CHARLOTTESVILLE — Thaddeus Lewis and his Duke teammates don’t know if opponents are starting to believe that the rumors of the Blue Devils’ vast improvement are true.

And, he said, he doesn’t care.

CHARLOTTESVILLE — The first mention of it came Sunday.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Even in lovely weather, Maryland has had trouble holding onto the football.

The problem became more pronounced in a steady rain, and Virginia took full advantage of four turnovers Saturday in a 20-9 victory.

ATLANTA — Virginia Tech might have lost its shot at a national championship on another doomed trip to Atlanta.

Josh Nesbitt rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns — the last of them tiptoeing down the sideline to finish off the fourth-ranked Hokies with 3 minutes left — as No. 19 Georgia Tech ran to a 28-23 win that threw the Atlantic Coast Conference race up for grabs while perhaps finishing off the league’s top contender in the national race.

Khalil Murphy has only been in Waynesboro for a couple of months, but thinks he knows what is in store for the River City.

For the first time since joining the USA South Conference, Mary Baldwin College will open official basketball practice with a full 15-man roster.

BLACKSBURG — Tyrod Taylor, Ryan Williams and No. 5 Virginia Tech’s swarming defense made sure the Hokies’ regular season losing streak against Boston College ended.

Taylor threw two early touchdown passes, Williams ran for 159 yards and a TD and the Hokies rolled 48-14 against the Eagles on Saturday.

CHARLOTTESVILLE — For once, Virginia’s home crowd had nothing to boo about.

Cornerback Ras-I Dowling set the tone early by stripping the ball from Indiana receiver Terrance Turner, and it was all cheers from that point on as the Cavaliers rolled to a 47-7 victory Saturday.

The Waynesboro Generals have concluded their search for a new manager.

Waynesboro High School baseball coach Webber Payne will join the Waynesboro Generals’ minority ownership group in a move that the Generals hope will allow him to act as a liaison between the two teams that both play at Kate Collins Middle School Field.

Virginia coach Al Groh says repeated failures in basic fundamentals — and not the Cavaliers’ difficulty grasping their new offensive system — was to blame for their poor showing in a season-opening 26-14 loss to William & Mary.

ATLANTA — “Sweet Home Alabama” blared from the speakers at the Georgia Dome.

CHARLOTTESVILLE — B.W. Webb had three interceptions and William & Mary shut down Virginia’s new spread offense in a 26-14 win on Saturday.

Recently, Virginia cornerback Chris Cook was asked to rank the team’s stable of defensive backs. The Lynchburg native didn’t take very long.

The Waynesboro Generals announced on Thursday that Chris Graham will be the team’s president.

Seventh-seeded and heavy underdog Haymarket proved that games aren’t won on paper, knocking off the two seed Staunton, 14-5 Sunday night at John Moxie Memorial Stadium thanks to a 3-run blast from Tom La Stella in the ninth inning.

The Waynesboro Generals completed an overhaul of their front office on Saturday, introducing the team’s new general manager.

Less than a day after the Waynesboro Generals’ 2009 season ended, plans are already being made for next year’s installment.

After a one hour and twenty minute rain delay the teams were finally able to take the field on Thursday as the Generals came out on top over the Rapids to win 4-0 in the last game of their season.

The Waynesboro Generals introduced the first class of their newly formed Hall of Fame on Thursday night during the team’s season finale.

Waynesboro must like afternoon baseball, as demonstrated by 15 runs on 17 hits.

Wednesday’s game between the Waynesboro Generals and Covington Lumberjacks in Waynesboro was postponed due to rain. The game has been rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader today with the first game starting at 2 p.m

Four third-inning errors lead to eight Staunton runs as the Generals are eliminated from playoff contention

LEXINGTON — Coming into Monday night’s game, Waynesboro needed a win to keep its chances at catching second—place Covington for a berth in the playoffs, but Rockbridge squashed that Generals idea.

Waynesboro Generals co-owner Jerry Carter told The News Virginian on Monday that he would be selling off the minority share of the organization to members of the community, hoping to increase “civic pride” in the team.

Covington came out to score in only two innings, but that was more than enough to take a 4-2 win over Waynesboro on Sunday.

The final visit to Fishburne Military School Park at Kate Collins field by Staunton had the same result as all the prior, a loss by the Generals — this time a 4-1 defeat in eight innings due to weather.

COVINGTON - Waynesboro came into Friday’s contest in need of a win to put it in a tie with Covington for second in the South Division, but fell three runs short.

Staunton survived the walks and turned a few crucial double plays to help put Waynesboro away 7-3, in a huge game for the Generals at Fishburne Military School Park at Kate Collins Field on Wednesday night.

The Waynesboro Generals’ losing streak is over.