The vaunted Virginia Tech defense came into the FedEx Orange Bowl on Thursday ranked seventh in the nation, with the play of cornerback Stephan Virgil a major factor. More: continued here

Tax office campaign callDumfries and Galloway Standard, UK –40 minutes agoApparently the Royal Mail is making huge losses. The Government blames the pension fund and the cost of postal deliveries. They conveniently forget to … More: continued here

Stamps pay tribute to pop culture, historyPoughkeepsie Journal, NY –51 minutes agoFolks who grew up as television came of age will delight in a 20-stamp set included in the Postal Service's plans for 2009 recalling early memories of the … More: continued here

Food stamp demand surgesSioux Falls Argus Leader, SD –24 minutes agoThe number of South Dakotans on food stamps jumped more than 4700 in the past year, a reflection of the difficult economic times, observers and users of the … More: continued here

Questions and answers on Tribune stories from readers like you. Freshman Jerime Anderson left his basketball shoes in his UCLA locker and had to have someone FedEx them in Austin for the Texas game last month. More: continued here

Questions and answers on Whittier Daily News stories from readers like you. Freshman Jerime Anderson left his basketball shoes in his UCLA locker and had to have someone FedEx them in Austin for the Texas game last month. More: continued here

Questions and answers on Pasadena Star-News stories from readers like you. Freshman Jerime Anderson left his basketball shoes in his UCLA locker and had to have someone FedEx them in Austin for the Texas game last month. More: continued here

Wasted opportunities plus the running of the Virginia Tech’s Darren Evans led to the Bearcats’ 20-7 loss tonight before 57,851 fans in the 75th FedEx Orange Bowl at Dolphin Stadium. More: continued here

Phil Taylor produced five sets of quite brilliant darts last night to crush Co Stompe – and perhaps the hopes of every pretender in the Ladbrokes.com PDC World Championship. More: continued here

January 1, 2009 – Darren Evans (left) of the Virginia Tech Hokies scores a touchdown during the FedEx Orange Bowl against the Cincinnati Bearcats. (Doug Benc/Getty Images) More: continued here