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Virginia baseball coach Brian O'Connor earns contract extension through 2031
Virginia extended baseball coach Brian O'Connor's contract through 2031.
Tony Bennett, Virginia announce coach's extension
Tony Bennett and Virginia have come to terms on a contract extension for the basketball coach who led the Cavaliers to the 2019 national championship.
Hurley says rejecting Lakers' offer wasn't 'leverage play'
Dan Hurley says it wasn't a "leverage play" when he rejected a six-year, $70 million offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers. The UConn coach says he had already agreed to a new contract with the Huskies. Hurley has led UConn to back-to-back national titles. He spoke Thursday on "The Dan Le Ba…
1,000-plus youth baseball teams adjust to loss of general admission College World Series tickets
The College World Series is in its fourth year without general admission tickets. Great for avoiding pregame lines behind Omaha's center field. Not so much for budgets for long-distance arrivals.
UVa is on to Omaha, corporate logos are coming to college football fields and Tony Bennett isn't leaving the 'Hoos any time soon.
Analysis: West, Kobe a match from Day 1
It was during the NBA Finals in 2010. Kobe Bryant was asked a question about whether he thought he was the greatest Los Angeles Laker ever. The answer was immediate. "No," Bryant said. He wasn't being difficult or misleading and the question was fair, especially because Bryant surely would h…
Legendary LA Laker Jerry West Dead at 86
Fox News reports that Hall of Famer Jerry West, the inspiration behind the silhouette in the NBA's logo, has died at the age of 86. "Jerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully this morning at the age of 86. His wife, Kare…
Tom Brady moved to tears as he’s enshrined into Patriots Hall of Fame in star-studded celebration
Dozens of Tom Brady’s former teammates and coaches, spanning multiple eras of Patriots history, joined thousands of fans and celebrities like Jay-Z and Bon Jovi to salute the NFL icon.
Teel: Inside Virginia baseball's courtship of Brian O'Connor
Twenty-one years after his hiring, Virginia baseball coach Brian O'Connor shares the playbook he presented to administrators during his job interviews
Region Roundup: Five area players receive all-state Class 3 baseball honors; Lynchburg's Davis headed to UNC
Four area baseball players earned first-team honors and another was a second-team selection Wednesday when the Virginia High School League released its Class 3 all-state teams.
Tom Brady Reflects on His Legacy and Hall of Fame Induction
Tom Brady's impact on the NFL is undeniable. Today, the GOAT is being inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame.
At rape trial of Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon, jury hears from accuser’s friend, Kansas player
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Prosecutors rested their case Wednesday in the rape trial of Terrence Shannon Jr. as jurors heard testimony from his accuser’s best friend and from a second-team All-American on the University of Kansas men’s basketball team, both of whom were at the crowded bar near KU’s campus the night of the alleged assault. Shannon, a Chicago native and University of Illinois men’s ...
Salt Lake City on track for 2034 vote, but France in limbo
Salt Lake City is still cruising toward being named the 2034 Winter Olympics host next month. However, the parliamentary elections called by President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday have created a bump in the road for the country's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee says voting to confirm both expected Winter Games hosts for 2030 and 2034 is still the plan on July 24 in Paris. The IOC seeks financial and organizational guarantees sought from national and regional authorities now have just over two weeks to be completed next month after a possible change of government.
Costanza in select group with Lions
Jill Costanza's interest in studying ACL injuries and passion for learning new ways to improve performance led the former high school basketball coach and PE teacher on a journey from college sports to the Army to the Air Force to the NFL. Now, she's an asset for a team with Super Bowl aspirations. Costanza is in her fourth season with the Detroit Lions, serving as director of sports science and assistant strength and conditioning coach. She was one of 12 full-time female coaches last year in a league that has seen a 141% increase of women in football roles over the past four years.
High School
Region Roundup: Five area players receive all-state Class 3 baseball honors; Lynchburg's Davis headed to UNC
Four area baseball players earned first-team honors and another was a second-team selection Wednesday when the Virginia High School League released its Class 3 all-state teams.
Region Roundup: Jefferson Forest's Beck, Zaring sweep top Class 4 boys soccer honors, and more
On the heels of one of the most successful seasons in the history of Jefferson Forest's boys soccer program, goalkeeper Tyler Beck and coach Scott Zaring swept the highest honors in Class 4 when the Virginia High School League released its all-state teams Tuesday.
After Further Review: Cruel
There's no sugarcoating that Saturday was dismal for area high schools. Two teams with otherwise perfect records lost on the final day of the spring season. Another had its dream of a program-first state championship flatly denied. And a tennis phenom walked away without the top prize in her…
Region Roundup: Liberty lands seven football pledges, including highest-rated in program history, and more
Liberty football's 2025 recruiting class got an early boost this weekend. The Flames have secured seven verbal commitments since Sunday on the heels of a busy official visit weekend on campus — including from the highest-ranked prospect in program history, according to one recruiting outlet.
College
Virginia baseball coach Brian O'Connor earns contract extension through 2031
Virginia extended baseball coach Brian O'Connor's contract through 2031.
Tony Bennett, Virginia announce coach's extension
Tony Bennett and Virginia have come to terms on a contract extension for the basketball coach who led the Cavaliers to the 2019 national championship.
Hurley says rejecting Lakers' offer wasn't 'leverage play'
Dan Hurley says it wasn't a "leverage play" when he rejected a six-year, $70 million offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers. The UConn coach says he had already agreed to a new contract with the Huskies. Hurley has led UConn to back-to-back national titles. He spoke Thursday on "The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz" about what he called a difficult decision between leaving for the Lakers and staying at UConn. He says it would have been a thrill to coach LeBron James. But he added that he has a deal in place at UConn that would make him the nation's highest-paid college coach.
1,000-plus youth baseball teams adjust to loss of general admission College World Series tickets
The College World Series is in its fourth year without general admission tickets. Great for avoiding pregame lines behind Omaha's center field. Not so much for budgets for long-distance arrivals.
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Professional
Analysis: West, Kobe a match from Day 1
It was during the NBA Finals in 2010. Kobe Bryant was asked a question about whether he thought he was the greatest Los Angeles Laker ever. The answer was immediate. "No," Bryant said. He wasn't being difficult or misleading and the question was fair, especially because Bryant surely would have been on the short list for such a title. But in Bryant's mind, that distinction — greatest Laker ever — belonged to only one person. To him, the only answer was Jerry West.
Legendary LA Laker Jerry West Dead at 86
Fox News reports that Hall of Famer Jerry West, the inspiration behind the silhouette in the NBA's logo, has died at the age of 86. "Jerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully this morning at the age of 86. His wife, Kare…
Tom Brady moved to tears as he’s enshrined into Patriots Hall of Fame in star-studded celebration
Dozens of Tom Brady’s former teammates and coaches, spanning multiple eras of Patriots history, joined thousands of fans and celebrities like Jay-Z and Bon Jovi to salute the NFL icon.
Tom Brady Reflects on His Legacy and Hall of Fame Induction
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