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Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer said he’d like to narrow the Hokies’ group of running backs down to three primary ballcarriers soon to prepare for the coming season. Redshirt freshman Josh Oglesby made a strong case to be included in that group during the team’s first scrimmage Tuesday at Lane Stadium.
Oglesby rushed for a team-high 65 yards and a touchdown on five carries in the 78-play scrimmage. His touchdown covered 34 yards. He also blocked a punt.
Senior defensive back Victor “Macho” Harris blocked two field goals, including a 44-yard attempt by Matt Waldron, who is currently third on Tech’s depth chart at kicker. Neither Dustin Keys nor Tim Pisano played because of injuries.

FOREST — High winds at London Downs Golf Club’s fairly tight course resulted in high scores for Monday’s 14th annual Heritage Invitational.

The Olympic flame finishes its long journey to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Games on Friday, marking the start of 16 days of competition involving thousands of athletes. With all the action, keeping track of what to watch for can be tough. This guide provides a brief summary of each major sport.

CANTON, Ohio — Rookie Colt Brennan threw two touchdown passes in the second half for Washington, and Matterral Richardson returned an interception 38 yards for a touchdown to rally the Redskins for a 30-16 victory against the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday’s Hall of Fame Game.

The Hill City Dolphins finally broke through to claim their first Lynchburg Aquatic League Championship Meet title in team history after 36 years, with a rather decisive victory Saturday at Oakwood Country Club to finish off a perfect season after going 6-0 in the during the season.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Brett Favre’s reinstatement to the NFL was held up again Friday as the three-time MVP mulled getting paid not to play through a marketing deal with the Green Bay Packers that could resolve the standoff over his retirement.

BOSTON — The Manny Ramirez era in Boston is over, his homers and headaches shipped far, far away to Los Angeles.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Broncos rookie Eddie Royal was picked primarily for his flashy ability on kick returns.

If playing eight games in seven days at two tournaments in Las Vegas and Phoenix didn’t exhaust the Lynchburg Hoops AAU basketball team, flying back into Dulles Airport at 5 a.m. on Wednesday before getting lost in Washington, D.C., looking for the Lithuanian Embassy, did.

ASHBURN — Stuart Schweigert is reprogramming the way he reacts on the football field.

MACAU, China — Loaded with star power but wary of complacency, the U.S. Olympic basketball team arrived in China on Monday with a word of caution from coach Mike Krzyzewski.

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Two University of Virginia football players have been charged with petty larceny for allegedly stealing beer from a cooler at a Charlottesville nightclub.

Big Island Post 217 captured its first American Legion Baseball District 9 tournament and earned the only berth into next week’s state tournament at Stuarts Draft with a 6-3 victory over Salem Post 3, Monday night at Franklin County.

Colin Taylor didn’t have the opportunity to pitch for the Delco (Pa.) Diamonds very often this season, but in Saturday’s championship semifinal against Frederick (Md.) American Legion at City Stadium, he answered the call and hurled a complete-game shutout.

A trio of Long Island Tigers pitchers combined on the team’s first no-hitter in 40-plus games this summer, Sunday at City Stadium.

BEIJING — Two female Chinese gymnasts, including a gold-medal favorite, might be too young to participate in the upcoming Beijing Olympics.

Josh Morris, who ran at Liberty Christian Academy as a sophomore last year, placed in two events representing Team Virginia at the National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships this weekend at Burke High School in Omaha, Neb., capped by Sunday’s 11th-place showing out of 34 runners in the 1,500 meters.

The Stembridge (Md.) Riverbats won a pitchers’ duel over the New York Nine 1-0 in Sunday’s consolation final at City Stadium.

After a rough start that saw Heritage commit nine errors in a 12-3 loss to the Long Island Astros in Thursday’s NABF 17-under World Series opener, the Pioneers rebounded in the consolation bracket, narrowly missing a semifinal berth on Saturday before falling to Stembridge (Md.) 4-3 at Liberty Christian Academy.

Playing with wooden bats makes for a more natural sounding game, like that at the professional level. But it also takes some of the power of the hitters and makes it more of a finesse game. In three days of tournament play at City Stadium, a total of 12 games, there hasn’t been a home run hit out of Calvin Falwell Field.

A day after pitching seven innings in a 2-0 loss to the Long Island Titans in an NABF 17-under World Series opener, Ontario Blue Jays ace Chris Romaro went the distance once more against the HitMen from New Jersey in Friday’s first elimination game at E.C. Glass.

City Stadium hasn’t been kind to Rustburg the last few days. The team comprised almost entirely of Rustburg High School players lost 21-0 Thursday in its first game there in the NABF World Series. Friday night in the elimination round, it fell 7-3 there to the Troy (Ohio) Bombers.

After a 14-0 drubbing at the hands of the MacCombs Storm in their first game of pool play on Thursday the Bedford Minutemen had to be wondering if their participation in the NABF 17 and Under World Series was going to be a pleasurable experience after all.

GREENSBORO, Ga. — There aren’t any reminders in Jim Grobe’s Wake Forest office of his time at Liberty High School. No game balls. No pictures. Those are tucked away safely in his home.
He likes to keep his workspace decked out in black and gold out of loyalty to his current head coaching job.
But he certainly is fond of his time in Bedford.

SOUTHPORT, England — Gusts that approached 50 mph required Greg Norman to manufacture shots from his 53-year-old memory Saturday in the British Open, which he called among the toughest tests he has ever faced in golf.

Virginia Tech has received its eighth and biggest football commitment for the Class of 2009: multi-purpose player David Wilson, who has picked the Hokies over Auburn, Clemson and Michigan, among several others.

MIDLOTHIAN –– Liberty University coach Jeff Thomas shot a second-round 69 to move out of a 20-way tie for 28th place into 10th position Friday in the State Open of Virginia at the Par-72 Independence Golf Club.

SOUTHPORT, England — Tiger Woods on crutches was supposed to be a chance for someone else to seize the spotlight at the British Open. Greg Norman wasn’t the guy anyone had in mind.

Returning titleists fared well in Thursday’s first round of the State Open of Virginia at the Par-27 Independence Golf Club in Midlothian.