Liam Carroll is the first British citizen to manage a minor league baseball team in the United States.
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Rare find of Jackie Robinson autograph highlights Lynchburg Museum’s upcoming baseball exhibit
Professional teams on their way north from spring training in Florida would stop in places like Lynchburg to play exhibitions. Robinson and Babe Ruth were just two of the big-name players who came through the Hill City.
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Northside boys and Liberty Christian girls join two Wise County schools as VHSL state champions
Updated Saturday: In the VISAA state bsketball tournament, Carlise girls and New Convent boys won titles.
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Complete results from all the VHSL regional basketball tournament games
The field for the state tournament is now set.
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Tazewell’s Billy Wagner remembers the people who helped him get to the big leagues
The former Ferrum College star finished five votes short of making the Baseball Hall of Fame. On Sunday, he was in Salem for a speaking appearance.
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Cuban Olympian cyclist finds training haven in Roanoke Valley
Marlies Mejia Garcia is part of the professional women’s cycling team that’s based in the Roanoke Valley. She competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and hopes to be back this year.
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Then & Now: Mac McClung, the future of the ACC, and more sports updates
Cardinal News: Then & Now takes a look back at the stories we brought you over the last 12 months. Today’s installment: sports.
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Danville’s Malik Clements uses Canadian football career to promote mental health
The former George Washington High School star, who now plays for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, hopes to start a mental health outreach program in his hometown.
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‘Virginia’s Championship City’ marks a major milestone with Stagg Bowl
Salem on Friday hosts the 50th Stagg Bowl — and the city’s 102nd NCAA championship.
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Bulldog of a challenge: Liberty Christian Academy seeks to become first private school to win VHSL football championship
The Lynchburg school had to go to court to gain admission to the Virginia High School League. Its membership still rankles some.
