Virginia Tech sports

Giants add to roster, sign crop of rookies as New York’s camp begins

Associated Press — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:06:14 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have signed four of the seven players they selected in the NFL draft.

The Giants announced Friday at a rookie camp that defensive tackle Jonathan Hankins of Ohio State, defensive end Damontre Moore of Texas A&M, safety Cooper Taylor of Richmond and running back Michael Cox of UMass had signed contracts.

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Virginia Tech, Michigan schedule football series for 2020, 2021

Mark Giannotto — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:09:44 GMT

Virginia Tech and Michigan have agreed to a home-and-home football series that will take place in 2020 and 2021, the two schools announced Thursday. The Hokies will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., on Sept. 29, 2020, and the Wolverines are scheduled to come to Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va., the following season on Sep. 11, 2021.

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Broncos address their final need, grabbing pass-rushers in draft, free agency Saturday

Associated Press — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:27:15 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos entered the weekend with check marks up and down John Elway’s to-do list: pocket crasher, bruising back, speedy cornerback.

Yet, still no replacement for Elvis Dumervil.

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Lions take South Carolina defensive end Taylor in 4th round

Associated Press — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:07:20 GMT

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions lost both of last season’s starting defensive ends and used the final day of the NFL Draft to fill those holes.

Two days after taking end Ezekiel Ansah, the Lions selected Devin Taylor with their first pick in Saturday’s fourth round. The South Carolina end could join Ansah in bookending a line that lost Cliff Avril and Kyle Vanden Bosch during the offseason.

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Lions take Notre Dame RB Theo Riddick in sixth round

Associated Press — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:23:17 GMT

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions have taken Notre Dame running back Theo Riddick with their second sixth-round draft pick.

The 5-10, 201-pound running back could be a kick returner for the Lions, who already have free-agent signing Reggie Bush and Mikel Leshoure on the roster. Riddick, taken with the 199th overall selection Saturday, was a slot receiver during his junior season with the Fighting Irish.

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Lions take Virginia Tech wide receiver Corey Fuller in sixth round

Associated Press — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:40:19 GMT

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions selected Corey Fuller in the sixth round of the NFL draft.

The Lions took the Virginia Tech wide receiver with the third pick of the round Saturday, the 171st overall

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Virginia Tech running back Michael Holmes released from jail on bond

Mark Giannotto — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:11:17 GMT

Virginia Tech running back Michael Holmes was released from a Montgomery County (Va.) jail late Tuesday morning after posting a $2,500 bond following an appearance in Montgomery County General District court.

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Virginia Tech football player Michael Holmes is arrested

Mark Giannotto — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:55:00 GMT

Michael Holmes, a running back on the Virginia Tech football team, has been arrested on two counts of simple assault and one count of malicious wounding, a Montgomery County (Va.) jail spokesman confirmed Sunday afternoon.

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Virginia Tech football: Thomas, offense struggle in spring game against backups

Mark Giannotto — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 01:04:31 GMT

BLACKSBURG, VA. — When Virginia Tech running back Trey Edmunds heard the format and rosters for Saturday’s spring game, he presumed a comeback was expected. Cornerback Kyle Fuller figured it would be no problem. Defensive end James Gayle even thought it would be “cake.”

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Notre Dame football sets up ACC opponents for 2014 and onward

Mark Giannotto — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:49:40 GMT

The ACC announced Friday that both Virginia and Virginia Tech will play football games against Notre Dame over the next fours seasons as part of the league’s scheduling agreement with the Fighting Irish.

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Virginia Tech spring game: What to watch

Mark Giannotto — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:35:11 GMT

A spring practice unlike any other Coach Frank Beamer has conducted will come to a close Saturday when Virginia Tech holds its annual spring game at Lane Stadium.

The Hokies have begun the adjustment to new offensive coaches and schemes and, in the process, new faces have emerged as potential contributors when Virginia Tech takes on two-time defending national champion Alabama to start the 2013 season on Aug. 31.

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Virginia Tech football looks for increased toughness after lackluster season

Mark Giannotto — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:23:35 GMT

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech wide receiver Joel Caleb and linebacker Josh Trimble cracked their helmets together last Saturday, eliciting a loud roar from the Hokies’ players who had encircled them. The Oklahoma drill, which ended warmups before a full-scale scrimmage, once again set the tone for what Coach Frank Beamer hopes will go down as the hardest-hitting spring he has overseen in 27 years leading this football program.

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Virginia Tech’s James Johnson faces another tumultuous offseason

Mark Giannotto — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:49:36 GMT

Just one month removed from the end of his first season as the Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach, James Johnson didn’t need a reporter to finish the sentence. He has looked at his roster for next season and understands that the infusion of six freshmen and a transfer from the Colonial Athletic Association may not be enough to immediately offset the losses of two of his top three scorers.

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Jaguars open offseason program with another new coach, new GM, revamped roster

Associated Press — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:56:13 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Maurice Jones-Drew had four empty stalls to his right and two to his left.

