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The NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals are coming to Virginia

 UVa wide receiver Malachi Fields and running back Mike Hollins were two of the 15 semifinalists named for the 2023 College Football Comeback Player of the Year Award. 

Haley Van Voorhis, a safety for Division III Shenandoah University in Winchester, has become the first woman to appear in an NCAA football game at a position other than kicker.

A week after sowing good feelings encouraging JMU fans to participate in the UVA commemoration ceremony last Saturday at Scott Stadium, James Madison University Athletics Director Jeff Bourne has written another communication this week… a retirement announcement. 

The Virginia Athletics Foundation has gone to the Southeastern Conference and defending national football champions in naming Kevin Miller the new VAF Executive Director.

 UVa men’s basketball legend Wally Walker is returning to the University as Deputy Athletics Director. 

University of Virginia Athletics Director Carla Williams took time with Charlottesville Radio Group stations wanting to thank the Charlottesville and UVa communities for the love and support over the past several months following last November’s unspeakable tragedy.

Stanford has not given up on getting an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference as its fellow Pac-4 members in the Pacific Northwest hope to rebuild their plundered league and wait to find out if the Cardinal are in.

University of Virginia football coach Tony Elliott starting his post-practice press conference Thursday with condolences hitting too close to home… the death of a player.

‘- Atlantic Coast Conference presidents and chancellors held a conference call Tuesday but took no action on West Coast expansion with California and Stanford, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.