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Butler, Creighton, Xavier join new Big East
The reconfigured Big East officially got three new members on Tuesday -- Butler, Creighton and Xavier -- and will start play next season with its tournament at Madison Square Garden and a lucrative broadcasting contract from Fox. The reworked league,...
Tags: College Basketball, Xavier Musketeers, St. John's Red Storm, Seton Hall Pirates, Georgetown Hoyas
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Hokies preparing for a stingy Rutgers defense
The Virginia Tech offense has had trouble moving the football at times this season and that doesn't appear like it will get any easier in the bowl game against Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights boast a stingy defense that ranks 14th in the country in yards...
Tags: Sports, Virginia Tech Hokies, Football, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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Virginia Tech to Russell Athletic Bowl
Sports ReporterThe Hokies have been selected to the Russell Athletic Bowl to face Rutgers. The ACC- Big East match-up is set for Friday, December 28 at 5:30 p.m. and will be nationally televised on ESPN. Virginia Tech finished the regular season at (6-6, 4-4 ACC)...Tags: Belk Bowl, Orange Bowl, Atlantic Coast Conference, Chick-fil-A Bowl, Cincinnati Bearcats
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UPDATED: ACC presidents vote to add Louisville as member
The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced its presidents and chancellors have unanimously voted to add Louisville as the replacement for Maryland. In a statement Wednesday, league Commissioner John Swofford said the addition of Louisville along with...
Tags: Connecticut Huskies, Big Ten Conference, Politics, Maryland Terrapins, Atlantic Coast Conference
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Maryland to announce move to Big Ten
Maryland is set to announce it is joining the Big Ten. The Big Ten Network tweeted that it will cover the school's news conference Monday afternoon to announce Maryland's decision to leave the Atlantic Coast Conference. It will become the 13th member of...
Tags: Big Ten Conference, Big Ten Network (tv network), Atlantic Coast Conference, Maryland Terrapins
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Whittington, Georgetown top Liberty 68-59
With top player Otto Porter Jr. sitting out because of concussion symptoms, Georgetown got a career-high 18 points plus nine rebounds from Greg Whittington and had very little trouble beating Liberty 68-59 Wednesday night. Nate Lubick added 13 points and...
Tags: Georgetown Hoyas, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Hokies are touchdown favorites Saturday against Cincinnati at FedEx Field
The Hokies are about a touchdown favorite over Cincinnati for Saturday’s 3:30 kick at the Redskins’ FedEx Field. And the Hokies are seeking redemption in a roundabout sort of way. The Bearcats pounded a Pitt team that turned around and...
Tags: Sports, Orange Bowl, Virginia Tech Hokies, Football, Atlantic Coast Conference
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Notre Dame to join the ACC
Notre Dame will join the Atlantic Coast Conference as a full member in all sports, except for football and ice hockey. Notre Dame will play five ACC opponents in football every year, and will play each ACC member at least once every three years. "We...
Tags: Virginia Cavaliers, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Football, Atlantic Coast Conference, Bowl Championship Series
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WVU, Holgorsen agree on 6-year contract
West Virginia football coach Dana Holgorsen will earn $2.3 million this season under a new six-year contract, athletic director Oliver Luck said Wednesday. The deal includes $250,000 in base pay and the remainder in supplemental pay from athletic...
Tags: Oklahoma State Cowboys, Baylor Bears, Oklahoma Sooners, Big 12 Conference, West Virginia Mountaineers
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Virginia Tech releases 2012 football schedule
Virginia Tech will open its 2012 football season on Labor Day night with a home game against Georgia Tech.
The Hokies will host the Yellow Jackets at 8 p.m. Sept. 3 in Lane Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN.
After that, Virginia Tech will play...Tags: Virginia Cavaliers, Orange Bowl, Atlantic Coast Conference, Maryland Terrapins, Sports
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VCU knocks off Kansas, headed to Final Four
Virginia Commonwealth University is headed to Houston for the Final Four.
Jamie Skeen scored 26 points and 11th-seeded Virginia Commonwealth pulled off the upset of the NCAA tournament, shocking No. 1 seed Kansas 71-61 on Sunday.
VCU will take on...Tags: Big 12 Conference, George Mason, Atlantic Coast Conference, Butler Bulldogs, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Five Virginia teams in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournment; Virginia Tech does not receive a bid
The Virginia Tech Hokies were passed over once again for an invitation to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Five teams from Virginia are in the tournament including three from the Colonial Athletic Conference. Four teams from the ACC received...Tags: Sports, Colonial Athletic Association, Virginia Tech Hokies, College Basketball, Atlantic 10 Conference
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