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 Excel Center at Melrose Plaza making progress, forging partnerships Gene Marrano April 10, 2026 Sen. Tim Kaine suggests VT President Tim Sands may have been forced out Clark Palmer April 10, 2026 Roanoke Regional Partnership releases 2025 statistics Web Staff April 10, 2026