David Teel
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Newport News, VA, United States
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David Teel: A grateful scribe says goodbye, for now, after 36 years
There are more stories to tell, more issues to examine, and I hope to remain in the fray. Whether and when that happens is uncertain and, full disclosure, a little scary. → Read More
Tajh Boyd helped Dabo Swinney lay foundation of Clemson football dynasty
Boyd was the 2012 ACC Player of the Year as a junior and set a Clemson record for career passing yards (11,904) and ACC mark for career touchdown passes (107). → Read More
Offensive line can’t hold up as U.Va. falls at No. 10 Notre Dame
The Fighting Irish sacked Virginia's Bryce Perkins eight times, three of which caused fumbles that they recovered and converted into touchdowns → Read More
Cox cable, region’s largest TV provider, adds ACC Network
The nation's No. 3 cable provider, and second largest in Virginia, Cox will give fans access to ACC Network programming such as U.Va.'s upcoming football games against W&M and Florida State. → Read More
Former W&M coach Jimmye Laycock hits the links for a good cause
Columnist David Teel writes that the lifelong golfer and retired William & Mary football coach is hosting the inaugural Jimmye Laycock Charity Golf Classic. → Read More
University Hall's memories are more about zaniness, characters than games
Columnist David Teel writes that as U.Va. plans for Saturday’s final demolition of U-Hall, it’s more than the games that resonate. It’s the characters who lived there and the zaniness → Read More
Hokies will "emphasize the football" this spring, and there's good reason
Columnist David Teel writes that Virginia Tech is coming off a season with its most porous defense in Bud Foster’s 24 years as coordinator. The 6-7 Hokies ranked 102nd nationally → Read More
UMBC coach Ryan Odom thrilled by U.Va.'s run to Final Four
With his forever connections to Virginia, cemented by last season's NCAA tournament upset, Odom has rooted Virginia all season → Read More
Teel: Mihota's endurance and disregard of pain helped Hokies land bowl bid
Senior defensive tackle Vinny Mihota has not missed a game in 2018 and started three. But heaven knows how many snaps his surgically repaired left knee cost him. → Read More
Teel: ODU's decline is Wilder's responsibility, but he merits a chance to correct course
Bobby Wilder fired six coaches Sunday and Monday. Some fans wanted Wilder gone as well. They see the program trending the wrong way and wanted a fresh start as ODU → Read More
Teel: Cavaliers' conservative play-calling was costly in another loss to Hokies
Virginia Tech prevailed 34-31 in overtime, its 15th consecutive win in the series, in part because Virginia coaches abandoned the passing game the Hokies could not stop. → Read More
William & Mary hires former Virginia head coach Mike London to replace Jimmye Laycock
London, 58, has spent much of his career in the state and region. A graduate of Hampton’s Bethel High School and the University of Richmond, he is 62-61 in 10 → Read More
Hokies "manhandled" by Georgia Tech in historic fashion
From columnist David Teel: Yellow Jackets rushed for 465 yards, the fourth-most by a Virginia Tech opponent and the most since 1973 → Read More
Virginia is for upsets, and here are 14 great ones
Football, basketball and baseball. Softball, golf and tennis. Some old-fashioned, man-to-man combat, too. Virginia does upsets like few others. → Read More
ODU football is in crisis, and the timing couldn’t be worse
The Monarchs are 0-3 and ODU is spending $65 million to rebuild Ballard Stadium. A depressed, perhaps even unruly, fan base leaving seats and suites empty is the last thing → Read More
Tyrod Taylor at center of Bills' bizarre run to playoffs
Weirdness has been Buffalo's MO this season, right down to how it ended the NFL's longest postseason drought. → Read More
Tranquil Tyrod Taylor in middle of Bills' circus
Buffalo fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman two games into season → Read More