@JamiVP

Sports Editor at The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press

 Norfolk, VA
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Joined February 2009
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Why do local Sports departments and writers matter? I tried my best to explain. pilotonline.com/2026/02/06/l…

Frankenberry: Why local sports departments matter

The demise of The Washington Post’s sports department was shockingly sudden and especially disheartening.

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The Old Dominion football homecoming game against Marshall on Oct. 31 will kick off at 1 p.m., the Sun Belt Conference announced Monday. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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Exhibition basketball: Virginia Commonwealth 62, Old Dominion 51, 3:57, 2nd.
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The Que'Sean Brown-led #Hokies rebounded from their worst performance of the season with their most complete effort Saturday. "That dude's a great player, man. I could sit here and talk about him...all day." pilotonline.com/2026/10/17/d…

David Teel: Que’Sean Brown is the difference as Virginia Tech tops Georgia Tech

One week after their worst performance of 2026, the Virginia Tech Hokies authored their best.

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David Teel: Que’Sean Brown is the difference as Virginia Tech tops Georgia Tech: pilotonline.com/2026/10/17/d…

David Teel: Que’Sean Brown is the difference as Virginia Tech tops Georgia Tech

One week after their worst performance of 2026, the Virginia Tech Hokies authored their best.

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David Teel@ByDavidTeelOct 17
John Love from 39 yards out draws a "$%&%, yes!" from #Hokies coach James Franklin.
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In stark contrast to its methodical rise to the FBS and Sun Belt, JMU's move to the American was accelerated by several factors, chief among them College Football Playoff access. "Time was not our friend." pilotonline.com/2026/10/16/d…

David Teel: Time was of the essence in JMU’s move to American Conference as ‘meteoric rise’...

The Dukes accelerated move from the Sun Belt to the American was the antithesis of their methodical 2022 elevation from the Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision.

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ODU Athletics@ODUSportsOct 16
Now Taylor Heinicke will always be in S.B. Ballard Stadium🤩 #ODUSports | #ReignOn | #Monarchs
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The crowd at Old Dominion in the fourth quarter of a one-score conference game:
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ODU Athletics@ODUSportsOct 16
Congratulations to Taylor Heinicke on his ODU jersey retirement🥳 #ODUSports | #ReignOn | #Monarchs
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Thank you, City of Hampton. #HamptonIsHome💙
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Legendary Old Dominion QB Taylor Heinicke speaks before tonight’s jersey retirement:
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Hampton University men, women hope to climb higher in CAA with addition of newcomers: pilotonline.com/2026/10/15/h…

Hampton University men, women hope to climb higher in CAA with addition of newcomers

The William & Mary women — 17-14 overall, 9-9 in the CAA last season — were picked to finish fourth, and senior guard Cassidy Geddes was a first-team all-preseason selection.

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Norfolk Admirals open the season Friday. Here’s what you need to know.: pilotonline.com/2026/10/15/n…

Norfolk Admirals open the season Friday. Here’s what you need to know.

The Admirals finished last season 30-38-4-0, seventh in the eight-team North Division of the ECHL, missing the Kelly Cup playoffs after qualifying the previous two seasons.

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David Teel@ByDavidTeelOct 15
#Hokies transfer Neo Avdalas is clearly gifted. New UNC coach Michael Malone aims to make him efficient, too. pilotonline.com/2026/10/15/d…

David Teel: After transfer from Virginia Tech to UNC, Neo Avdalas is ‘way more ready.’

Coach Michael Malone’s message to Avdalas was blunt: You’re too talented to have been as inefficient as you were last season at Virginia Tech.

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Norfolk State’s dominant run game sets the tone as Spartans prepare for MEAC play: pilotonline.com/2026/10/14/n…

Norfolk State’s dominant run game sets the tone as Spartans prepare for MEAC play

A year after entering the bye week at 1-6, the Spartans enter MEAC play at 4-3 with one of the country’s top rushing attacks and a defense that leads the nation in interceptions.

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ODU hopes to stay the course on national TV in Thursday night game against Georgia Southern: pilotonline.com/2026/10/14/o…

ODU hopes to stay the course on national TV in Thursday night game against Georgia Southern

ODU must win four of its six remaining regular-season games in order to achieve bowl eligibility.

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Is Taylor Heinicke the most important athlete in ODU history? His football jersey will be retired Thursday.: pilotonline.com/2026/10/14/i…

Is Taylor Heinicke the most important athlete in ODU history? His football jersey will be retired...

At halftime of Thursday’s nationally televised game against Georgia Southern, the seven-year NFL veteran will become the first ODU football player to have his jersey retired.

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David Teel@ByDavidTeelOct 13
Parse the calls all you'd like, but #Hokies have only themselves to blame for two-game slide. pilotonline.com/2026/10/13/d…

David Teel: Don’t blame Virginia Tech’s 2-game losing streak on officiating

The consecutive one-score setbacks that followed the Hokies’ promising (possibly deceiving) 4-0 start are a reminder of the thin margins that will accompany this improved-yet-flawed team throughout...

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"I didn’t say I was going to do it with my shirt off. That was a bad decision. But you know, life’s not very fun without a few bad decisions." The story behind Old Dominion coach Ricky Rahne's viral slide in the mud: pilotonline.com/2026/10/12/o…

ODU coach Ricky Rahne stands by shirtless slide in mud after victory

Rahne told his players during halftime warmups that if they won the game, he would slide down a muddy hill behind one of the end zones at Kidd Brewer Stadium. He kept his word.

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ODU coach Ricky Rahne stands by shirtless slide in mud after victory: pilotonline.com/2026/10/12/o…

ODU coach Ricky Rahne stands by shirtless slide in mud after victory

Rahne told his players during halftime warmups that if they won the game, he would slide down a muddy hill behind one of the end zones at Kidd Brewer Stadium. He kept his word.

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