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Sports writer for The Roanoke Times @roanoketimes . Beats include Va. Tech basketball. AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll voter and Heisman voter. Syracuse grad.

Roanoke, Va.
Joined December 2011
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4 years
Working on a eulogy. Lost my dad Thursday. Some of you may have had a father, but I had a dad. The kind of dad who played catch with you in the backyard, took you to ballgames, was at the wheel for family trips, and kissed you on the cheek. I hope you had/have/are such a dad too.
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6 years
And the Virginia school with the most NCAA Tourney wins this year is .... Radford
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2 years
How about sending the Commonwealth Cup to Harrisonburg this year and just cancel the UVa-VT game, spare folks from having to endure that one?
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5 years
#Hokies @HokiesMBB coach Mike Young says Virginia Tech is still in the running to retain Kerry Blackshear. More to come later
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2 years
#Hokies sweep the ACC men's and women's basketball scholar-athlete of the year awards -- Justyn Mutts for the men and Elizabeth Kitley for the women
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The drought is over! Hokies going to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. Va. Tech gets a 7 seed and will face No. 10 seed Marquette on Sunday
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I was at the BCS title game for VT-FSU. I was at NCAA men's and women's soccer semis for VT. I was at the NCAA wrestling when VT won a team trophy. And now here I am at the women's Final Four for another VT team. Not a bad career.
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2 years
Lot of folks whining about this tourney being in Brooklyn and not Greensboro, but I am sure the VT players are glad to be playing UNC here in front of a more neutral crowd than it would be in Greensboro
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3 years
Blacksburg High and Virginia Tech grad Britney Anderson, former Radford and Hokies assistant, wins NCAA title in her first season as Stanford assistant
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5 years
With the losses to Radford and Virginia Tech, Notre Dame is 0-2 against the New River Valley and 10-2 against the rest of the country this season.
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4 years
Former principal and coach Bob Young, the father of #Hokies @HokiesMBB coach Mike Young, has died. He is remembered as a kind man and a great educator. @Radford_Bobcats @Radford_Schools
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Seriously? Did you guys know Virginia Tech made the Final Four last year and is No. 5 in the AP poll and the ACC champ? No pic of Kitley or Amoore in this?
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It’s March 1 … BRING ON THE MADNESS🏀 #NCAAWBB
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Hokies get to use the Seattle Storm locker room
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Blacksburg High grad Cole Beck of Virginia Tech #Hokies wins the men's 100 meters at the ACC championships
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Luke Hancock picks #Hokies to win ACC regular season title on “Nothing But Net” ACC men’s basketball preview show
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ESPN2 Tuberville criticizing VT for not running there and throwing the TD pass. "What did they accomplish?" he said. Um, a TD.
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Online now: I talked to #Hokies athletic director Whit Babcock about whether he feels Virginia Tech can keep @HokiesWBB coach Kenny Brooks
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4 years
Landers Nolley II of the #Hokies has been named ACC freshman of the week for the fifth time.
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1 year
KITLEY IS STAYING AT VT!!!!!
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Let’s gooooo
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#Hokies star Kerry Blackshear announces on Instagram he is withdrawing from the draft and is still evaluating his college options
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5 years
#Hokies list projected starters for tomorrow as Bede, Horne, Wilkins, Nolley -- and Hunter Cattoor
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4 years
Congrats to Mike Burnop of #Hokies , named the state's sportscaster of the year by the Virginia members of the National Sports Media Association, and David Teel, named the state's sportswriter of the year.
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2 years
So if three ACC teams make the Final Four, which ACC coach is the guest studio analyst? Tony Bennett? Mike Young? Mike Brey? Or Jim Boeheim?
