March Madness: Beyond the Bracket
Friends often tell me that the regular college basketball season doesn't matter, and that it's all about the tournament.To them I ask, are you kidding?
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Friends often tell me that the regular college basketball season doesn't matter, and that it's all about the tournament.To them I ask, are you kidding?
The University of Richmond baseball team's 11-game winning streak ended last week after losing to the George Mason Patriots.
The Richmond Spider football team held an open tryout the week before spring break in an effort to fill out its roster with non-scholarship players.
The University of Richmond baseball team gave up eight runs in the final two innings to lose, 12-10, to George Mason University on Tuesday, ending its 11-game winning streak.
Jeremy Lin has taken the world by storm. He has quickly gone from nobody to "The Guy" in the biggest basketball city in the world. He has set all kinds of scoring records and has even hit a last-second three-pointer to give the Knicks a victory. It almost seems as though he has single-handedly turned the Knicks season around. He has become the true point guard the Knicks needed to effectively run Mike D'Antoni's offensive system.
The Richmond Spiders (0-2) women's lacrosse team fell to third-ranked University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 17-6, on Sunday at Robins Stadium. Snow fell throughout the game as the Tar Heels (3-0) jumped ahead, 3-0, before Richmond scored its first goal from freshman Jesse Miller.
First, I'd like to apologize to my fellow Giant fans. As much as I'd love to ramble for days about how they won the Super Bowl and what an amazing journey this season has been, there is a more pressing issue we need to deal with.
Senior Chris Rigoli's immediate reaction when he saw Baltimore Raven Billy Cundiff's field goal attempt sail wide was one of overwhelming joy. It meant his New England Patriots were going to Super Bowl XLVI. But hours later he was faced with an ugly realization.
After longtime friend and colleague Bobby Bowden retired from coaching in 2009 after 46 years, Joe Paterno was often asked why he didn't retire as well. His answer was always, "Because after you retire, there's really only one big event left." Sadly, that took place this Sunday as Paterno died at the age of 85 because of complications from lung cancer.
When the Richmond Spiders men's basketball team played against conference foe Temple on Jan. 14, the story of the night shocked many fans in attendance. Just 10 days after upsetting Duke, Temple came to visit the Spiders in an Atlantic-10 battle that the Spiders needed to win to gain some momentum before heading into the bulk of their conference schedule.
This past weekend was the divisional round of playoff matchups in the NFL. For those of you who do not know, it is the second round, but the first in which the top two seeded teams from each conference participate. They receive a bye for the wild card round.