Even as the band played, confetti swirled and his team celebrated, Tony Bennett didn’t quite grasp the magnitude of Virginia’s first ACC men’s basketball tournament championship in 38 years. Then Bennett just happened to gaze back toward the Cavaliers’ bench.…
Every year, The Virginian-Pilot’s award for the top high school football player is dubbed the Abe Goldblatt All-Tidewater Player of the Year. Who was Abe Goldblatt? Goldblatt was a longtime sports writer at The Virginian-Pilot. He was a Hampton Roads…
Terry Holland, from 1974 to 1990, set the standard for University of Virginia men’s basketball coaches. He led the Cavaliers to three regular season Atlantic Coast Conference titles, one ACC Tournament championship, eight NCAA Tournament appearances and two Final Fours.…
Three new members will be inducted into the Carroll County High School Sports Hall of Fame on January 27, while Carroll County’s most famous athlete will be enshrined on the school’s Wall of Fame that evening. Two members of Carroll…
NORFOLK, Va. — College coaching great, Charles "Lefty" Driesell would be the first to tell you that Granby High School has always been at his core through his childhood. The Norfolk native, who would go on to great things including…
Norfolk State’s Marty Miller, Newport News native Paul Keyes of VCU and First Colonial High’s Norbie Wilson were among 10 people named to the inaugural class of the Virginia Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. They will be recognized Dec.…
VIRGINIA BEACH — The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2023 and Distinguished Virginian Award recipient on Monday, with two William & Mary legends and several who have ties to the Peninsula among the honorees. The class, as…
Sportswriter Jerry Ratcliffe will be inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in the hall’s Class of 2023. Ratcliffe was the long-time sports editor at The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, and since 2018, he has been the editor of JerryRatcliffe.com, a popular UVA sports…
NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion women's basketball continues its homestand this Wednesday as the Monarchs host Temple for the Anne Donovan Classic. Tip-off at Chartway Arena is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. EST. The game is in honor of the late Anne…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Former Virginia standouts Shawn Moore and Ryan Zimmerman will be inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame on its 50th induction weekend April 21-22, 2023 in Virginia Beach. The legendary Cavalier duo is among nine honorees selected by the Hall of Fame’s…