No. 11 Virginia Tech women beat Miami to advance to ACC semifinals for third straight season
Georgia Amoore scored 23 of her 27 points in the second half for her 15th 20-point game this season and short-handed No. 11 Virginia Tech beat Miami 55-47 on Friday to advance to the ACC Tournament semifinals for the third straight year.
Radford basketball coach to head back to court after positive interlock reading
Just months after being convicted of DUI, Radford Universityโs Menโs Head Basketball Coach is headed back to court.Itโs all because of a positive interlock reading, the device used to test if there is alcohol on someoneโs breath before driving.
โItโs a blessing to be a blessingโ: Former basketball star building up youth in the Star City
No matter how much we may wish otherwise, we will never have complete control over how life unfolds. While we can be intentional with bettering ourselves, life will always continue to flow in the way that it chooses to, throwing challenges or even blessings our way that we hadnโt anticipated.
Virginia Tech womenโs basketball falls to NC state in ACC tournament semifinal, 70-55
Elissa Cunane had 20 points and 13 rebounds and No. 3 North Carolina State used a strong second half to pull away from No. 21 Virginia Tech 70-55 on Saturday and return to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game.
Liberty basketball holds first day of practice for the 2021-2022 season
September 30th was a good day for Liberty Menโs Basketball as they took the to the floor for the first official practice of the 2021-2022 season. The Flames made an NCAA tournament appearance in March and return some big dance talent like Darius McGhee and Kyle Rode.
Virginia holding narrow lead over Ohio at halftime, 28-27
Playing in its first NCAA tournament game since winning the national championship in 2019, Virginia leads Ohio at halftime of a first round game in the West region, 28-27. Sam Hauser, Trey Murphy and Kihei Clark each have six points to lead the way so far for the Cavaliers.
Money shot: Businesses, sportsbooks benefit from NCAA Tournament
ROANOKE, Va. โ Itโs officially tournament time, and Virginians have the chance to watch the college basketball tournament in a different way this year. This is the first year Virginians can place bets on the tournament on sportsbooks such as DraftKings. โVirginia residents can now do what Nevada residents have been doing for fifty years,โ said Johnny Avello of DraftKings. We made the odds and put up the offerings, and now itโs game time.โAvello said tourney time is the busiest time of year for sportsbooks, even more so than the Super Bowl. โThe Super Bowl would be the biggest one-day event, but since this tournament expands over the course of 10 days, itโs the biggest, and certainly the most exciting,โ Avello said.
Virginia Tech coach Mike Young apologizes for Jehovah Witnesses comment
Virginia Tech head coach Mike Young celebrates with his team after a score during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Blacksburg, Va. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, Pool)Days before the biggest game of his Virginia Tech career, Virginia Tech basketball coach Mike Young is apologizing for a comment he made during media availability. Weโre playing the Gators, man, weโre playing the Gators. GO get your stuff packed and get out of here.โ It may not be that tough, but letโs play well and play a good ball game. Letโs see what happens.โ Mike YoungHours after that, Young issued the following apology. โEarlier today on the NCAA Tournament conference call, I attempted to show my respect for our upcoming opponent, the University of Florida.