(AP) – Gonzaga pulled off what some considered impossible, stopping the Duke juggernaut in the Maui Invitational title game without one of its best players. Now the Zags are No. 1 again. Third in last week’s poll , Gonzaga leapfrogged No. 2 Kansas to the top spot in The Associated […]
On Monday around 8:42 am Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 3200 block of Old Rt. 100 in Pulaski in reference to a male who had fallen from the New River Trail trestle. The male was pronounced deceased on the scene by EMS. Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office is still […]
James Earl Altizer, age 73, of Pulaski, died Friday, November 23, 2018 at his residence. He was born on April 27, 1945, and was the son of the late Verdie Gilmwater Altizer and Highly R. Altizer. James retired as a welder for Bucyrus in Pulaski after 40 years of dedicated […]
(AP) – Perhaps the clearest evidence of Tennessee’s fall over the last decade is how the Volunteers have lost their status as the premier program in their own state. Tennessee (5-7) squandered an opportunity to earn a bowl bid in coach Jeremy Pruitt’s first season by losing 38-13 at Vanderbilt in its […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina football coach Larry Fedora is out after seven seasons. The school announced the decision in a news release Sunday morning. That came less than a day after an overtime loss to rival North Carolina State that dropped the Tar Heels to 2-9 and concluded […]
Ralph Lee Reed, age 90 of Dublin passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018 at the Pulaski Health and Rehab Center. Born August 29, 1928 in Richlands, Virginia, he was the son of the Lawrence Freeman Reed and Mollie Edna Steele Reed Norman. He retired after 36 years as grocery retail […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Ahmed Hill and No. 13 Virginia Tech knew their strong finish to the first half wasn’t going to be enough to satisfy coach Buzz Williams. The Hokies got the message at halftime and quickly pulled away from the Red Flash for a 75-37 victory on Saturday. […]
VHSL Class 6A Regional Final Westfield 17, James Madison 7 VHSL Class 3A Regional Final Culpeper 34, Spotsylvania 12 Phoebus 7, Norcom 6, 3OT VHSL Class 2A Regional Final Graham 38, Richlands 10 VHSL Class 1A Regional Final Chilhowie 49, Patrick Henry-Glade Spring 6 Essex 14, Northumberland 6 Galax 55, […]
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Fourth-ranked Virginia got another test like coach Tony Bennett wanted, and fittingly it came from a team with a style that looked awfully familiar. Perhaps that’s why the Cavaliers handled everything that came their way — from fighting through their off-target shooting to tussling with […]
VHSL Class 5A Regional Final Highland Springs 40, Henrico 6 Stone Bridge 35, Broad Run 6 VHSL Class 4A Regional Final Eastern View 45, Dinwiddie 35 Woodgrove 27, Sherando 3 VHSL Class 2A Regional Final Radford 28, Appomattox 25 VHSL Class 1A Regional Final Galax 55, Narrows 0 ___ Some […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — It was a crazy finish that only started with a Hail Mary. Brian Johnson kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime and Virginia Tech pulled out the wildest victory in its 100 meetings with Virginia, 34-31 on Friday night. The Hokies won their 15th in a […]