Pressure on freshman Scott to step up for UVa.

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show,” featuring interviews with UVa. basketball coach Dave Leitao and Virginia Tech basketball coach Seth Greenberg. Injuries have decimated Virginia’s already thin front line. That’s why we’re seeing more of freshman forward Mike Scott. “It’s a little unfair for him, it’s a little unfair obviously for…

Subcommittee approves measure to improve mental-health commitment laws

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General Assembly Report by Rob Bell After the shootings at Virginia Tech, a lot of attention was focused on improving Virginia’s mental-health commitment system. I was appointed chairman of a special subcommittee to review these bills, and on Friday, the committee approved seven major proposals …

‘Hoos, Hokies getting ready for hoops battle

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s not the football game, but … It is still Virginia–Virginia Tech. And at least one of the teams in Wednesday night’s game in Charlottesville will be pumped a little more than usual heading in. “Playing Virginia Tech is always a challenge for us as it would be for both…

Big fish in a small media-market pond: These broadcast mainstays in Valley, Charlottesville aren’t going anywhere anytime soon

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] When you’re a TV weatherman, a trip to the local burger place can be a challenge not unlike the 10K races that Eric Pritchett runs when he’s not standing in front of a television screen telling us what Mother Nature has in store for us tomorrow. “What’s it going to…

This year’s motto: Can’t Tell Anyone Without a Program!

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Virginia Tech Basketball Preview by Niemo www.techhoops.com News partner to The SportsDominion Outlook Let’s skip right to my conclusion before I give the evidence. Gone are a lot of points (4,500, to be approximate) and leadership. With the extreme youth, inexperience, and lack of proven leadership on the 2007-08 Hokie team, anything over .500 is…

Military vet wages write-in challenge to Augusta County sheriff

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Four years ago, Augusta County sheriff Randy Fisher had a nominal challenge for re-election in the form of independent candidate Richard Armstrong. Next week, write-in candidate Edward B. Carter hopes to be more than a nominal challenge for Fisher. “I want complete law enforcement for all thirty-nine thousand and some…