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Men’s Basketball Opens 2026-27 Season With Home Games Against Regent, Randolph
NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk State men's basketball team opens the 2026-27 season with two games in three days. The Spartans host Regent on Monday, Nov. 2, and Randolph College on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Both games tip off at 8 p.m. inside Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall, following the women's games at 5:30 p.m.
odusports.com
ODU Men's Soccer Faces Pivotal Test at #21 Marshall on Tuesday Night in Huntington
NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion men’s soccer heads to Huntington, West Virginia to face #21 Marshall on Tuesday night at Hoops Family Field. The Monarchs currently have seven conference points and sit in ninth place in the Sun Belt with one game remaining. ODU's game against the Thundering Herd...
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Norfolk State men triumph, women stumble on opening night
NORFOLK, VA (WTKR)- It was a night of mixed results at Echols Hall to begin the 2026-2027 college basketball campaign. The Norfolk State men rolled past Regent, 68-45, while the Spartan women were stunned by Virginia State, 63-62. Robert Jones watched his squad jump out to a 35-15 halftime lead...
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Marshall sets tone early, finishes strong for 36-23 road win over Old Dominion
NORFOLK, Va. (WCHS) — The Marshall Thundering Herd overwhelmed the Old Dominion Monarchs en route to a 36-23 win on the road on Saturday afternoon. Marshall set the tone early, forcing a fumble in the first 30 seconds of the game, jumping out to a 27-10 lead by halftime and holding on for its fifth win of the 2026 college football season. Marshall now finds itself just one win away from bowl eligibility for the first time since 2024.
odusports.com
Men's Basketball Hosts Western Michigan In Season Opener Monday Night
Old Dominion (0-0) vs. Western Michigan (0-0) Game Info – Monday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. Location – Chartway Arena (Norfolk, Va.) NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion men’s basketball begins its 2026-27 season on Monday night when the Monarchs host Western Michigan in the first round of the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge. Tipoff at Chartway Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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Spartans, Hornets to Host Trunk-or-Treat Kids Event at Lincoln Financial Field
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State and Delaware State will bring a little Halloween spirit to Philadelphia on Saturday, cohosting a Trunk-or-Treat Kids Event from 1-3 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field ahead of the schools' football matchup as part of One Philly HBCU Week. The free, family-friendly event invites children...
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Turnovers stymie Old Dominion in loss to Marshall, bowl eligibility evaporates
NORFOLK, VA (WTKR)- There were some flashes in improvement for Old Dominion during Saturday's showdown with Marshall, but at the end of the day, those flashes weren't enough to turn the tide for the Monarchs. ODU gained a season-best 409 yards, but quarterback Jaxon Potter committed four turnovers as the...
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Spartans prepare for Road Match at UMES before closing home slate against DSU for Senior Day
NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk State volleyball team closes the road portion of its schedule at Maryland Eastern Shore on Friday, Oct. 30, at 6 p.m. before returning to Gill Gymnasium on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m. for Senior Day and the final home match of the season against Delaware State. Both matches stream on the MEAC Network.
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Norfolk State Claims Seventh Straight MEAC Men's Cross Country Crown
CARY, N.C. – Norfolk State University secured its seventh consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Cross Country Championship on Friday at WakeMed Park. Norfolk State finished first with 35 points. Clinton Kipruto placed second in 23:57.3, while teammate Ian Kimutai finished third in 24:11.0. Kenneth Giles was named Coach of the Championship.
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Delaware State rallies late to stun Spartans in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA (WTKR)- For awhile it looked as though Norfolk State would pick up its first MEAC victory since November of 2024. But in a battle of former Philadelphia Eagles teammates, DeSean Jackson's Delaware State Hornets owned the fourth quarter and sent Michael Vick's Spartans to a defeat. Delaware State...
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Marshall looks to keep momentum rolling against Old Dominion
After a big win against South Alabama last week, the Marshall Thundering Herd (4-3, 1-2 SBC) looks to keep the ball rolling as they take on the Old Dominion Monarchs (2-6, 1-4 SBC). Marshall is coming off perhaps its biggest win in the Tony Gibson era: a hard-fought, gritty 20-13...
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ODU Women's Rowing Heads to Fairfax for Head of the Occoquan on Saturday
NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion women’s rowing heads up to Fairfax, Virginia for the Head of Occoquan. ODU will be in action at the Sandy Run Regional Park on October 31, the event is hosted by Occoquan Boat Club. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m with the men’s...
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Virginia Football Coach Serves 4-Hour Suspension Amid Mysterious Investigation After Refusing Mercy
Lake Taylor High School football coach Hank Sawyer was suspended amid a mysterious investigation by Norfolk Public Schools following a 96-14 loss. He was reinstated hours later. No details about the probe have been provided. It is not clear if the circumstances of his most recent game played a role. Sawyer was “reassigned to services” […] The post Virginia Football Coach Serves 4-Hour Suspension Amid Mysterious Investigation After Refusing Mercy appeared first on BroBible.
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Indian Rock resident sports spooky Halloween display
Passers-by of Joe Steen’s Indian Rock subdivision home on Tuscarora Trail are pausing for a second look. Yep, that’s what they thought they saw. “This year in the pine straw by the road I made a tombstone with RIP on it,” Steen said. “I laid the skeleton down at an angle down in the pine straw, lifted his legs and hands up and it looks like he’s coming out of the grave. It’s kind of unique. That’s my theme for this year.”