Hokie fans crowd restaurants to watch first game of the season
Read full article: Hokie fans crowd restaurants to watch first game of the seasonOn Sunday, Virginia Tech took on South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium. Despite losing a tough game, Hokie fans showed out at bars around the Roanoke and New River Valleys.
Foul Check Episode 34: Football with former college football referee Dan Foutz
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 34: Football with former college football referee Dan FoutzFormer college football referee Dan Foutz joins Brooke and Eric to talk about the ins and outs of his 35-year career, what it takes to get scouted as a ref and what makes a holding call. ๐
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King drops out of 2026 Republican race for US Senate
Read full article: Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King drops out of 2026 Republican race for US SenateGeorgia Insurance Commissioner John King has dropped out of the 2026 Republican race for the U.S. Senate.
Foul Check Episode 31: High School boys soccer with 3x State Champs Glenvar
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 31: High School boys soccer with 3x State Champs GlenvarThe Spring Jubilee has come and gone, winners are crowned, and Brooke and Eric are joined by now 3x Class 2 State Champions: Glenvar boys soccer!
BONUS: More college softball with Virginia Techโs Emma Lemley and Cori McMillan
Read full article: BONUS: More college softball with Virginia Techโs Emma Lemley and Cori McMillanAhead of the 2025 ACC Softball Tournament, Brooke and Eric have a Bonus Episode featuring Virginia Techโs Emma Lemley and Cori McMillan.
Foul Check Episode 28: College Softball with UVAโs Jade Hylton and Kelsey Hackett
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 28: College Softball with UVAโs Jade Hylton and Kelsey HackettBrooke and Eric are having a full circle moment this episode - sitting down with two softball stars they covered in high school.
Foul Check Episode 28: College Softball with UVAโs Jade Hylton and Kelsey Hackett
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 28: College Softball with UVAโs Jade Hylton and Kelsey HackettBrooke and Eric are having a full circle moment this episode - sitting down with two softball stars they covered in high school.
Paige Bueckers dons cowboy hat in Big D as WNBA No. 1 overall pick formally introduced by Wings
Read full article: Paige Bueckers dons cowboy hat in Big D as WNBA No. 1 overall pick formally introduced by WingsPaige Bueckers is doing her best to live in the present during what has been an insanely busy stretch.
Foul Check Episode 27: College football with Roanoke College head coach Bryan Stinespring
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 27: College football with Roanoke College head coach Bryan StinespringBrooke and Eric are joined by Roanoke College head football coach Bryan Stinespring to talk about building a program from the ground up (literally), what makes Roanoke College special, and why people should be addicted to the run game.
Foul Check Episode 26: NASCAR and Martinsville Speedway with Christopher Bell and Clay Campbell
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 26: NASCAR and Martinsville Speedway with Christopher Bell and Clay CampbellBrooke and Eric are joined by Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Toyota in the Cup Series, and Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell.
Jury selection begins for trial of suburban Chicago July 4 parade mass shooting suspect
Read full article: Jury selection begins for trial of suburban Chicago July 4 parade mass shooting suspectJury selection is underway for the trial of the man accused of opening fire on a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade and killing seven people in 2022.
Foul Check Episode 23: Womenโs wrestling with Lord Botetourtโs Serenity Shearer
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 23: Womenโs wrestling with Lord Botetourtโs Serenity ShearerBrooke and Eric sit down with Lord Botetourt wrestler Serenity Shearer to learn more about womenโs wrestling and its rise in the Commonwealth and beyond.
Foul Check Episode 20: Cornerbacks with Virginia Tech cornerbacks coach Derek โCheetahโ Jones
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 20: Cornerbacks with Virginia Tech cornerbacks coach Derek โCheetahโ JonesBrooke and Eric are joined by Virginia Tech's cornerback coach Derek Jones to learn the ins and outs of the cornerback position.
Foul Check Episode 19: Pole Vaulting with Olympian Bridget Williams
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 19: Pole Vaulting with Olympian Bridget WilliamsBrooke and Eric are joined by Olympian Bridget Williams, a UVA alum and pole vaulter who will compete for Team USA. They talk the mechanics of the sport, Bridgetโs journey to Paris, and the importance of believing in yourself.
Foul Check Episode 17: WNBA and professional womenโs hoops with WNBA Champion and Hokiesโ Aisha Sheppard
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 17: WNBA and professional womenโs hoops with WNBA Champion and Hokiesโ Aisha SheppardBrooke and Eric are joined by WNBA Champion and Virginia Tech Hokie Aisha Sheppard to talk all things professional womenโs hoops.
Foul Check Episode 15: Lacrosse with Salem High Schoolโs Andrew Crumpacker and Kaiden Garst
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 15: Lacrosse with Salem High Schoolโs Andrew Crumpacker and Kaiden GarstBrooke and Eric are joined by Salem High Schoolโs Andrew Crumpacker and Kaiden Garst to learn the lacrosse lingo, the physicality of the game, and the way art can be woven into the sport.
Foul Check Episode 14: College Softball with Virginia Techโs Emma Lemley and Trinity Martin
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 14: College Softball with Virginia Techโs Emma Lemley and Trinity MartinBrooke and Eric are joined by Virginia Tech softballโs Emma Lemley and Trinity Martin to get down to the rules of college softball.
Foul Check Episode 13: Minor League Baseball with Salem Red Sox GM Allen Lawrence
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 13: Minor League Baseball with Salem Red Sox GM Allen LawrenceBrooke and Eric sat down with Salem Red Sox General Manager Allen Lawrence to get all their questions answered before the season begins.
Some state lawmakers want school chaplains as part of a 'rescue mission' for public education
Read full article: Some state lawmakers want school chaplains as part of a 'rescue mission' for public educationLawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed legislation to allow spiritual chaplains in public schools.
Foul Check Episode 10: Wrestling with Staunton River head coach Scott Fike
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 10: Wrestling with Staunton River head coach Scott FikeBrooke and Eric are joined by Staunton River head wrestling coach Scott Fike to learn the point system, discuss why wrestling is so fun to watch and talk about the Golden Eaglesโ reign in Virginia.
Foul Check Episode 9: Womenโs College Basketball with Virginia Techโs Cayla King
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 9: Womenโs College Basketball with Virginia Techโs Cayla KingBrooke and Eric sit down with Virginia Tech star Cayla King ahead of the womenโs ACC tournament. They talk all things +/-, shooting from the three, and her famed clutch pull-up.
Foul Check Episode 8: High School Basketball with Northside head coach Bill Pope
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 8: High School Basketball with Northside head coach Bill PopeJoin Brooke Leonard and Eric Johnson as they sit down with the man, the myth and the legend: Northside head boys basketball coach Bill Pope.
Foul Check Episode 6: How to play Fantasy Football with league commissioner Connor Dietrich
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 6: How to play Fantasy Football with league commissioner Connor DietrichHave you been thrown into a Fantasy Football league and are wondering โNow what?โ That was Brooke and Eric as they joined a Fantasy Football team for the first time in their lives.
Foul Check Episode 4: High School Football with Bassett head coach Brandon Johnson
Read full article: Foul Check Episode 4: High School Football with Bassett head coach Brandon JohnsonFriday night lights. Underdogs rising. High school traditions. Brooke and EJ sat down with Bassett head coach Brandon Johnson to chat about the 2023 1st and 10 high school football season.
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โAround the Way with EJโ to bring inspirational stories from local athletes, community leaders
Read full article: โAround the Way with EJโ to bring inspirational stories from local athletes, community leadersCreating a change through positive and honest conversation is the goal of the new digital-only show coming to wsls.com
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Eric Johnson teaches Daytime some basketball tips, tricks
Read full article: Eric Johnson teaches Daytime some basketball tips, tricksCopyright 2021 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved. WSLS Sports Reporter Eric Johnson shows Bridget and Lindsey a few basketball tricks while discussing the elements of basketball. If you need help with the Public File, call 540-512-1558.
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Winter weather in Texas impacts pro, college sports
Read full article: Winter weather in Texas impacts pro, college sportsNHL games scheduled for Monday and Tuesday between the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators had already been scrapped. The shuffling of pro events came amid adjustments for several men's and women's college basketball games in Texas because of frigid temperatures and icy conditions for traveling. 12 Texas men's visit to ninth-ranked Oklahoma has been moved back a day to Thursday after originally getting bumped from Tuesday to Wednesday because of the weather. Two other womenโs games scheduled for Wednesday had also been called off: Texas at TCU and Texas Tech at Oklahoma. The American Athletic Conference men's game between Tulane and SMU in Dallas scheduled for Wednesday was postponed, with no makeup date announced.
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Predators-Stars postponed at city request, extreme weather
Read full article: Predators-Stars postponed at city request, extreme weatherA lone vehicle drives on Victory Ave. in front of American Airlines Center which was to host the Nashville Predators and the Dallas Stars NHL hockey game, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Dallas. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson requested that the teams not play Monday due to a shortage of electricity in the region. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)DALLAS โ The Dallas Stars postponed their home game Monday night against the Nashville Predators after a request from city officials not to play because of the impact extreme winter weather had on the area. The NHL didn't announce the postponement until just more than a half-hour before the scheduled start of the game. โI donโt know the status of that grid, but frankly, the Stars game is not critical infrastructure,โ Hallman told the DMN.

