I know I’ve been hammering this “small world” theme the last couple of days, but I experienced something yesterday morning that is on my mind, and makes me want to talk about it one more day. I had dropped by...
Because the patio on the back of my house seems to perpetually be covered in shade, I’ve just finished an hour or two of doing exactly what my wife, doctor and friends have all told me not to do:...
Having just completed its third Military Bowl in nine years, I have to say, this one felt different for Virginia Tech. It wasn’t just the fact the Hokies won by a 41-20 margin. In addition to that, folks were happy....
The decision will not help gain a single yard, point, or first down for Virginia Tech’s football team this fall. But when you turn on the radio for the Hokies’ September 2nd game in Norfolk against ODU and hear “From...
The Virginia Sports Hall Of Fame today announced they will be inducting former Virginia Tech Sports Information Director Dave Smith into their enclave in their class of 2024, and you’re probably going to see a lot of people on...
It’s not often I’m not disappointed when I see a good player leave Virginia Tech when he still has eligibility left. But this morning’s news that Grant Basile is leaving the Hokies to go play pro basketball in Northern Italy...
Let’s take a walk back in time to the early 1980s. These were not the best of times for Virginia Tech’s football program. The Hokies were not thought of as a big-time program, despite their stated goal of trying to...
It was March of 1973, Bobby Stevens hit a last-second overtime jumper to give Virginia Tech an NIT championship, and I went running through my house in Norfolk as only a teenager can do, yelling and screaming about how...
The sun is shining, the weather is beautiful, and now would be a perfect time to take a walk or otherwise get outside and enjoy nature. But instead I’m sitting inside, hitting the F5 key to refresh my browser, all...
On February 6, 1967, Muhammad Ali was fighting Ernie Terrell in the Houston Astrodome for the heavyweight championship of the world. He was angry. Formerly known as Cassius Clay, he had changed his name to Muhammad Ali and Terrell...