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8+ hour, 54+ min ago (565+ words) The Tidewater Striders recently elected three people to their Hall of Fame class of 2026. They will be inducted Feb. 7 at the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. Here's a look at the longtime area club's honorees, all of whom have made outstanding contributions as volunteers: Bernie Duffy served as a board member from 1981-84 and as vice president in '82, performing many roles.He founded the Ocean View Triathlon in 1984 and went on be the race director and/or organizer of many triathlons in Hampton Roads and North Carolina. In 1985, Duffy and Rudy Schuster became the first area competitors to complete the Ironman Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii. He also won the 10-kilometer state championship in 1979 for the 50-59 age group. Curt Aasen has been a secretary, vice president and president for the Striders. He was the Volunteer of the Year in 2002 and '03 and the…...

10+ hour, 21+ min ago (435+ words) Duke (7-5) vs. No. 17 Virginia (10-2), Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. EST. Virginia by 2.5. Against the spread: Virginia 8-4, Duke 5-6-1. How to watch: ABC Overall: 433.2 yards per game (26th in FBS) Passing: 244.5 yards per game (53rd) Rushing: 188.7 yards per game (34th) Scoring: 33.2 points per game (27th) Overall: 312.3 yards per game (21st in FBS) Passing: 203.4 yards per game (43rd) Rushing: 108.9 yards per game (21st) Scoring: 20.0 points per game (24th) Overall: 421.4 yards per game (34th in FBS) Passing: 289.3 yards per game (12th) Rushing: 132.1 yards per game (97th) Scoring: 34.6 points per game (19th) Overall: 414.3 yards per game (112th in FBS) Passing: 273.3 yards per game (131st) Rushing: 141.0 yards per game (54th) Scoring: 29.4 points per game (97th) Duke is 72nd in third down percentage, converting 39.6% of the time. Virginia ranks 2nd on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 27.3%. Duke is 19th in the FBS with a +8 turnover margin. Duke is 106th in the FBS averaging 61.8 penalty yards per game, compared to Virginia's 32nd-ranked 45.7 per-game average. Duke ranks 131st in FBS in…...

14+ hour, 54+ min ago (371+ words) One of the more unusual conference title game matchups takes place in the ACC on Saturday. The 7-5 Duke Blue Devils are potentially one win away from a College Football Playoff berth. The Virginia Cavaliers are the ranked program in the matchup and they are expected to lock up the ACC's automatic bid. After all, UVA just beat Duke by 17 points on November 15 and the Blue Devils have not looked great against Top 25 opposition. Date: Saturday, December 6 Start Time: 8 p.m. ET Live Stream: ESPN+ or ESPN app Virginia enters Charlotte as the clear favorite to reach the CFB Playoff through the ACC's automatic bid. The Cavaliers went 7-1 in league play and lost once since Week 2. On the other hand, Duke is 3-3 in its last six games and got into the ACC Championship Game on tiebreakers over four other teams that finished 6-2 in…...

15+ hour, 23+ min ago (713+ words) In 1920, prohibition was enacted. The 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was ratified. The country was still on the gold standard. And the First World War had ended just two years earlier. Sliced bread wasn't commercially sold until 1928. On Dec. 1 of 1920 " a month after Warren G. Harding was elected president of the United States " Elizabeth Barrett was born. "How old are you turning?" one of her eight children playfully asked recently. "Oh, I don't know," Barrett, who to close friends and family goes by "Betty," said with a chuckle. Barrett served as a flight instructor in World War II. She and her late husband, also a veteran of that war as well as Korea and was in the reserves in Vietnam, built a number of homes and later managed a racquetball club in Virginia Beach. Much later in life, she…...

16+ hour, 20+ min ago (680+ words) Motiejus Krivas scored 20 points, Koa Peat added 16 and No. 2 Arizona overpowered Norfolk State 98-61 Saturday at McKale Center in Tucson. Anthony McComb III led NSU with 19 points as coach Robert Jones" team began a long stretch of away games. The Spartans scored a school Division I-record 136 points in a blowout over Virginia University of Lynchburg in their last game and managed to keep up with Arizona early. But as the first half wore on, the Wildcats wore them down, stretching the lead with a flurry of inside baskets and three-point plays. Randolph 89, Regent 63: Green Run High alum Trey Miller had 14 points and 12 rebounds to help the visiting WildCats (3-3) outplay the Royals (2-5). Elijah Cox added 13 points for Randolph. For Regent, Darrin Clark scored 23 and Antoine Brown 16. No. 25 Indiana 100, Bethune-Cookman 56: Tucker DeVries scored 12 of his 20 points in the first half and Lamar Wilkerson…...

16+ hour, 20+ min ago (881+ words) Motiejus Krivas scored 20 points, Koa Peat added 16 and No. 2 Arizona overpowered Norfolk State 98-61 Saturday at McKale Center in Tucson. Anthony McComb III led NSU with 19 points as coach Robert Jones" team began a long stretch of away games. The Spartans scored a school Division I-record 136 points in a blowout over Virginia University of Lynchburg in their last game and managed to keep up with Arizona early. But as the first half wore on, the Wildcats wore them down, stretching the lead with a flurry of inside baskets and three-point plays. Virginia Wesleyan 83, Pfeiffer 67: Omari DeVeaux netted 28 points as the Marlins (4-1), ranked 15th nationally by d3hoops.com, extended their winning streak to three by beating the Falcons (4-4) in the CNU Holiday INNvitational at Freeman Center. Amari Moorer had 18 points, five rebounds and five assists, Malcolm Velmar had 17 points and Miles Hancock had 12 points…...

17+ hour, 12+ min ago (316+ words) As December draws closer, people want to know - will it snow this year? Norfolk has experienced a range of weather this November, featuring rain, highs of 17C, as well as a yellow cold health alert. The Met Office have predicted that the changeable, unsettled weather will continue next month. Forecasters have said that for the next month low pressure systems are likely to dominate, along with rainy spells towards the start of the month. READ MORE Chilly forecasts ahead as Norfolk gets dusting of snow | Eastern Daily Press Although there is a chance snow will fall, it will likely be confined to high ground in the north of the country. The wet and windy spells of weather will continue throughout the rest of the month. A spokesman for the Met Office said: "It's too early to speculate if we'll see snow…...

17+ hour, 41+ min ago (516+ words) Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in the area. The Public Notice Portal carries statutory public notices published in local newspapers and is the fastest and most effective way of finding out what is happening in YOUR neighbourhood. Here are five public notices to be aware of across Norfolk this week. The Morrisons filling station in Fakenham (Image: Google) North Norfolk District Council has told Motor Fuel Group, which operates the forecourt at Morrisons in Fakenham, that it can open 24 hours. The group asked the council whether it would be lawful to do so , and a planning officer's report has confirmed there are no guidelines stopping it. Facilities on the site are being expanded, with a larger kiosk which will include food chains Greggs and Burger King. Some 30 new jobs will be created at the services. The…...

1+ day, 23+ min ago (88+ words) We assess how the committee could stack the top teams in the country after Week 14. The final chapter of the 2025 regular season didn't upend the status quo, but it did give us plenty of answers. A season in, the legendary NFL coach's head-scratching decision to helm a lowly ACC team continues to confound. As the coaching carousel continues to spin, we grade every major hire. It has been a bad year for the Pokes. It hasn't stopped their fans from making their own bright spots....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (37+ words) Arizona's 7-foot-2 center Motiejus Krivas tied a career-high with 20 points and added nine rebounds to lead the No. 2 Wildcats to a 98-61 victory Saturday over Norfolk State at Tucson, Ariz....