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As Kentucky’s GOP primary campaign sprints toward the finish line, some Republicans are already looking ahead to the November election.

LIberty's defense was the star in Jamey Chadwell's first spring game as Flames Head coach.

Liberty’s Convocation is an event that brings high profile figures to speak about their Christian faith.

A high school along Florida’s Atlantic Coast has removed a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank after a leader of a conservative group challenged it, claiming it minimized the Holocaust.

A new report from the American Library Association says attempted book bannings and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022.

Max Klesmit sealed the victory with a layup with 42 seconds remaining.

3 seed Liberty handled Big East visitor Villanova to advance to the NIT second round.

Tishara Morehouse scored 20 points and distributed six assists as Florida Gulf Coast cruised to an 84-60 win over Liberty.

Liberty previously held a record of 3-0 in ASUN title games.

Liberty downed the Knights to advance in the ASUN tournament.

Students will be gone for an entire week to help Ukrainian refugees escaping the war.

Josh Fricks suffered a severe neck injury.

McGhee moves into 5th all-time in D1 history in made three-pointers.

Darius McGhee made 5 three-pointers in the Monday night home victory.

The Flames came up short in their fourth consecutive bowl appearance.

Liberty understands that Toledo possesses speed and skill players in abundance.

The Flames squad is coming off about four weeks of what can only be described as turmoil, with a bowl game looming.

Liberty football will head to Boca Raton, Florida for the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 20.

Liberty athletic director Ian McCaw announced Tuesday that Josh Aldridge would be the interim head coach since Hugh Freeze was announced head coach at Auburn.

Freeze led Liberty through its FBS transition and first ever Bowl game appearance and win.

Auburn hired Liberty coach Hugh Freeze to take over the football program more than five years after his resignation from SEC West rival Mississippi amid both personal and NCAA scandals.

Virginia Tech earned its third win of the season, edging Liberty by one.

Virginia Tech is tied with Liberty at the half, 17-17.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Liberty coach Hugh Freeze said it might have been the biggest win of his career. Arkansas’ Sam Pittman knew it was his worst loss.

Forest’s offensive line just wasn’t letting up on Friday night. They took the win against Liberty 49-12.

"We're appreciative that we're getting recognized but the work isn't done."

The Flames are off to a 7-1 start to the 2022 season.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Flames record a season-high 547 total offensive yards and a season-best 300 yards rushing in the 41-14 win.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this weekend.

The Flames attain bowl eligibility for the fourth consecutive season.

Demario Douglas recorded over 100 yards receiving in the Flames road win.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

A pair of late touchdowns from running back Dae Dae Hunter allowed Liberty to open up a tied game and outlast Old Dominion for a 38-24 win, Saturday evening, at S.B. Ballard Stadium.

Liberty will travel to ODU for an in-state rivalry game.

Dae Dae Hunter rushed for 118 yards in the Flames win.

The Glass crowd was ready, and so was George White.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Liberty scored with 1:11 left, but No. 19 Wake Forest stopped CJ Yarbrough’s two-point conversion attempt several yards short of the goal line for a tight 37-36 home victory Saturday.

Coach Hugh Freeze is looking for his new quarterback to take another step forward this weekend. vs Wake Forest.

Liberty moves to 2-0 with a 21-14 win over visiting UAB.

Backup quarterback Kaidon Salter was an unlikely star in Liberty's opening game overtime win at Southern Miss.

Brewer suffered the injury during the Flames season opener at Southern Miss.

A building at the Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel, which inspired the 1987 movie “Dirty Dancing,” was knocked down as a result of a massive fire on Tuesday evening, officials said.

Liberty's football camp is making progress thanks to solid chemistry and comradre.

For Daryl Robertson, it’s been a surreal few weeks walking around the hallways of Liberty High School – The former E.C. Glass and William Fleming assistant took over the program where he won a state title in 2002.

The Liberty and Jefferson Forest high school YOVASO clubs were among the 15 award winners recognized during the annual Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety (YOVASO) Awards Banquet held Saturday night, July 16, at James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg, Va. A Liberty High School teacher was also recognized, as well as two students from Jefferson Forest High School. From Roanoke Co., Northside High School was recognized, as well as a Life Counselor at the school.

WNBA enters final month of the season with 11 of 12 teams in contention for playoff spots and five franchises within three games of each other atop the standings.

Central Michigan defeated Liberty 3-2 in 12 innings of play.

Liberty had an early lead, but couldn't hold it against a perennial power in Oklahoma.

Liberty will take on Oklahoma in the Gainesville Regional for the NCAA Baseball Tournament on Friday.

Flames are fresh off winning back-to-back ASUN conference titles.

Flames took care of business in just five innings of work with a 9-0 championship win.

