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9+ hour, 8+ min ago (276+ words) CHESTNUT HILL - Boston College women's basketball fell to Virginia, 81-55, in the ACC opener on Sunday afternoon in Conte Forum. "The Eagles fall to 4-8 and 0-1 in the ACC, while the Cavaliers move to 7-3 and 1-0 in the league. Athena Tomlinson led the Eagles with 15 points on five field goals, and grabbed three rebounds with two assists. Erin Houpt came off the bench to tie a season high with 12 points on 3-of-4 shooting. "Amirah Anderson led the team in rebounding with six boards, and Lily Carmody dished out three assists with six points. "Boston College held an early lead after Anderson's trifecta gave her team a 7-6 lead with 6:20 left in the opening period. The Cavaliers responded by hitting seven of its next eight shots to close the quarter with a 26-13 advantage. "The Eagles continued to struggle on offense in the opening half, which…...

15+ hour, 30+ min ago (359+ words) A new basketball academy is teaching more than moves on the court. Its goal is to empower athletes with life skills. Excel Basketball Academy, a nonprofit organization co-founded by Lance Hurdle, opened in October at 2037 Laskin Road in Virginia Beach. Hurdle played basketball at the University of Miami and then went on to play professionally for 10 years in the NBA G League, the official minor league, and in Australia. Along with teaching basketball fundamentals, the academy's coaches combine highly competitive training with lessons in discipline, integrity and purpose, Hurdle said. Excel began in 2020 and operated out of the Virginia Beach Field House and then Cape Henry Collegiate, where Hurdle is also the boys varsity head coach. The new building has one pro-sized full court and two side courts. "Everything that I am is through basketball, and everything that I have…...

16+ hour, 24+ min ago (529+ words) Eviction filings in Virginia appear to be returning to pre-pandemic levels. Between July 2024 and June 2025, there were 139,450 reported eviction filings in the state. Though eviction filing data is only available through October of this year, there was was a 2% increase'this year from the January to October period in 2023 and 2024. Statewide, the number of eviction filings is between 87 and 89% of pre-pandemic levels. That's according to Jesseca Hoff, policy and research analyst for the Housing Commission, which met Thursday in Richmond. "Eviction filings in January 2025 reached the highest levels since January 2020, and data collected so far in 2025 shows an increase in eviction filing totals compared to our previous years," Hoff told the commission. Eviction filings dropped off during the coronavirus pandemic due to eviction moratoriums and protections that were in effect at the time. Only about 16 to 17% of eviction filings result in…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1297+ words) Jaden Schutt hit six 3-pointers and scored 18 points to lead Virginia Tech's 73-62 victory over previously undefeated George Mason on Saturday in Blacksburg. Schutt, a backup guard, made 6 of 12 from deep in establishing a career high in 3-pointers.Amani Hansberry had 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Hokies (8-2). Tyler Johnson scored 13 and Ben Hammond 10. Kory Mincy had 16 points and eight assists for the Patriots (9-1). Riley Allenspach scored 11 points and Jahari Long added 10. George Mason led 26-25 with five minutes left in the first half before the Hokies ended the half on an 18-4 run in which Schutt buried three 3s.Schutt made two more 3s shortly after halftime, and Tech led 60-37 a little more than five minutes into the second half. The Patriots had started 9-0 for the first time in school history and were one of 15 remaining unbeaten teams nationally before Saturday. George…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago (430+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " A proposal to redevelop the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier and surrounding properties is in the works, according to two City Council members. The Sibony family " who owns the pier, an adjacent parking lot and The Breakers Hotel " will pitch the concept to the City Council soon. "They're in the process of submitting," said Vice Mayor Rosemary Wilson this week. Councilman Worth Remick also confirmed the pier project will be discussed soon. The 660-foot wooden structure celebrated 75 years this summer. It opened in 1950, and was originally 1,000 feet long. The Sibony family bought it in 2022 with plans to improve it. "The intention from the purchase was to elevate the experience of the pier," said Dee Nachnani, a spokesperson for the pier. "We're coming to that point." Nachnani declined to say anything more about the redevelopment plans. Ronnie Sibony did