The defending state champion Blacksburg Boys Soccer team has had plenty of banner seasons, but none quite like this one. 

17-year old Blacksburg star Courtney Ellenbogen carded a -1 70 to put herself into position to make the cut against some of the world’s finest women’s golfers at the LPGA Michelob Ultra at Kingsmill in Williamsburg.

George Washington senior Nick Barbour was voted an Associated Press Group AAA first-team all-state selection Wednesday and junior Terrance Townes received second-team honors.

With the same determination he displayed as a rookie in the Cup series in 1994, Burton is still driving hard. He comes into this weekend’s Dodge Challenger 500 second in points. 

The month of May traditionally is a crucial month for NASCAR drivers and crew chiefs who haven’t won much lately, in part because sponsors are always hungry for more. 

The new stock car has been awkward to drive. And now teams are heading to Darlington, just repaved, with its stunning 200 mph speeds, and then back here to Lowe’s Motor Speedway for a couple of weeks of work.

Each scholarship student-athlete at a Division I school earns Academic Progress Rate points for remaining eligible at the school at which he initially matriculated, staying in that school’s sports program, and graduating.

Radford senior pitcher Ashley Taylor, a former Dan River standout, and freshman utility player Shannon Keefe highlighted Radford’s school-record eight Big South All-Conference selections. 

Former Virginia Tech running back Branden Ore might play his final college season this fall at West Liberty State, a Division II school in West Liberty, W.Va.

Mhairi McKay tied personal and course record with an 8-under par 63 today to take the clubhouse lead at the midpoint of the opening day of $2.2 million Michelob Ultra Open.

Jason Campbell has so many things running through his head that it is a wonder his helmet is not spinning when he stands behind the center.  Campbell is no stranger to learning new offenses. He had four offensive coordinators at Auburn. This is his fourth season with the Redskins, and this will be the third offense he has had to grasp. 

Larry Jones said Tuesday he wanted to dispel any suggestion the Kentucky Derby runner-up was on performance-enhancing drugs. Eight Belles was euthanized after breaking both front ankles Saturday, a quarter-mile after the finish at Churchill Downs.