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Story by Chris Graham Bob Jones could sense the history that was unfolding before his eyes – but baseball broadcasters know better than to say the words no-hitter or perfect game out loud. “Now everybody is getting ready, on their feet … the 0-2 pitch … swung on and missed! Strike three! Paul Burnside has…
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Story by Chris Graham DVD and pay-per-view sales – that’s why WWE is relaunching the ECW brand. “They did pretty well with single shots with ECW last year, and now they’re ready to see what a full-court press will do,” said Steve Johnson, a Virginia-based wrestling journalist and author. The full-court press includes another pay-per-view,…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham The Virginia Democratic blogosphere loves Jim Webb – but will that be enough to carry the former Reagan administration official to victory in this month’s Democratic Party Senate primary? “Most of this is going to depend on electability – whether someone feels that it’s more important to vote…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham “You’re a card-carrying member of the ACLU,” the missive began. Honest and for true. The sentence was so matter of fact that I actually checked my wallet. You know – for my card. I figured it had to be in there. When I didn’t find it immediately, I…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham “When can we go back in the river?” my niece Hannah asked me. Or maybe it was her twin sister, Rachel. It was one of them. Anyway, we weren’t anywhere near a river at the time the question was posed. Instead, we were at the beach –…
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Story by Chris Graham Softball seemed poised to become the next big thing in women’s sports after the successful barnstorming tour of the United States Olympic team preceding the 2004 Athens Games that drew sellout crowds in 22 cities. At least one more tour of the States could be in the offing – in 2008…
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Story by Chris Graham Odds are that you haven’t heard of it, so don’t feel bad. OK, so maybe the fact that you didn’t know that one of the top magazines in the country is published in your backyard is worth at least a playful smack on the forehead. “The attention has helped bring in…
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Story by Chris Graham Darryl Hammond had watched a couple of Arena Football League games, but his mind was set on bigger and better things as far as his football career was concerned. “I would check it out on ESPN every now and then. I didn’t think much of it. I never saw myself playing…
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Story by Chris Graham If Florida State can use an almost cartoonish Native American as its mascot, reasons the administration at the College of William and Mary, then what’s so bad about a logo with a couple of feathers? “What bothers us is that the NCAA has a problem with the use of two simple…
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Will Goodlatte run alone in November? Story by Chris Graham David Layman isn’t giving up on the idea that Sixth District Democrats will be able to field a challenger to Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte this fall – but it’s safe to say that the prospects of that happening are not looking good at this point….
