Football Roundup: Dukes win with goal-line stand, W&M pastes Richmond, VMI falls

Chris Graham

James Madison’s defense kept Maine out of the end zone for all but the game’s initial series, including on a play from the three-yard line to end the contest, to lead the Dukes to a 14-10 victory Saturday in the season-finale for both football teams. Maine pulled to within 14-10 early during the final quarter…

Hokies clinch ACC Coastal, Cavs drop another nailbiter

Chris Graham

Virginia Tech dominated the fourth quarter to break open a close game with Miami en route to posting a 31-17 win over the Hurricanes in South Florida on Saturday and clinching the ACC Coastal Division title in the process. Virginia, meanwhile, went scoreless after halftime in Chestnut Hill and couldn’t convert on a first-and-goal in…

Dem leader critical of McDonnell’s election to RGA post

Chris Graham

The head of the state Democratic Party is offering criticism of Gov. Bob McDonnell in the wake of his election as vice chair of the Republican Governors Association. “Bob McDonnell’s aggressive campaign schedule does raise valid questions about whether campaigning in other states is the best way for our governor to spend his time, especially…

The AFP on WREL: Friday, Nov. 19, 2010

Chris Graham

Editor Chris Graham joins WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan” to talk Virginia news and politics. The segment begins with discussion of a recent poll that shows former governor and senator George Allen leading a pack of potential candidates for support for the 2012 GOP Senate nomination. The same poll, surprisingly, also shows both Jim Webb…

Poll: Allen leads GOP Senate field, but trails Webb, Kaine in ’12 matchups

Chris Graham

A new poll out today has former governor and U.S. senator George Allen well out in front of a potential 2012 Republican Senate nomination field, but also trailing in hypothetical matchups with Democratic Sen. Jim Webb and another former governor, Tim Kaine. Allen, who lost the seat that is up for re-election in 2012 to…