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4 years
Stagg Bowl returning to Salem in 2023
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6 years
By finishing ahead of the UVa men and women, the #Hokies earn two points and claim the Commonwealth Clash for the 2nd straight year
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6 years
Radford leaves No. 17 Texas with $100,000 — and the Win. RU has now won at Notre Dame and at Texas this month
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4 months
Kitley tells ACC Network she is feeling pretty good, focusing on rehab, taking it day by day
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5 years
so the Radford win at Northwestern and the Hokies' win over Michigan State makes it New River Valley 2, Big Ten 0 in the past seven days
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2 months
In Sat. paper, online now: I sat down for an extensive interview with Elizabeth Kitley @elizabethkitley of #Hokies @HokiesWBB to talk about last month and the upcoming @WNBA draft.
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@MarchMadnessWBB Maybe look up who made the Final Four last year and is ranked fifth and is the ACC champ, find a Va Tech pic and try again with this? This account needs to do better
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2 years
Virginia Tech #Hokies announce that starting this Saturday, everyone at Tech athletic indoor events must show proof of vaccination or proof of vaccine medical exemption or a negative COVID PCR or rapid test taken within the previous 72 hrs
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2 years
Hokies beat Kentucky 5-4, win 3 straight elimination games to win the Blacksburg Regional!
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7 months
Here at Roanoke College, whose new football coach is Bryan Stinespring
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2 years
Seventh-seeded Hokies upset third-seeded and 25th-ranked (and No. 29 in NET) UNC 72-59 in ACC semis. VT makes final for first time ever
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5 years
ESPN2 shows players in Hokies T-shirts in warmups. “I used to have a shirt like that — then they whacked me,” Seth G. cracks
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5 years
So sad to see about Charlie Moir, who led Roanoke College to an NCAA title and Virginia Tech to a Metro Conference crown. A gentleman and family man.
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9 years
This is more than the retirement of a #Hokies coach. Retirement of a class act and the face of a university
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3 years
I believe they just moved the ACC title game from prime time to 10 a.m.
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Duffy confident that Baker, Ekh, Suffren, Micheaux, Nelson, Wenzel be back (Wenzel already announced her return)
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3 years
Wabissa Bede of #Hokies one of 30 contenders for men's basketball Senior CLASS Award
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5 years
Lydia Rivers is transferring from Radford to Virginia Tech @Radford_WBB @HokiesWBB -- and her dad, a former Hokies basketball and football player, couldn't be happier.
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Blacksburg grad Cole Beck of #Hokies is moving on to the NCAA national championships. Finished 2nd overall tonight at the NCAA East meet in the 100 meters to earn a berth in the national meet.
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Virginia Tech #Hokies @HokiesMBB announces Tyrece Radford remains suspended and won't play today, although he did travel to Miami with team. Mike Young says there is a path for Tyrece to return to competition this week. (which I assume means next week)
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6 years
in tomorrow's paper, online now: Marty Smith, Giles High and Radford University grad, has signed a new contract with ESPN
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5 years
It's official: Mike Young is the new #Hokies @HokiesMBB coach
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4 months
The #Hokies are back in the top 10 -- Va. Tech jumps four spots to No. 8 in the new women's poll
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1 year
Story updated with interview with Elizabeth Kitley's dad, who sheds light on why the #Hokies @HokiesWBB star @elizabethkitley has decided to return to Virginia Tech
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5 years
Whit Babcock from Wednesday: "Anything that's leaked out there is done with a motive. And I have great confidence in our ability to not leak it. So if our fans read something out there, they should know that there's a motive behind it all."
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4 years
While I'm furloughed, I recommend you follow Mike Bar- no, never mind, he just tweets about an unnamed child. Oh, follow Andy Bi- oops no, I may be legally barred from mentioning him. There's Aaron Mc-- no, can't do that to you folks, his jokes are awful. Well, good luck to you.
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And with 27 straight points, #Hokies have stolen that big lead away from Arkansas. Or shoplifted it, whichever you prefer.
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1 year
I just broke the news to Corey Moore that he has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. Interview to come soon.
