Salem sportswriter on Kobe Bryant; Cavs face #5 FSU tonight Gene Marrano January 28, 2020 1 minute read Roland Lazenby, Salem resident and writer of Bryant’s biography, “Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant,” and the Virginia Cavaliers beat Wake Forest in overtime on Sunday – head basketball coach Tony Bennett afterwards: Share: Post navigation Previous: Bill to raise reckless driving threshold advances in General AssemblyNext: SUV strikes tree; driver flees, passenger dies Related Stories 1 minute read Roanoke’s Exchange Music Hall makes debut, looks ahead to enhancements Web Staff January 5, 2026 0 2 minutes read Virginia’s Democratic U.S. Senators criticize capture of Maduro Gene Marrano January 3, 2026 0 1 minute read Rep. Cline issues statement of support for capture of Maduro Gene Marrano January 3, 2026 0