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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] LOSERS: Virginia Tech football fans who think their team got jobbed out of a BCS title-game bid I know that Tech was ranked higher than LSU heading into the final weekend of the regular season. And I know that they beat a higher-ranked team on that weekend….
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Basketball coaches are assumed to prefer layups and short and medium-range jumpers to shots from behind the three-point arc that offer high reward in terms of the amount of points that can be scored per basket but at considerable risk to one’s offensive efficiency. And if you’re looking at Dave…
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Column by David Cox “Support our troops!” If we learned anything from Vietnam, it’s that, regardless of what one thinks of a war, one can, should, and must support the men and women who fight it. And, let me add, their families. Those men and women, and their families, are going to need a lot…
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Column by Bob Goodlatte The United States of America is a nation of immigrants. Legal immigration has blessed our nation with talent, diversity, and a commitment to freedom. However, we are also a nation of laws. Illegal immigration mocks our system of justice and costs our taxpayers billions of dollars every year, while taking jobs from law-abiding…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Virginia fell short of its improbable dream of winning the ACC. The consolation prize – the program’s first New Year’s Day bowl appearance in 14 years. “We’re very excited to be coming down to the game. This is a game that we kind of had in our sights once the…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A 24-yard touchdown pass from Sean Glennon to Eddie Royal broke a 16-16 tie, and an interception return by Xavier Adibi sealed the deal for Virginia Tech as the Hokies defeated Boston College 30-16 to take the ACC championship.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Matt Ryan at least knows what Virginia Tech did to stop his Boston College offense for 56 minutes the first time the two teams played. “I’m not sure if it’s an advantage or disadvantage. You’ve just got to play with the cards that you’re dealt,” the BC quarterback said of…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A series of legal snafus that arose during the process of confirmation following the bond referenda in Waynesboro that were on the Nov. 6 ballot could soon be resolved without a new election or a court order. “I think the people made an error in putting in the fire station,…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Al Groh was getting ready for what turned out to be a nailbiter with Connecticut when he saw something on the TV that worried him about another game that his Virginia team had on the schedule. “We had a later game the day that Virginia Tech was playing Duke –…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Two ACC coaches have already gotten the axe this week. Former hot-seat sitter Al Groh got something else. The Virginia coach had a year added to his contract on Tuesday – hours after learning that he had been named the ACC coach of the year. Groh’s contract now runs through…
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