BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech knows even though Duke is struggling the Blue Devils have given the Hokies problems. The No. 13 Hokies (6-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) have lost their last two home games against the Blue Devils (4-4, 1-4), including a 45-43, four-overtime defeat in 2015. It was the longest game … Continue reading
Justin Fuente and Virginia Tech will head into the summer with three quarterbacks vying to be the starter, and the Hokies’ second-year coach has said repeatedly he has no timetable for when he will make the final decision. Sound familiar? The Hokies had the same scenario last season, but at least then they were returning … Continue reading
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Kevin Sterne has spent 10 years trying not to let himself be defined by the mass shooting that nearly killed him at Virginia Tech. But now that he’s a new father, Sterne grapples with knowing that one day he must tell his son about the horror he worked so hard to … Continue reading
Halfway through their first seasons at their schools, coaches Justin Fuente of Virginia Tech and Dino Babers of Syracuse are headed in different directions. Fuente seems to have picked up where Frank Beamer left off: the Hokies (4-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) are ranked 17th and lead the Coastal Division going into Saturday’s game against … Continue reading
There will be a very familiar face in the visitor’s locker room at Virginia Tech on Saturday. Scot Loeffler, the Hokies’ offensive coordinator for the last three years of Frank Beamer’s tenure at Virginia Tech, is now holding the same position with Boston College. The Hokies hope to ruin his return to Blacksburg on Saturday. … Continue reading
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Tech Police Department says threatening email messages received by dozens of people in the campus community originated from a country in South America. Tech Police said Friday that state and federal law enforcement agencies have taken charge of the investigation. Tech Police said last month the email “included a … Continue reading
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Campus police at the College of William & Mary say someone on the campus received a threatening email that’s similar to threats emailed to people at Virginia Tech. Dozens of people at Virginia Tech got the threatening email Monday. Police said the message “included a threat to campus safety” but they … Continue reading
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Bells will toll in Virginia this weekend to mark the ninth anniversary of the shooting at Virginia Tech. Gov. Terry McAuliffe has declared April 16 as “Virginia Tech Remembrance Day.” A student killed 32 people at the school on that day in 2007 before killing himself. McAuliffe says that at 9:43 … Continue reading
by Justin Bell Old Dominion University’s new three game deal between Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia will allow them to start paying athletes a stipend. The schools have yet to meet on the field in football and the new deal pledges to bring in more revenue for ODU as they are set to … Continue reading
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Two Virginia Tech students appeared in court Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, in the death of a 13-year-old girl who apparently climbed out her bedroom window, but the events that led to her killing remained a mystery. David Eisenhauer, 18, has been charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in the death of … Continue reading
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Two Virginia Tech students charged in the death of a 13-year-old girl who apparently climbed out her bedroom window obtained lawyers and appeared in court on Monday, but the events that led to her killing remained a mystery. David Eisenhauer, 18, has been charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in … Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The latest about a bus crash that injured about 36 people, most of them college students returning to school at the close of the holiday weekend. All times local. Noon Virginia State Police say speed was a factor in a bus crash that injured about 36 people, most of them college … Continue reading
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech authorities say they are investigating a threatening message found inside a bathroom on campus. Local news outlets report campus police received a report Monday concerning graffiti inside a bathroom stall at Price Hall. The message read: “I will be here 11/11/2015 to kill all muslims.” The Virginia Tech Police … Continue reading
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Sophomore Antonio Pejic and freshman Benedikt Henning of the Norfolk State men’s tennis team each won once in singles and then together in doubles during the ITA Atlantic Regional Championship this weekend at Virginia Tech. The two Spartans earned their win in doubles with an 8-1 victory over the Duquesne duo of … Continue reading
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors has approved a $1.4 billion budget for the upcoming school year. The Roanoke Times (http://bit.ly/1M4UO4H) reports the board voted 13-0 Monday afternoon on the budget, which includes a pool of funds for merit-based faculty and administrator salary increases and staff raises mandated by the General … Continue reading
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