Alabama and Clemson, again. The top-ranked Crimson Tide and No. 2 Tigers both had double-digit victories in their semifinal games Saturday, setting up what has quickly become an annual postseason meeting. They will meet in the College Football Playoff for the fourth consecutive year, the third time in the championship […]
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw for 318 yards and four touchdowns and No. 1-ranked Alabama beat No. 4 Oklahoma 45-34 on Saturday night in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl. The high-scoring Sooners (12-2) reached the postseason despite a porous defense that was no […]
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When Clemson’s Dabo Swinney entrusted a team with championship aspirations to freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence in September, this is what the Tigers’ coach had in mind. Lawrence threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns and No. 2 Clemson beat No. 3 Notre Dame 30-3 on Saturday […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Shortly after winning the Belk Bowl and earning Virginia its first bowl victory since 2005, quarterback Bryce Perkins raised the bar. “This is the first step toward making big strides,” Perkins said. “Next year we want the Coastal Division — and the ACC championship.” That would […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland had only one of its imposing frontcourt starters available for its nonconference finale against Radford. It proved to be more than enough. Bruno Fernando had 19 points and 12 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season and Maryland shook off a slow start […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Ahmed Hill scored 20 points and No. 10 Virginia Tech shot nearly 66 percent as it drubbed Maryland-Eastern Shore 85-40 on Friday night, the Hokies’ sixth consecutive victory. Kerry Blackshear Jr. added 15 points and Wabissa Bede scored 14 for the Hokies (11-1), who continued their […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A new state report says Virginia’s economy continued to grow at a slower rate than the rest of the country in fiscal year 2018. Virginia’s latest Comprehensive Annual Financial Report says the state continues to fall behind the nation in most areas. Personal income grew 4.1 […]
STAUNTON, Va. (AP) — The first thing you need to know is: they’re here because you’re here. They wait in one of December’s empty trees, on the high edge of a neighborhood hill on Fillmore Street, looking ungainly even at rest, like the unwanted ornaments still attached to the Christmas […]
The 2018 Pulaski County football season has been over for a month now. I always like to wait until this time of the year to make a final assessment of the latest Cougar campaign. Sometimes when all the emotion has subsided, and things settle down, the picture often has a […]
For the first time in over a decade, Pulaski County’s debt per capita now exceeds the state average. That was one finding of a draft report of an annual audit of the county’s books by Robinson, Farmer, Cox Associates of Blacksburg. The audit is for the county’s last complete fiscal […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When it comes to marijuana, Virginia has lagged behind many states where the drug has been decriminalized or legalized for recreational use. With lawmakers approving an expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program in 2018, supporters of decriminalization are hoping that momentum will continue in 2019. […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Duke has earned must-see status with its touted freshmen and No. 1 ranking as the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule starts next week. There isn’t nearly the same type of attention on fourth-ranked Virginia, even as the reigning league champion with returning experience and a defensive-minded style […]