From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Loss to Duke deflates Cavaliers

October 31, 2009

CHARLOTTESVILLE – The “Wow Factor” is usually talked about in terms of a breathtaking, magnificent, beautiful or other positive sort of happening. In some cases, it works the opposite way.  The University of Virginia’s 28-17 loss at home to Duke yesterday was definitely a “Wow Factor” game, though not in any way [...]

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Spiders’ streak now at 17 after winning at Towson

October 31, 2009

Editor’s note – This story was written by Virginia Sports Now correspondent John Packett (still working on that byline thing in our posting program).  TOWSON, Md. — Little more than three minutes into the third quarter this afternoon, the top-ranked team in the country in Football Championship Subdivision found itself trailing Towson [...]

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Duke at Virginia IN-GAME Update: 6:25 p.m.

October 31, 2009

UPDATE – The stands are emptying as Duke tacks on a touchdown after a Jameel Sewell fumble.  The play is under review but the best case for Virginia is fourth and very long.   Ruling confirmed. Touchdown Duke.   This will be our final update as we head down to collect some quotes.  Check back later [...]

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Richmond at Towson IN GAME Update: Final 42-14 UR

October 31, 2009

Editor’s Note:  Byline correction!  John Packett is at Towson covering the UR-Towson game for Virginia Sports Now.  Keep up with his updates here and read his story after the game. UPDATE – Richmond expanded its lead to 42-14 early in the fourth quarter when Ward found Gaskins with a 10-yard TD pass. [...]

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FREE (for amusement only) – Derby Bill’s playoff push

October 30, 2009

Over the past four weeks, William “Derby Bill” Watson’s record is 24-16.  Can we go ahead and say it should be 25-16?  We know he was picking the Heels over the Hokies in an upset.  Derby Bill had a pretty bad week a while back and he’s rallied nicely.  Virginia has rallied after an 0-3 [...]

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Heels leave a mark on Hokies

October 30, 2009

BLACKSBURG – OK, so that didn’t go quite the way Virginia Tech football fans expected. Almost five years to the day after his brother Connor Barth kicked a last-second field goal to beat Miami, North Carolina’s Casey Barth kicked a 21-yarder on the game’s final play to stun the Hokies 20-17 at [...]

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