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Week Two of the college season saw the Virginia State University Trojans bounce back from their season-opening loss at Norfolk State.  VSU defeated West Virginia State 17-14, a nice road win in a season in which the Trojans have only 3 home games.  Meanwhile, CIAA rival Virginia Union gave up zero points in their first […]

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          With season-opening routs under their belts, both Virginia Tech and UVA will face bigger challenges this weekend as both will hit the road against stronger opponents.  The Cavaliers travel to Bloomington for a date with the Hoosiers of Indiana U.  The Hokies head to Greenville, NC  to face the Pirates of East Carolina University.  […]

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          The opening weekend of the 2011 College Football season was a very successful one for most of our local universities, only Virginia State came out of the first official weekend of the new season with a loss.  The Trojans were no match for the Spartans of Norfolk State in Saturday’s Labor Day Classic.  Meanwhile, […]

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          The 2011 college football season actually got underway last Saturday with the Virginia Union University Panthers defeating CIAA rival St. Augustine’s College 12-0 in Richmond.  The rest of the state’s teams will begin play this Saturday, September 3rd.  Virginia State University will renew its rivalry with Norfolk State in the Labor Day Classic at […]

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While the VCU Rams sit patiently on the bubble awaiting Sunday’s NCAA selection show, the Richmond Spiders still have a chance to take matters into their own hands.  UR will open play in the Atlantic 10 tournament tonight in Atlantic City vs. Rhode Island.  The Monarchs of ODU are already in by virtue of their […]

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In Holiday Hoops, the VCU Rams, now 10-3 and winners of seven straight after a 76-75 OT victory Thursday at Akron, are done for 2011.  VCU returns to action Tuesday in New York at Hofstra.  The Spiders of UR moved to 9-6 with their 78-58 blowout of UNC-Greensboro Friday night at the Robins Center.  UVA is now 12-1 coming off Friday’s 57-50 […]

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          When the 2011 College Football season started, the Hokies of Virginia Tech were highly ranked and expected to participate in a major bowl game.  Meanwhile,  Virginia finished the regular season with some huge wins en route to an 8-4 record and were rewarded with an appearance in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl.  Surely a great experience […]

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          The Hokies of Virginia Tech started the season with a loss to national power Boise State, then a traumatic defeat at the hands of in-state FCS rival James Madison. At that point, no one would have believed the Hokies would go on to run off 11 straight victories and win the ACC Championship, as […]

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          The Hokies of Virginia Tech, who got off to a suprising 0-2 start, which included a loss to James Madison, have turned their season completely around with eight consecutive wins and they can run the ACC table with a win Saturday at home vs. UVA.  Tech will play for the ACC title on December […]

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     After starting the season with heavy expectations, then losing their first two games, (one to JMU), the Hokies of Va. Tech appear to have found their groove again after winning their 4th straight game on Saturday vs. Central Michigan.  Meanwhile, the Pirates of Hampton University visited N. C. Central for the first time in […]

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          In State College football action over the weekend, the Hokies of Virginia Tech appear to have their swagger back after suffering back-to-back losses to open the season.  Tech went into Raliegh on Saturday and knocked-off No. 23 North Carolina State 41-30 on a strong performance from QB Tyrod Taylor.  In Bowie, Maryland, the Trojans […]

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          Fresh off their season opening loss to Boise State, the Hokies of Virginia Tech, ranked 13th, came home with an anticipated “soft” opponent to make their Lane Stadium debut.  Problem is, there’s nothing soft about the Dukes of James Madison.  The kids from Harrisonburg showed no signs of intimidation despite being down early in the game, but […]