Richard Thomas Taylor, age 89 of Draper passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 in the Highland Ridge Rehab Center, Dublin. Born March 7, 1932 in Draper, he was the son of the late Coy Thomas Taylor and Lizzie Rebecca Kidd Taylor. He was also preceded in death by his wife, […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Led by league champion Pitt’s first-ever berth in the Chick-Fil-A PeachBowl, the Atlantic Coast Conference placed 10 teams in football postseason games on Sunday. This is the 21st consecutive season in which the ACC earned at least six bowl bids. Not including the pandemic-affected 2020 season, the […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, died Sunday. He was 98. His wife, Elizabeth Dole, said in an […]
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Cincinnati has broken college football’s glass ceiling. The Bearcats will play Alabama in the Cotton Bowl and Michigan will face Georgia in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Eve after being selected to the College Football Playoff as a historic field of four was set Sunday. […]
(AP) – Liberty (7-5, Independent) vs. Eastern Michigan (7-5, Mid-American), Dec. 18, 5:45 ET LOCATION: Mobile, Alabama TOP PLAYERS Liberty: QB Malik Willis, 2,626 yards passing, 24 touchdowns; 820 yards rushing, 11 touchdowns. Eastern Michigan: QB Ben Bryant, 2,921 yards passing, 14 touchdowns. NOTABLE Liberty: The Flames are the third […]
(AP) – Old Dominion (6-6, Conference USA) vs. Tulsa (6-6, American Athletic Conference), Dec. 20, 2:30 p.m. ET LOCATION: Conway, South Carolina TOP PLAYERS Old Dominion: TE Zack Kuntz, 71 catches for 694 yards, five touchdowns. Tulsa: QB Davis Brin, 2,984 yards passing, 16 touchdowns. NOTABLE Old Dominion: The Monarchs […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday that his administration will remove an enormous pedestal that until earlier this year held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond. The announcement marks a reversal in course from September, when the statue was removed but the […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Erick Hallett II saw the receiver running to his side and knew the ball was coming his way. He cut in front to snag a jumping interception and began sprinting for the end zone with the ball clutched in his right hand — then extended the […]
Tuesday 12/07/21 Boys Basketball: Floyd @ Pulaski Co. JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Wednesday 12/08/21 Wrestling: Carroll Co/Salem @ Pulaski Co. 6 pm Friday 12/10/21 Wrestling: @ Titan Toughman (Hidden Valley) 2 pm Saturday 12/11/21 Boys Basketball: Carroll Co. @ Pulaski Co. JV @ 1:30 pm, Varsity @ 4:30 pm Girls Basketball: Carroll Co. @ Pulaski Co. […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Daivien Williamson tossed in 19 points and Dallas Walton scored 17 as Wake Forest pulled away in the second half to beat Virginia Tech 80-61 in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Saturday. Williamson scored 11 points in the second half to help the Demon Deacons […]
VHSL State Championship= Semifinal= Class 6A= James Madison 28, South County 6 Oscar Smith 49, Battlefield 10 Class 5A= Maury 35, Green Run 7 Stone Bridge 28, Highland Springs 26 Class 4A= Broad Run 28, Salem 24 Varina 35, King’s Fork High School 28 Class 3A= Liberty Christian 56, Abingdon […]
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Cole Johnson passed for five touchdowns, ran for a sixth and James Madison scored 17 points after three takeaways in the last three minutes of the first half to defeat Southeastern Louisiana 59-20 in the second round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday. The third-seeded Dukes […]