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Frank Beamer versus Mike London is a mismatch. Beamer would dominate London on a golf course. London would trample Beamer in a blocking drill. Recruiting is a different story. Though polar opposites stylistically, both are effective, London the dynamic...

The seismic changes are on offense. New quarterback, tailbacks and play-caller. The seismic improvement needs to be on defense. At tackle, whip and linebacker. So as reigning ACC champion Virginia Tech concluded spring practice Saturday with a scrimmage...

While the most harrowing news for Hokie fans coming out of Virginia Tech on Wednesday had to be the absence of running back Drew Harris from the 2013 recruiting class, recruiting coordinator Bryan Stinespring also revealed how Tech plans to stabilize...

J.R. Collins isn’t the most demonstrative type on or off the field. So, when he came to a post-scrimmage media gab session Wednesday, it wasn’t surprising to see his initial reaction – thin, closed-mouth smile, head down, eyes looking up...

Walking through the Hampton Roads Convention Center, Jim Cavanaugh was clearly in his element. He never went more than a few steps or more than a minute at the annual Virginia High School Coaches Association clinic HQ without recognizing someone or a...

The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum announced its Class of 2013 on Monday, and it has several local ties. Roanoke College All-American Frank Allen, former Virginia Tech football player Cornell Brown, and Virginia Tech sportscaster Bill Roth...

Shaken by a four-touchdown Orange Bowl loss to Stanford, Frank Beamer realigned his Virginia Tech coaching staff two years ago. But those changes were cosmetic compared to what should be done this offseason. In short, the team of assistants directing...

The son in the only father-son duo to play on Super Bowl champions is a serious candidate to become Virginia Tech’s receivers coach. Aaron Moorehead has worked the past three seasons at Stanford, where his title is offensive assistant. The...

Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum were among Keith Urban’s opening acts last summer. Doesn’t mean they’re not stars in their own right. But it does mean they’re not Keith Urban. Same goes for Mike London...

In the Ravens' short tenure in Baltimore, this may have been the team's most lifeless and uninspired performance. Dropped passes. Fumbles. Missed tackles. Bad snaps. Not to mention a defense that couldn't stop the opposition on third down or halt the...

In less than a 30-minute span, the Ravens were happy, disappointed and hopeful as they discussed their past, present and future. Shortly after a 22-0 win yesterday against the Cincinnati Bengals in the team's first-ever shutout, the Ravens displayed...

Now there can be no doubt. The Ravens claimed their place in history last night with one final dissertation on great defense. A team that swaggered into Super Bowl XXXV delivered on its sound and fury of the past week with a 34-7 demolition of the New...