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Sunday, December 2, 2012
VT Basketball News
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Virginia Tech basketball rides Erick Green to win over No. 15 Oklahoma State
The grin on Erick Green’s face as he strolled to the free throw line to ice away another Virginia Tech victory said it all. With the loudest crowd of the year roaring its approval, the Hokies’ only senior nodded his head to the beat of the noise and flashed the confident smile of a person who had proven a whole lot of skeptics wrong. -
Hokies step on gas
The Oklahoma State men's basketball team is ranked No. 15 in the nation, beat North Carolina State by 20 points and boasts a lineup that includes two projected first-round NBA draft picks. -
More comments from Hokies on big win
If you have read my game story on the Hokies’ win over No. 15 Oklahoma St. in the previous post, here are some more quotes: -
New, high-speed Hokies deserve national ranking
Go ahead, rank 'em. Even if the voters don't this week. Even if there aren't enough teams at the bottom of the Top 25 that fall, creating space for a 7-0 interloper from Blacksburg that was supposed to do next to nothing this year. -
Virginia Tech upsets Oklahoma State to remain undefeated
Erick Green stepped to the foul line eight times in the final 1:16 of Saturday’s game. Each time, the Virginia Tech basketball team’s senior guard flashed a wider, brighter smile. ACC Football News
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Man falls from upper level of Charlotte stadium during ACC Championship game
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Nevin Shapiro’s two roles: Miami Hurricanes sugar daddy, pseudo agent
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Pack lands Doeren as new football coach
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QB Michael Rocco gets release from UVa
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Seminoles close the deal, beat Georgia Tech to win ACC title
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Tech comes up short in upset bid
College Basketball News
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Rick Majerus, college basketball coach, dies
Saturday, December 1, 2012
VT Basketball News
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Oklahoma State poses test for Virginia Tech
After his Virginia Tech men’s basketball team topped Iowa this week to improve to 6-0, first-year coach James Johnson dismissed a question about the Hokies’ next opponent, Oklahoma State. -
Oklahoma State-VT preview story
Syracuse. Purdue. Kansas State. Gonzaga. Other VT Sports News
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In the region: Pitt rallies to beat Hokies in wrestling
The 11th-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team fell to No. 18 Pittsburgh 18-16 on Friday, continuing a frustrating history with the Panthers. ACC Football News
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Coaching changes don’t guarantee turnaround
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Ex-NFL lineman William Joseph sentenced to two years in prison in Miami FBI tax case
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Mid-American Conference’s Doeren, Hazell top N.C. State’s list for new football coach
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NCAA forgets its own bowl-game guideline
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Tech denies Big Ten rumors
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Tech seniors’ last chance for greatness
ACC Basketball News
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Tar Heels learning as they go
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UNC guard Reggie Bullock: A lot of people pointing fingers
Friday, November 30, 2012
VT Football News
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Virginia, Virginia Tech assistants apply for same job
Virginia offensive coordinator Bill Lazor and associate head coach Shane Beamer of Virginia Tech have had discussions with Georgia State about the school’s vacant head-coaching position. VT Basketball News
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Virginia Tech’s Ugoka must sit out 9 games
The NCAA has rendered its verdict on Virginia Tech women's basketball player Uju Ugoka, ordering that she sit out the first nine games of the season. That means she will miss four more games for the Hokies. Other VT Sports News
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ACC honors Virginia Tech coach Ben Thomas
Virginia Tech's Ben Thomas has been named the ACC men's cross country coach of the year for the first time. ACC Football News
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Georgia Tech Report: Tech to be granted bowl waiver
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Sonny Dykes, Chad Morris emerge as front-runners for the Wolfpack
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UNC says resignation of athletic official not related to probe
ACC Basketball News
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Thus far, Duke 2012 resembles Duke 2010
College Football News
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Bridgewater leads Louisville to BCS
Conference Realignment News
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College athletic conference realignment: Should we care?
