VIS STATE POLLS DIVISION I Team (rec)  Points   1. Collegiate (4-0)————————————-...

If she can continue her string of solid finishes, Ashley Force Hood could be blazing her way into history in the NHRA’s Funny Car class. Force Hood...

DEALS   San Diego - Purchased the contract of RHP Eulogio De La Cruz. Waived RHP Cha Seung Baek, RHP Shawn Hill and OF Cliff Floyd.   NBA - Suspended...

PHOENIX - There is no homecourt advantage in these WNBA playoffs. Each team has claimed a victory in the other’s arena, and that should be some comfort...

SOCCER Notes: Three points for win, one point for tie WEDNESDAY’S GAME FC Dallas 2, San Jose 1 TOMORROW’S GAMES San Jose at Toronto FC, 4...

TENNIS CHINA OPEN  (at Beijing) Second round - Rafael Nadal (1) def. James Blake, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-3; Ivan Ljubicic def. Lukasz Kubot, 7-6 (6), 4-6,...

HARNESS  RACING WEDNESDAY Pace 1:54.3 Also: Driveitlikustoleit, Blueridge Straight, Cheer’s Western, Dandy Dick, Northern Invasion, Chocolate...

BASKETBALL PLAYOFF GLANCE  FINALS (Best-of-5) Indiana vs. Phoenix (Series tied 2-2) Game 1: Phoenix 120-116 (OT) Game 2: Indiana 93-84 Game 3: Indiana...

HOCKEY  GLANCE  EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Central Division  WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Phoenix 3, Pittsburgh 0 Vancouver...

Football scoreboard FOOTBALL AFC East East  SUNDAY’S GAMES Pittsburgh at Detroit, 1 p.m. Oakland at N.Y. Giants, 1 Cleveland at Buffalo, 1...

COLLEGES  WOMEN   Longwood 2, Tennessee Tech 0 Sweet Briar 1, Randolph College 0   Mary Washington 8, Hood 1 Randolph-Macon 4, Stevenson...

BASEBALL   Major League Baseball attendance since 1980 (x-strike-shortened season):  Year————————————-...

ASHBURN - Seems a day can’t go by without something curious happening in Redskins land. A bizarre week took another strange turn yesterday when defensive...

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL St. Christopher’s at Fork Union, 3 p.m. Woodberry Forest at Collegiate, 4 Trinity Episcopal at Potomac School, 4:30 Armstrong...

Orange Co. 25 17 22 25 13 Goochland 17 25 25 13 15 Highlights: Ashley Harris (G) 15 kills, 10 digs, 4 service points; Katie Dabney (G) 22 digs, 4 kills,...

Deep Run 25 25 25 Douglas Freeman 22 16 23 Highlights: Chris Barnett (DR) 4 blocks, 3 kills; Bobby Adams (DR) 4 blocks, 2 kills; John Baldwin (DR) 8...

Douglas Freeman 22 17 18 Deep Run 25 25 25 Highlights: Scotti Dodson (DF) 8 kills; Lauren Schoenborn (DF) 4 kills, 5 digs; Austin Hamlin (DF) 20 digs;...

Clover Hill————————————- 26 27 25 Cosby————————————-...

Matoaca————————————- 25 22 20 25 15 Prince George————————————-...

Hermitage 25 25 26 J.R. Tucker 18 14 24 Highlights: Erin Fitzgerald (H) ace, 10 kills, 11 digs;Kristi Richardson (H) 24 assists, 8 kills, 6 digs; Monica...

Atlee 25 25 25 Lee-Davis 17 19 8 Highlights: Rachael Winfrey (A) 7 kills, 3 digs, block; Meg Bowers (A) 7 kills, 5 digs, ace, block; Katie Norris (A)...

James River————————————- 25 25 25 Midlothian————————————-...

Park View 17 7 21 Powhatan 25 25 25 Highlights: Kristen Meyers (P) 14 kills, 9 digs; Brianna Barton (P) 5 aces, 11 digs Records: Park View 4-3, 6-5,...

Maggie Walker GS 23 25 25 25 Mills Godwin 25 23 17 22 Highlights: Parker Kirwan (MW) ace, 14 kills, 3 blocks; Jerry Fiala (MW) 12 kills, 4 blocks; Matt...

J.R. Tucker 25 25 25 Hermitage 6 16 22 Highlights: Dylan Mills (JRT) 8 aces, 2 kills, 22 assists; Barbeque Valerio (JRT) kill; Sherman Hudson (JRT)...

Patrick Henry————————————- 25 25 25 Thomas Jefferson————————————-...

Henrico————————————- 10 10 9 Hanover————————————-...

Armstrong————————————- 17 22 9 Varina————————————-...

Manchester———————- 23 25 21 Trinity Episcopal————————————-...

Colonial Heights————————————- 25 25 13 25 Dinwiddie————————————-...