not…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago (138+ words) The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in Maryland was created for Baltimore merchants in need of a shortcut between the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River. Irish immigrants used shovels and picks to dig the 14-mile canal mostly by hand. It opened on Oct. 17, 1829, and became known as the sailors' highway. Nearly 200 years later, the canal is responsible for about 40% of Baltimore's shipping traffic. The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in Maryland was created for Baltimore merchants in need of a shortcut between the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River. Irish immigrants used shovels and picks to dig the 14-mile canal mostly by hand. It opened on Oct. 17, 1829, and became known as the sailors' highway. Nearly 200 years later, the canal is responsible for about 40% of Baltimore's shipping traffic....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago (167+ words) TAYLORS ISLAND, Md. " The Maryland Natural Resources Police said it has ended the search for a missing Chesapeake Beach boater after his body was located Thursday afternoon near Taylors Island. 65-year-old Lonnie James Johnson's vessel was found unmanned back on November 14th in the area of Taylors Island in Dorchester County after he left Chesapeake Beach to go fishing... Body of missing Chesapeake Beach boater recovered TAYLORS ISLAND, Md. " The Maryland Natural Resources Police said it has ended the search for a missing Chesapeake Beach boater after his body was located Thursday afternoon near Taylors Island. 65-year-old Lonnie James Johnson's vessel was found unmanned back on November 14th in the area of Taylors Island in Dorchester County after he left Chesapeake Beach to go fishing a day earlier. Officers responded the northwest shoreline of Taylors Island around 12:30 on December 4 when NRP aviators spotted his…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago (154+ words) (Ofc. Jeremy Elmore flies a drone from James Island to assist in the search.) TAYLORS ISLAND, Md. - A nearly month-long search for a missing Chesapeake Beach boater has come to a tragic end with the recovery of his body from the waters off Dorchester County." Lonnie James Johnson, 65, was reported missing in November after he was reported overdue to return. Johnson's boat, a 23-foot center-console vessel, was discovered near Taylors Island after authorities tracked his cell phone location. On Thursday, Dec. 4, National Resource Police say their aviators spotted a body while conducting searches in the area around 12:30 p.m. Johnson's body was recovered from the waters just south of the mouth of the Little Choptank River shortly after, according to police. Multiple agencies, including the Maryland State Police, US Coast Guard, Civil Air Patrol, and numerous fire companies assisted in the 21-day search…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago (714+ words) University of Virginia head football coach Tony Elliott speaks at a memorial service for three football players that were fatally shot, in Charlottesville, Va., Nov. 19, 2022. (Mike Kropf/The Daily Progress via AP, File) Yet as he stood at the podium for his postgame news conference, Elliott thanked three mothers before mentioning football. "This one's for them," Elliott said of the mothers of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D'Sean Perry, the players fatally shot on campus in November 2022 during Elliott's first season. "We're not here without the inspiration that they provide us on a daily basis." It was a reminder of how this has been a season of redemption for Elliott and a program that had a precipitous slide after former coach Bronco Mendenhall abruptly walked away in 2021. The tragedy still lingers over a team picked to finish 14th in the…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago (1014+ words) After a hot-shooting show at the Maui Invitational last week, Texas basketball'cooled off in a 88-69 loss Wednesday against Virginia'in a nonconference game at Moody Center. But his team's offensive woes weren't at the top of a litany of concerns for Texas coach Sean Miller, who ripped into the Longhorns' defense after a disheartening loss before a packed crowd that included Longhorns football coach Steve Sarkisian, former football coach Mack Brown and even former basketball coach Rodney Terry, Miller's predecessor. Virginia (7-1) made 12 of its 24 shots from behind the arc while shooting 53.8% from the floor. Texas (6-3) couldn't match that firepower while shooting 40.7% from the floor and just 4-of-19 from behind the 3-point arc. Dailyn Swain led Texas with 15 points and 10 rebounds, but Jordan Pope (10 points) was the only other Longhorn in double figures. Like his coach, Pope said Virginia's early flurry of…...