Cure for the Xavier hangover – Duke

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] One oh eight to seventy. Not pretty. And that’s the way Virginia readied itself for the beginning of the ACC season. Not pretty. “Starting league play changes the complexion of everybody in this season – whether they’ve had a game in December or up until this point. Obviously next Sunday…

Hokies getting ready for next phase of hoops season

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A 9-6 record heading into the start of the ACC season proper isn’t bad for this Virginia Tech basketball team, considering the losses – Zabian Dowdell, Jamon Gordon, Coleman Collins – that coach Seth Greenberg had to account to graduation from his 2006-2007 team that played into the second round…

Kaine pays up

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The Virginia ham in the possession of Gov. Tim Kaine had seemed quite secure. Virginia Tech had been a four-point favorite heading into their Orange Bowl matchup with Kansas, and the sentiment around the football world was the oddsmakers were giving the Jayhawks too much credit. But there’s a reason…

A college-football playoff … are we there yet?

Scott German

Story by Scott German Tuesday’s 2008 Konica Minolta Gator Bowl went down as one of the more exciting bowl games of the season, when Texas Tech’s connected on a game-winning field goal with just two seconds left to stun Virginia 31-28. Unfortunately it also went down as one of the least-attended Gator Bowl matchups in…

Historic collapse gives Texas Tech Gator Bowl triumph

Scott German

Story by Scott German Texas Tech’s high-scoring offense was held in check for three quarters and 10 minutes here New Years Day. However, fortunately for the Red Raiders, the Virginia Cavaliers pulled defeat from the jaws of victory in a monumental collapse as Texas Tech claimed an amazing 31-28 win in the 2008 Konica Minolta…

Local United Way readying for funding allocations

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Agencies that had shied away from applying for funding allocations from the United Way of Greater Augusta because of the charitable organization’s fund-raising blackouts got some good news last month. The local United Way has done away with the restrictions on raising money during the United Way campaign season for…