http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/12 Category: PilotOnline.com en-us Copyright 2008 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:05:05 -0500 As staffers for Barack Obama's campaign scrambled last month to add thousands of college students to Virginia's voter rolls, a top aide to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, an Obama national co-chairman, helped push local registrars to make registration easier. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/state-gop-leader-faults-kaine-aides-involvement-push Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:04:58 -0400 ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/voter-guide-virginia-beach-and-suffolk-elections Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 ... http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/2nd-district-voters-must-choose-between-drake-and-nye-congress Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:00:00 -0400 GOALIES No. 31 Karri Ramo Age 22; 6-2, 192; born, Asikkala, Finland. - Highly touted prospect being groomed to be a No. 1 NHL goalie - As a kid, he spent his first nine years of soccer playing every position except goalie. In year 10, he found his calling.   No. 56 Mike McKenna 25, 6-1, 200; St. Louis. - Solid fourth-year pro who made his AHL debut in Norfolk in January 2006 http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/meet-admirals-players Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:03:07 -0400 NORFOLK Virginia Beach's Jay Holladay and International Hockey League Rookie of the Year Luciano Aquino were among the players to survived the Norfolk Admirals' first round of cuts Monday. The eight players released: forwards Matt Auffrey, Michael Field, Jamie Thompson and both forwards named Sean O'Connor; defensemen Jason Beckett and Chris Kaufman; and goalie Nick Boucher. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/admirals-dump-eight-trim-camp-roster-29 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:14:56 -0400 By Doug Doughty Lost in all the uproar over Virginia's underdog status today is the possibility that the Cavaliers' opponent today at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C., really has improved. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/uva-matchup-blue-devils-eye-end-acc-hex Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:14:04 -0400  SUFFOLK A 35-year-old Portsmouth man, accused of attempting to have his ex-girlfriend raped in May, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court on Thursday. When Chadwick Deforest and his former girlfriend broke up, prosecutor Charlotte Purkey said , he destroyed some of her possessions. When she filed charges against him, he tried to hire a hit man, Purkey said. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/portsmouth-man-pleads-guilty-revenge-plot-exgirlfriend Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:45:38 -0400 Chesapeake's Chris Crocker (Deep Creek High) started his sixth NFL season trying to prevent Brett Favre from winning his New York Jets debut. Not quite: the Jets beat the Miami Dolphins 20-14, and Favre struck for two touchdown passes against Miami's secondary, where Crocker starts at free safety. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/chris-crocker-all-you-can-control-right-now Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:39:30 -0400 BRISTOL, Tenn. NASCAR fans have longed for a new rivalry, but the combatants rarely fulfilled those hopes. Now, fans can debate something other than driver swaps and ticket prices. Kyle or Carl? They're the ones winning the most. They finished first and second in Saturday's Sprint Cup Sharpie 500, but the race turned personal at Bristol Motor Speedway. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/edwards-busch-pour-fuel-fledgling-feud Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:57:17 -0400 Once again, thousands of fans are ready to descend on nine blocks of Virginia Beach's Oceanfront for the East Coast Surfing Championships. Surfing competitions begin today and run through Sunday. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/surfing-fans-can-catch-reprieve-weekend Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:43:03 -0400