BLACKSBURG It took 11 games, but the Wild Turkey finally reappeared - and fittingly, on Senior Day. Tight end Greg Boone, an Oscar Smith High grad playing his final home game for Virginia Tech, took his first four snaps of the season in the formation he made popular last year. And he nearly tossed his first career touchdown pass.

PORTLAND, Maine Mitch Fritz netted his first goal of the season and Justin Keller scored for the fifth time in 2009-10. However, the Norfolk Admirals fell to the Portland Pirates 4-2 on Saturday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center. The Admirals (10-10-1-0) dropped to 2-3-1-0 through six contests of their eight-game road trip.

NORFOLK It had been a week of 30-point leads, bulging box scores, and blow-out wins for Old Dominion. That changed Saturday night when the Monarchs, as expected, found themselves in a tightly contested game for the first time in this young season.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. Mark Martin chases a championship he doesn't need. He refuses to define himself based on titles won even if many others do. Championships, though, once consumed him, ate at him and caused sleepless nights. No matter how hard he worked, how focused he was and how much he inspired his team, he couldn't win a championship in NASCAR's top series.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. Today ends what has been one of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s most frustrating seasons. Although he enters today's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway 24th in points, he's not ready for the season to be over. "I wouldn't declare this my worst season," Earnhardt said. "It's been hard. This is our worst season statistically.

LEXINGTON Old Dominion quarterback Thomas DeMarco said after Saturday's 42-35 victory over VMI that he intends to spend the next week "in an ice bath." ODU's sophomore quarterback, who transferred in from a junior college in California last winter, finished the season with 21 touchdown passes and 17 rushing touchdowns as he accounted for 230 points.

LEXINGTON From the afternoon's first moment - when Old Dominion opened the game by recovering its own onside kick - the finish to the Monarchs' season was a little wilder than anyone could have expected. It was a case of Bobby Wilder living up to his name. The onside kick, ODU's coach said, was meant to be "a statement to our kids."

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. Scott Machado scored 20 points, including 11 in the final 5:49, as Iona remained undefeated with an 80-68 victory over Norfolk State on Saturday. Six of Machado's final 11 came from the free throw line, where the Gaels (3-0) were 23 for 37 to the Spartans' 13 for 28. Kyle Smith added 14 points for Iona, which got 13 from Mike McFadden and 10 from Keon Williams.

BLACKSBURG Virginia Tech football fans were reminded Saturday of what they will miss next season. But also how much they have to look forward to. Linebacker Cody Grimm, playing the final home game of his career, forced a fumble on the first play of the game - just the beginning of a smothering, historic individual performance.

By Doug Doughty CLEMSON, S.C. There was “wildcat” on the loose Saturday night and, for a while, it threatened to put a damper on Clemson’s division-clinching celebration. Actually, the Tigers had clinched a spot in the ACC championship game before taking the field at Memorial Stadium, but an anticipated walkover did not materialize.