All Jimmie Johnson ever wanted was a chance to race with the best in NASCAR. Maybe even win a race or two. Never did he expect to be a champion. Especially...

LAST WEEK’S  BOWLING SCORES   Tri-County Men Louis Watson Jr.————————————-760...

In preseason, the Virginia men’s soccer team lost three exhibition games to lesser opponents. Those performances had the fan base a tad concerned....

NHL 7 p.m., VERSUS NHL: Detroit at Nashville 7:30, CSN NHL: Washington at Ottawa GOLF 4 p.m., GOLF 2009 LPGA: Tour Championship final round COLLEGE MEN’S...

6:30—Gardner-Webb at North Carolina, WHAN (1430)  TALK SHOWS 6-8 a.m.—Mike and Mike in the Morning, WXGI (950) 6-9—Steve Czaban, WRNL (910) 8-10—SportsPhone with Big Al, WXGI (950) 9-noon—Dan Patrick, WRNL (910) 10-2 p.m.—The Herd with Colin Cowherd, WXGI (950) Noon-3—Jim Rome, WRNL (910) 2-4—The Scott Van Pelt Show, WXGI (950) 3-6:30—The Final Round with Wes McElroy, WRNL (910) 3-6—Inbounds with Mac McDonald, WHAP (1340) 4-7—Hardly Workin’ with Greg Burton, WXGI (950) 7—Andrew Faison Show, WVST (91.3) 7—Sport Central with Steve “Da Truth” Nugent, WHAP (1340) 7—Coach’s Corner with Al Groh, WRVA (1140) 7-8—Football Tonight, WXGI (950) 7-8—Cavalier Call-In, WRVA (1140) 7-10—The Arnie Spanier Show, WLEE (990) 7:05-8—JMU Dukes Huddle, WCLM (1450) 7:30—Sport Central with David Hios, WHAP (1340) 7:30-8—High School Rewind with Jon Pope, WHAP (1340) 8—Sport Central Live at Hooah’s Sport Bar & Grill, WHAP (1340) 9-10—The Petros & Money Show, WRNL (910) 10-1 a.m.—Into the Night with Tony Bruno, WRNL (910) Midnight-1—ESPN News Block, WXGI (950) 1-5—JT “The Brick,“ WRNL (910) 1-5—ESPN Overnight with Jason Smith, WXGI (950) 5-6—ESPN SportsCenter, WXGI (950)

TAMPA, Fla. - Perfect through 10 games, the New Orleans Saints think they can play even better. “I feel like we haven’t peaked yet. . . . feel...

1996—Iowa State’s Troy Davis becomes the first Division I-A player to rush for 2,000 yards in consecutive seasons, gaining 225 yards in a 35-20...

COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL VCU at Hampton, 7 p.m. Virginia Tech at Campbell, 7 James Madison vs. N.C. Central in Miami, 4 Virginia Union at Saint Augustine’s...

Defeat? Yes. Indigestion? No. That was the bottom line for the University of Virginia women’s basketball team following a spectacularly successful...

As Virginia’s seniors are honored this Saturday before the rivalry game with Virginia Tech, it will be easy to ask if things might have gone differently...

ARLINGTON, Texas—Before and after every snap, Tony Romo felt the throbbing in his back, the result of an accidental blow suffered while making a...

OAKLAND, Calif.—Bruce Gradkowski provided more than a spark for the struggling Oakland Raiders. He delivered a much-needed comeback victory that...

WEEK 11 THURSDAY Miami 24, Carolina 17 YESTERDAY Detroit 38, Cleveland 37 N.Y. Giants 34, Atlanta 31 (OT) Dallas 7, Washington 6 Green Bay 30, San Francisco...

QUARTERBACKS x-Matthew Stafford, Lions 46 422 pass yards, 5 TDs x-Brady Quinn, Browns 36 304 pass yards, 4 TDs Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers 33 398 pass...

Elon (9-2) will play at the University of Richmond (10-1) on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. UR...

Jeremiah Masoli carried Oregon one step closer to the Rose Bowl. The Ducks’ gifted quarterback tied the game with a touchdown pass to Ed Dickson...

DENVER—It didn’t matter which quarterback the Denver Broncos had under center yesrerday. The San Diego Chargers bottled up both the rusty Chris...

  Team (rec.)  Average   1. Florida (11-0)————————————-.9664  ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Eli Manning and the New York Giants were just happy to celebrate a victory again. It had been six frustrating weeks, not that they...

BALTIMORE - The unbeaten Indianapolis Colts kept Baltimore out of the end zone yesterday and got the go-ahead field goal from former Ravens kicker Matt...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Ryan Succop kicked a 22-yard field goal with 8:28 left in overtime yesterday after Chris Chambers’ 61-yard catch-and-run, and...

DEALS   Nashville - Assigned F Colin Wilson to Milwaukee (AHL).   Princeton - Fired football coach Roger Hughes. UCLA - Extended the suspension...

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson have been linked since their epic 1979 NCAA title game. Yesterday, they entered college basketball’s hall of fame together....

HIGH SCHOOLS SATURDAY AA Region 1 Division 3 Semifinal Bruton 41, Greensville County 26 Poquoson 42, Park View-South Hill 12 Division 4 Semifinal Chancellor...

NHL ROUNDUP LIGHTNING 4, THRASHERS 3 (OT): Steven Stamkos scored at 2:56 of overtime to give visiting Tampa Bay its second straight win. Lightning goaltender...

BASKETBALL SATURDAY  BUCKS 103, GRIZZLIES 98 MILWAUKEE   Delfino 1-3 0-0 3, Ilyasova 6-10 4-6 18, Gadzuric 1-3 0-0 2, Jennings 8-18 9-10 26,...

HOCKEY  GLANCE  EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Central Division  SATURDAY’S GAMES Calgary 5, Los Angeles 2 Detroit...

GOLF  TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP (6,650 yard, par 72 at Richmond, Texas) Partial Second Round Kristy McPherson————————————-69-67-136...

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through...

COLLEGES MEN  DIVISION I TOURNAMENT Second round Yesterday No. 2 Virginia 5, Bucknell 0 Third round Nov. 29 Portland (12-5-5) at Virginia (15-3-3),...