Top-seeded Liberty built an 8-0 lead over No. 3 seed North Florida on Friday, earning a spot in the 2022 ASUN Softball Championship final with a 9-1, six-inning win at UNF Softball Complex.

No. 1 seed Liberty began its title defense with a 6-4 win over No. 4 seed North Alabama in the ASUN Softball Championship quarterfinal, Thursday at UNF Softball Complex.

The Hokies put up 2 in the ninth to down visiting Liberty, 2-1.

Liberty's dual threat quarterback was chosen by xxxxxxx in Las Vegas.

Liberty University is facing another lawsuit regarding sexual assault and rape on campus Wednesday.

The former Liberty and NFL standout running back is set to release a new compilation music album featuring local Virginia artists.

Quarterbacks Malik Willis and Matt Corral are among 21 prospects who will attend the NFL Draft in Las Vegas later this month.

Liberty has four legit candidates to take over for the departing Malik Willis.

Demon Deacons tally 16 hits in the mid-week victory over the Flames.

There were upwards of 28 NFL teams at Liberty University on Tuesday scouting the Flames’ former quarterback, Malik Willis.

Darius McGhee scored 26 points recording his 10th straight 20-point game with a game-high 21 points.

Both teams shot poorly in what was a tightly contested game.

Darius McGhee becomes the fourth ASUN player to ever win the award in back-to-back seasons and first since 2017.

Liberty defeats LIpscomb in ASUN men's action.

Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder threw two touchdown passes and the National team’ had eight sacks in a 20-10 victory over the American team in the Senior Bowl on Saturday.

Liberty rallied from an early deficit to handle visiting Jacksonville.

Darius McGhee dropped 48 points Saturday night to guide the Flames to a 78-75 victory.

Shiloh Robinson scored a career-high 21 points in the ASUN Conference win.

Spencer Jones scored a career-high 25 points, Brandon Angel scored 10 of his 17 points in the final nine minutes and Stanford beat Liberty 79-76 on Thursday in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, spoiling Darius McGhee’s 41-point performance.

Malik Willis passed for 231 yards and accounted for five touchdowns and Liberty rolled over Eastern Michigan 56-20 on Saturday night in the LendingTree Bowl.

The Flames make their third consecutive bowl game appearance.

The 42-14 loss for snaps Liberty's 15-game home win streak.

Liberty tipped off the 2021-22 season Thursday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,034 fans at Liberty Arena, the most fans ever at a game in Liberty Arena. The Flames dominated from start-to-finish, defeating Regent 85-24 for its first win of the season.

Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

Conference USA will add Liberty, Jacksonville State, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State in the latest round of realignment.

Liberty at Ole Miss might not be the biggest game in college football this weekend, but you’d be hard-pressed to find another with juicer storylines than when they meet for a noon kickoff on Saturday.

The Flames defeated the Minutemen 62-17 for their 15th consecutive home win.

Malik Willis left in the second quarter with a foot injury, only to return in the second half, guiding the Flames to 21 unanswered points in the 35-26 win.

Giving the way things are going, there could eventually be a coaching domino falling in Blacksburg.

It was a tough homecoming night for Liberty on Friday.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

Malik Willis accounted for over 400 offense and three touchdowns.

Undefeated Liberty (3-0) travels to 2-1 Syracuse for a Friday night game in Central New York State.

A smothering second-half defensive effort and six total touchdowns by Flames’ quarterback Malik Willis led Liberty to a 45-17 win over Old Dominion, Saturday night, at Williams Stadium.

Coach Hugh Freeze considers ODU a challenge they need to be ready for this weekend.

The WNBA enters the final week of the regular season with many playoff positions still to be decided as well as the final postseason berth.

Liberty University is returning to broad in-person instruction after a two-week "temporary mitigation period" in which the Virginia school saw a record number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on campus.

The WNBA playoff chase may come down to the final day of the regular season on Sept. 19.

Flames earn a program-record 12th consecutive home victory.

Liberty football notched a big win on Friday night.

William Byrd takes the win over Liberty with a final score of 33-28.

On Aug. 26, Liberty University reported 159 active COVID-19 cases -- with 500 students and staff members instructed to quarantine. LU leaders are now calling the next two weeks a ‘temporary mitigation period.’

Thousands of people are marching in Paris and other French cities for a fourth straight week of protests against the country's COVID-19 health pass.

The Martinsville Mustangs are ahead of the curve in our area for college wood bat baseball, having joined the elite Coastal Plain League 17 years ago.

Liberty got an opening win, while UVA fell to South Carolina in NCAA Baseball regional action.

Join Megan and Lindsey as they chat about a Liberty grad auditioning for America’s Got Talent, how a Brazilian artist makes art using plastic, and how the name “Karen” isn’t a popular baby name.