Georgia Institute of Technology

Virginia Tech doesn’t deserve to play for the ACC football title, and Hokies fans likely would boycott in droves. But Tech’s chances of reaching the championship game aren’t as grim as they appeared after Thursday’s defeat at...

College soccer No. 1 Terps men suffer first loss of year, 4-2 The No. 1 Maryland men's soccer team surrendered two goals after a second-half red card to drop its first match of the year, 4-2, at No. 18 Wake Forest on Thursday night. The Terps (14-1-2,...

The video game is 40. Its exact birthday is arguable. Cultural historians likely would date its origins further back, roughly a decade or two; prototypes of arcade games flourished in university computer labs in the 1950s. But “Pong,” the...

BLACKSBURG — Every once in a while back in his hometown of Delray Beach, Fla., there's a 288-pound man working on his drop steps, back-pedaling and doing his best impression of a slightly larger-than-average cornerback-in-training. That's not a...

During Hurricane Irene last year, Old Dominion’s football team escaped to Raleigh, N.C., for a day to continue preparations for its season-opener against Campbell. With Hurricane Sandy raining on Hampton Roads, the Monarchs had contingency plans for...

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland  sports. Can Maryland realistically make it to a bowl game? Jeff Barker: The odds favor it, but it’s no...

Three Things to consider on this sports Tuesday: Thing 1: My column in today's Sun Sentinel has already brought a lot of great feedback, not just from Orioles and Yankees fans but from anyone who has lost contact with an old friend. Glenn Sparks,...

BLACKSBURG – Jack Tyler already knew what the inside of Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer's office looked like from a previous, far more pleasant visit a little over a year before Tyler was sitting there again in the summer of 2011. On that second...

If the movie “Rudy” doesn’t do something to you, if it doesn’t leave a lump in the throat the size of “Rudy” Ruettiger himself, there’s a problem. I have never sat through that film without being reduced to...

Virginia Tech's football game Saturday against Pittsburgh reminds and foreshadows. We recall Big East clashes that showcased Larry Fitzgerald, Antonio Bryant and Michael Vick, and anticipate annual collisions in the ACC. Those yearly Coastal Division...

You may know him as a Virginia Tech football player.  Now this Martinsville native and Fieldale-Collinsville High School graduate is tackling something much bigger. He's spending his days helping local kids in the classroom and on the field. Orion Martin...

Screw the clever intros.  There’s so much to discuss about this Saturday’s college football lineup, let’s get right to it… Virginia Tech -10 over Pittsburgh Virginia Tech isn't the powerhouse I expected them to be this season,...