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…
Richmond native Ray Hendrick won more than 700 Modified and Late Model Sportsman races in his 35-year career, making him one of the winningest racers of all time. Everyone knew Hendrick, and his impact as a pioneer for the sport…
PHOTO GALLERY: "Mr. Modified" Ray Hendrick and his legacy
Saturday, April 20, William and Mary athletics dedicated the Jill Ellis Field in honor of former U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Jill Ellis ’88, L.H.D ’16. Made possible by donations from Jennifer Tepper Mackesy ’91, D. Scott Mackesy ’91…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Dozens were at Birdwood Golf Course in Charlottesville Friday, April 19, driving and putting for a good cause. The Chris Long Foundation hosted its Waterboys’ Charity Challenge. The foundation has been raising money for clean water for almost a…
Just 0.23% of high school players go on to make a living playing professional football. I’m one of them. In a room full of 400 players, 399 would go on to work “regular jobs.” There would be one like me…
NORFOLK, Va. – In his nearly six decades as a basketball coach, Paul Webb touched tens of thousands of lives, including the man who currently resides in the Virginia Governor's Mansion. Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who grew up in Virginia Beach and…