
#11 UVa. baseball completes sweep of Yale
Five Cavalier pitchers combined to toss No. 11 Virginia’s (19-2) sixth shutout of the season, blanking Yale (1-9) on Wednesday afternoon at Davenport Field.

Five Cavalier pitchers combined to toss No. 11 Virginia’s (19-2) sixth shutout of the season, blanking Yale (1-9) on Wednesday afternoon at Davenport Field.

State Sen. Ralph Northam (D-Norfolk) on Wednesday began circulating a petition that calls on Gov. Bob McDonnell to remove the hybrid fee and to implement a transportation plan that encourages economic growth and embraces a clean energy future.

The American Society of Civil Engineers yesterday released its 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, giving Virginia an overall rating of D+.

Gov. Bob McDonnell on Wednesday signed into law HB1941, which adds several new compounds to the list defined as synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic stimulants.

The University of Virginia Health System has selected five ambitious proposals that could create transformative advances in medicine as the inaugural recipients of its new clinical research grants.

The U.S. Senate voted 73-26 Wednesday to adopt a stopgap appropriations bill that will fund the federal government for the next six months – and avoid a government shutdown.

Former Democratic Party gubernatorial nominee Creigh Deeds has endorsed State Sen. Ralph Northam for the Democratic Party nomination for lieutenant governor.

The fourth annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, released today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, indicates that Fairfax County has the healthiest residents in Virginia while the city of Petersburg ranks as the least healthy locality in the state.

The No. 11 Virginia baseball team picked up a 14-3 victory over Yale Tuesday on an extremely windy night at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers improved to 18-2, while Yale dropped to 1-8.

Fifteen missed free throws. Seventeen turnovers. Virginia seemed hell-bent on proving the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee right in not giving the Cavs an at-large bid to the Big Dance. But then UVa. was able to pull it together enough down the stretch to pull away from a pesky Norfolk State team to win 67-56 Tuesday night in the first round of the NIT.
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