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(Photo Credit:  Associated Press Photo/Ken S. Warren)   Just a quick post for tonight – because I think many of his are in need of some good news: BREAKING: The first vaccine tested in the U.S. for the coronavirus boosted volunteers’ immune systems as hoped, researchers report. Final study starts this month. https://t.co/NPeK5a4iBP — The …

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  Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Kudos to Boo Corrigan and Dave Doeren for making one of the very best hires of the college football offseason – McNeil will make a nice special assistant to Doeren: This is probably one of the very best hires in college football – State won the …

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  Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. This is a culture blog post. From time to time, you’re going to see some “hair metal” or “glam metal” on my Twitter timeline – it was a culture of it’s own during 1981 – 1992.   In some ACC stadiums, you’re going to hear some hair …

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  #StayHealthy and practice social distancing Happy 4th of July, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans.  Wherever you are, I hope you’re spending time with your families and friends today (get some some rest and relaxation). Please check out this well-written, timely report from the New York Post’s Zach Braziller, Howie Kussoy, and Ryan Dunleavy. …

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  Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans.  Here is Florida State Football’s Marvin Wilson on what it means to be a black man in America: Kudos Marvin!!! @jwgop @TalkinACCSports https://t.co/MAcfT6e7g6 — Hokie Matthew (@hokiesmash_ASD) June 4, 2020 After seeing Marvin’s Instagram post – which as you can see hit my Twitter feed – …

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  Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach, Mike Young, recently issued a statement on the death of George Floyd.  Please see his statement below: pic.twitter.com/YTwswv6yz5 — Mike Young (@CoachMKYoung) June 1, 2020 Proud of Coach Mike Young. Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and …

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  Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Virginia Tech Football Defensive Coordinator, Justin Hamilton, had one of the better statements I’ve seen thus far on racism in society.   His tweets say it all: ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻✊ Spread Love (pt 1) pic.twitter.com/S9W0zSFQPU — Justin Hamilton (@coach_ham) June 1, 2020 Pt 2 pic.twitter.com/XKSedAbJMt — Justin Hamilton (@coach_ham) …

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  Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Kudos to Virginia Tech football for a strong statement on the death of George Floyd. Unity, inclusion, and social justice. Choosing compassion, working to understand, and showing kindness are always correct choices. We must be better. We have to be better. https://t.co/aAGjKywxhK — Brad Wurthman (@wurthman) …

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  Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. I thinking today about how National Collegiate Athletics Association teams are going to have to be creative and save money in a lot of different ways because many are footing the entire bill for their athletes in all sports (which is good).  This, however, also means …

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  Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Our friend, Will Ojanen, frequent guest on the @AllSportsDACC podcast – and part of the team at @ACCNation, had this to say about Miami: Also, what did Manny Diaz prove in year one that makes you believe he can be a good coach? — Will Ojanen …

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  Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football fans. Last week, we posted a poll on what people thought about the current ACC football conference divisional structure. For several years, there have been two ACC football divisions – the Atlantic and the Coastal Divisions. We were curious as to what our followers thought of the …

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  Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Just a very quick post here, eh? Our friend, Evan Roberts (@ER) of @RedWhitePodcast recently joined @TalkinACCSports and I on the @AllSportsDACC podcast.   You can listen to that episode here. Evan and I (@HokieSmash_ASD) agreed to a charity bet on that episode of the podcast (more …

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  #StayHealthy and practice social distancing Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Very brief post here for tonight. On Saturday, April 25, 2020, Louisville football recruit, Dexter Rentz Jr. was a victim of gun violence. Our hearts here at @AllSportsDACC go out to #CardNation.   Louisville football signee, Ocoee High senior Dexter Rentz …

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