February 18, 2009

Deep Cavs look to take the next step

It’s not often that an ACC championship-caliber program feels the need to ramp up offseason expectations for its players. Apparently, complacency isn’t an issue in Virginia’s women’s lacrosse program.

OUR LEAGUE: Cavs, Hokies set for showdown

Scattershooting around the ACC, while wondering if tonight’s rematch of the state’s biggest rivalry will be another thriller diller ...


February 11, 2009

OUR LEAGUE: Another Carolina classic?

Scattershooting around the ACC, while anticipating another North Carolina-Duke showdown tonight at Cameron Indoor Stadium ...


February 10, 2009

New ‘D’ pays off for Cavs

Infuriated by lackluster defense in typical defensive sets, the longtime Virginia women’s basketball coach reached into her bag of tricks to secure a much-needed victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday.


February 08, 2009

Ryan searches for more offense

Long before games begin, Virginia coach Debbie Ryan knows what she will get from veterans Lyndra Littles and Monica Wright on the offensive end.


January 23, 2009

Police seek records of Tech victim, suspect

A March 5 preliminary court hearing is scheduled for a Virginia Tech graduate student accused of decapitating a fellow Chinese student.

Suspect’s behavior recalled as bizarre

Yesterday, as investigators searched for a motive for the attack, managers at the Blacksburg apartment complex where Zhu lived described a recent pattern of bizarre behavior that they say prompted them to alert authorities about him.


January 22, 2009

Tech police chief: ‘Horrific crime scene’

Tech President Charles W. Steger acknowledged the concern over the slaying on the campus that endured the April 16, 2007, mass shootings

Grad student killed at Va. Tech; suspect in custody

A female graduate student was killed yesterday evening in the Graduate Life Center at Virginia Tech and a suspect is in custody, school spokesmen have confirmed.


January 21, 2009

Littles does it all for Virginia

After a far-from-storybook start, Littles is merely focused on the future, which includes her final trip with her teammates to Virginia Tech tonight at 7 p.m. and a potential selection as a first-round pick in the WNBA draft.


January 15, 2009

OUR LEAGUE: Purnell quietly builds a program at Clemson

Scattershooting around the ACC, while wondering if Virginia can avoid the several minute scoring lapses against Carolina tonight, the kinds of lapses that have cost them in several games this season…


December 07, 2008

Just like last year

Virginia Tech became the first two-time winner of the ACC championship game with a 30-12 victory over No. 18 Boston College.


November 09, 2008

Nuclear studies set to explode

Speeches and debates during the presidential campaign about the country’s energy needs consistently included nods from candidates about the future of nuclear power.


October 29, 2008

Hard-luck Hokies deal with rash of QB injuries

Scattershooting around the ACC, while not ever remembering a school losing both its top two quarterbacks in the same game as Virginia Tech did last Saturday against Florida State ...


October 15, 2008

Barbour leaves Hokies again

For the second time in a year, former Charlottesville High standout Andrea Barbour has left the women’s basketball team at Virginia Tech.

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