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Bath County State Sen. Creigh Deeds announced today in an e-mail that he will run for re-election to his 25th District seat. “I am running for re-election because I am not finished,” said Deeds, who was the Democratic Party nominee for governor in 2009, losing that race in a landslide defeat to Republican Bob McDonnell….
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It’s supposed to be a rebuilding year in Charlottesville, and it looked as much at the start of the 11,500-mile road trip that took the Cavs out west. Virginia was blown out at Stanford and then embarrassed in the first round of the Maui Classic against Washington. Three wins in their next four, including back-to-back…
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A desperation Dorenzo Hudson three-pointer fell short, leaving a second-half comeback attempt by Virginia Tech short as Virginia knocked off its in-state rival 57-54 Sunday night. Virginia (5-3, 1-0 ACC) jumped out to an early 10-2 lead and led the Hokies by as many as 14 in the first half. Tech (4-4, 0-1 ACC) closed…
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Cavs lead throughout, hold off Tech rally A desperation Dorenzo Hudson three-pointer fell short, leaving a second-half comeback attempt by Virginia Tech short as Virginia knocked off its in-state rival 57-54 Sunday night. Virginia (5-3, 1-0 ACC) jumped out to an early 10-2 lead and led the Hokies by as many as 14 in the…
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Tyrod Taylor threw for 263 yards and accounted for four touchdowns, and Virginia Tech took control after a back-and-forth first 30 minutes en route to a 44-33 win over Florida State in Saturday’s ACC Championship Game. The win was the 11th in a row for the Hokies after an 0-2 start and sends Tech to…
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Tech steamrolls FSU, headed to Orange Bowl, BCS Tyrod Taylor threw for 263 yards and accounted for four touchdowns, and Virginia Tech took control after a back-and-forth first 30 minutes en route to a 44-33 win over Florida State in Saturday’s ACC Championship Game. The win was the 11th in a row for the Hokies…
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Stickback at buzzer sends JMU to loss in CAA opener Jihad Ali’s offensive rebound and putback just before the buzzer gave Georgia State a 64-63 victory over James Madison in the Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon at the GSU Sports Arena. JMU had its six-game winning streak snapped,…
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Rams rally in second half For nearly two years, Head Coach Shaka Smart of the Virginia Commonwealth University has preached a “Wreaking Havoc” style of play. To be a championship caliber team, his Ram squad needed to show the ability to win low-scoring, grind it out games. On Saturday, in the Colonial Athletic Association opener,…
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Brian Moran will succeed Dick Cranwell as chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia. Moran, a former state delegate and 2009 Democratic Party gubernatorial-nomination candidate, bested former Arlington County Democratic chair Peter Rousselot in voting by the party’s State Central Committee. “I want to thank Peter Rousselot for running a great campaign and raising a…
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This weekend the Senate will finally be voting on the Bush tax cuts. This should not be a controversial vote for our leaders in the Senate. In fact, this is the first issue of the lame duck session where the public is overwhelming in agreement. A CBS poll this week found that only 26 percent of…
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