Virginia Tech Athletic Director Jim Weaver spent part of Tuesday researching Texas’ decision to designate its defensive coordinator as its future head coach

The Hokies have plenty of distractions to steer clear of with two crucial conference contests remaining.

The players seem united in loyalty to Virginia Tech’s longtime defensive coordinator, but some are saying drastic changes may happen should Foster leave the Hokies

Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster said he probably will know in the next three weeks if he will be offered Clemson’s head-coaching position. Foster, 49, interviewed for the job Friday in Roanoke with Clemson athletic director Terry Don Phillips.

Monica Wright scored 35 points and Britnee Millner made a free throw with 6.4 seconds left to help No. 16 Virginia upset No. 5 Tennessee 83-82 Monday night

Who needs 7-footers, set plays, or any kind of real half-court offense?
On Sunday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena, the Virginia men’s basketball team sure didn’t.

Coach Frank Beamer confirmed Foster would interview with the ACC rival for their head coaching position, after the Hokies lost to Miami Thursday night

Cook tore her ACL during a workout

The Virginia Tech Cycling Team, in partnership with Rogues Racing, is taking on cyclocross racing as they present Tech Cross, the two-day Virginia Cyclocross Series

  The Hokies are a three wins away from another ACC title game appearance, but the ‘Canes stand in the way this Thursday night.

With jackhammer-like force, Darren Evans is pounding his way through defenses like worn-out pavement.

The Hornets struggled on the court and finished with a dismal 3-22 record last season.  Off the court, things were even worse. A plane crash on Nov. 21 severely injured starters Jason Early and Sean Sutherland. Early’s father, Brian, was killed in the accident.

The Hornets return all five starters and their key reserves from a team that finished tied for fourth with a 13-7 ODAC record (16-10 overall), despite the fact that they played only sophomores and freshmen.

Trapeni won the three-mile Hokie Open race for Tech on Saturday, crossing the line in 17:42.

In last Thursday’s 23-13 win over Maryland, he ran 32 times for a school-record 253 yards.

Virginia Tech’s next home football game, Nov. 22nd against Duke, will kick off at 5:30 p.m. and will be televised on ESPNU, the ACC announced today.

University of Virginia Athletic Director Craig Littlepage was emphatic last night when asked about the 2009 football season.  “Al Groh will be our head coach,“ Littlepage said via e-mail.

  Virginia stumbled again, this time at Winston-Salem, as Wake Forest moves closer to a return to the ACC title game.

Virginia Tech’s coaches adjourned the team meeting Saturday, but the Hokies’ seniors remained in the room at the Merryman Center. Coming off two consecutive losses, they had planned all week on delivering a message to their teammates. This seemed the best time to do it, as the Hokies returned from a two-day break.

  The starter at quarterback remains a gametime decision for the Hokies as they prepare for a crucial ACC clash with Maryland. Meanwhile, the Terps are aware of how difficult it is to win on Thursday night at Lane Stadium.

Virginia Tech quarterbacks Tyrod Taylor and Sean Glennon, both of whom suffered high left ankle sprains in the Hokies’ last game, are both listed as questionable for Thursday night’s home contest against No. 23 Maryland.

For now, Denzel Burrell plays, and Aaron Clark watches and cheers and exhorts his close friend. And suffers

The loss dropped the Cavaliers (3-2, 5-4) into a tie for second in the Coastal Division, but they hold the tie-breaker over first-place Georgia Tech (4-2, 7-2).

North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough, the consensus national player of the year, has a stress reaction in his right shin and is out indefinitely, the school said last night.

University of Virginia fullback Rashawn Jackson, charged this week with two felonies, remains on the team and may play tomorrow in U.Va.‘s home game against Miami.

Neither was allowed to participate when the Cavaliers began practicing Oct. 17, and they weren’t cleared until this week

University of Virginia women’s basketball player Paulisha Kellum, a junior guard will miss the 2008-09 season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee

Fresh off a triumphant weekend, the University of Virginia football program got more good news Monday morning.

This is not a dream, University of Virginia fans. That football team that was 1-3 after losing by 28 points at Duke last month? It’s the same U.Va. team that, after rallying to knock off No. 21 Georgia Tech yesterday, now leads the ACC’s Coastal Division.

Cory Holt scanned the sideline and tried to find someone who could lend him a wristband with Virginia Tech’s plays typed on it. But Tyrod Taylor, who sprained his left ankle on the game’s first play, had changed into street clothes. Sean Glennon, who replaced Taylor as Tech’s quarterback, was in the locker room having his left leg X-rayed.