T. Rodman (Rod) Layman, 83, of Pulaski, Va., passed away at Pulaski Rehabilitation Center on the morning of October 27, 2018 after a long struggle with diabetes. Rod was born in Troutville, Virginia on December 16, 1934 to the late John Cline and Elsie Montgomery Layman. He spent his younger years […]
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Rick Hendrick, a car dealer at the end of the day, pulled off another sales job of Jimmie Johnson to preserve the branding of the seven-time NASCAR champion. Ally Financial Inc. will sponsor Johnson for all 38 races in the next two NASCAR seasons — the […]
No. 22 Syracuse and No. 23 Virginia broke long runs of being unranked and were among a record seven teams to move into The Associated Press college football poll after a season-high 11 ranked teams lost this weekend. The top of the ranking was mostly unchanged. No. 1 Alabama, No. […]
The last weekend before the College Football Playoff rankings debut shook loose some hopefuls, clearing the clutter before the last month of the season. No. 9 Florida? Done. No. 18 Iowa? There will be no Hawkeyes run. No. 6 Texas? Now a fringe contender at best after being on the […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An 18-inning loss in Game 3 of the World Series couldn’t wear out the Boston Red Sox. A four-run deficit late in Game 4 definitely didn’t faze them. This plucky powerhouse just kept getting big hits to move to the brink of another championship. Steve Pearce […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tony Stewart passionately believed in Aric Almirola when others dismissed the racecar driver as a journeyman with nothing more to offer than the backing of a bacon company sponsor. Stewart had a chance to replace Danica Patrick in one of the four Stewart-Haas entries — the […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Bryce Perkins doesn’t think Virginia has much to celebrate just yet. Perkins threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and the Cavaliers beat North Carolina 31-21 Saturday, keeping the Cavaliers atop the ACC’s Coastal Division standings and giving them bowl eligibility for the second year […]
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kyle Busch’s road to the championship round was made a little bit easier when he won the pole at Martinsville Speedway. Busch turned a lap at 96.254 mph around the Virginia paperclip to earn the top starting spot in Sunday’s race, the first of the third […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Exhausted yet exhilarated, the Dodgers headed home for a catnap. The Red Sox may well toss and turn thinking about one that got away. Max Muncy’s home run leading off the bottom of the 18th inning finally ended the longest World Series game in history early […]
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police said a suspect was in custody after a shooting caused “multiple casualties” at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday. Three officers were also shot in the attack at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. It was not immediately known how many people had […]
Pulaski County’s football team got a huge victory over Patrick Henry Friday night, routing the Patriots, 56-19 in Dobson Stadium, the Cougars’ biggest offensive explosion of the season. It was a somewhat rainy, dreary evening, and the crowd was understandably small after a day of steady rain, […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Football film doesn’t lie. That’s the approach Virginia is taking into Saturday’s meeting with North Carolina (1-5, 1-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). On paper, the Tar Heels are the weakest team in the conference, but also one whose talent has been evident in some gut-wrenching losses. “The […]