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SUBSCRIBER ONLY Rubama: Hall of Famer Lefty Driesell touched many lives, including mine

Twenty-four years ago this week, I received a phone call from someone who wanted to educate me on Granby High…

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Wendell Scott Sr. to be inducted into 2024 Automotive Hall of Fame

Wendell Scott Sr. has been named as a 2024 inductee into the 2024 Automotive Hall of Fame. The Induction &…

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W&M Athletics to dedicate Jill Ellis Field, establish 1987 Women’s Soccer Team Training Center

Thanks to the generosity of Jennifer Tepper Mackesy ’91, D. Scott Mackesy ’91 and John Goodenow “Goody” Tyler II in…

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ACC fans mourn passing of hoops legend Lefty Driesell

Sad news filled the airwaves, websites and sports pages across Virginia and the Southeast on Sunday, February 18, as word…

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Virginia Tech’s Kenny Brooks remembers late mentor Lefty Driesell

BLACKSBURG — The college basketball world lost a legend when Lefty Driesell died last weekend. Kenny Brooks lost a mentor.…

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Frank Beamer on Nick Saban Legacy Award

(VIDEO) - The winningest coach in Virginia Tech history, Coach Frank Beamer’s 280 career victories rank sixth in FBS history…

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Third annual Nick Saban Legacy Award recognizes Frank Beamer and the late Bobby Bowden

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – The Nick Saban Legacy Award was created in 2022, honoring the achievements of college coaches and…

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Charles “Lefty” Driesell (1931–2024), college basketball coach

Better known as Lefty, the Norfolk, Virginia-born Driesell was an All-State basketball player at Granby High School who helped lead…

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Teel: Remembering Lefty Driesell, a showman, salesman and rebel

When Lefty Driesell arrived at Davidson, the Wildcats’ basketball program had endured 11 consecutive losing seasons. Driesell coached them to eight straight…

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Former JMU, Maryland basketball coach Lefty Driesell dead at 92

One of college basketball’s most successful coaches and one of the game’s biggest personalities, Lefty Driesell, coached four different schools…

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Former Daily Press writer looks back on biggest moments ahead of 55th consecutive Daytona 500

Former Daily Press and Times-Herald reporter and columnist Al Pearce has his own Cal Ripken-like consecutive appearances streak that leaves…

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HBCU And NBA Legend Ben Wallace Will Have A Mini-Documentary To Debut By AND1 At NBA All-Star Weekend

AND1, the well-known brand for footwear and apparel, will debut "The Chosen One" mini-documentary about Ben Wallace during the upcoming…

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