The NCAA tournament will not have a repeat champion for the sixth straight season. Kentucky made sure of that by failing to make the field of 68. Beyond that, nothing’s for certain in this year’s version of March Madness after a season a parity that saw the top teams swap positions like it was a hoedown. ... read more...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions selected Corey Fuller in the sixth round of the NFL draft. The Lions took the Virginia Tech wide receiver with the third pick of the round Saturday, the 171st overall ... read more...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Richard Howell scored 22 points with 12 rebounds while Lorenzo Brown led the defensive effort on league player of the year Erick Green to help North Carolina State beat Virginia Tech 80-63 in Thursday’s first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. ... read more...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions have taken Notre Dame running back Theo Riddick with their second sixth-round draft pick. The 5-10, 201-pound running back could be a kick returner for the Lions, who already have free-agent signing Reggie Bush and Mikel Leshoure on the roster. Riddick, taken with the 199th overall selection Saturday, was a slot receiver du... read more...

VIRIGNIA BEACH, Va. -- Recently, it appeared that four-star Virginia Beach (Va.) Ocean Lakes defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi was down to Virginia and Virginia Tech. Now, that has changed. read more...

Virginia Tech Coach Frank Beamer’s management style is all about delegation. He believes autonomy fosters passion and a sense of responsibility. So since he overhauled his offensive staff by hiring three new assistant coaches this offseason, including offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler, Beamer has stepped back and allowed them to manufacture ideas and schemes on thei... read more...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Maurice Jones-Drew had four empty stalls to his right and two to his left. And dozens more scattered across the locker room. It was a clear sign of all the changes surrounding the Jacksonville Jaguars. The team opened its offseason conditioning program Tuesday with another new coaching staff, a new general manager and without several... read more...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — After helping North Carolina turn its season around, P.J. Hairston nearly carried the Tar Heels to an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship. Hairston scored 28 points with six 3-pointers in Sunday’s 87-77 loss to No. 9 Miami in the final. That capped a weekend of big performances in his hometown despite a cut on his non-shooting h... read more...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — When asked to reflect on his first season as a head coach earlier this week, Virginia Tech’s James Johnson could only admit the year went by a lot faster than he expected. But Wednesday, on the eve of his first ACC tournament, Johnson thought about pink shoes. ... read more...

A spring practice unlike any other Coach Frank Beamer has conducted will come to a close Saturday when Virginia Tech holds its annual spring game at Lane Stadium. The Hokies ... read more...

Virginia Tech running back Michael Holmes was released from a Montgomery County (Va.) jail late Tuesday morning after posting a $2,500 bond following an appearance in Montgomery County General District court. ... read more...

The ACC announced Friday that both Virginia and Virginia Tech will play football games against Notre Dame over the next fours seasons as part of the league’s scheduling agreement with the Fighting Irish. ... read more...

NEW YORK — Quarterback Eli Manning will consider reworking his contract if it will help keep leading receiver Victor Cruz on the New York Giants. The two-time Super Bowl MVP indicated Wednesday at a sponsor event that the Giants haven’t asked him to redo his contract to open cap space. However, he said he would consider anything that helps the team. ... read more...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have signed four of the seven players they selected in the NFL draft. The Giants announced Friday at a rookie camp that defensive tackle Jonathan Hankins of Ohio State, defensive end Damontre Moore of Texas A&M, safety Cooper Taylor of Richmond and running back Michael Cox of UMass had signed contracts. ... read more...

Erick Green knew the moment was coming and yet it caught him off guard. In his dreams this week, he saw himself holding the ACC tournament trophy on Sunday afternoon after he and his Virginia Tech teammates “shocked the world” by winning four stra... read more...

When Virginia Tech hired Coach James Johnson to replace Seth Greenberg last May, it hoped he would stabilize a men’s basketball program that has dealt wi... read more...

Just one month removed from the end of his first season as the Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach, James Johnson didn’t need a reporter to finish the s... read more...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — All season long as the losses piled up, Erick Green just kept on scoring. He led the nation in points and free throws, unfazed by defenses designed to... read more...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — C.J. Harris tied his career high with 29 points and Wake Forest closed out its Atlantic Coast Conference regular season with a 90-79 win over Virginia Tech on Sunday. Devin Thomas added 17 points, Arnaud William Adala Moto had 16 and Codi Miller-McIntyre 10 for the Demon Deacons (13-17, 6-12), who shot 59.2 percent (29 of 49) to clinch the... read more...

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech wide receiver Joel Caleb and linebacker Josh Trimble cracked their helmets together last Saturday, eliciting a loud roar from the Hokies’ players who had encircled them. The Oklahoma drill, which ended warmups before a full-scale scrimmage, once again set the tone for what Coach Frank Beamer hopes will go down as the hardest-hitting spr... read more...