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Blog: 2010 NCAA Tournament
»By Andrew Prezioso | Mar 18, 5:23 pm ET

The Collegian is posting updates from online sports editor Andrew Prezioso, who is in Providence, R.I., for the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Richmond, the No. 7 seed in the South Region, will be competing in the tournament for the first time since 2004 and will No. 10 St. Mary’s College in the first round.

Men's Basketball | Web Update
Richmond earns 7th seed, faces Saint Mary’s in Providence
»By Reilly Moore | Mar 14, 11:09 pm ET

The University of Richmond men’s basketball team earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004 and will face Saint Mary’s College during the first round on Thursday in Providence, R.I.

Men's Basketball | Web Update
Richmond rally falls short in Atlantic-10 final
»By Andrew Prezioso | Mar 14, 11:14 pm ET

The University of Richmond men’s basketball team lost to Temple University 56-52 today during the Atlantic 10 Championship in Atlantic City, N.J.

Men's Basketball | Web Update
Richmond tops Xavier in OT to advance to A-10 finals
»By Andrew Prezioso | Mar 15, 1:39 pm ET

The University of Richmond men’s basketball team beat Xavier University 89-85 in overtime during the Atlantic 10 semifinals. The Spiders have now won 12 of their past 13 games.

Men's Basketball | Web Update
Spiders hold on against UMass, advance to A-10 semis
»By Andrew Prezioso | Mar 15, 1:39 pm ET

Richmond saw its 17-point halftime lead cut to three before hanging on to win in the semifinals of the A-10 Tournament against the University of Massachusetts.

Men's Basketball | Web Update
Men's Basketball
Anderson named A-10 Player of the Year
»By Reilly Moore and Andrew Prezioso | Mar 15, 1:39 pm ET

University of Richmond junior point guard Kevin Anderson was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year on Sunday, becoming the first Spider ever to earn First Team A-10 honors.

Men's Basketball | Web Update
Spiders come back on senior night to defeat Dayton
»By Andrew Prezioso | Mar 5, 12:59 am ET

The Spiders were outrebounded 44-25 but found a way to defeat the University of Dayton 60-56 Thursday night at the Robins Center. It was the final home game for seniors Ryan Butler and David Gonzalvez.

Early start to March Madness, tonight at the Robins Center
»By Jessica Murray | Mar 4, 12:07 pm ET

Bracket predictions for the NCAA Tournament become more relevant and every loss matters just that much more for the lower-ranked teams trying to ensure a spot in the Madness.

Two-Minute Drill: 3/03/10
»By Reilly Moore | Mar 4, 1:49 am ET

A two-minute roundup of the week’s sports stories.

Women’s basketball heads to A-10s as eighth seed
»By Kate MacDonnell | Mar 4, 1:18 am ET

The women’s basketball team heads into the A 10 Tournament as the eighth seed after defeating Saint Louis University on Sunday. The team was picked third to start the season but struggled through injuries.

A torturous Sunday on the couch
»By Reilly Moore | Mar 4, 1:12 am ET

All right, so torture may be a strong word, but Sunday’s Richmond basketball game and USA hockey game could have been taped, labeled and filed away in the heartbreak category.

Men’s golf finishes 11th during first match of 2010
»By Dryden Witman | Mar 4, 2:06 pm ET

Five of the members of the men’s golf team competed at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate at Wexford Plantation in Hilton Head Island, S.C. on Feb. 22 and 23. The team placed 11th and shot an average of 303.

Men's Basketball | Web Update
Richmond falls to Xavier in double-overtime
»By Nick Mider | Mar 1, 2:16 pm ET

Junior Justin Harper missed a tough shot during the final play of double overtime as the University of Richmond lost a nail-biter to Xavier University, 78-76, at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Two-Minute Drill: 2/25/10
»By Reilly Moore | Feb 25, 1:10 am ET

A two-minute roundup of the week’s sports stories.

Tiger and the ugly side of sports news
»By Reilly Moore | Feb 25, 1:05 am ET

The media attention of Tiger Woods’ transgressions and apologies raise questions about the validity of the constant scrutiny of Woods by the media.

Rugby less popular, not less important, than NFL
»By Amelia Vogler | Feb 25, 1:24 am ET

The Irish National Rugby Union’s victory in the Six Nations Championships is a similar story to the New Orleans Saints victory in the Super Bowl.

