Virginia and #11 Louisville get the short week this week, meeting on Thursday night in prime time on ESPN.

This works out for Louisville in terms of getting a national-TV showcase.

Virginia, a 20-point ‘dog, gets the chance to shock the world.

The powers-that-be in Charlotte hope like hell that doesn’t happen.

FSU needs a good dance partner for the ACC title game.

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is officially done politically, as Democrats swept to majorities in the State Senate and House of Delegates in the 2023 election cycle, in state legislative races decided on Tuesday.

JMU petitioning the NCAA for a chance to play a mid-December bowl sponsored by a roofing company is one thing. The stakes are now raised with the 9-0 Dukes in position to play in a New Year’s Six game.

Tony Elliott, to be fair, has become adept at delivering a self-deprecating message postgame. The former national champion offensive play-caller at Clemson is now 5-14 at Virginia, 2-10 in ACC games, and still (!) hasn’t won a home ACC game in his tenure.

The first glimpse of the new-look Virginia Basketball team was an 80-50 win over Tarleton State, which put up little resistance from the get-go in Monday’s season opener.

So, what did we see?

Ryan Blaney won his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series championship on Sunday in Phoenix.

Blaney, who finished second in the race, sure did seem like he thought he was running on a dirt track in May, the way he was swapping paint with everybody.

Rod Mullins breaks down everything for us.

I’m on the same page with WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray on who we both seem to hope against hope is under the devil mask being teased as a threat to AEW world champ Maxwell Jacob Friedman.

It ain’t gonna happen, but …

What if it is CM Punk?

The How about shutting up, lady-gate generated controversy has already run out of steam, with the Augusta County School Board voting 5-1 Thursday night to reprimand Chairman Nick Collins for his outburst at an Oct. 16 candidates forum, but that was it.

Augusta County Commonwealth’s Attorney Tim Martin is going to seek the appointment of a substitute prosecutor to investigate criminal allegations against two members of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Tim Martin, under state law, is in charge of the investigation of two members of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors who allegedly used their position to try to retaliate against a state employee.

A question being asked behind the scenes is, is there a conflict of interest element to Martin’s relationship with the Board of Supervisors that should lead to the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the case?

Let’s examine the facts.