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Friday, April 20th 2007Hokie athletes compete at ACC Championships with heavy hearts
A moment of silence honoring the victims of April 16 opened the Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Championships at the University of Maryland yesterday, where six Virginia Tech athletes competed on the first day of the meet.
Saunders feels impact from the opposite coast
It was typical off-day for Major League starting pitcher Joe Saunders on April 16. The former Virginia Tech pitcher was sitting in the visiting dugout and watching his Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim play an afternoon game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
Baseball aids the healing process
Baseball is more than just a game. It's family. This week's tragedy here at Virginia Tech reaches far beyond the boundaries of the country. But tonight the community will turn to America's pastime for a chance to breathe.
Thursday, April 19th 2007
NASCAR reaches out to Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech's recent tragedy is reaching far beyond college sports. On Wednesday, Senior Manager of Nextel Cup Branding & Industry Relations Chad Willis requested an opportunity for NASCAR to run a Tech logo on all of its series cars in the coming weeks, starting this weekend in Phoenix.
Sports world pays tribute to the fallen
Virginia Tech's sporting world began to resume on Wednesday. The baseball and softball teams began to pick up the pieces and resumed practice. A baseball game will be the first sporting event on campus since the shooting tragedy on Monday when the Hokies host Miami at 7 p.m. on Friday night...
Curtis Granderson hit hard by the passing of a fan
The after effects of Monday's tragedy have been felt by those far away. In one case, by a man who lives 542 miles away and never knew the victim who knew him well...
Wednesday, April 18th 2007
Virginia Tech athletics on hold for third straight day
After the tragic event Monday morning on campus, the Tech athletic department is taking a longer hiatus including spring football practice. On Tuesday, Tech director of Athletics Jim Weaver and head football coach Frank Beamer decided to cancel the remaining practices, which includes the annual Spring Game this Saturday...
Tuesday, April 17th 2007
Sports Tragedy
Senseless. Thoughtless. Think of any other sorrowful adjective you can think of. It will leave a mark on every single one of us for the rest of our lives. Yesterday's shooting tragedy on Virginia Tech's campus brought the entire world to a standstill, including Hokie athletics. Only mere days before the annual spring football game, the athletic department cancelled all programs yesterday and today. Tech's football team was scheduled for practice No. 12 of 15 on Monday. There is no update on whether the practice will be rescheduled...