Billy Wagner is taking nothing for granted. Although he’s trending toward being elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the seven-time All-Star remains hesitant to get too excited. He fell five votes shy of election last year, after all, and that…
University of South Carolina head women's basketball coach Dawn Staley just became the highest-paid coach in women's college basketball after she signed an extension to stay with the team. The school announced Friday that its Board of Trustees approved a contract extension for Staley…
NORFOLK, Va. – Others will disagree with me, but I’ve long thought that Marianne Stanley was probably the greatest coach in Old Dominion athletics history. She surely has the stats. Hired as the ODU women’s basketball head coach in 1977 at…
It used to be so much easier. Well, not easier — not exactly — but calmer. A relief pitcher learns to be comfortable with chaos, confident at the controls. Now, in his 10th inning on the Hall of Fame ballot,…
MIES, Switzerland — In an extraordinary moment of recognition, Ticha Penicheiro, the legendary Portuguese basketball guard and former Old Dominion University standout, has been named one of the nine inductees into the prestigious FIBA Hall of Fame Class of 2025…
Former Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner will find out next Tuesday if he reached the 75% threshold for election into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Arguably a top three reliever in Major League Baseball history, it's a bit questionable that Wagner isn't in the…
MIES (Switzerland) - Spanish legend Pau Gasol, multi-time champion Dawn Staley of the USA and venerable coach Mike Krzyzewski headline the nine inductees to the FIBA Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Every member of the Class of 2025 will…
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Of the 300-and-something baseball writers who select the yearly inductees into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, Jon Morosi uses his voice to make sure each athlete gets a fair look. “There is a really…
BLACKSBURG — Former Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer has been honored as a distinguished member of the American Football Coaches Association. Beamer was recognized at a reception Sunday as part of the AFCA Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The organization…
When David Wright sees his No. 5 raised to the rafters by the Mets on July 19 at Citi Field, the occasion will be unlike in franchise history. The seven-time All-Star third baseman is one of the most beloved figures…