Averett made a huge comeback, only to fall just short in a 16-13 loss to Franklin & Marshall College on Friday in Danville.

NFL scouts representing 25 teams converged on Virginia Tech’s Campus for Pro Day.  Mike Tomlin, head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers was also there.  WSLS spoke to Greg Boone, Cody Grimm, Kam Chancellor and Stephan Virgil and got their thoughts on today’s workout.  Coach Frank Beamer also shared his thoughts about what the NFL might be looking for from these seniors.

A short span in the first half of Virginia Tech’s 81-61 win over Quinnipiac on Wednesday in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament provided all the evidence needed about where the Hokies’ heads were.

James Madison University freshman guard Darren White, a Dan River High graduate, is expected to be released from his scholarship with the Dukes and will transfer to another university to continue his collegiate basketball career.

Jon Scheyer, the fourth-ranked Blue Devils’ senior guard, knocked down a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to shut the door on pesky Georgia Tech on Sunday in Duke’s 65-61 ACC Tournament championship game win at Greensboro Coliseum.

The Virginia Tech men’s basketball team was snubbed yet again.

Start fast, stumble to the finish. The preceding sentence perfectly summed up both North Carolina’s basketball season and its 62-58 first-round ACC tournament loss to Georgia Tech on Thursday evening.

When the buzzer finally sounded Thursday, Jeff Jones turned around, clapping, waving his arms in the air, encouraging the group of Virginia fans that made the trip to the Greensboro Coliseum to cheer along with him.

Freshman Chris Moyer tossed a two-hit shutout to lead Averett to a doubleheader sweep of Penn State-Fayette on Thursday afternoon at Owen-Fulton Field in Danville. Averett held off the Roaring Lions 5-3 in the opener before Moyer struck out six in an 8-0 victory.

Averett allowed three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning in a walk-off 4-3 loss to Gordon College on Thursday morning at the Snowbird Classic. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the Cougars had rain wash away what might have been a victory over Bluefield College later in the day.

Sophomore James Carter’s RBI single through the left side scored sophomore Kyle Newcomb in the 10th inning to push Averett past Randolph-Macon University 4-3 in extra innings on Wednesday afternoon.

Averett University notched a 5-1 victory over Delaware Tech before falling to Division II Mansfield University 8-0 in five innings on Wednesday morning during the second day of the Snowbird Classic.

Greivis Vasquez accepted the Atlantic Coast Conference’s top individual honor the same way he plays the game: with boundless emotion.

Lynchburg College made Averett pay for several hit-batters and walks with key two-out hits that scored runs in the Hornets’ 10-5 victory over the Cougars on Tuesday.

Virginia Tech guard Malcolm Delaney received a couple more postseason honors Tuesday.

On the basketball court, Virginia sophomore Sylven Landesberg could be considered an artist of sorts.

Tech point guard Malcolm Delaney was one of three unanimous selections to this year’s All-ACC squad, along with Maryland guard Greivis Vasquez and Duke guard Jon Scheyer. Clemson’s Trevor Booker and Duke’s Kyle Singler were also named to the first team.

DURHAM - As gyms go, the ceiling is small. The banners are large and plentiful, crowded rows of white banners draped from brass rods, signifying ACC championships.

Senior right-hander Jake Loye threw a complete game and drove in three runs to lead Averett to a 7-3 victory over Methodist University in USA South Conference baseball action on Sunday at Owen-Fulton Field in Danville.

Razor sharp and laser focused, Duke rolled to an 82-50 win over North Carolina in boisterous Cameron Indoor Stadium for its first win against UNC at home in five seasons.

Darren White’s renewed emphasis on defense leads to active playing time, CAA all-rookie team

Danny Sumner scored 18 of his season-high 22 points in the second half, leading a William & Mary rally that lifted the Tribe to a 70-65 win over James Madison on Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament.

Monica Wright will walk into the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum tonight for an ACC tournament game with a new honor.

A number of players with local ties take the field and have big days for Hampden-Sydney.

The victory clinched a winning ACC record for the Hokies — their third winning conference mark in the last four seasons — and kept them very much alive for one of 34 at-large bids to the NCAA tournament.

Scattershooting around the ACC in anticipation of tonight’s perhaps prelude to next week’s conference tournament championship game ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Monica Wright’s once-slender shoulders are now strong and sturdy. And that is a good thing, because Wright, a senior wing guard, has carried the University of Virginia women’s basketball team throughout the 2009-10 season.

For all 40 minutes of Sunday night’s game against Duke, Virginia sophomore Sylven Landesberg — suffering from a badly bruised right thigh, sat next to Brad Soucie — the school’s director of basketball operations.

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