Virginia Tech May Play Boise State at FedEx Field

College Football

Hokies to Visit FedEx Again?

Virginia Tech and Boise State are in talks to play at FedEx Field in 2010 but the arrangement has not been finalized, according to a Washington Redskins official familiar with the discussions.

Richmond television station WTVR reported Tuesday that the Hokies and Broncos had reached an agreement to meet each other in the 2010 season opener. The report cited unnamed sources.

Boise State has no game scheduled on Sept. 4, 2010, the first Saturday of the season, but Virginia Tech is scheduled to play Central Michigan on that date.

Virginia Tech played Southern California at FedEx Field in its 2004 season opener, falling to the Trojans, 24-13, before 91,665 fans.

Also, Virginia Tech and Syracuse mutually agreed to cancel games against each other in the 2010 and 2011 seasons, according to Sue Edson, assistant athletic director for communications at Syracuse. . . .

The alcohol and probation charges that led to former Virginia quarterback Peter Lalich's dismissal from the football team have been dropped. In September 2008, Lalich was charged with drinking alcohol while on probation for underage alcohol possession. Lalich completed the required alcohol program, and Charlottesville General District Court Judge Robert H. Downer dismissed the charges.

Lalich, a former West Springfield standout, was benched for one game last season before he was dismissed from the team on Sept. 18. He later transferred to Oregon State.

Todd Lalich, Peter's father, had no comment when reached by telephone.

PRO BASKETBALL

Rubio Wants Out

Ricky Rubio plans to part ways with Spanish basketball club DKV Joventut even if the Minnesota Timberwolves cannot reach a deal to bring their first-round draft pick to the NBA. Rubio, 18, is at odds with his boyhood club over an $8.2 million buyout clause. . . .

The Denver Nuggets will play an exhibition game against the Indiana Pacers in Beijing on Oct. 11.

MISC.

Mexican Boxer Dies

Mexican junior welterweight Marco Antonio Nazareth died at a hospital in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, four days after suffering a brain hemorrhage in a loss to Omar Chavez.

Nazareth, 23, was hospitalized after the fight, in which he was knocked out in the fourth round. Nazareth underwent surgery, but his condition steadily worsened.

Chavez is the son of former champion Julio Cesar Chavez. . . .

Washington Capitals games will remain on Bonneville's WFED 1500 AM frequency next season, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed on Wednesday. The news was first reported by the Washington Examiner. . . .

The Georgetown men's basketball team will travel to Anaheim, Calif., to play Washington as part of the John R. Wooden Classic on Dec. 12. . . .

In Charleston, S.C., Christine Nairn's first international goal, in the 89th minute, gave the U.S. women's soccer team a 1-0 victory over Canada and a three-game sweep of their friendly series. Nairn, 18, a student at Penn State, became the youngest player to score for the United States since Heather O'Reilly against Italy in 2002 at the age of 17. . . .

Daniel Marquez headed in the winning goal in the 84th minute to help Club America beat AC Milan, 2-1, before 53,600 fans at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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