Chris Slade

Suburbs try to fight heroin's grim hold

2013-02-19 00:00:00

When 20-year-old Tim McCann died Jan. 31 of a suspected heroin overdose, his death became another grim reminder of the drug's deadly spread across the Chicago suburbs. A graduate of Libertyville High School, McCann started using the drug when he was 18,...

Local man to play in '12-12-12' Hurricane Sandy relief concert tonight. Watch it here

2012-12-12 16:25:26

Teel Time: Tom O'Brien rejoining Virginia football coaching staff; promotion for Hagans

2013-01-03 17:41:00

Percolating for weeks, Tom O’Brien’s return to Virginia’s football coaching staff as associate head coach became reality Thursday. The final hurdle was O’Brien’s contract at North Carolina State, which fired him as head...

Rivalries, revenge, redemption highlight Bay Rivers football slate

2012-09-13 15:09:00

While reading, 'ritin and 'rithmetic are traditionally the "Three Rs" for high school students, rivalry, revenge and redemption will replace them on football fields in the Bay Rivers District. Friday's slate includes two of the district's most intense...

Former UVA star cornerback joins broadcast team

2012-07-20 09:32:00

Former Wahoo football player Tony Covington is joining the broadcast team for University of Virginia football games. Virginia Sports Properties, which holds the multimedia rights for Cavaliers sports, made the announcement Friday. Covington joins play-...

2000 Male Athlete of the Year: Bruton's Bryan Randall

2012-06-14 07:29:00

The two common themes that seem to punctuate every story about Bruton High's Bryan Randall are his indomitable will to win and his remarkable athleticism. Bobby Hedrick, Tabb's All-Bay Rivers District defensive back, witnessed both traits on a single play...

Veteran York should challenge for a Division 3 playoff spot

2011-08-30 11:31:47

Five athletes from the Peninsula to be inducted into Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday

2011-11-03 11:32:45

The Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame will hold their inducation on Saturday at the Renaissance Hotel in Portsmouth. Heading the 2011 class is 2000 Olympic gold medalist and seven-time NBA All-Star Alonzo Mourning of Chesapeake. Among...

Hampton Roads African American Hall of Fame to induct 13, including Mourning

2011-08-02 20:23:00

Alonzo Mourning, a 2000 Olympic gold medalist, seven �time NBA All-Star and a member of the 2006 NBA champion Miami Heat, and five athletes from the peninsula Terry Kirby, Lisa Rice, Chris Slade, Ron Springs, and Walt "Fuzzy" Ward headline the list of...

Inside the BRD: Who are the 20 best-ever Bay Rivers District boys basketball players?

2011-01-19 11:06:00

- Group to include players from 1991-2011 seasons - Will feature players from 15 schools - Va. Tech's Ace Custis played in district With 20 seasons of Bay Rivers District athletics in the hopper, we'll continue an exercise we started during football...

Teel Time: Virginia assistant Chip West on recruiting the '757'

2011-02-02 16:20:53

Chip West has been recruiting his native Hampton Roads for most of the past 12 years, first for Colgate, then James Madison, Old Dominion and, now, Virginia. But West never had a signing day like this: Nine of the Cavaliers' 26 recruits hail from the...

Twenty years ago this week Virginia football team was ranked No. 1 in the country

2010-10-09 09:09:00

College football's most improbable No. 1 of the last half-century attracted "World News Tonight," validated Andy Warhol and prompted odes to Thomas Jefferson. Twenty years ago this week, the Virginia Cavaliers became the nation's top-ranked team....

New England Patriots star Chris Slade rides a tandem bicycle with Eunice Kennedy Shriver May 20, 2000 during the Best Buddies Friendship Races in Hyannis Port. The races raised money for Best Buddies International. (Photo by Stephen Rose/Liaison)

2009-08-11 06:57:09

Camp instructor and former Patriots linebacker Chris Slade gives instructions to a group of Football University participants, including Wise High's Charles Owens.

2009-07-11 00:00:00