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Under new management
Sep 28, 2023

Under new management

Washington Commanders fans did everything but sing “Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead” during the team’s Sept. 10 season opening game. It felt like a new day as the NFL team came away with a win against the Arizona Cardinals. FedEx Field was sold out, and the stands were packed with local fans instead of supporters […]

Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: TONY BENNETT
Aug 30, 2023

Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: TONY BENNETT

The No. 4-seeded Cavaliers suffered a painful loss to No.13-seed Furman University in the first round of this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament, but Bennett — who this season became the winningest coach in the team’s history — took the setback in stride, celebrating the Cavaliers’ 25th appearance at the Big Dance and 11th ACC […]

Aug 30, 2023

2023 Virginia 500: Arts | Entertainment | Sports

David Baldacci AUTHOR, FAIRFAX COUNTY   Tony Bennett DEAN AND MARKEL FAMILIES MEN’S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, CHARLOTTESVILLE   Bridgette C. Bywater  VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, KINGS DOMINION/CEDAR FAIR ENTERTAINMENT, DOSWELL   Clay Campbell PRESIDENT, MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY; PRESIDENT, MID-ATLANTIC REGION, NASCAR, MARTINSVILLE   Coran Capsha[...]

Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: CLAY CAMPBELL
Aug 30, 2023

Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: CLAY CAMPBELL

For Campbell, the past year has been a chance to celebrate milestones — both NASCAR and Martinsville Speedway marked their 75th anniversaries in the second half of 2022. Owned by NASCAR, Martinsville Speedway hosts NASCAR Cup Series races every spring and fall. Campbell’s grandfather, H. Clay Earles, built the paperclip-shaped speedway in 1947, and Campbell […]

Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: BRENT PRY
Aug 30, 2023

Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: BRENT PRY

Pry’s first full season leading the Hokies ended with a 3-8 record in 2022. But in sports, there’s always next season, so Pry has used the downtime to bolster his staff. In March, he brought in another Brent, former Army offensive coordinator Brent Davis, as a temporary offensive consultant. (Most of Pry’s experience is as […]

New Washington Commanders co-owner Magic Johnson appeared on NBC's "Today" show July 21.
Jul 21, 2023

Magic Johnson won’t rule out renaming Commanders

Could the Washington Commanders get a new name? NBA legend Magic Johnson, one of the Ashburn-based NFL team’s new co-owners, wouldn’t rule out the possibility during an interview Friday morning with Craig Melvin on NBC’s “Today” show. “Everything is on the table, right? Especially after the last year,” the former Los Angeles Lakers star point […]

Photo by Emilee Fails/Washington Commanders
Jul 20, 2023

NFL owners approve $6.05B sale of Washington Commanders

Dan Snyder‘s controversial 24-year tenure as the embattled owner of the Ashburn-based Washington Commanders has come to an end with the record $6.05 billion sale of the team — and a $60 million fine from the NFL. In a special meeting Thursday, all 32 NFL team owners unanimously approved the team’s sale to a partnership […]

The Richmond Flying Squirrels and mascot Nutzy may be getting a replacement baseball stadium for the spring 2026 season. Photo courtesy Richmond Flying Squirrels
May 30, 2023

Richmond City Council approves Diamond District

Richmond City Council voted unanimously May 8 to approve the $2.44 billion Diamond District project, which includes a replacement for the aging stadium that’s home to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball team. The Diamond District’s first phase, expected to cost $627.6 million, includes a 9,000-capacity, $90 million-plus baseball stadium and a hotel with at […]

Snyder
May 12, 2023

Snyder, Harris reach agreement on Washington Commanders sale

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder has reached an agreement for the reported $6 billion sale of the Ashburn-based NFL team to a group led by Bethesda, Maryland-based billionaire Josh Harris. News of the sale was posted on the team’s website and on Twitter Friday afternoon. “We are very pleased to have reached an agreement for […]

UPDATED: Richmond picks Diamond District development team
May 1, 2023

Richmond baseball stadium deadlines made public

Updated May 1, 6 p.m. According to a now-public development agreement, design work for Richmond’s new baseball stadium would begin this month and construction would start in August 2024 and finish by December 2025, if all goes to plan. The agreement also requires that the Richmond Flying Squirrels sign a stadium lease by July 1 […]

UPDATED: Richmond picks Diamond District development team
Apr 25, 2023

Richmond baseball stadium agreement reached — with year delay

The city of Richmond has reached an agreement with developers RVA Diamond Partners on the $2.44 billion Diamond District development and a new baseball stadium expected to open in spring 2026 — a year later than Major League Baseball’s April 2025 deadline. Now it’s up to MLB to decide whether to grant the city an […]

J.C. Poma. Photo by RRT Portraits
Apr 17, 2023

Chesterfield hires first sports/visitation/entertainment exec

Chesterfield County has hired J.C. Poma as its first executive director of sports, visitation and entertainment, with a focus on growing sports tourism, the county announced Friday. Currently the vice president of community relations for regional marketing organization Richmond Region Tourism, Poma will start his new position with Chesterfield on May 1. “While the county […]

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