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ST. MATT'S NORTH APPARENTLY A SUCESS

  As promised … this is Chip Off the Old Block II, more on United Methodist minister Chip Joseph, who we introduced in COtOB I for The Richmonder.com …  when he was featured after being asked to do the  quintessential difficult, possibly impossible, task of  starting a church at a time when people are more  interested in material over spiritual pursuits. ------------------------------------------------------------------ If you believe some things are just meant to be, then you  would have no trouble understanding how Joseph got into  the ministry … after all these years. He turned 60 recently, for crying out loud. And, no, he  didn’t hear a voice in the night, nor did he have a vision. Actually, the idea grew slowly, almost subliminally, for a long time … until he finally gave in. Among the first to recognize his potential as a clergyman  was  BECKY TIGNOR , his secretary at Holladay  Elementary when he was principal there. “ She wa...
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VIRGINIA ICON BENNETT HIRED TO HELP NBA LAKERS WITH DRAFT

  Some opinion, mostly fact  The Los Angeles Lakers have hired  TONY BENNETT  as advisor for the 2026 NBA draft in June. He will report  directly to GM  ROB PELINKA , and already there is  speculation UVA’s all-time winner (364-136) “is going to  stick around for more than just the draft.” You will recall  he quit just prior to the start of the 2024-25 season, saying  he couldn’t coach college hoops any more. IT HAS BECOME almost too easy for Duke, which led  47-30 at halftime Monday night at N.C. State which  opened in a zone defense, something the Blue Devils  haven’t seen very often and reacted with a customary ho- hum … no big deal It was tied at 18 midway through the opening 20 minutes.  “This is the first time State has used the zone and, to this  point, you have to say it has been successful,” said  BOB  CARPENTER , working the game on ESPN with former  UVA standout  CORY ALEXANDER . So...
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NETWORK, GAME OFFICIALS HELD UP THEIR END IN OLYMPICS MEN'S HOCKEY FINAL

  If there was ever a game that didn’t require TV play by play or analysis, Sunday’s gold medal game in men’s hockey was it. And, to its credit, NBC’s veteran crew of   KENNY ALBERT ,   ED OLCZYK   and   BRIAN  BOUCHER   resisted talking too much. From the outset, the U.S. and Canada gave us a clinic in  non-stop action that clearly wasn’t for the faint of heart. And, thankfully, the game officials (like NBC) let them   play  … without, for the most part, interfering. Gosh  knows, there was enough high sticking, roughing,  interference, boarding, hooking – you name it – to last a  lifetime. But NHL referees working the game,  CHRIS ROONEY and  GORD DWYER , swallowed their whistles … which  permitted an incredible pace of play … that also wasn’t  encumbered by fighting (which isn’t allowed in the  Winter Games, subject to a one-game suspension). They called a hooking infraction against Canada’s...
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