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Wednesday's local college roundup: Poquoson's Pinder belts two homers, drives in six runs as Hokies slam U.Va. in ACC tournament
Daily PressBaseball: ACC: Virginia Tech’s Chad Pinder of Poquoson slugged two home runs, including a grand slam, and had six RBI as the 21st-ranked Hokies (36-19) surprised Virginia 10-1 in the first round of Atlantic Coast Conference tournament pool play...Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, College Baseball, University of California, Los Angeles, Virginia Commonwealth Rams, Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
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Some points to ponder 100 days until the local college football season
There are still 100 days left until the start of the college football season, but programs from Hampton Roads and the Commonwealth have been active enough to provide gossip material for an entire offseason. The state's two biggest programs —...Tags: Vehicles, Big East Conference, Bill Dee, David Watford, College Sports
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Tuesday's college roundup: CNU's Chrismon named South Region Pitcher of Year
Daily PressBaseball: Christopher Newport’s Austin Chrismon (7-4), a Menchville High graduate, was named the d3baseball.com South Region Pitcher of the Year. He posted a 1.74 earned-run average and completed three of his 11 starts, striking out 86 in 78...Tags: College Baseball, Conference USA, University of California, Los Angeles, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), College Sports
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Hokie Storm Chasers track strong storm cells that damaged Oklahoma
Rescue efforts are under way just outside Oklahoma City. A huge tornado touched down in Moore wiping out one neighborhood after the next. TV cameras caught a funnel cloud on video. The tornado hit Moore, which is not far from Lindsay, Oklahoma....
Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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After two days of travel, WDBJ7 crew meets up with Hokie Storm Chasers in Kansas
WDBJ7 is tagging along as a team of meteorology professors and students are using the Midwest as their classroom this week. Chris Hurst is with them for the next two days. He and photojournalist Andy May met up with them late Saturday night as they were...
Tags: Weather Science, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Science and Technology
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Fate leads former Hampton All-American Ronald Curry to 49ers coaching job
The rejections stung, sure. They always do. But Ronald Curry had overcome far more, and a few job interviews that didn't pan out weren't about to discourage him. "Everything happens for a reason," he said Friday afternoon. "That's how I've always...
Tags: Norv Turner, Jim Harbaugh, Robert Griffin III, Providence Friars, Oakland Raiders
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Graduation day at Virginia Tech
WDBJ7 ReporterOn Friday, 5,000 students graduated from Virginia Tech. Inside Lane stadium, University President Charles Steger gave his first and only commencement speech. The man with maybe the most intimate knowledge of Virginia Tech's most horrific day, never...Tags: Education, Graduation
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Friday is graduation day at Virginia Tech
Friday is graduation day at Virginia Tech. More than 5,000 students will receive their diplomas at the spring 2013 commencement. The graduate school graduated at 8:30 a.m. Friday morning in Cassell Coliseum. The school-wide commencement ceremony...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Labor Legislation, Graduation
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College grads need jobs
WDBJ7 ReporterOn Friday, thousands of students will graduate from Virginia Tech. The question is how many have a job lined up? The lawn at Alumni Hall was packed with soon to be graduates, all taking part in "Grad Bash", a new tradition that may be the last hurrah...Tags: Science and Technology
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Virginia Tech continues leading the research in safer football helmets
Virginia Tech continues leading the research in safer football helmets. On Wednesday, the university released its newest safety ratings and gave one more helmet two thumbs up with the maximum 5 stars. The Xenith X-2 joins Riddell and Rawlings as the...
Tags: Technology, Health and Safety at School, Engineering, Science and Technology
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Teel Time: Retiring VT president Steger advocated for athletics
Charles Steger was not the most visible or vocal proponent of Virginia Tech athletics. But as Hokie Nation reflects on his retirement after nearly 14 years as university president, there’s no questioning his advocacy or appreciation for major...Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Tech Hokies, Florida State University, University of Virginia
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U.Va., Virginia Tech attempt to balance competitive, business concerns in football scheduling
Bold non-conference schedules will serve Virginia Tech, Virginia and the ACC well as college football drives toward the playoff era. The challenge is in balancing that ambition with business and competitive concerns. Strength-of-schedule has long been a...
Tags: Oregon Ducks, Conference USA, College Sports, East Carolina Pirates, Clemson Tigers
May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 21, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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May 19, 2013
|Column| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 17, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013
|Column| Hampton Roads Daily Press
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