(AP) – Gonzaga and Baylor were the top two teams in The Associated Press preseason men’s college basketball poll. After eight weeks of twists and turns, that hasn’t changed. The Zags received 63 of 64 first-place votes from a national media panel in the poll released Monday and the Bears had the […]
The NFC divisional round will give fans a third-time treat: another meeting between old-timers Tom Brady and Drew Brees. Possibly the final one. The AFC matchups, meanwhile, will include the Cleveland Browns for the first time since they re-entered the NFL in 1999, and Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. Brees […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — After watching his team put together another impressive performance and continue its tremendous start to the season, Virginia Tech coach Mike Young still wasn’t ready to accept the key to the city or throw a party on Main Street. Instead, he took a more cautious tone. […]
Save Pulaski County Farms – a Facebook group of some 360 people – has formed to fight against efforts by Hecate Energy to obtain a Special Use Permit to build a 2,700-acre solar farm in the county. The solar farm project would rest on several parcels of agricultural land, most […]
“Honored, delighted and humbled.” That is how Cloyd District Supervisor Joe Guthrie described his feelings Wednesday evening after being selected chairman by his fellow members of the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors during the board’s annual first-of-the-year re-organizational meeting. “I want to thank everyone for your continued confidence in me […]
Old hat for Brady, new thrills for Buffalo. And a defensive gem by the Rams. The first tripleheader of NFL wild-card games saw Tom Brady extend his postseason record for victories to 31 with a 31-23 win for Tampa Bay at Washington on Saturday. Brady was the key to New […]
BOSTON (AP) — Jay Huff matched his career-high with 18 points, adding eight rebounds on Saturday as No. 22 Virginia survived almost nine minutes in the first half without scoring to beat Boston College 61-49. Asked what he told the team after both teams went the entire span between TV […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Fah’Mir Ali had a season-high 20 points as Radford topped Charleston Southern 79-64 on Saturday. Josiah Jeffers had 10 points for Radford (7-6, 6-1 Big South Conference). Chyree Walker added eight rebounds. Phlandrous Fleming Jr. had 20 points for the Buccaneers (1-8, 0-5), whose losing streak […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are set to start this year’s legislative session focused on COVID-19 relief efforts and legalizing marijuana. The 2021 session will kick off Wednesday, with lawmakers meeting away from the Capitol as the state continues to wrestle with the impacts of a global pandemic that’s […]
2025 opener in Atlanta now gives Tech three future contests against Gamecocks From Hokiesports.com ATLANTA – Virginia Tech will face South Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on either Sunday, August 31 or Monday, Sept 1, 2025. The game will be televised by either ABC or ESPN. An […]
College baseball players who have so far been accepted into the 2021 Appalachian League: Name Position School Adams, Isaiah UTL Southern Aguilar, Tayler OF Grand Canyon Barnes, Nick OF Georgia Gwinnett Bates, Austin C Georgia Gwinnett Bavon, Robert RHP Oklahoma State Bay, John OF Oklahoma State Blackwelder, Chandler MIF Catawba […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of an employee from Pulaski County High School who was last present on Monday, January 4, 2021 and a positive Covid diagnosis of an employee from Riverlawn Elementary School who was last present on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. It has […]