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VDH Cautions About Sports-Related Concussions

By Staff Reports on 9 April 2010

Virginia Department of Health warns about sports injuries.

Posted in Health, Sports | Tagged concussions, Virginia Department of Health | Leave a response

110K Run/5K Fun Walk Will Kick Off HOV Festival

By Staff Reports on 22 March 2010

Both the race and walk begin at 8:30 a.m. on May 1.

Posted in Farmville News, Sports | Tagged Hampden-Sydney College, Heart of Virginia Festival | Leave a response

VA Kicks Off Disabled Veterans Winter Clinic

By Staff Reports on 19 March 2010

More than 400 injured Veterans have signed up to take part.

Posted in Sports, Veterans | Tagged Veterans Administration, Winter Clinic | Leave a response

Apolo Ohno Promotes Century Council’s Ask, Listen, Learn Program

By Staff Reports on 8 March 2010

“Many of the decisions I’ve made off-the-ice have contributed the most to my success.”

Posted in Health, Sports | Tagged Apolo Ohno, The Apolo Anton Ohno Foundation, The Century Council | 3 Responses

LC Owns Sporty Side

By Staff Reports on 2 March 2010

LC is bragging about their sports departments, and rightly so.

Posted in School News, Sports | Tagged Equestrian, Lynchburg College, track | Leave a response

Bobsled: Holcomb’s USA 1 Wins Four-Man Gold

By Staff Reports on 1 March 2010

First Olympic bobsled gold in 62 years.

Posted in Sports | Tagged 2010 Winter Olympics, bobsled, Steven Holcomb | Leave a response

Nordic Combined: Bill Demong wins Nordic Combined Gold

By Staff Reports on 25 February 2010

Demong is the United States’ first ever Olympic Nordic champion.

Posted in Sports | Tagged 2010 Winter Olympics, Bill Demong, Nordic combines | Leave a response

Alpine skiing (Super-combined): Miller wins to extend US domination

By Staff Reports on 22 February 2010

Bode Miller wins third podium finish in three races.

Posted in Sports | Tagged 2010 Winter Olympics, Alpine Skiing, Bode Miller | Leave a response

Figure Skating: Lysacek Earns Men’s Figure Skating Gold

By Staff Reports on 19 February 2010

First American to win this title since 1988 Calgary Games.

Posted in Sports | Tagged 2010 Winter Olympics, Evan Lysacek, men's figure skating | Leave a response

Snowboard: Flying Tomato Scoops Gold in Men’s Halfpipe

By Staff Reports on 18 February 2010

Shaun White thrilled crowd with gravity-defying Double McTwist 1260.

Posted in Sports | Tagged 2010 Winter Oympics, Shaun White, Snowboard | Leave a response

Speed Skating: Davis ‘Walks Away’ with Men’s 1,000m Gold

By Staff Reports on 17 February 2010

First man to win back-to-back 1,000-meter speedskating gold.

Posted in Sports | Tagged 2010 Winter Olympics, Shani Davis, speed skating | Leave a response

Women’s Downhill: Lindsey Vonn Wins Gold

By Staff Reports on 17 February 2010

Team-mate Julia Mancuso took the silver.

Posted in Sports | Tagged 2010 Winter Olympics, downhill, Lindsey Vonn | Leave a response

Standing-Room-Only Spectators Lose Out at Winter Olympics

By Staff Reports on 16 February 2010

Weather affects about 20,000 spectators…refund info included.

Posted in News, Sports | Tagged 2010 Winter Olympics | Leave a response