Former Cave Spring High School, UVa and New York Giants running back Tiki Barber is once again on the initial ballot for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The list of 167 candidates for the 2025 class was announced Wednesday…
NEW YORK - Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Daniel Ireland has announced a new addition to his coaching staff. Official as of Tuesday afternoon, Lawrence Johnson has been named an Assistant Track & Field coach and will oversee Columbia's multi event athletes and…
NORFOLK, VA (WTKR)- Six names synonymous with athletic greatness will see their names etched into Hampton Roads immortality in November. LaShawn Merritt, Brandon Elliott, David Six, Mimi Smith, Sugar Rodgers and the late Darryl Cummings make up the 2024 class…
The University of Tennessee Volunteers and North Carolina State Wolfpack will play football on Saturday night in something called the Duke’s Mayo Classic at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Perhaps a more fitting name for the showdown…
NORFOLK, Va. — Booker T. Washington is one of many area high schools opening their football season on Thursday night. They'll take to the road to face Petersburg at 7pm, but not without some Pro Football Hall of Fame words…
Before the pandemic, a group of men in Central Virginia would gather every six weeks for a luncheon, but mostly to regale with stories from their illustrious careers. Longtime UVA chief sports trainer Joe Gieck, professor emeritus of sports medicine,…
COLUMBIA — Back on American soil after two weeks at the Paris Olympics, Dawn Staley took a moment to pause and embrace a commemoration of her career, but more importantly, raise money for future students. The University of South Carolina hosted its third annual "A Celebration…
CHARLOTTESVILLE – Mike Cubbage hit a grand slam for his first major-league hit and belted a home run in his final pro at-bat. In his next-to-last year as a scout, the Washington Nationals won the World Series, and Cubbage got…
One of Charlottesville’s favorite sons, Mike Cubbage, has passed away after a near year-long battle with cancer, his wife, Jan, confirmed Sunday night. Cubbage was 74 years old. Affectionately called “Cubby” by friends, family, players and coaches, Cubbage was a…
Lawrence Johnson won a silver medal in the pole vault in the 2000 games in Sydney. In the process, he became the first Black pole vaulter to medal in the Olympic games. Despite his accomplishment, the Norfolk native and Great…