11+ hour, 36+ min ago (435+ words) Duke (7-5) vs. No. 17 Virginia (10-2), Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. EST. Virginia by 2.5. Against the spread: Virginia 8-4, Duke 5-6-1. How to watch: ABC Overall: 433.2 yards per game (26th in FBS) Passing: 244.5 yards per game (53rd) Rushing: 188.7 yards per game (34th) Scoring: 33.2 points per game (27th) Overall: 312.3 yards per game (21st in FBS) Passing: 203.4 yards per game (43rd) Rushing: 108.9 yards per game (21st) Scoring: 20.0 points per game (24th) Overall: 421.4 yards per game (34th in FBS) Passing: 289.3 yards per game (12th) Rushing: 132.1 yards per game (97th) Scoring: 34.6 points per game (19th) Overall: 414.3 yards per game (112th in FBS) Passing: 273.3 yards per game (131st) Rushing: 141.0 yards per game (54th) Scoring: 29.4 points per game (97th) Duke is 72nd in third down percentage, converting 39.6% of the time. Virginia ranks 2nd on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 27.3%. Duke is 19th in the FBS with a +8 turnover margin. Duke is 106th in the FBS averaging 61.8 penalty yards per game, compared to Virginia's 32nd-ranked 45.7 per-game average. Duke ranks 131st in FBS in…...

16+ hour, 9+ min ago (371+ words) One of the more unusual conference title game matchups takes place in the ACC on Saturday. The 7-5 Duke Blue Devils are potentially one win away from a College Football Playoff berth. The Virginia Cavaliers are the ranked program in the matchup and they are expected to lock up the ACC's automatic bid. After all, UVA just beat Duke by 17 points on November 15 and the Blue Devils have not looked great against Top 25 opposition. Date: Saturday, December 6 Start Time: 8 p.m. ET Live Stream: ESPN+ or ESPN app Virginia enters Charlotte as the clear favorite to reach the CFB Playoff through the ACC's automatic bid. The Cavaliers went 7-1 in league play and lost once since Week 2. On the other hand, Duke is 3-3 in its last six games and got into the ACC Championship Game on tiebreakers over four other teams that finished 6-2 in…...

16+ hour, 38+ min ago (713+ words) In 1920, prohibition was enacted. The 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was ratified. The country was still on the gold standard. And the First World War had ended just two years earlier. Sliced bread wasn't commercially sold until 1928. On Dec. 1 of 1920 " a month after Warren G. Harding was elected president of the United States " Elizabeth Barrett was born. "How old are you turning?" one of her eight children playfully asked recently. "Oh, I don't know," Barrett, who to close friends and family goes by "Betty," said with a chuckle. Barrett served as a flight instructor in World War II. She and her late husband, also a veteran of that war as well as Korea and was in the reserves in Vietnam, built a number of homes and later managed a racquetball club in Virginia Beach. Much later in life, she…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (88+ words) We assess how the committee could stack the top teams in the country after Week 14. The final chapter of the 2025 regular season didn't upend the status quo, but it did give us plenty of answers. A season in, the legendary NFL coach's head-scratching decision to helm a lowly ACC team continues to confound. As the coaching carousel continues to spin, we grade every major hire. It has been a bad year for the Pokes. It hasn't stopped their fans from making their own bright spots....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago (34+ words) Thousands of shipwrecks lie in the 4,080 square miles of the Bay and its feeder waters. The archaeologists, divers, and other enthusiasts who seek, explore, and track them say their labors of love ......

1+ day, 19+ hour ago (154+ words) The Union Bears (12-0) face the Ridgeview Wolfpack (11-1) in a Class 2 Virginia (VHSL) high school football regional final Saturday afternoon at Bullitt Park in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. The winner will advance to face Glenvar (13-0) in a Class 2 state semifinal Saturday, December 6. The state championship game is set for Saturday, December 13. Union defeated Ridgeview 42-21 during their regular-season meeting Oct. 9. Opening kickoff is set for 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 29, with a live TV broadcast on NFHS Network. " WATCH: Union vs. Ridgeview football is livestreaming on NFHS Network What: The Union Bears play the Ridgeview Wolfpack in a VHSL high school football playoffs Class 2 regional final. When: Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 29. Where: Bullitt Park | Big Stone Gap, Virginia Watch live: Watch Union vs. Ridgeview live on the NFHS Network...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago (264+ words) Holiday travel could bring a rise in contagious illnesses such as the flu and respiratory syncytial virus, according to Virginia health specialists. As of Nov. 22, the most recent data available, the Virginia Department of Health reports that overall respiratory illness activity in Virginia is "low and stable." "We're starting to see indicators that things are most likely going to take off really quickly here in the next few weeks with respiratory illness trends," Diskin said. "We're keeping a close eye on that." Older adults, younger children and those with underlying conditions are the most at-risk, she said. Public health officials encourage the public to be proactive to prevent the spread of illness, and Diskin said that incorporating small habits can make a big difference in spreading illness. "Because we're seeing the flu season starting a little bit late this year,…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago (149+ words) CHESAPEAKE " Three people were rescued after their boat overturned early Friday morning. Just before 6:30 a.m., dispatchers received a distress call reporting a boat had overturned on Lake Drummond, ... CHESAPEAKE " Three people were rescued after their boat overturned early Friday morning. Just before 6:30 a.m., dispatchers received a distress call reporting a boat had overturned on Lake Drummond, and its occupants were in the water, according to a release. The Chesapeake fire and police departments were dispatched and upon arrival, they found three people in the water, the release stated. Just after 7:30 a.m., one of the boats rescued two people. A couple minutes later, another boat rescued the third, according to the fire department. All three people were taken to shore, where medics were standing by. They were taken to local hospitals for further evaluation and treatment. No other information was released....

2+ day, 18+ hour ago (230+ words) What a Happy Thanksgiving Day for the future of the Virginia Tech Hokies" offensive line. Earlier on Thanksgiving, the Hokies landed three-star offensive tackle Roseby Lubintus. Lubintus, a former Penn State and Syracuse commit, picked Virginia Tech after visiting Blacksburg last weekend. New head coach James Franklin wasn"t done. Four-star offensive tackle Marlen Bright announced he would also be committing to Virginia Tech. Bright, who had been committed to Penn State since July, flipped his commitment to the Hokies on Thanksgiving Day. Bright is a 6-foot-7, 290-pound offensive tackle prospect from DePaul Catholic in Wayne, New Jersey. Both Bright and Lubintus are from New Jersey, a state where the Hokies do not usually land top players. Bright is the third commitment since Franklin took over as Virginia Tech coach, following four-star RB Messiah Mickens and Lubintus. All were formerly…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago (481+ words) After the largest food drive of the year, Virginia food banks are still struggling to ensure Virginians in need are fed as the holiday season approaches. The Virginia Peninsula Foodbank, the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and Eastern Shore and the Food Bank of Albemarle, North Carolina, held their annual food drive over the weekend when people could drop off donations. According to Peninsula Foodbank CEO Bob Latvis, the event garnered more than 1 million meals across all three locations, more than 250,000 of which were donated to the Peninsula. Latvis said the drive was a much-needed boost for a community that has seen a spike in food insecurity this year. "We see a greater need at the holiday period and then going into winter," Latvis said. "The need goes up as the weather gets cooler." Food bank staff are still finalizing data,…...