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Virginia Basketball Picked to Finish 5th in ACC Preseason Poll

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October 15, 2024

Virginia Basketball Picked to Finish 5th in ACC Preseason Poll

The 2024-2025 ACC Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll was unveiled on Tuesday evening and Virginia was picked to finish 5th, as selected by the media during last week’s ACC Tipoff event.

Duke was voted the preseason favorite for the ninth time in the last 12 seasons, receiving 42 of a possible 54 first-place votes. North Carolina was picked to finish second and received 11 first-place votes, while Wake Forest picked up the last first-place vote and was picked to finish third. Clemson and Virginia rounded out the top five.

The new ACC members were each picked to finish in the bottom third of the conference, with SMU placing 13th, California 16th, and Stanford 17th.

UVA was picked to finish fourth in the 2023-2024 ACC Preseason Poll and wound up finishing third in the standings with a 13-7 conference record. The Cavaliers have finished the same or better than their predicted order of finish in the ACC preseason poll in 14 of the last 16 seasons.

See the results of the 2024 ACC Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll below:

School, Points
1. Duke (42), 956
2. North Carolina (11), 924
3. Wake Forest (1), 800
4. Clemson, 765
5. Virginia, 743
6. Miami, 659
7. Pitt, 636
8. NC State, 550
9. Louisville, 518
10. Notre Dame, 462
11. Syracuse, 454
12. Georgia Tech, 433
13. SMU, 344
14. Virginia Tech, 252
15. Florida State, 251
16. California, 206
17. Stanford, 165
18. Boston College, 116

North Carolina guard RJ Davis, who enters the season as the reigning ACC Player of the Year, was voted the Preseason ACC Player of the Year, garnering 40 of the 54 votes. Davis is the first ACC Player of the Year to return to school the following year since Tyler Hansbrough in 2008-2009. Duke freshman Cooper Flagg picked up 10 votes for Preseason ACC Player of the Year and ran away with the Preseason Rookie of the Year, receiving all but one of the votes for that accolade.

Davis, Flagg, Hunter Sallis (Wake Forest), Markus Burton (Notre Dame), and Nijel Pack (Miami) were selected to the Preseason All-ACC First Team. Clemson’s Ian Schieffelin and Chase Hunter, Florida State’s Jamir Watkins, Georgia Tech’s Baye Ndongo, and Pitt’s Ishmael Leggett were named to the Preseason All-ACC Second Team.

No Virginia player was named to either the First or Second Preseason All-ACC teams.

Preseason ACC Player of the Year
RJ Davis, North Carolina, 40 votes
Cooper Flagg, Duke, 10
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest, 3
Maxime Raynaud, Stanford, 1

Preseason ACC Rookie of the Year
Cooper Flagg, Duke, 53 votes
Jeremiah Wilkinson, California, 1

Preseason All-ACC Team
First Team
RJ Davis*, North Carolina, 54
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest, 52
Cooper Flagg, Duke, 52
Markus Burton, Notre Dame, 41
Nijel Pack, Miami, 37

Second Team
Ian Schieffelin, Clemson, 36
Chase Hunter, Clemson, 31
Jamir Watkins, Florida State, 26
Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech, 21
Ishmael Leggett, Pitt, 20

Virginia is set to open the 2024-2025 season at home against Campbell on Wednesday, November 6th at 7pm at John Paul Jones Arena.

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Virginia’s Spanberger Approves Workplace Heat Safety Standards

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April 14, 2026

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Virginia’s Spanberger Approves Workplace Heat Safety Standards

Virginia will join a growing list of states with workplace heat safety standards that private-sector employers must follow under legislation approved by Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D).

The bill (SB 288) tasks the state’s Safety and Health Codes Board with creating standards for indoor and outdoor workplaces no later than May 1, 2028, adding Virginia to a handful of states that have dictated heat safety protocols in the absence of a federal standard.

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration continued work on developing a national heat safety rule in 2025, but President Donald Trump’s deregulatory goals are likely to yield a more employer-friendly standard than those passed in Democratic-majority states.

Virginia employers will be required to provide water, access to shade, rest periods, acclimatization, and training for working in heat. High-heat procedures would take effect at a temperature threshold to be determined by the board in its rulemaking.

Deciding on an appropriate temperature threshold to trigger protections has been a notable challenge, both in state proposals and OSHA’s federal regulatory efforts.

California, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington state have mandated workplace heat safety standards, while Colorado has imposed a standard specific to agriculture workers.

Virginia regulators previously considered a workplace heat safety proposal but halted the rulemaking process in late 2021, with some board members citing concerns it would conflict or be redundant with the federal regulation that they thought at the time would be implemented soon.

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Bill signing aims to bolster horse racing industry in West Virginia

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April 13, 2026

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Bill signing aims to bolster horse racing industry in West Virginia

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (WCHS) — Gov. Patrick Morrisey signaled support for the horse racing industry in West Virginia through a bill signing Monday.

Senate Bill 1060 updates laws to include certified thoroughbred horses and raises a funding cap for restricted races from $1 million to $2 million.

The measure allows horses that have lived in West Virginia for six months to compete for larger purses. State leaders are hopeful the move will incentivize out-of-state horse owners to relocate to West Virginia.

In addition, the bill would allow licensed racing associations to transmit broadcasts of races with a portion of wagers going toward the West Virginia Thoroughbred Development Fund.

Changes will go into effect on June 7.

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Currently, horse races are held in West Virginia’s panhandles, at the Mountaineer Racetrack and Resort in New Cumberland and the Hollywood Casino in Charles Town.

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Virginia Beach police investigate teen brawl at Nova Adventure Park

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April 13, 2026

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Virginia Beach police investigate teen brawl at Nova Adventure Park

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach police are investigating after a large crowd of teens were fighting Saturday evening at Nova Adventure Park.

A Virginia Beach police officer was in the 2000 block of Lynnhaven Parkway at approximately 9:35 p.m. when a large group of teens started fighting. Additional officers arrived and the teenagers disbursed.

Police said at least one victim involved suffered an injury that was not life-threatening.

The incident is under active investigation.

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