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VMI announces the hiring of Alleghany High AD Bryan Stinespring, a former #Hokies assistant, as an assistant football coach
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Remember, @HokiesWBB will face some of these Iowa players in November, when Tech picks up another $150,000 to play Iowa in Charlotte. (By comparison, Tech men will get $30K for playing Penn State in Baltimore)
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For first time since Feb. 1990, VT wins at FSU! Hokies make 18 treys. Cattoor ties school mark with nine. VT ends 12-game skid in Tallahassee with 85-70 win
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Virginia Tech #Hokies bang out 19 hits in 15-9 win over Wright State in NCAA regional
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Hokies beat No. 3 NC State 63-62, handing State its first loss of the year and giving VT its first win over a ranked foe this year
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Pete D'Amour of #Hokies named ACC softball coach of the year, while Carrie Eberle gets pitcher of the year and Kesley Bennett named freshman of the year
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Suffren, Nelson, Ekh, Micheaux, Wenzel here. Kitley and King too
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Over in Lexington, VMI football team upset No. 10 Furman for its first win in the series since 2014
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#Hokies upset No. 3 Villanova here at the Mohegan Sun, 81-73
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The ACC coach of the year for baseball is John Szefc of #Hokies
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ACC Network will re-air the #Hokies vs. Duke ACC title game at 10 p.m. Wednesday.
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Practice squad signings — Cam Phillips, Bills; Isaiah Ford, Dolphins; Bucky Hodges, Steelers #Hokies
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Young on Rice: "I don't think I need to say anything more about Rodney's ankle. Rodney wants to play. Rodney's ready to play. He's practicing, and practicing very, very well. That is a matter of the medical staff giving me the green light that he's ready"
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#Hokies AD Babcock says no current players have made any declarations yet about transferring or turning pro, nor have any signees asked yet about getting released from letters of intent
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Crowd of 5,943 -- biggest crowd ever for a VT home wrestling match
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Just think, some lucky bowl will get to have this exciting UVa offense this year! And all those passionate UVa fans gobbling up tickets.
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VT's best FG pct ever in ACC play -- 65.4 pct
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Mike Young the ACC coach of the year
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#Hokies coach Kevin Dresser was just named national coach of the year by the Nat. Wrestling Coaches Assn.
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Online now: Landers Nolley is staying at Virginia Tech, and #Hokies @HokiesMBB coach Mike Young couldn't be happier
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In Tues. paper, online now: I talked to Mike Young and Mike Jones @DeMathaHoops about Jones leaving DeMatha to join Young's Virginia Tech @HokiesMBB staff
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Corey Moore, former #Hokies @HokiesFB star, makes College Football Hall of Fame
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Jalen Cone, rated No. 53 player in Class of 2020 by ESPN, announces to @GameofInchesHS he will reclassify, graduate this year and play as a freshman in 2019-20. Announces his top six are #Hokies @HokiesMBB , Tennessee, Texas A&M, Boston College, NC State and Wake Forest
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Here at courthouse in Christiansburg, Tyrece Radford found guilty of DUI. Judge taking gun case under advisement for one year.
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I mean, I am not the state sports writer of the year or anything, but I believe in my humble, undecorated opinion Tech is playing very well.
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Hokies might be facing a must-win game against Rhode Island next month if they want that at-large bid to the FCS playoffs.
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College basketball notebook in Friday's paper, online now: Luke Hancock @lukeskywalka11 talks about joining the ACC Network @accnetwork , plus news about #UVa , the ODAC and the A-10
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So who will VT women play in the inaugural SEC-ACC Challenge? LSU? South Carolina? Tennessee?
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Traveling back from my indefinite assignment in Raleigh. Turned out it was just one game
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No. 18 #Hokies women beat UNC 76-68 to improve to 14-0. Still one of 3 unbeaten teams in D-I. Fifth win over UNC in series history
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Keely Rochard throws a four-hit shutout and the Hokies win Game 1 of their Super Regional. Tech is one win away from the Women's College World Series! Game 2 at noon today (ESPN)
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Ex @HokiesBaseball pitcher Joe Mantiply is an All-Star
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Catch these National League studs at the #AllStarGame in LA.
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