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Virginia Football Fall Camp Injury Report: Four Cavaliers to Miss Season
Virginia head coach Tony Elliott had some somber news to deliver at the opening of UVA football fall camp on Wednesday afternoon, reporting that four Cavaliers had suffered season-ending injuries before camp even began, while a few other players are also nursing injuries that will require varying recovery times.
The defensive side of the ball was hit particularly hard, as junior linebacker Stevie Bracey and sophomore defensive end Mekhi Buchanan, two players who would have likely had spots on UVA’s two-deep depth chart this season, will not be available this season. Bracey, who played in 11 games and made one start last season, tore his meniscus this week and will miss “four or five months” according to Elliott. For Buchanan, the diagnosis is an entire season off the field after undergoing hip surgery a couple of weeks before the start of camp.
On the offensive end, junior offensive lineman Noah Hartsoe, who would have been a key piece to that unit’s depth, suffered an ACL injury back in the spring, so he’ll be out for the season too. True freshman wide receiver Triston Ward, a three-star recruit from Griswold, Connecticut, will miss this season as well following hip surgery.
It was previously reported that UCF transfer Drake Metcalf, who played for UVA offensive line coach Terry Heffernan when both were at Stanford, suffered an Achilles’ injury back inthe spring and will be out for most of the season. Elliott expressed some optimism that Metcalf could return by November or even October and said that Metcalf will be heavily involved in fall camp despite his injury.
“I hate that Drake is gonna be down for a little while, but optimistic that he’ll come back at some point this season,” said Elliott. “Hopeful that Drake – we’re including Drake in everything that we’re doing, knowing that maybe sometime in October or November, we’ll have a chance to have him back.”
Other injuries that won’t be as long-term are senior defensive tackle Andrew Williams and senior defensive end Joe Holland, who are both expected to return this season. Senior linebacker James Jackson was wearing a yellow pinnie at Wednesday’s first fall camp practice, indicating players who are not full participants in practice. Elliott reported that Jackson had a minor “cleanup” operation on his knee and that his not being a full participant in practice is more precautionary than anything else.
“James Jackson had a cleanup. That’s really more precautionary,” Elliott said on Wednesday. “Getting him back, we anticipate, sometime next week, we’ll have him back in the fold. Just being smart with that. He’s played a lot of football. He’s one of those guys, you gotta protect him from himself. But he did have a scope in the summer. He’s probably three or four weeks out now.”
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Virginia Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 Night results for May 5, 2026
Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots: What to know in case you win
Here’s what to know in case you win the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot.
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The Virginia Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at May 5, 2026, results for each game:
Mega Millions
Mega Millions drawings take place every week on Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.
12-22-50-51-55, Mega Ball: 10
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 3
DAY drawing at 1:59 p.m. NIGHT drawing at 11 p.m. each day.
Night: 7-9-6, FB: 8
Day: 5-3-5, FB: 9
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 4
DAY drawing at 1:59 p.m. NIGHT drawing at 11 p.m. each day.
Night: 1-3-3-1, FB: 0
Day: 4-7-2-7, FB: 6
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 5
DAY drawing at 1:59 p.m. NIGHT drawing at 11 p.m. each day.
Night: 8-4-0-4-0, FB: 2
Day: 1-7-6-6-7, FB: 5
Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Cash Pop
Drawing times: Coffee Break 9 a.m.; Lunch Break 12 p.m.; Rush Hour 5 p.m.; Prime Time 9 p.m.; After Hours 11:59 p.m.
Coffee Break: 02
After Hours: 03
Prime Time: 04
Rush Hour: 13
Lunch Break: 01
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
Cash 5
Drawing every day at 11 p.m.
30-31-37-39-42
Check Cash 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Millionaire for Life
Drawing everyday at 11:15 p.m.
14-20-23-30-55, Bonus: 02
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
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Three Takeaways From Virginia Tech Baseball’s Series Win Vs Cal
Berkley, CA — Virginia Tech won their third consecutive ACC series and have won 9 of their last 12 matchups on the diamond. Despite dropping game three in 9-4 fashion, the Hokies needed this series win and got it, putting themselves firmly on the bubble this week.
There’s plenty of takeaways from the series, so here’s my top three.
No. 1: The Hokies are peaking at the right time
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column on what the Hokies would need to do to put themselves in position on the bubble, and they have followed that blueprint to a tee.
I stated that the Hokies would need a 15-4 run going down the stretch, and they’re within striking distance, needing to go 6-1 from here on out with four games against non-conference opponents.
They couldn’t afford another series loss in conference, and they haven’t taken one.
With that run, the Hokies — who sat outside of the top 45 — have moved themselves up to 36th in RPI — a firm bubble position — with a three big ACC games remaining and four must-win non-conference games.
No. 2: Brett Renfrow has found it
What is ‘it’ exactly? Well, he’s the only one that knows.
Over Brett Renfrow’s first two starts in the month of April against Miami and Boston College, he surrendered 12 runs in 11 innings, striking out 10 batters and hurling over 200 pitches in the short time span.
Since then, he’s arguably been the best pitcher in the conference. In his recent three starts, Renfrow has allowed the following statline:
21.0 IP
3 ER
10 H
6 BB
27 K
Those numbers bring an ERA of 1.29 and a K/9 of 11.57.
For those of you who are familiar with the K%-BB% stat, Renfrow’s is sitting at 25.9%. For context, Tarik Skubal — who won the AL Cy Young last year — had a rate of 27.8%.
Brett Renfrow getting back to those strong, consistent starts that we’ve seen in the past is something that Virginia Tech desperately needed from it’s ace, and it will be crucial for the Hokies down the stretch.
No. 3: The Bullpen has been much more consistent
Earlier this season, the Virginia Tech bullpen had a huge issue with blowing leads and losing games.
Against Cal, the Virginia Tech bullpen surrendered just a pair of runs in 10 innings of work.
The highlight of the bullpen as of late has been Chase Swift, who hasn’t given up a run since March 3rd against Marshall. He’s made nine appearances in that time and has posted the following stat-line:
13.1 IP
0 ER
4 H
6 BB
18 K
Much like with Renfrow, consistency from the Virginia Tech bullpen is going to be key down the stretch, and the Hokies are headed in the right direction.
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West Virginia Lottery results: See winning numbers for Powerball, Lotto America on May 4, 2026
The results are in for the West Virginia Lottery’s draw games on Monday, May 4, 2026.
Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on May 4.
Winning Powerball numbers from May 4 drawing
30-36-42-60-63, Powerball: 13, Power Play: 2
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Winning Lotto America numbers from May 4 drawing
09-10-12-50-52, Star Ball: 03, ASB: 03
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Winning Daily 3 numbers from May 4 drawing
3-7-6
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Winning Daily 4 numbers from May 4 drawing
4-6-8-6
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Winning Cash 25 numbers from May 4 drawing
02-03-09-10-20-21
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When are the West Virginia Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 11 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10:59 p.m. ET Tuesday and Friday.
- Lotto America: 10:15 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Daily 3, 4: 6:59 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday.
- Cash 25: 6:59 p.m. ET Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
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