Kerry Eggers, author of the recently published biography of Longwood alum and 17-year NBA veteran Jerome Kersey, will be in attendance at this weekend’s men’s basketball Jerome Kersey Classic tournament in Willett Hall and around Farmville for several special book-signing…
Former Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner was one of the most dominant relievers in Major League history. The fireball-throwing lefty blew away hitters and was consistently at the top of all relievers during his career. This culminated to a 16-year career with…
Bill Roth, the former sports commentator for the Hokies from 1988 to 2015 and a current professor in the School of Communication at Virginia Tech, has seen a lot go down between the two best football programs in Virginia in…
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Tuesday that Frank Beamer has been named to the 2021 ACC Football Legends Class. Beamer retired as Virginia Tech's head coach following the 2015 season with an impressive record of 238-121-2 at…
Mark West and BJ Upton were officially inducted into the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame, along with longtime sports writer David Teel, lacrosse legend Tom Duquette and tennis great Julie Shiflet...
Granville (Granny) Hamner was born on April 26, 1927 in Richmond, Virginia. He grew up idolizing his older brother, Garvin, and even playing in the same sports as him. By his senior year of high school, Hamner was a captain…
The ACC has staged 69 football seasons. The only one in which two of the league’s teams ascended to No. 1 was 1990. The University of Virginia has played 1,345 football games. None was larger than Nov. 3, 1990, against…
The Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame announced that Mark West, a former Old Dominion basketball star, is part of the 2021 induction class. Joining West in the 2021 Hall of Fame class are baseball standout Melvin “B.J.” Upton, tennis…
Before Bubba Wallace, there was Wendell Scott. On Monday, Wallace became only the second Black driver to win in NASCAR’s top racing series. His win comes more than 50 years after Scott became the first.
Roger Brown, a Pro Bowl defensive lineman for the famed Fearsome Foursomes of the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams in the 1960s, died Friday morning. Brown, a Surry County native who retired to Portsmouth and became a restaurateur, was…