With RVA's 2025 high school football season set to kickoff on Thursday, the time for bold predictions is nigh.
Matt Kiewiet
The college basketball world was stunned Thursday night when it learned Tony Bennett was stepping down from his post as University of Virginia men's basketball coach.
Petersburg legend Moses Malone is famous for being the first player to successfully make the jump straight from high school to professional basketball after signing with Utah of the American Basketball Association.
A star football player from Richmond’s Maggie L. Walker High School and Baltimore’s Morgan State University, Willie Lanier is famously the first African American to professionally play middle linebacker. He was a part of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl IV championship team in 1970 and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1986).
There has been skepticism as to how much longer Richmond, a twice-annual staple on the Cup Series schedule since 1959, would continue to host both NASCAR events.
Before racking up nine All-Star selections, a Rookie of the Year award, three Cy Youngs, two World Series rings, two ERA titles and an MVP, Justin Verlander pitched for Goochland High School.
I try to remember Walton’s mantras – albeit bizarre at times – throughout my lifelong process of growth toward becoming a better husband, friend and son.