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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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Both Virginia and Virginia Tech face grudge matches
Doug Doughty’s Sports Notebook: The back stories with Virginia Tech-West Virginia and Virginia-Syracuse.
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Lord Botetourt makes up for being ’embarrassed’
Doug Doughty’s Notebook: LB coach reflects on how his team snapped Riverheads’ 52-game winning streak, denying the Augusta County school sole possession of a state record.
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Will Roanoke College bring back football?
Arrival of new president stirs buzz that school might revive football program it discontinued in 1942.
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New coaches at Tech and UVa often come in pairs
Doug Doughty has his weekly round-up of college sports notes.
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UVa’s Bratton talks breaking the rock, adapting to new leadership
This week’s installment of Doug Doughty’s college sports notebook.
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Virginia Sports Hall of Fame wants more nominees from Southwest, Southside
The hall’s director paid a visit to Roanoke to encourage more nominations.
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Former Danville star authors book on basketball
George “Tic” Price played for VCU and Virginia Tech, then coached for three decades. He’ll have book-signing Saturday in Danville.
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Former Martinsville student now a sportscaster
Anne Parker Coleman is now covering University of Virginia football, among other things.
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New VMI basketball coach holds unusual ACC record
Andrew Wilson, who played at Florida State, is the first athlete in ACC history to participate in six seasons.