On the list of goals that hangs near his bed, Virginia Tech point guard Erick Green originally didn’t write down “ACC player of the year.” Afte... read more...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions lost both of last season’s starting defensive ends and used the final day of the NFL Draft to fill those holes. Two days after taking end Ezekiel Ansah, the Lions selected Devin Taylor with their first pick in Saturday’s fourth round. The South Carolina end could join Ansah in bookending a line that lost Cliff Avril and Kyl... 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...

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...

Virginia Tech and Michigan have agreed to a home-and-home football series that will take place in 2020 and 2021, the two schools announced Thursday. The Hokies will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., on Sept. 29, 2020, and the Wolverines are scheduled to come to Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va., the following season on Sep. 11, 2021. ... 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. — 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...

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...

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...

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...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos entered the weekend with check marks up and down John Elway’s to-do list: pocket crasher, bruising back, speedy cornerback. Yet, still no replacement for Elvis Dumervil. ... 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Michael Holmes, a running back on the Virginia Tech football team, has been arrested on two counts of simple assault and one count of malicious wounding, a... read more...

BLACKSBURG, VA. — When Virginia Tech running back Trey Edmunds heard the format and rosters for Saturday’s spring game, he presumed a comeback was expected. Cornerback Kyle Fuller figured it would be no problem. Defensive end James Gayle even thought it would be “cake.” ... 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...