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Hokies winning battle with Cavs for top football recruits

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:29:03 GMT

Ryan Williams of Manassas is one of many in-state recruits to pick Virginia Tech over Virginia.
Source: The Washington Post

VIDEO: Wash U. ready for a trip to the Final Four

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:12:52 GMT

Join us on Follow us on (WASH U.)- The No. 17 ranked Washington University in St. Louis women's soccer team advanced to its second Final Four in school history with a 2-1 victory over Calvin College in the championship game of the Augustana Sectional...
Source: KSDK | St. Louis

Blessed in depth, 'D,' Monarchs are scary

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:19:32 GMT

Now that the football factory on Norfolk's Hampton Boulevard has shelved the helmets and shoulder pads for the winter, it's time to revisit the sport that put Old Dominion on the athletic map in the first place.
Source: Hampton Roads Daily Press

Small Earthquake Shakes Central Virginia

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:56:02 GMT

Lynchburg, VA -- Residents in Central Virgina felt a little shaking on Wednesday afternoon. A 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck the state with an epicenter near Appomattox.
Source: WFMY | DigTriad.com

New team snaps to it - roanoke.com

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:08:00 GMT

Jermaine Hardy (third from left), a former cornerback for the NFL's Carolina Panthers, fights through defenders during a Rampage practice at the Edge Sports Performance Center in Roanoke. The fledgling team has 49 players.
Source: Roanoke.com

BUCCO Fans.com :: Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects: 7 - Starling Marte

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:34:19 GMT

2009 Season: Marte made his debut in the United States in 2009 with a very aggressive promotion, jumping from the Dominican Summer League in 2008 all the way to low-A in West Virginia in 2009, after a brief stop in the Gulf Coast League.
Source: Sports Blogs

Bangor or Bust: Navigating To Thanksgiving At Grandma's

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:37:35 GMT

Everything that is the matter with America’s transportation and energy policies can be understood by attempting to travel with a family from New York City to Bangor, Maine.
Source: New Geography

Washington Nationals Prospects Danny Espinosa, Derek Norris Named to Topps' Class A All-Star Team

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:12:52 GMT

4 months ago: Team USA shortstop Danny Espinosa, top, leaps into the air to catch a high throw and avoid World Team's Tyson Gillies who was safe at second for a stolen base during the third inning of the All-Star Futures baseball game at Busch Stadium...
Source: Federal Baseball

Quoted in 'Maplewood hits road again'

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:36:13 GMT

said in The Tennessean:

I'm sure the fact they have physically moved to Lynchburg was a factor there

Photo from AP Photo

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:51:17 GMT

Clemson center Karolis Petrukonis, top left, tries to control a rebound as Liberty guard Jeremy Anderson, right, closes in during the second half of a college basketball game at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Va. , Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.

Photo from AP Photo

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:31:30 GMT

Liberty guard Jeremy Anderson (12) reaches for a rebound as Clemson forward David Potter (15) closes in during the first half of the Clemson Liberty college basketball game at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Va. , Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.

Quoted in 'The Lynchburg Hillcats Officially Leave the Pittsburgh Pirates' Family'

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:36:13 GMT

said in Bleacher Report:

While the benefits to the Pirates and our partner, the city of Bradenton, were compelling ... we will be sad to leave the Lynchburg Hillcats, with whom we have had a tremendously productive relationship for the last 15 years.

US elevator Traction @ Allied Arts Building Lynchburg VA

Wed, 13 May 2009 23:54:03 GMT