http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/33 Category: Sports en-us Copyright 2009 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:18:39 -0500 SYRACUSE, N.Y. Blair Jones and Brandon Bochenski scored and had two assists apiece to lead the Norfolk Admirals to a 6-1 win against the Syracuse Crunch on Saturday night. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/admirals-sweep-4game-road-swing Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:23:26 -0500 By Doug Doughty The Roanoke Times MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. For all of the revivals his Virginia football teams have enjoyed in the 10th month, coach Al Groh has never been known as Mr. October. A three-game October winning streak seemed like a distant memory Saturday, when 16th-ranked Miami scored 28 unanswered points in the second half and routed the Cavaliers 52-17. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/canes-blow-away-cavs-secondhalf-surge Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:59:51 -0500 BALTIMORE The best thing that could be said about Norfolk State's offense early in Saturday's 31-23 win over Morgan State was that it was rested. Chilly, but rested. "It was too cold to be sitting on the sidelines," tailback DeAngelo Branche said. "We wanted to get in and do something." http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/spartans-offense-finds-its-rhythm-after-chilly-start Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:58:36 -0500 NORFOLK Just when it looked like Old Dominion was going to cruise to an easy homecoming victory over North Carolina Central, the Eagles scored 28 unanswered points to tie it early in the fourth quarter and make things interesting. Turns out that was just the cue Thomas DeMarco needed to make things exciting. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/demarco-helps-secure-8th-win-setting-division-i-startup-record Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:43:24 -0500 NORFOLK The start-up season wound down with a homecoming victory, and suddenly it was time to drop the curtain on the first campaign at Foreman Field. "I felt running off the field that I didn't want it to end," said Bobby Wilder, the rookie coach whose rookie team finished 6-1 on its home turf. "It's difficult to let it go." http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/homecoming-victory-adds-more-joy-special-season Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:28:29 -0500 NORFOLK Jay Harris took a few days off from his ESPN anchorman duties to check out his alma mater. Asked what he would tell his co-workers about Old Dominion football when he returns to Bristol, Conn., Harris couldn't help but bubble. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/alma-maters-success-thrills-espns-harris-odu-report Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:26:30 -0500 By Ed Miller The Virginian-Pilot Dorin Spivey is bringing home a belt. The veteran lightweight from Portsmouth stopped Meacher Major in the fourth round Friday night in Buffalo, N.Y., to capture the North American Boxing Association lightweight title. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/portsmouths-spivey-nets-lightweight-title Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:56:02 -0500 By Hank Kurz Jr. The Associated Press RICHMOND Brandyn Harvey made a one-handed grab of Chris Whitney's fourth-down pass for a 29-yard touchdown with 59 seconds left and Villanova stunned Richmond 21-20 Saturday night. The Wildcats (8-1, 5-1 Colonial Athletic Association) ended a 17-game winning streak by Richmond, the defending national champions of the Football Championship Subdivision. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/lastminute-td-snaps-spiders-streak Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:53:59 -0500 They are dropping like flies. Virginia has another state record blueline tilefish. The latest is a 23-pound, 5-ouncer caught July 4 by Michael Adkins of Sutherland. It eclipses the 20-10 fish caught in June by Kenneth Bowe of Chester. Blueline tilefish were added to the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament awards list in 2006, with an initial state-record standard set at 17-1/2 pounds. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/another-state-record-set-blueline-tilefish Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:38:48 -0500 FORT WORTH, Texas A race that featured 58 lead changes boring? Two cars upside down in the final laps and the talk is about single-file racing earlier in the event? NASCAR faces a dilemma. Complaints about last week's Talladega race points to a deeper issue about competition. Yet, what is good racing and are fans seeing it this season? http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/quality-racing-hot-topic-fans Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:59:34 -0500