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  • Valparaiso pitcher Kyle Wormington reacts to the team's victory at the conclusion of the game against Florida in the NCAA regional college baseball tournament Saturday, June 1, 2013, in Bloomington, Ind. Valparaiso defeated Florida 5-4. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)

    NCAA baseball: Columbia, Valparaiso grab milestone wins

    In other action Saturday, Virginia beat Elon 2-0 in Charlottesville and Virginia Tech downed Coastal Carolina 9-1 in an elimination game in Blacksburg.

  • Iceland's president sees no U.S. leadership as commercial potential opens in Arctic

    China and other Asian nations have been moving aggressively to exploit the commercial potential of the Arctic as more of the region becomes accessible for development and shipping in the increasingly ice-free summer, while the U.S. appears to be dragging its feet, Icelandic President Olafur R. Grimsson told editors and reporters at The Washington Times.

  • Report makes chilling forecast on Northwest quake

    More than 10,000 people could die when _ not if _ a monster earthquake and tsunami occur just off the Pacific Northwest coast, researchers told Oregon legislators Thursday.

  • ** FILE ** Maryland coach Sasho Cirovski. (Associated Press)

    Terps soccer coach Sasho Cirovski seeks a house to call home

    Sasho Cirovski dreamed big when he took over Maryland's soccer program nearly two decades ago.

  • Virginia Tech's Ronny Vandyke (36) and Ksyhoen Jarrett (34) try to stop Miami's Duke Johnson (8) from scoring a touchdown during the second half of their NCAA college football game in Miami, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Miami won 30-12. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

    ACC won't be able to fill its 8 bowl game slots

    Miami chose to stay home, self-imposing a bowl ban for the second straight year in the hopes of staving off more drastic punishments later on.

  • Study: NJ beaches 30-40 feet narrower after storm

    The average New Jersey beach is 30 to 40 feet narrower after Superstorm Sandy, according to a survey that is sure to intensify a long-running debate on whether federal dollars should be used to replenish stretches of sand that only a fraction of U.S. taxpayers use.

  • Georgia Tech claims spot in ACC title game at 6-5

    A team that was routed at home by Middle Tennessee and fired its defensive coordinator at midseason will get a chance to play for a BCS bowl bid.

  • Miami self-imposes 2nd straight bowl ban

    Calling the move prudent and unprecedented, Miami is self-imposing a second straight postseason ban on its football program because of an NCAA investigation that is expected to eventually lead to stiff sanctions against the Hurricanes.

  • Superstorm shines light on federal beach program

    Towns along the Jersey shore that made use of federal money to build up beaches came through Superstorm Sandy with far less damage than those that didn't, findings that are sure to intensify a debate that has raged for years over the wisdom of pumping millions of dollars' worth of sand onto the coastline, only to see it wash away continually.

  • Tractor trailer traffic was halted along Interstate 68 in Frostburg, Md., on Oct. 30, 2012 due to the storm. Wet snow and high winds spinning off the edge of superstorm Sandy spread blizzard conditions over parts of West Virginia and neighboring Appalachian states Tuesday. Authorities closed nearly 50 miles of Interstate 68 on either side of the West Virginia-Maryland state line because of blizzard conditions and stuck cars. Eastbound lanes in Maryland ere later reopened. (AP Photo/Cumberland Times-News, Steven Bittner) WHAG-TV OUT

    Wintry storm headed to D.C. area, possibly bringing snow

    A storm featuring strong winds, rain and snow is forecast to follow in Superstorm Sandy's path on Wednesday, threatening battered coastal towns and perhaps bringing the D.C. area this season's first glimpse of snow.

  • Miami quarterback Stephen Morris passes against Virginia Tech during the first half of their NCAA football game in Miami, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

    Miami takes Coastal lead, tops Virginia Tech 30-12

    Stephen Morris threw for two early touchdowns, both set up by Virginia Tech special-teams miscues, and Miami took a step forward in the chase for the ACC's Coastal Division title by beating the Hokies 30-12 on Thursday night.

  • ** FILE ** Virginia head coach Mike London watches from the sideline during the second half on an NCAA college football game against TCU, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU won 27-7, (AP Photo/LM Otero)

    Separation of power is evident in the ACC

    There's no other way to say it: The ACC's Coastal Division is a mess.

  • NOAA to East: Beware of coming 'Frankenstorm'

    An unusual nasty mix of a hurricane and a winter storm that forecasters are now calling "Frankenstorm" is likely to blast most of the East Coast next week, focusing the worst of its weather mayhem around New York City and New Jersey.

  • A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite image taken on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at 1:45 p.m. EDT shows Hurricane Sandy (lower left) across the central Caribbean moving northward toward Jamaica and Cuba. Tropical Storm Tony (top right) is seen along the tail end of a cold front across the central Atlantic. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)

    East Coast braces for monster 'Frankenstorm'

    The pre-Halloween hybrid weather monster that federal forecasters call "Frankenstorm" is looking more ominous by the hour for the East Coast, and utilities and local governments are getting ready.

  • Forecasters warn East Coast about `Frankenstorm'

    All the spare parts appear to be coming together to create what forecasters are calling "Frankenstorm," a monster combination of high wind, heavy rain, extreme tides and maybe snow that could cause havoc along the East Coast just before Halloween next week.

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