http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/33 Category: Sports en-us Copyright 2009 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:28:52 -0500 FORT WORTH, TX Kurt Busch will have a new crew chief next season and, with his title hopes over, some have questioned why not make the change now. But Pat Tryson's pit call helped Busch win Sunday's race. Busch, who had one of the strongest cars all race, helped save a lap's worth of fuel in the 64 circuits after his final pit stop. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/kurt-busch-says-crew-chiefs-pit-call-was-crucial Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:23:29 -0500 FORT WORTH, Texas Two hours before Sunday's race, NASCAR chairman Brian France conceded that dramatic story lines in the sport "aren't what they have been in the past or will be in the future," in citing a reason for NASCAR's slumping TV ratings. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/chase-takes-unexpected-turn Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:16:19 -0500 FORT WORTH, TX NASCAR chairman Brian France says he wants TV broadcasters that work NASCAR events to call the sport as those in other sports do and limit their areas of criticism. France made the comments in an interview with The Virginian-Pilot before Sunday's race at Texas Motor Speedway. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/france-broadcasters-should-limit-criticism Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:23:47 -0500 BOYS VOLLEYBALL EASTERN REGION tournament Today’s quarterfinals At Tallwood, Maury (20-0) vs. Gloucester (11-3), 5 p.m.; Great Bridge (22-0) vs. Princess Anne (14-8), 6:15 p.m. Tuesday’s quarterfinals At Tallwood, Menchville (11-1) vs. Norview (16-4), 5 p.m.; First Colonial (18-4) vs. Western Branch (14-8), 6:15 p.m. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/volleyball-postseason-glance Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:42:07 -0500 One of Lakeland High School’s best football seasons in Group AAA ended on a sour note when the Cavaliers were bounced from postseason Saturday with Warwick’s victory over Kecoughtan.   Warwick’s 37-14 win propelled it into the Eastern Region Division 5 playoffs as the seventh seed and knocked Bethel to the No. 8 and final seed. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/lakeland-bumped-playoffs-0 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:33:12 -0500 SALEM ODU wrestlers rolled in the first event of the season, winning six titles in Sunday's Hokie Open. James Nicholson (125 pounds), Kyle Hunter (133), John Nicholson (149), Chris Brown (165), Joe Budi (184) and Jesse Strawn (194) all finished first in their divisions. Sailing ODU women place two in national top 10 http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/odu-wrestlers-amass-6-titles-hokie-open Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:33:13 -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/odus-demarco-helps-secure-8th-win-setting-division-i-startup-record Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:43:24 -0500