Gonzalvez, Butler enjoy success during final season
»By Reilly Moore | Feb 28, 11:16 am ET

Seniors David Gonzalvez and Ryan Butler have seen a complete change in the men’s basketball program since their freshman years when the team was 8-22 on the year.

Women's Basketball | Web Update
Richmond loses to Temple in final home game of season
»By Nick Mider | Feb 28, 6:19 am ET

Three days after losing in the final seconds, the University of Richmond women’s basketball team lost another tight ball game to Temple University, 77-67, on Wednesday night at the Robins Center.

Swimming finishes second, ends streak of A-10 titles
»By Leigh Donahue | Feb 25, 12:40 am ET

The University of Richmond women’s swim team came back from 10th place after day one to finish second at the Atlantic 10 Swimming & Diving Championships last week.

Men's Basketball | Web Update
Richmond moves up in AP Poll, enters ESPN/USA Today Poll
»By Andrew Prezioso | Feb 23, 4:06 pm ET

Richmond moved up in this week’s AP Poll to the no. 23 ranking and entered the ESPN/USA Today Poll at no. 24. Richmond will travel to Xavier for its next game on Feb. 28.

Women's Basketball | Web Update
Richmond loses heartbreaker to St. Joseph’s University
»By Nick Mider | Feb 21, 10:16 pm ET

A last-second shot by Brittany Ford gave St. Joe’s a 67-66 victory over Richmond Sunday afternoon at the Robins Center. Abby Oliver scored a career-high 21 points.

Men's Basketball | Web Update
Near-capacity crowd watches Richmond win thriller over GW
»By Andrew Prezioso | Feb 22, 1:29 pm ET

Richmond held on to defeat George Washington University 74-70 on Saturday night. A crowd of 9,025 watched the game at the Robins Center.

Women's Basketball | Web Update
Richmond falls to St. Bonaventure, 58-45
»By Matt McMaster | Feb 18, 10:59 pm ET

The University of Richmond women’s basketball team dropped a road conference game at St. Bonaventure on Wednesday, and its record fell to 5-5 in the Atlantic 10 and 16-9 overall.

College basketball’s dark side on display at Binghamton
»By Jessica Murray | Feb 18, 2:13 am ET

February for college basketball usually involves chatter about March Madness and which of the most competitive programs received the highest poll ranking. This has not been the case for Binghamton University.

Spider hoops creeps closer to NCAAs
»By Reilly Moore | Feb 18, 2:16 am ET

Don’t look now, but the University of Richmond men’s basketball team is marching toward March Madness. All of a sudden, Richmond’s ranked and there’s a buzz about basketball again.

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» Men’s Basketball (2/2)
Xavier University
L, 78-76 (2OT)

» Women’s Basketball (2/26)
George Washington University
W, 78-54

» Women’s Basketball (2/28)
Saint Louis University
W, 67-59

»Women’s Tennis (2/27)
George Washington
W, 4-3

»Men’s Tennis (2/28)
University of Maryland
L, 6-1

»Women’s Lacrosse (3/3)
American University
W, 12-0

»Baseball (2/26)
Jacksonville
L, 10-8

»Baseball (2/27)
Valparaiso
L, 9-1

»Baseball (2/28)
Oklahoma
L, 11-3

»Baseball (3/2)
George Mason University
W, 6-4

The media attention of Tiger Woods’ transgressions and apologies raise questions about the validity of the constant scrutiny of Woods by the media.

Feb 25, 1:05 am

The Irish National Rugby Union’s victory in the Six Nations Championships is a similar story to the New Orleans Saints victory in the Super Bowl.

Feb 25, 12:46 am

February for college basketball usually involves chatter about March Madness and which of the most competitive programs received the highest poll ranking. This has not been the case for Binghamton University.

Feb 18, 12:30 am

Don’t look now, but the University of Richmond men’s basketball team is marching toward March Madness. All of a sudden, Richmond’s ranked and there’s a buzz about basketball again.

Feb 18, 12:30 am

The Winter Olympics start tomorrow, and despite the excitement-o-meter being stuck on low, there are plenty of reasons to watch.

Feb 10, 5:00 pm