VT’s Williams a Doak Walker semifinalist

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Virginia Tech freshman running back Ryan Williams was among the 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award named today. Williams is one of two freshmen on the semifinalist list and one of three ACC players on the list. He has rushed for 1,109 yards and has 11 total touchdowns this year. He is ninth nationally…

UVa. revives Hot Dog Day for Tennessee game

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In an effort to set a new Virginia women’s basketball single-game attendance record, the promotion that helped set the current mark 22 years ago is back on Nov. 22 vs. Tennessee – Hot Dog Day. All Cavalier fans in attendance at this year’s Virginia-Tennessee game on Sunday, Nov. 22, will receive a coupon for a…

Two book signings at Bookworks on Saturday

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When a top Nazi scientist arrives at a POW camp in the Shenandoah Valley, he begins to redraw plans for a lost weapon. The device, Germany believes, will disable the U.S. East Coast, leading to America’s surrender or at least a neutrality pact. Cadets at Waynesboro’s Fishburne Military School uncover the plot, also involving a…

UVa. loses Tucker to leave of absence

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Forward Jamil Tucker is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the Virginia men’s basketball team to focus on personal matters UVa head coach Tony Bennett announced on Wednesday. Tucker, a 6-9 senior from Gary, Ind., will not play in games or practice with the team during his leave of absence. “Jamil has some things…

Two VMI players taken in NBDL draft

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A pair of former Keydets have been selected in the 2009 NBA Development League draft, held on Thursday, Nov. 5. In the third round, Reggie Williams ’08 was selected by the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Skyforce, while Travis Holmes ’09 was taken by the Utah Flash in the event’s sixth round. Williams (Prince George, Va.) spent…

Ken Plum | From Campaigning to Governing

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Elections are over except for the post-mortems. While winners may be tired from strenuous campaigning, there is little time to relax. The deadline for requesting the drafting of pre-filed legislation is Dec. 7. By the middle of December, a $70 billion biennium budget must be ready for the legislature to consider. The annual General Assembly…

The Rant | The Two McDonnells

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It was a moderate centrist Bob McDonnell who ran up a large majority in last week’s gubernatorial election. It’s a right-wing Bob McDonnell vowing to opt Virginia out of health-care reform if given a chance by Congress. The duel between the Two McDonnells could get mighty interesting these next four years, AFP editor Chris Graham…