a 5-3 win.

The Flying Squirrels (65-65) clung to a late lead on Friday and finished the job to pull even in the series against the RubberDucks in a 5-3 win.

Freshman Courtney Petersen (Canton, Mich.) delivered in a big way on Friday night, providing a goal and an assist as Virginia (2-0-0) picked up a 2-0 win over Cal Poly (0-1-2) in the Virginia Nike Soccer Classic.

Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham joined The Mark Moses Show on SportsRadio 1560-The Fan in Melbourne, Fla., on Friday to talk Virginia Tech football, WWE and training for the Richmond Marathon.

Staunton author and teacher Chris Cleary will read from his latest novel, The Ring of Middletown, sign copies, and discuss his work at the Waynesboro Public Library at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 12.

The second-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team continues to play at home this weekend, hitting the pitch for a pair of contests in the Virginia Nike Soccer Classic at Klöckner Stadium.

UVA wrestling head coach Steve Garland announced an exciting and challenging 2015-16 schedule for his program on Tuesday. The schedule includes seven nationally-ranked teams from last season and a road contest against the defending NCAA champions.

Virginia Tech athletics director Whit Babcock was in full damage control mode in an interview with the Roanoke Times published Thursday.

Virginia Tech athletics director Whit Babcock said yesterday in response to reports about defensive coordinator Bud Foster’s interest in fining players from their cost of attendance allotment for various transgressions that it was just Foster musing out loud.

Text of remarks from Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe to members of the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance Committee Thursday in Richmond.

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry has received a $2.4 million federal grant to introduce an innovative new curriculum, purchase new dental technology, and build on its ongoing efforts to treat at-risk pediatric patients.
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