Thursday, November 29, 2012
VT Basketball News
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Hokies’ confidence shows as they pass test against Iowa
Every game matters, but some matter more than others. -
Monet Tellier helps pull Hokies women’s basketball team out of mud bog
The Virginia Tech women's basketball team fought its way out of the "mud" and finally beat a Big Ten team Wednesday night. -
Oklahoma State @ Virginia Tech basketball preview: (FREE!)
#11 r.p.i. Oklahoma State @ #124 r.p.i. Virginia Tech TV coverage: 2pm, Saturday ESPN3 Vegas line: VT-1 o/u=TBA $-line: TBA [...] ACC Football News
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Cavaliers, Cardinals likely to be crossover rivals
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How Maryland went broke: Inside the athletic department’s decline
Maryland president Wallace Loh is a former law professor who doesn't mince words, and so those who know him weren't surprised by his candor last week at a press conference announcing Maryland's jump from the ACC to the Big Ten. -
Louisville ‘honored’ to join ACC
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Tigers’ Boyd wins ACC offensive player
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Tudor: Right now, Cardinals for Terps is all-positive for ACC
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U.Va. parts ways with RB coach
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Wolfpack’s coaching search focuses on architects of high-scoring offenses
ACC Basketball News
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Duke rallies to beat Ohio State, 73-68
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Fans storm the court as Miami Hurricanes upset No. 13 Michigan State
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Oklahoma State @ Virginia Tech basketball preview: (FREE!)
#11 r.p.i. Oklahoma State @ #124 r.p.i. Virginia Tech TV coverage: 2pm, Saturday ESPN3 Vegas line: VT-1 o/u=TBA $-line: TBA [...] -
Underdog UVa basketball team wins in Wisconsin
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Virginia opts to redshirt guard Brogdon
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Win signals progress for Miami Hurricanes basketball
College Football News
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Spread-Option Basics, Pt. 7: How Defenses Fight Back
The easiest way to beat a spread-option teams is to out-talent them at every position across the board. Of course, that’s pretty hard to do if you’re not an LSU or Alabama, and even for these guys beating spread-option teams isn’t a guaranteed thing—I’m pretty sure Les Miles and Nick Saban are happy to see Urban Meyer gone…and sad to see Kevin Sumlin arrive. Conference Realignment News
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Pitiful championship game, addition of Louisville show ACC’s impaired vision
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
VT Football News
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A closer look at Virginia Tech’s bowl options
Virginia Tech is going to a bowl for the 20th straight year. Which bowl will invite the Hokies remains to be seen. VT Basketball News
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Alex Len and Dez Wells lead a 77-57 rout in ACC-Big Ten Challenge
As unpredictable and inconsistent as Coach Mark Turgeon says his young Maryland basketball team can be at times, a generic formula has taken shape over its five-game non-conference winning streak. Ride the hot hands in the starting lineup, win the rebounding battle and dominate with depth. -
Green lifts Virginia Tech past Iowa
Iowa kept Virginia Tech senior point guard Erick Green off the scoreboard for the first 10 minutes. And Green’s mother was not impressed. -
Hokies up to the challenge
Virginia Tech aced its first test of the season. -
Inspired Green fires up Hokies fans at Cassell
Erick Green spent a lot of time looking at the Cassell Coliseum crowd Tuesday night. After fast-break buckets, he'd pump his fist, wave his arms and soak in the noise. "Fun," he called it, and that's the goal around here these days. -
More from Hokies, JJ on win over Iowa
If you’ve already read my game story in the previous post, here is more about what the Hokies had to say about the win over Iowa: ACC Football News
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ACC sues Maryland, seeking payment of its exit fee
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AP source: ACC presidents vote to add Louisville
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Duke’s David Cutcliffe named ACC Coach of Year
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FSU defensive coordinator Stoops named head coach at Kentucky
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N.C. State trustees expected to discuss football coach salary; Dykes reported to interview
ACC Basketball News
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Hot Huskers topple Deacs
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Late rally not enough, N.C. State falls to Michigan 79-72
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Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball hopes a spirited home crowd will help against Michigan State
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No. 1 Indiana blows out struggling UNC 83-59
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
VT Football News
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Hokies are ready to go, destination unknown
For the first time since joining the ACC, Virginia Tech won't be going to one of the league's top two bowl games. -
Virginia Tech shut out of all-ACC first team
While Virginia landed two players on the All-ACC first team Monday, Virginia Tech was shut out in the media's voting for the first time since joining the league in 2004. -
Where could Virginia Tech go bowling?
