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I have to admit to being surprised to hear Tucker Carlson saying on Fox News that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick should have been executed for his role in a dogfighting ring that landed the former Virginia Tech star in a federal prison. I was surprised mainly because I didn’t realize that Tucker Carlson was…
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Some good news on driving safety today from Gov. Bob McDonnell: Traffic fatalities on Virginia roadways will reach a record low in 2010 for the second straight year. Some bad news on the safety front today from AAA: A new report indicates that 10 percent of drivers have driven while under the influence of alcohol…
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Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett might have senior co-captains Mike Scott and Will Sherrill both back and at full strength for the Cavs’ home game Thursday night with Iowa State. Sherrill went down with a fibula fracture in the second half of UVa.’s 87-79 upset of Minnesota on Nov. 29. Scott suffered an injured ankle…
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Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett might have senior co-captains Mike Scott and Will Sherrill both back and at full strength for the Cavs’ home game Thursday night with Iowa State. Sherrill went down with a fibula fracture in the second half of UVa.’s 87-79 upset of Minnesota on Nov. 29. Scott suffered an injured ankle…
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Two thousand and ten was a very good year. With a few adjustments here and there, mainly here, 2011 will be an even better year. Here are the adjustments: – My friends (both of them) drop Facebook so that we can start talking again face-to-face. And their cellphones are banned, except when talking to me….
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James Madison senior forward Denzel Bowles (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) was named the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week on Monday. Bowles led JMU to an 80-73 victory over Marshall on Wednesday by posting a season-high 34 points to go with 13 rebounds. He scored 17 points in each half, hit 13 of his 21…
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Editor Chris Graham talks sports on WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The focus at the outset is on the college bowl season. Virginia Tech’s Orange Bowl matchup with #4 Stanford gets the full treatment. Chris expects a high-scoring game and thinks the underdog Hokies are right where they want to be. The two take us…
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Editor Chris Graham talks sports on WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The focus at the outset is on the college bowl season. Virginia Tech’s Orange Bowl matchup with #4 Stanford gets the full treatment. Chris expects a high-scoring game and thinks the underdog Hokies are right where they want to be. The two take us…
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LOSER: Tuesday Night Football Disadvantage: Philadelphia, which needs to win on Tuesday against Minnesota and then on Sunday against Dallas while getting a Sunday loss by Chicago to Green Bay to secure a first-round playoff bye. It wasn’t automatic that the game had to be moved back, either. Among the critics of the move: Pennsylvania…
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Last week, I left the U.S. Congress after a final legislative act – unanimous passage of my bill to make sure that no American soldier is welcomed home from duty with a foreclosure notice. For the next two years, our heroes in uniform will be protected from foreclosure for at least 9 months after a…
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