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...

Good morning ladies and gents. Sorry for the confusion in the headline of yesterday's Nuggets. I've always used the term to mean "good luck," which of course, a lot of other people do. Still, I could have picked a... read more...

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This is perfect. Tonight, when David Adams celebrates his 26th birthday and launches his Yankee career - which may not extend beyond August - he gets a chance to exact revenge on his former organization, the team that scorned him, the miserly Seattle Mariners.For those of you scoring at home, Adams was the Yankee second base farmhand whose broken ankle in 2010 prompted Sea... 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...

Navy place kicker Jon Teague stepped onto the field Saturday with less than five minutes to play and the game in the balance, facing a 34-yard field goal attempt that would put his team ahead of Rutgers ahead by two. Minutes earlier, the senior had connected from 41 yards into a ... read more...

Joe is back with his postgame thoughts…. Fernando Rodney moaned ... read more...

Nationals left-hander Ross Detwiler will receive a second MRI on his ailing back Friday after his exam Thursday afternoon “inconclusive,” General Manager Mike Rizzo said. The second test, Rizzo said, will be broader, covering a wider area of his back. … ... read more...

Real Madrid were surprise losers to their neighbours Atletico in the Copa Del Rey final last night, surely meaning that Jose Mourinho will leave the Bernabeu without winning a trophy during his last season. The final was as eventful as you would expect, with Atletico winning the game 2-1 in extra time after a 90 [...] ... 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...

Navy quarterback Kriss Proctor appears unlikely to play in this weekend’s game against Notre Dame after dislocating his left (throwing) elbow in ... 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...

Navy’s defense knew full well the demanding assignment it was going to face in contending with Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd. The NFL prospect has made some of the country’s more athletic secondaries look pedestrian, so there was no telling what he might do ... read more...

Four out of five games in this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series between the Capitals and Rangers have been decided by one goal, two have required overtime to reach a result. For as close as the contests have been, there’s a … ... read more...

It’s easy to get caught up in the hype of the players that go in the early rounds and forgetting about those that fall but one thing to remember: the round taken rarely correlates to a player’s success. For every Russell Wilson (75th pick by the Seahawks) there is a Jamarcus Russell (1st pick overall by the Oakland Raiders) and for every Marques Colston (Sele... 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...

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  For all that Alex Ovechkin managed to do during the regular season, from leading the Capitals to the postseason by averaging a goal a game in the final 23 contests to being named a finalist for the Hart Trophy, … Continu... read more...

Earlier in their quarterfinal playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock scoffed at the importance of matching up lines. When your guys play good, whether youre at home or on the road, a lot of things happen, Babcock told reporters before Game 3. The better your team does, the more in control you are. When he (the opponent) starts chasing the ... read more...

The revitalization of Brittingham Park on Monona Bay will take a step forward over Memorial Day weekend with the opening of Brittingham Boats for limited services, with a grand opening set for… read more...