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consultant fromMarylandwere collaborating onanInternet radio showcalled‘Wylde Style,’ producedonlocationatplaces suchasHooters.Out of apinkRV. Thisweek, those same two guys, KevinShafer andRockyParrish, landedanemotional,nearly 30- minute interviewwithAlbert Haynesworththatwill serve as something of a coda for the lineman’s time inWashington. “Tell youthe truth, it’s beena
little bit surreal,” the 40-year old Shafer saidTuesday, after the pair’s interviewwith Haynesworthon106.7TheFan hadgonenational. “The fire chief justwalkedinandsaid, ‘I just saw yourname onSportsCenter.’ It’s a
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Trial delayed again in Taylor shooting
The trial involving the men
charged in the shooting death of former Redskins safety Sean Taylor has been postponed again untilMarch 14. Taylor died a fewdays after
Thanksgiving in 2007 after suffering a gunshot wound to his leg while confronting intruders in hisMiami home. FortMyers, Fla., residents Eric Rivera, 20; Jason ScottMitchell, 22; Charles K.Wardlow, 21; and Timmy Lee Brown, 19; face first-degree murder and armed burglary charges in connection with Taylor’s death. The trial date has been
repeatedly reset. —Amy Shipley HOKIESJOURNAL
LB Gibson suffered scapular fracture
Virginia Tech announced
Tuesday that linebacker Lyndell Gibson suffered a scapular fracture during Saturday’s ACC championship game victory over Florida State. His return date is
undetermined at this point, but Gibson hasn’t been ruled out of the Jan. 3 Orange Bowl. According to the team’s release, the Virginia Beach native will undergo further testing this week and follow up with team doctorMarc Siegel to determine a plan of action. The injury occurred on a big
sideline hit Gibson delivered just before halftime.
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little bit like, ‘Wow, are you kidding?’ ” Theduomet about five years
ago at the restaurant formerly ownedbyMikeO’Meara, one of the key figures inthe oldguy-talk WJFK. Shaferwantedto get into radio, andhe andJeff Salisbury, a managingpartner of the restaurant, approachedParrish about giving it a try. “Iwas like, ‘Hellno,’ ”Parrish,
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38, recalled. “I’veneverdone radio before. I’venever even thought aboutdoing radio before.” Still,he agreedto sit infor a
fewdemos,withthepair aiming for something thatwouldfit into
vintageWJFK.Parrishsaidtheir early efforts “soundedhorrible,” andwhenhemovedtoOregonto domarketingworkwithNike, the experiment
ended.Acouple years later,he returnedtoWashington, andthey agreedto spendabout a year seeing if they couldmake somethingwork. WhenParrishheardof the
station’s impendingmove to a sports-talk format inthe summer of 2009,he sent animpassioned message to the station’s programmingdirector,Chris Kinard, asking for a shot.
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Serendipity calls as local radio duo score the interview of a lifetime “Iwas looking forpeople toput
ontheweekend, looking for some talent todevelop,”Kinardtold me. “Andtheywere one of the first to reachout.” Theydidademo show,which
wentwell.They soongot an irregular spot onweekend afternoons as the “Kevinand Rock Show.”Andthey eventually became the station’s topfill-in option. So fast-forwardto this
September,whenParrishwas talking to a tailgater atFedEx Fieldwho also soldcars to
Haynesworth.The friendoffered to connectParrishwith Haynesworth, andwhenthe defensive tackle surprisedParrish witha call tohis cellphone,he drove toRestonfor a
chat.The nextday, theRedskinswere flying
to St.Louis, andalmost immediately afterhe landed, Haynesworthcalledinto the show,makingwhat to thatpoint werehismost extensivepublic comments of the season. Parrish,whohasworkedwith
severalhigh-profile athletes throughNike,maintainedthe relationshipwithHaynesworth, texting frequently throughout the
season.Mondaynight,hewas homewithhis childrenwhenhis phone rang. “Hey, canwe go onthe air
tonight?”Haynesworthasked. “Iwas like, ‘Dude, Idon’thave a
weekday show,’ ”Parrish answered. “I’ve got some stuff I’ve really
got to get offmy chest,” Haynesworthinsisted. Within90minutes,Parrish,
Shafer andthe station’sRedskins beat reporterhadassembledin the studio, andthey invited Haynesworthto get that stuff off his chest.Hedecriedthe “haters” and“cowards” inside the Redskins organization, said peoplewere “makinguplies” abouthim, encouragedanyone critical of a badpractice session to “sueme,” anddeclaredthe “kid games” going oninAshburn“just makeme sick.” Andwithinthenext 24hours,
the interviewwas being citedon ESPN, by JimRome’snationally syndicatedradio showandthe AssociatedPress. “Kindof awhirlwind,”Parrish
saidTuesday. “Not that Ihaven’t beenthroughit before.Butnot like this.”
