
Pyrrhic victory: At least Virginia Tech didn’t make many threes
Tony Bennett’s scheme defensively against Virginia Tech seemed focused on taking away looks from three, and that, at least, worked.

Tony Bennett’s scheme defensively against Virginia Tech seemed focused on taking away looks from three, and that, at least, worked.

Virginia missed 10 of its first 12 shots and had five turnovers in the opening 8:30 of the second half, and was still somehow down just five.

Keve Aluma had 24 points, Virginia couldn’t buy a bucket down the stretch, and the combination proved fatal to the Cavaliers in a 62-53 loss in Blacksburg on Big Monday.

The Virginia Department of Forestry and fire departments throughout Virginia are reminding the public about the 4 p.m. burn ban, which begins Tuesday.

Tony Bennett had to go to Francisco Caffaro early in the 54-52 win in Charlottesville last month because the starter at the five spot, Kadin Shedrick, got into early foul trouble.

Virginia senior forward Jayden Gardner has been named the ACC Basketball Player of the Week.

Today’s the day to order your Virginia Football season tickets. You’ll be happy you did around Halloween.

Virginia will receive $15.7 million this year under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to install electric vehicle charging stations along key roads and highways.

Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA-02) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) joined a roundtable discussion Monday to highlight federal investments to modernize and improve infrastructure at the Port of Virginia and Coastal Virginia.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin is half-heartedly encouraging Virginians to get vaccinated against COVID-19, through a PSA produced by the Virginia Department of Health.
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