NORFOLK — Perhaps the most accurate way to gauge the worth of people is to watch them when they are far from the public eye. Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander said former NFL football star Bruce Smith showed his true character…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Chris Long and Heath Miller hosted the first-ever Big Man Bash football camp on Thursday, June 20, at St. Anne’s Belfield. It’s a camp aimed specifically to help the big lineman. “We’ve been talking about serving…
The Virginia State Golf Association announced Thursday in a news release the next wave of inductees into the Virginia Golf Hall of Fame. The 2024 class includes Robert Wrenn, Jane Mack, J.P. Leigh, Tom Strange. They’ll be honored during the…
Words and sentiments can scarcely contain the full and storied life that Joseph "Buddy" Lex led from his birth on February 23rd, 1926, until his passing on Monday June 10th, 2024 at the enviable age of 98. High School &…
Virginia All-American wide receiver Herman Moore, who starred under George Welsh during the Cavaliers’ rise to a No. 1 national ranking in 1990, has been named to the College Football Hall of Fame ballot for 2025. Voting is conducted by…
Hank Foiles Jr. made only one all-star game appearance during his 11-year career as a major league catcher. But Foiles never lamented that he missed out on a return to the Midsummer Classic. “It’s something everybody wants, but few attain,”…
Benita Fitzgerald, who competed at Tennessee and was the first college woman to run under 13 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles, won the final AIAW national title in 1981 and the first two NCAA titles in 1982 and 1983. She…
IRVING, Texas (June 3, 2025) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the names on the 2025 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, including 77 players and nine coaches from the…
Bill Walton was the epitome of being a team player according to his former teammates. The 2-time NBA champion, Finals MVP and regular season Most Valuable Player passed away on Monday at age 71 from cancer. What didn't he do…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ricky Rudd was clearing away leaves by his pool when he got an anonymous text message that he might want to make the 20-minute drive south to Charlotte -- quickly. Rudd knew right away that he was finally getting…