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ODU women’s soccer team earns Senior Day shutout victory: pilotonline.com/2026/10/25/o…

ODU women’s soccer team earns Senior Day shutout victory

As the Monarchs beat Coastal Carolina, William & Mary’s women achieved a draw against undefeated UNC Wilmington.

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Trois-Rivières sweeps Admirals to close Norfolk’s first ECHL home series of season: pilotonline.com/2026/10/25/t…

Trois-Rivières sweeps Admirals to close Norfolk’s first ECHL home series of season

The Admirals will return to action with a Friday-Saturday-Sunday series against Greensboro, the first two games of which will be at Scope.

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ODU overcomes Virginia State in Monarchs’ last men’s basketball exhibition: pilotonline.com/2026/10/25/o…

ODU overcomes Virginia State in Monarchs’ last men’s basketball exhibition

Meanwhile, the 16th-ranked Batten women’s soccer wins by 11 goals to extend its season-long unbeaten streak to 16 matches.

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Tucker Jones drives to Halloween Speedfest Limited Late Model win at Langley Speedway: pilotonline.com/2026/10/25/t…

Tucker Jones drives to Halloween Speedfest Limited Late Model win at Langley Speedway

Jerald Harris, Shayne Lockhart and Noah Matthews also take checkered flags on a chilly Saturday night in Hampton.

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David Teel: Virginia Tech’s ‘critical plays at critical moments’ bring signature win over Clemson: pilotonline.com/2026/10/25/d…

David Teel: Virginia Tech’s ‘critical plays at critical moments’ bring signature win over Clemson

Late Saturday night, in one of college football’s most deafening arenas, Ethan Grunkemeyer lofted a fourth-down pass into the left corner of the end zone that will forever live in Virginia Tech lore.

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Admirals rally to reach OT shootout but lose again to Trois-Rivières: pilotonline.com/2026/10/25/a…

Admirals rally to reach OT shootout but lose again to Trois-Rivières

The Admirals hope to avoid a three-game Lions sweep when the teams meet to close the series at 3:05 p.m. Sunday.

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Georgetown spoils William & Mary’s homecoming with last-minute, fourth-down TD: pilotonline.com/2026/10/24/g…

Georgetown spoils William & Mary’s homecoming with last-minute, fourth-down TD

It was the Tribe’s fourth consecutive Patriot League loss after a season-opening win at then-No. 8 Villanova, which now seems an eternity ago.

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Louisiana Tech shuts out ODU, which struggles with third-string QB: pilotonline.com/2026/10/24/l…

Louisiana Tech shuts out ODU, which struggles with third-string QB

With their top two quarterbacks out because of injury, the Monarchs saw their bowl hopes shrink even further against the only team in the Sun Belt without a conference loss.

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Hampton University’s return to Armstrong Stadium spoiled in loss to Monmouth: pilotonline.com/2026/10/24/h…

Hampton University’s return to Armstrong Stadium spoiled in loss to Monmouth

Monmouth scored touchdowns on its final six possessions of the game en route to a 49-13 win over the Pirates in their first game in Armstrong Stadium this year.

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Reigning conference champ S.C. State stifles Norfolk State in MEAC opener: pilotonline.com/2026/10/24/r…

Reigning conference champ S.C. State stifles Norfolk State in MEAC opener

The Spartans’ only touchdown was a 47-yard punt return by Jason Wonodi, which cut their deficit to 19-7 in the third quarter.

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Energized sellout crowd at Scope sees Admirals drop home opener to Trois-Rivières: pilotonline.com/2026/10/24/e…

Energized sellout crowd at Scope sees Admirals drop home opener to Trois-Rivières

The first period opened to a frenzy as the sellout crowd of 8,148 fans reacted to each rifled shot and board-rattling check with raucous cheers, claps and cowbell clangs. But the Lions pulled away in...

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David Teel: UVA offense flails again in 19-16 home loss to Duke: pilotonline.com/2026/10/24/d…

David Teel: UVA offense flails again in 19-16 home loss to Duke

Virginia bogarted possession for 17-plus more minutes than the Blue Devils, ran 27 more plays and faced a backup quarterback for nearly half the evening. But the Cavaliers mustered only one touchdown...

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Photos: The Admirals drop their home opener to Trois-Rivières: pilotonline.com/2026/10/23/p…

Photos: The Admirals drop their home opener to Trois-Rivières

The Norfolk Admirals lost 6-3 to the Trois-Rivières Lions in their first home game of the season at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 23, 2026.

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Norfolk State setter reaches milestone in win vs. Morgan State: pilotonline.com/2026/10/23/n…

Norfolk State setter reaches milestone in win vs. Morgan State

It was a night to remember in Baltimore for junior Jasmine Mataira.

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Hampton University set to unveil $3.2M upgrades at Armstrong Stadium: pilotonline.com/2026/10/23/h…

Hampton University set to unveil $3.2M upgrades at Armstrong Stadium

The Pirates’ football team hopes to give the alumni returning for homecoming something to celebrate against No. 23 Monmouth. It will be HU’s first game at the stadium this season.

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Hokies ‘focused on ourselves’ as 1st major test comes in hostile environment at Clemson: pilotonline.com/2026/10/23/h…

Hokies ‘focused on ourselves’ as 1st major test comes in hostile environment at Clemson

Since 2021, Clemson has enjoyed three football seasons with at least 10 wins, won two ACC Championship games, appeared in five postseason games and advanced to the first round of the 2024 College...

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Quarterback questions linger as ODU visits Louisiana Tech: pilotonline.com/2026/10/23/q…

Quarterback questions linger as ODU visits Louisiana Tech

Quinn Henicle, named the starter late in fall camp after a tight three-man battle, left the Georgia Southern game late in the first half and is listed as out for Saturday’s game.

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Field goal in OT enables Appalachian State to deal James Madison its first loss: pilotonline.com/2026/10/23/f…

Field goal in OT enables Appalachian State to deal James Madison its first loss

JMU’s George Pettaway, a Nansemond-Suffolk Academy graduate who finished with 57 yards rushing and a touchdown on 15 carries, left the game due to an apparent left hamstring injury late in the fourth...

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Admirals to face Trois-Rivières in home opener Friday night: pilotonline.com/2026/10/22/a…

Admirals to face Trois-Rivières in home opener Friday night

Norfolk is 2-1 after a successful road trip to Georgia to start the season. The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. at Scope.

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ACC this week: Virginia Tech’s visit to Clemson, No. 1 Miami’s game against Pittsburgh top slate: pilotonline.com/2026/10/22/v…

ACC this week: Virginia Tech’s visit to Clemson, No. 1 Miami’s game against Pittsburgh top slate

The Hokies regrouped from back-to-back losses by beating Georgia Tech last weekend.

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