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“You have to sell tickets. That’s No. 1. You have to have a football team that’s representative and can cause some excitement.”
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teamhas completed themost drastic turnaround in college football history — the ACC determined Saturday that no division I-A teamhas ever lost its first two games and then reeled off 11 consecutive wins — it can be easy to forget just how difficult itmust have been to staymotivated after a Sept. 11 loss to JamesMadison. Coach Frank Beamer used all sorts of
ploys with this team, emphasizing throughout just how important it was for the Hokies to go undefeated in ACC play and get to 12 wins so that these seniors would go down down as the winningest class in school history. But onMonday during a sit-down with
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Jeter signs, takes a pay cutwith the Yankees Derek Jeter can acknowledge
it: He was definitely getting steamed at theNewYorkYankees. While Jeter tried to keep talks
quiet as the sides negotiated, the Yankees went public with sugges- tions his increasing age and de- creased numbers should result in a pay cut. At one point, Yankees General
Manager Brian Cashman said Jeter, 36, should explore other op- tions. “Iwasprettyangryabout it,and
I let that be known,” Jeter said Tuesday after finalizing a $51mil- lion, three-year contract that cut his salary. “I was angry about it because I was the one that said I didn’twant todoit. I saidIwas the one thatwasn’t going to do it.” At a news conference at the
team’s spring training home to announcetheagreement,Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner and Cashman maintained there will be no lin- gering fallout.
“A big happy family,” Jeter said.
“You move past it. It’s over with, and Iwon’t bring it up again.” . . . WithCommissionerBudSelig’s
special committee set tomeet and consider how to add wild cards, formerLosAngelesDodgersman- ager Joe Torre said he favored a switchfromeightplayoff teams to 10.
“I felt that winning a division
didn’t have as much clout as it probably should have,” Torre said at a news conference. . . . Giants second baseman Freddy
Sanchez underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder, his second such procedure on his non-throwing shoulder in a year. Sanchez is expected to be inthe lineup come opening day.
COLLEGEBASKETBALL Virginia Tech Coach Seth
Greenberg announced that soph- omore Ben Boggs will transfer at the end of the fall semester. Boggs, a 6-foot-4 guard from
Roanoke, appeared in the first four games this season, accumu- lating five points, one rebound and one assist. “I have enjoyedmy time at Vir-
giniaTechandwouldlike tothank Coach Greenberg and the coach- ing staff for all they have done for me,”Boggs said in a statement. —MarkGiannotto
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Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter signed a three-year, $51 million deal. “Abig happy family,” Jeter said of his mind-set after negotiations.
COLLEGEFOOTBALL Dave Wannstedt is out as Pitt
coach following a disappointing season in which the teamwas big favorites to win a weak Big East Conference, only to finish 7-5 and qualify for aminor bowl. He stepped down under pres-
sure fromAthletic Director Steve Pederson. Wannstedt, highly re-
reporters to discuss the Orange Bowl, tight end Andre Smith revealed a specific saying that had become part of the Hokies’ vernacular heading into
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spectedbyPitt’sadministration, is expectedto staywiththe school in a non-coaching position.
