Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame unveils Class of 2024
NORFOLK, VA (WTKR)- Six names synonymous with athletic greatness will see their names etched into Hampton Roads immortality in November.…
‘Beattie Feathers Bowl’; Bristol native played at Tennessee, coached at N.C. State
The University of Tennessee Volunteers and North Carolina State Wolfpack will play football on Saturday night in something called the…
Pro Football Hall of Famer Bruce Smith talks to players at his alma mater Booker T. Washington
NORFOLK, Va. — Booker T. Washington is one of many area high schools opening their football season on Thursday night.…
Charlottesville’s Mike Cubbage: 50 golden years of memories
Before the pandemic, a group of men in Central Virginia would gather every six weeks for a luncheon, but mostly…
Dawn Staley celebrated by South Carolina, interviewed by Robin Roberts at fundraising event
COLUMBIA — Back on American soil after two weeks at the Paris Olympics, Dawn Staley took a moment to pause and embrace a commemoration…
Former Virginia player and major league mainstay Mike Cubbage dies at 74
CHARLOTTESVILLE – Mike Cubbage hit a grand slam for his first major-league hit and belted a home run in his…
Former Cavalier Mike ‘Cubby’ Cubbage dies at 74
One of Charlottesville’s favorite sons, Mike Cubbage, has passed away after a near year-long battle with cancer, his wife, Jan,…
Life after the Olympic spotlight: Lawrence Johnson
Lawrence Johnson won a silver medal in the pole vault in the 2000 games in Sydney. In the process, he…
Women’s track star Francena McCorory among five-person class for Hampton University Athletics Hall of Fame
Women’s track and field star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Francena McCorory was one of five inductees announced for the…
Dr. John Mapp (VSHF, 1991) – Obituary
Beloved family doctor, John Alfriend Mapp, died peacefully in his sleep at his home on July 18, 2024 at age…
Tidewater Shrine to Induct Three in 2024 Class, Including Marty Miller
The Norfolk Tides today announced that Marty Miller, Christy Mathewson and Marvin Astor “Towny” Townsend are being inducted into the Tidewater Baseball Shrine. The Tidewater…
757 Olympians: LaShawn Merritt blazed a path from Portsmouth to gold in Beijing
LaShawn Merritt was the underdog, but he didn’t look like it after less than a minute in the 400-meter dash…