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Doug Doughty
Doug Doughty has been writing for more than 50 years starting as a high school student in Washington, D.C., through his undergraduate years at the University of Virginia, and 47 years at the Roanoke Times where he mostly covered sports with occasional features on non-sports stories he uncovered along the way. He is a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame in recognition of his media career. Doug can be heard on the Greg Roberts Show on WFIR-960 AM every Thursday afternoon and readers can still enjoy his weekly College Notebook, published every week for more than 45 years, on his Facebook page.
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A lacrosse player’s save like no other
VMI lacrosse player on a Christmas ski trip to the Alps helped save people buried in an avalanche.
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Virginia Tech-UVa set for tip-off
UVa is the favorite for tonight’s 7 p.m. men’s basketball game against Virginia Tech. In the most recent meeting between the ‘Hoos and Hokies, Tech defeated UVa 62-53.
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More schools are recruiting transfers as quarterbacks
Many schools are going with transfers as their signal callers.
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Record for UVa coach comes with high praise from opponent
University of Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett sets school record with his 327th win.
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Hokies and ’Hoos women’s basketball getting bigger all the time
The two teams meet Thursday. Virginia Tech is ranked No. 9 nationally; unranked Virginia has lost only once.
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Record in sight for UVa coach Bennett
Tony Bennett is one win away from tying Terry Holland’s all-time win record.
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Stinespring no stranger to VMI
The current athletic director for Alleghany High School and former assistant at Virginia Tech and JMU will join VMI as associate head coach.
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Christmas shopping for Hokies and ’Hoos
Both teams went into the off-season looking for quarterbacks.
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Mike Leach’s legacy endures with his UVa rival
Former University of Virginia Coach Al Groh reflects on the late Mississippi State coach; their teams faced each other in a 2008 bowl game.