Will Driscoll, executive director of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, reports that Ronde Barber, named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the past week, will be the 13th member of the Virginia Sports Hall to be enshrined…
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Former Virginia standout defensive back Ronde Barber was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Thursday (Feb. 9) night at the NFL Honors events held in Phoenix, Ariz., three days before Super Bowl LVII. Barber becomes…
NORFOLK — When the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles clash in the 57th rendition of the Super Bowl, the 757 again will be represented by a handful of players. Defensive lineman Derrick Nnadi, a graduate of Ocean Lakes…
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame executive director Will Driscoll interviews newly elected member Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe about his lengthy career, more than four decades in the Commonwealth. Hootie talks about how he got started in sports journalism and why maybe…
TAMPA — Shortly after Tony Dungy arrived as the Bucs head coach in the 1990s, he was able to make suitable comparisons to members of the Steel Curtain defense he played with in Pittsburgh with some of his young stars.…
DETROIT, MI (WTKR)- Dre Bly climbed from Western Branch to the NFL and settled into coaching at his college alma mater. Now he's taking his coaching skills to the pro ranks. Bly is joining the Detroit Lions as their cornerbacks…
Terry Collins, Larry Dierker, Jimy Williams, Larry Bowa, Charlie Manuel, Willie Randolph, Jerry Manuel, Terry Francona and Bobby Cox were among the MLB managers to summon relief pitcher Billy Wagner from the bullpen to get crucial outs in the late…
Curtis Strange, who took to Wake Forest like a fish to water, played on back-to-back NCAA golf championship teams and was the individual champion in the mid-1970s. After that, he carved out a hall of fame career that included back-to-back…
A grand total of 22,858 human beings have played Major League Baseball. Just 270 of them have earned induction into the Hall of Fame. Only six — Goose Gossage, Mariano Rivera, Lee Smith, Bruce Sutter, Trevor Hoffman and Rollie Fingers —…
On the field, Ed Beard was a menacing figure as a star at Oscar Smith High who played for Army and in the NFL. Off the field, however, he was friendly and kind-hearted, willing to help anyone in need. That’s…