SOCCER FC Copenhagen became the
first Danish team to reach the Champions League knockout stage;meantime, holder InterMi- lan missed out on top spot in its group by losing, 3-0, at Werder Bremen. Copenhagen beat Panathinai-
kos, 3-1, to clinch second place in GroupDbehindBarcelona. “It’s fantastic, really fantastic,” Copenhagen winger
Jesper
Gronkjaer said. It was a special night too for
Tottenham after a 3-3 draw at FC Twente saw the Champions League newcomers beat Inter to first place in Group A, having scored 18 goals in six games. Manchester United conceded
its first goal of the groupstage ina 1-1 draw with Valencia, but still secured top spot inGroupCat the expense of the Spanish side.
MISC. Mike Tyson, whose meteoric
rise to the pinnacle of boxing and stunning fall from grace was leg- endary,was selectedfor induction intothe InternationalBoxingHall of Fame andMuseum. . . . Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is
due in court in Las Vegas on a misdemeanor battery charge al- leging he poked a security guard in the face during an argument lastmonth. Court officials sayMayweather
is scheduledtoappearWednesday before a Las Vegas judge on a charge that could get him a six- month jail sentence and a fine. . . . Ghana’s fraud and organized
crime unit has raided the head- quarters of the country’s national soccer federation, taking away eight computers. Last week, FIFA threatened to ban Ghana if the government kept interferingwith the running of the national feder- ation. . . . Chicago Blackhawks star Pat-
rick Kane could be out for up to three weeks with a leg injury he suffered after hitting the boards earlyinSunday’swinoverCalgary. —Fromnews services and staff reports
Beamer, Virginia Tech found no shortage of motives to keep driving after loss to JMU
Saturday’s 44-33 win over Florida State in the ACC championship game. During the week leading into the game,
Smith said an offensive lineman — he couldn’t remember who — coined a term that was then written on the whiteboard in the dressing roomcome game day. “Christmas in the crib” became a
rallying cry because the team’s seniors did not want to be relegated to the Chick- fil-A Bowl again. Because that game is on New Year’s Eve, that would havemeant the Hokies would have spent Christmas in an Atlanta hotel instead of with their families. Now, with a berth in the Orange Bowl secured, Virginia Tech gets Christmas off and doesn’t have to report back to campus until Dec. 27. The Hokies leave forMiami the next day. Smith called holidays in a hotel “an
awful experience.” “That was prettymuch themain
motivation, tomake sure we didn’t have Christmas in a hotel this year.” That, though, wasn’t the only
motivating tool. Youmay have noticed stickers that read “212” on the Hokies’ helmets Saturday night. Smith explained Monday it came froma story team chaplain Johnny Shelton told during the season about water going fromcold to
boiling — if you remember sixth-grade science class, water boils at 212 degrees. After the team’s slow start, it became a slogan for the season and cornerback Rashad Carmichael was even wearing a “212” T-shirtMonday. According to Smith, the Hokies began
the year “moderately cold” but that by the ACC championship game, they were “boiling over” for a title. To be honest, it didn’tmake all thatmuch sense tome, but it seemed to work. The score Saturday night wasn’t indicative of just how dominant Virginia Tech was, especially early in the second half when its offense was surging. Butmaybe the biggest — andmost
hilarious —motivation for Saturday’s victory was Coach Frank Beamer’s promise to the teamthat he would dance if the Hokies won the ACC championship. Smith said the teamrequested a dance fromthe coach after the wins over both North Carolina andMiami, but that Beamer kept delaying it. Well, Saturday in Charlotte, Beamer
delivered on his promise, turning his “ACC Champions” hat sideways and doing what I guess you can only call his version of the “Dougie”.
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