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September 25, 2009

Tonight’s games- Sept. 25
Tonight’s games- Sept. 25

No cancellations or delays so far, but check back often. Don’t forget to send us your photos and call in your scores!

Beardsley headlines Virginia Ten Miler pre-race festivities

Marathon runner Dick Beardsley’s life story reads like fiction, because it’s almost beyond belief.

The guest of honor for this weekend’s 36th annual Virginia Ten Miler will share his testimony of fame and misfortune tonight at 8:30, capping pre-race festivities at E.C. Glass High School, where he also plans to start Saturday morning’s race at 8.

LC’s Weir closes in on career Division III scoring mark

This weekend, when Lynchburg College’s field hockey team hosts St. Mary’s on Saturday at 1 p.m. and Wesley College on Sunday at 1 p.m., Hornets senior attack Allie Weir will be closing in on the Division III mark for career goals.

Weir scored an even 100 goals through her first three years and has scored 13 goals in eight games this season. Bates College’s Priscilla Wilde currently holds the record, having scored 120 goals from 1973-76.


September 13, 2009

Former hoops player Jones makes impact at tight end

Former basketball walk-on Dominique Jones makes the most of his playing time


September 11, 2009

Lynchburg Hillcats even up series with 1-0 win over Wilmington Blue Rocks
Lynchburg Hillcats even up series with 1-0 win over Wilmington Blue Rocks

P.J. Forbes was waiting for the Pirates’ brass to “take the shackles” off talented pitcher Rudy Owens.

“And the guy with the key was here,” the Hillcats manager said, pointing to Pittsburgh director of player development Kyle Stark, who was sitting in the manager’s office after Lynchburg beat Wilmington 1-0 Thursday to knot the Carolina League Northern Division championship series at a game apiece.


September 04, 2009

NFL says Michael Vick eligible to play in 3rd game

After missing two seasons and serving an 18-month prison term, sitting out two regular-season games can’t be too difficult for Michael Vick.


September 02, 2009

Chris Lang blog: Wednesday Liberty football notes

Q&A with Mike Casazza, the West Virginia beat writer for the Charleston Daily Mail, plus some other news and notes.

Redskins No. 2 Portis strikes back at No. 1 Riggins
Redskins No. 2 Portis strikes back at No. 1 Riggins

On his 28th birthday, Clinton Portis was trying to be low-key. No big party this year. “I’m going to mind my business,“ he said Tuesday as he walked off the Washington Redskins practice field. But at the mention of the word “Riggo,“ he wasn’t about to bite his tongue.


September 01, 2009

Palmer, Simmons and Benion top players for week 1

Week one of the 2009 high school football season is in the record books, and it featured some outstanding individual efforts.


August 30, 2009

‘Cujo’ wins with third-round knockout

It’s been said that you can’t go home again. Sometimes, even if you can, you may not want to, but other times, it’s the greatest place to be.


August 28, 2009

Tonight’s games
Tonight’s games

Check back for cancellations, updates, and scores

Vick debuts with Eagles in victory over Jaguars
Vick debuts with Eagles in victory over Jaguars

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—All eyes were on Michael Vick - for all of six plays.

Vick feels the brotherly love in his Eagles debut
Vick feels the brotherly love in his Eagles debut

As Vick entered Thursday night’s preseason game against Jacksonville on the second play from scrimmage, many in the crowd stood and cheered. Although he never acknowledged the support, Vick was thrilled about the reception from the Philadelphia fans.


August 27, 2009

Judge approves Michael Vick’s $20M bankruptcy plan

A judge in Virginia has approved a plan for Michael Vick to repay $20 million to his creditors and emerge from bankruptcy.

Lynchburg to be represented by 21 triathletes in Louisville

This Sunday, Lynchburg will be known around Louisville, Ky., as Tiny Ironman Town.

With a population of roughly 72,000, one-tenth the size of Louisville, the city will have at least one percent — 21 out of 2,000-plus — participants in the third annual Louisville Ironman.


August 25, 2009

Michael Vick set to make debut Thursday against Jaguars
Michael Vick set to make debut Thursday against Jaguars

The three-time Pro Bowl quarterback hasn’t played in an NFL game since Dec. 31, 2006 with the Atlanta Falcons. Vick was released from federal custody July 20 after serving 18 months of a 23-month sentence for his role in running a dogfighting operation.


August 18, 2009

Washington Nationals reach deal with top draft pick Stephen Strasburg
Washington Nationals reach deal with top draft pick Stephen Strasburg

NEW YORK — Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals agreed to a contract just before Monday’s midnight deadline.


August 17, 2009

Yang stuns Woods with three-stroke PGA triumph
Yang stuns Woods with three-stroke PGA triumph

CHASKA, Minn.—In a year of spoilers at the majors, Y.E. Yang was the biggest of all.

Michael Vick vows to fight for animal rights
Michael Vick vows to fight for animal rights

A remorseful Michael Vick wants a second chance and vowed to crusade for animal rights with the Philadelphia Eagles—and knows he won’t be easily forgiven by fans.


August 15, 2009

Chris Lang blog: Liberty football scrimmage notes, 8/15

Quick-hit notes from Saturday’s Liberty football scrimmage.


August 13, 2009

UPDATE: Michael Vick on second chance: ‘I won’t disappoint’
UPDATE: Michael Vick on second chance: ‘I won’t disappoint’

Michael Vick is in Philadelphia looking for a second chance and a fresh start with the Eagles.


August 11, 2009

Hokies hope to beat the heat

Stepping on the scales is the normal pre-practice ritual for the Hokies, especially when it’s over 90 degrees outside.  It’s all in an effort to make sure they’re the ones bringing the heat, instead of the heat bringing it to them.


August 10, 2009

E.C. Glass’ Harrison Scharf fires area-low 77 at Heritage Invitational; Cave Spring first overall
E.C. Glass’ Harrison Scharf fires area-low 77 at Heritage Invitational; Cave Spring first overall

Harrison Scharf missed E.C. Glass’ first two Seminole District meets last week while he and his family vacationed in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Vick makes quiet return to Georgia

DECATUR, Ga.—Michael Vick returned to the area that once celebrated his brilliant play on the football field, this time for the first of what he vows will be dozens of appearances around the country to urge low-income youths to avoid the tragic trail left by dogfighting.


August 09, 2009

Good friends Sewell, Hall competing for UVa’s quarterback job

It would make for an odd handshake. One is right-handed. The other considers his left hand to be dominant.


August 06, 2009

‘The Twitter King’
‘The Twitter King’

ASHBURN — Washington receiver Trent Shelton is the Redskins self-proclaimed “Twitter King.”


August 05, 2009

Packers GM won’t rule out interest in Vick
Packers GM won’t rule out interest in Vick

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Packers aren’t ruling out Michael Vick.


August 04, 2009

Former Amherst star Peter Rose gets second chance at football
Former Amherst star Peter Rose gets second chance at football

Peter Rose once feared his football career was over. It appears James Madison University will give him another chance to play.


August 02, 2009

Rashad Jennings set for first NFL training camp, wants city support

The four-year contract is signed. The offseason mini-camps and team activities are over. Now, finally, Rashad Jennings is going to training camp.

New team equals new psyche for Hillcats pitcher Nate Adcock
New team equals new psyche for Hillcats pitcher Nate Adcock

Hillcats pitching coach Wally Whitehurst has coached in the California League, so he knows just how brutal High Desert’s stadium in Adelanto, Calif., can be on a young pitcher’s psyche.

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