Freshman named USA South Conference Rookie of the Week

Va. Tech coach’s stance may be indefensible if scoring fails to improve

Royal had nine catches for 146 yards and a touchdown in Denver’s 41-14 season-opening victory over the Raiders last night.

Local sports action from the Danville area.

Two interceptions returned for touchdowns fuel Bridgewater’s rout of Averett

Logan Smyth and Mario Huffman don’t just talk the talk, they walk the walk.

Coach Beamer took the the Sophmore’s redshirt status off, saying the move is “in the best interests of the team.“

The Cougars continue play in the Cougar Classic against Huntingdon at 10 a.m. today at the Grant Center.

Averett University lost its season-opener 4-0 to Randolph-Macon

(UPDATE:) Anthony Lucas, one of the two suspects, was found not guilty.

Coach Frank Beamer says he hopes to redshirt sophomore quarterback Tyrod Taylor this season, barring injury to Sean Glennon.

Virginia Tech has suspended receiver Zach Luckett indefinitely for a violation of team policy

The Olympic flame finishes its long journey to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Games on Friday, marking the start of 16 days of competition involving thousands of athletes.

When Michael Vick went to federal prison on dogfighting charges, the Atlanta Falcons drafted Boston College star Matt Ryan to be their next quarterback.

Averett, winless a year ago, picked to finish last in the conference

Drew Younts, a rising junior at UNC-Greensboro, overcame a five-shot deficit and won the Forest Oaks Invitational.

A year removed from major knee surgery, Reidsville’s Raphael Chestnut appears ready to lead Duke out of Atlantic Coast Conference cellar

In a photo finish for second place, Virginia Tech stand-out track athlete Queen Harrison has never been so happy to be second best in her life.

Former Tunstall pitcher Jacob Thompson is selected 160th overall in Thursday’s Major League Baseball draft

Tincher (38-8) led the Hokies to their first Women’s College World Series, where they will meet Texas A&M on Thursday. Tincher has 651 strikeouts in 329 innings, giving her an NCAA-best 14 strikeouts per game.

Liberty sets tourney mark for scoring, but Coastal nabs ninth Big South crown

Liberty eliminated Radford and Winthrop from the Big South Conference tournament and will face top seed Coastal Carolina today at 1 p.m.

The Flames get a huge boost from former Tunstall High School standout Jeff Jefferson, who went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored.

The Eagles survived a scare Thursday night against RU, falling behind 9-8 in the seventh inning, but they recovered to score the next five runs and put the game away.

Coastal Carolina won the game when VMI shortstop A.J. Yoder made a two-out error with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth, allowing two Chanticleers to score and break a 1-all tie.

Winthrop upsets VMI with big first inning

Danville native Reggie Keen was 2-for-5 with an RBI single, a bunt single and scored one of Radford’s runs.

The Chanticleers blast the Bulldogs 20-4 on the second day of the Big South Conference tournament in Danville

Danville native Reggie Keen extends hitting streak to 17 games

UNC Asheville ace Alan DeRatt went the distance and the Bulldogs scored in the top of the 10th inning to edge High Point 3-2 in the Big South Conference tournament Tuesday at Dan Daniel Park.