COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Brandon Crutchfield committed to Old Dominion, he revealed on Twitter. The 5-foot-10, 165-pound rising senior cornerback from Heritage High in Wake Forest, North Carolina, also holds scholarship offers from Marshall, Hampton, Bethune-Cookman, Elon and North Carolina Central.
Lineman retires from Hokies after surgery
Virginia Tech offensive lineman Jesse Hanson announced his medical retirement after having surgery following a “long battle” with an unspecified injury. He said he’ll play a “different role” on the team this year.
Hanson played for the Hokies for four seasons, starting 11 games at left guard last year after being a reserve from 2019-21.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
CAA to hold men’s, women’s tournaments in D.C. through 2027
The Coastal Athletic Association agreed to a four-year contract with Events DC to conduct the conference men’s and women’s basketball tournament at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.
The two tournaments would run back-to-back in the 2023-24 season, and the agreement goes through the 2027 tournament. The arena has been the home of the men’s tournament since 2020, while the women’s tourney would move to a neutral site for the first time since 2016 after being conducted on campuses s over the past seven years.
In 2024, the men’s tournament will run March 8-12, followed by the women’s March 13-17.
ODU reserve transfers to junior college
Jadin Johnson of Omaha, Nebraska, a 6-3 guard who played sparingly in seven games last season for Old Dominion after redshirting as a Monarch in 2021-22, has committed to Blinn College according to the Portal Report Twitter timeline.
Blinn, in Brenham, Texas, is a National Junior College Athletic Association program that went 23-8 last season.
HORSE RACING
Heat forecast prompts Colonial Downs to cancel Friday, Saturday racing
Colonial Downs, working jointly with the Virginia National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and Virginia Racing Commission, canceled the Friday and Saturday race cards in New Kent County because of a forecast of excessive heat — highs in the upper 90s and triple-digit heat indices.
The races scheduled for Friday will be held Wednesday, Aug. 2, with a 1:30 p.m. post time. There will be an additional date set to hold the races scheduled for Saturday.