And dozens more scattered across the locker room.

It was a clear sign of all the changes surrounding the Jacksonville Jaguars. The team opened its offseason conditioning program Tuesday with another new coaching staff, a new general manager and without several key starters from recent years.

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Robert Brown to leave Virginia Tech basketball team

Mark Giannotto — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:24:47 GMT

When Virginia Tech hired Coach James Johnson to replace Seth Greenberg last May, it hoped he would stabilize a men’s basketball program that has dealt with an increasing amount of attrition in recent years. But after watching forward Dorian Finney-Smith transfer to Florida and top recruit Montrezl Harrell renege on his commitment and go to Louisville last offseason, Johnson received some more sobering news last week.

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Virginia Tech football looks to toughen up as spring practice begins

Mark Giannotto — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:59:13 GMT

Virginia Tech Coach Frank Beamer’s management style is all about delegation. He believes autonomy fosters passion and a sense of responsibility. So since he overhauled his offensive staff by hiring three new assistant coaches this offseason, including offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler, Beamer has stepped back and allowed them to manufacture ideas and schemes on their own.

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New York QB Eli Manning will consider reworking his deal to keep WR Victor Cruz with Giants

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:11:17 GMT

NEW YORK — Quarterback Eli Manning will consider reworking his contract if it will help keep leading receiver Victor Cruz on the New York Giants.

The two-time Super Bowl MVP indicated Wednesday at a sponsor event that the Giants haven’t asked him to redo his contract to open cap space. However, he said he would consider anything that helps the team.

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NCAA tournament guide: A rundown of what to look for as March Madness gets into full swing

Associated Press — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:01:40 GMT

The NCAA tournament will not have a repeat champion for the sixth straight season. Kentucky made sure of that by failing to make the field of 68.

Beyond that, nothing’s for certain in this year’s version of March Madness after a season a parity that saw the top teams swap positions like it was a hoedown.

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Hairston scores 28 in UNC’s 87-77 loss to 9th-ranked Hurricanes in ACC tournament title game

Associated Press — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:49:30 GMT

GREENSBORO, N.C. — After helping North Carolina turn its season around, P.J. Hairston nearly carried the Tar Heels to an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship.

Hairston scored 28 points with six 3-pointers in Sunday’s 87-77 loss to No. 9 Miami in the final. That capped a weekend of big performances in his hometown despite a cut on his non-shooting hand that required him to wear a padded bandage for the last two games.

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ACC tournament 2013: Even in defeat, Virginia Tech’s Erick Green goes out on top

John Feinstein — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:35:50 GMT

Erick Green knew the moment was coming and yet it caught him off guard.

In his dreams this week, he saw himself holding the ACC tournament trophy on Sunday afternoon after he and his Virginia Tech teammates “shocked the world” by winning four straight games as the No. 12 seed in a 12-team tournament.

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Howell scores 22, Brown frustrates Green as NC State tops Virginia Tech 80-63 in ACC 1st round

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:35:25 GMT

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Richard Howell scored 22 points with 12 rebounds while Lorenzo Brown led the defensive effort on league player of the year Erick Green to help North Carolina State beat Virginia Tech 80-63 in Thursday’s first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

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ACC tournament: N.C. State tops Virginia Tech, 80-63

Mark Giannotto — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:08:00 GMT

GREENSBORO, N.C. — All season long as the losses piled up, Erick Green just kept on scoring. He led the nation in points and free throws, unfazed by defenses designed to stop him. This week, he joined the late Len Bias as the only players in ACC history to be named conference player of the year from a team with a losing league record.

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ACC tournament 2013: Virginia Tech’s James Johnson reflects on up-and-down season

Mark Giannotto — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:41:49 GMT

GREENSBORO, N.C. — When asked to reflect on his first season as a head coach earlier this week, Virginia Tech’s James Johnson could only admit the year went by a lot faster than he expected. But Wednesday, on the eve of his first ACC tournament, Johnson thought about pink shoes.

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Virginia Tech’s Erick Green named ACC player of the year

Mark Giannotto — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:32:57 GMT

On the list of goals that hangs near his bed, Virginia Tech point guard Erick Green originally didn’t write down “ACC player of the year.” After a fast start to conference play, the list was amended even though Green figured he would get passed over for individual awards given his team’s struggles on the court.

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Harris’ 29 points tie career high, Wake Forest beats Virginia Tech 90-79 despite Green’s 35

Associated Press — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:48:18 GMT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — C.J. Harris tied his career high with 29 points and Wake Forest closed out its Atlantic Coast Conference regular season with a 90-79 win over Virginia Tech on Sunday.

Devin Thomas added 17 points, Arnaud William Adala Moto had 16 and Codi Miller-McIntyre 10 for the Demon Deacons (13-17, 6-12), who shot 59.2 percent (29 of 49) to clinch the 10th seed in this week’s ACC tournament in Greensboro, N.C.

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