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Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer did his version of the twerk after his team won the military bowl. The teams win gave Beamer more than one reason to celebrate. They ended year with another winning record and bowl appearance. What you are about to see ain’t pretty but it is funny.

photo courtesy of The Roanoke Times/AP Today marks the seventh anniversay of the deadly mass shootings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VA Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia. Virginia’s colleges and universities have investigated hundreds of students, employees, and others over the past several years to make sure history does not repeat itself. Text “Kiss” To 23845 for […]

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Both VCU and the University of Richmond headed to New York on a business trip this week, however, the Spiders were forced to cut their trip short after that last-second meltdown in the opening round,  falling to Charlotte 68 – 63 in the Atlantic – 10 Tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.  VCU, the 2nd-seed, […]

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James Johnson, who packed up and left his assistant coaching job at Virginia Tech just weeks before the school fired head coach Seth Greenburg, is reportedly set to be named as Greenburg’s successor. Johnson left Blacksburg, landing at Clemson University, where he was just settling in as an assistant but apparently has told Clemson officials, […]

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Virginia Tech has fired head basketball coach Seth Greenberg after nine years with the Hokies, despite a winning record, an NCAA appearance, five NITs, and two ACC Coach of the Year awards. Greenberg had accumulated 170 wins in his nine seasons in Blacksburg, but never was able to recruit a team capable of challenging the […]

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A Virginia law limiting handgun purchases to one per month was repealed Tuesday, over the opposition of gun control supporters and survivors of victims in the Virginia Tech massacre. Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell signed the bill into law after meeting with families of people killed or injured in the April 2007 shooting rampage at Virginia […]

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          The AllState Sugar Bowl was played last night in New Orleans at the historic Superdome, which has hosted so many big sporting events.  Add Tuesday’s game to the Dome’s legend as the Hokies of Virginia Tech and  the Michigan Wolverines played a heckuva football game with UM getting the win 23-20 in overtime.  Tech was ranked 11th in the BCS while […]

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Virginia State Police on Friday identified Ross Truett Ashley, 22, as the man who killed Virginia Tech Police Officer Deriek Crouse and then himself about 30 minutes later. A 22-year-old Virginia man, Ashley stole a Mercedes SUV at gunpoint the day before he shot dead Virginia Tech Police Officer Crouse, and then took his own […]

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          David Wilson is one of those uniq1ue athletes who can turn a routine football play into an ESPN highlight of the night.  For all of his attributes, and his strong running ability which led to over 1,500 yards rushing with 10 games over 100 yards, the Hokies All-ACC running back was named the recipient […]

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For more information, check out CNN affiliate WCAV Blacksburg, Virginia (CNN) — The suspected Virginia Tech shooter was not a student at the university, school spokesman Larry Hincker said Friday. Hincker declined to provide any further detail on the identity of the alleged shooter, though Virginia State Police have scheduled a news conference for 10 […]

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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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          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 […]