After Virginia Tech’s dramatic 17-14 victory over Virginia Saturday, we know for sure the Hokies will end their season in a bowl game for the 20th-straight season. Which one, though, remains a mystery, given the wealth of mediocre bowl-eligible teams in the ACC this year. VT Basketball News
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Green, Eddie give Tech a dynamic duo
Jarell Eddie knows when Erick Green heads to the gym every day. Eddie, a junior swingman on the Virginia Tech basketball team, shares a house with Green and sophomore guard Robert Brown. -
Hawkeyes bring toughest test yet to Virginia Tech
The Virginia Tech men's basketball team has yet to lose this season, but it has also yet to face a team from one of the other major conferences. -
Tech, Iowa coaches preview the game
The Virginia Tech men’s basketball team has yet to lose this season, but it has also yet to face a team from one of the other major conferences. ACC Football News
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How good can 2013 Pack be? Yow, O’Brien disagree there, too
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Johnson: ‘Lack of competing’ in loss to UGA
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Tech applies for bowl-eligibility waiver
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U-Md. president: Big Ten move deliberate
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Youth on ‘D’ bodes well for Virginia’s future
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Yow needs to make charmed hire to reach her goals
ACC Basketball News
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In Indiana, UNC will confront the recruit who got away
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Wolfpack trying to regain its groove against No. 3 Michigan
Monday, November 26, 2012
VT Football News
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Five thoughts after Virginia Tech’s win against Virginia
The Hokies are going to a bowl game after Saturday’s 17-14 win against rival Virginia, which extended Tech’s winning streak in the series to a record nine games. You can read all about the game here. -
Tech’s 6-6 mark hard-earned
It wasn’t the 38-0 coronation that Virginia Tech enjoyed in last year’s romp over Virginia. But this isn’t a football season that’s ending with a berth in a BCS bowl game, as last year did. VT Basketball News
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Iowa @ Virginia Tech basketball game preview: (FREE!)
#90 R.P.I. Iowa @ #155 R.P.I. Virginia Tech TV coverage: 7:15pm, Tuesday ESPNU/ESPN3 Vegas Line: VT is a 3 point [...] -
Tellier finds her touch, leads Hokies over GW
Monet Tellier scored a season-high 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Virginia Tech women's basketball team beat George Washington 50-31 on Saturday at Cassell Coliseum. Other VT Sports News
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Grapplers complete Hokies’ sweep
The final score for the weekend was Virginia Tech 3, Virginia 0. ACC Football News
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After UGA disaster, Tech tries to rebound vs. FSU
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BC says goodbye to Frank Spaziani
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DeCock: Yow’s culture change continues
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In Larry Fedora, UNC seems to have landed the right coach
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Miami Hurricanes’ Al Golden salutes special senior class
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No hint to team that O’Brien’s job was in jeopardy
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O’Brien fired as N.C. State football coach
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One for the money: The story of Maryland’s move to the Big Ten
ACC Basketball News
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Booker leads Clemson at Old Spice
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Bryant basketball knocks off BC
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Iowa @ Virginia Tech basketball game preview: (FREE!)
#90 R.P.I. Iowa @ #155 R.P.I. Virginia Tech TV coverage: 7:15pm, Tuesday ESPNU/ESPN3 Vegas Line: VT is a 3 point [...]
