Wendell Scott overcame many obstacles to excel at NASCAR’s highest level. His racing career doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. When racing fans think of NASCAR, many iconic names come to mind. Richard Petty, Joe Weatherly, Dale Earnhardt (Sr. and…
Several of the region’s most notable Division I basketball figures made their ways to a hamlet 55 miles west of Richmond in February of 2012. They congregated to celebrate the career of Fork Union Military Academy’s post-graduate coach, Fletcher Arritt,…
Todd Whitten has announced the addition of Cornell Brown to the Tarleton Texan Football coaching staff as the newest leader of the defensive line...
Former Virginia wide receiver Herman Moore is on the 2022 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation announced on Wednesday morning...
Robert Dandridge Sr., had just the remedy for his namesake’s mischief at Maggie Walker High School. He took his only son to work...
He won titles with hall of famers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson, Elvin Hayes and Wes Unseld. Now Bob Dandridge will join his former teammates for enshrinement. On Sunday it was announced the former Norfolk State Spartan was selected for the…
Bob Dandridge arrived at Norfolk State University in 1965 as a 6-foot-3, 160-pound relative unknown...
When Ben Wallace played his final season with the Detroit Pistons in 2012, his legacy as one of the greatest players in franchise history — as well as one of the greatest defensive players to ever grace the NBA — was sealed. He was…
The No. 23 Root Insurance Toyota Camry will honor the legacy of Wendell Scott this Sunday, May 9, at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway with Bubba Wallace in the driver’s seat. The car’s throwback design pays homage to Scott’s iconic “Scott Blue 34”…
The Gene “Pappy” Thompson Award for Excellence originated in 1982 to recognize an area high school student-athlete who exhibits exemplary athletic skills, but who also excels in the classroom and who gives of his or her time performing community service...