North Texas tornado outbreak caused $2B in losses
Read full article: North Texas tornado outbreak caused $2B in lossesA damaged Talbots store in the Preston Royal shopping area on Oct. 21, 2019, in Dallas, Texas. (CNN) - The tornadoes that tore through northern Texas on Sunday will be the costliest tornado outbreak in Texas history, according to the Insurance Council of Texas. That historic bill is expected to be about $2 billion for the damage caused by the outbreak of at least nine tornadoes in northern Texas, council spokeswoman Camille Garcia told CNN Thursday. Garcia said the previous most-expensive tornado outbreak in Texas came in 2015, when twisters struck the towns of Garland and Rowlett, causing $1.2 billion in losses. The weekend tornado outbreak was part of a line of storms that killed two people in the Great Plains.

Baby born by candlelight in laundry room during Texas tornado
Read full article: Baby born by candlelight in laundry room during Texas tornadoShe came into the world during a tornado -- taking her first breath by candlelight in a laundry room. The day started out beautifulSekani's mom was a week overdue when she came to the Bump Birthing Center in Rowlett, Texas, on Sunday. With the power out and tornado sirens going off, the staff quickly transformed the safest place in the Center into a birthing room. "We quickly took [the mom] into the laundry room, where we went on to deliver her baby by candlelight," McElhaney said. Luckily, the birthing center had no damage and the electricity came on right after the new family was discharged, McElhaney said.

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