Summer '09: Not all bad news
Steroid use. Dogfighting. Murder. DUI. Adultery. Cheating.
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Two University of Richmond cross country runners will be wearing a slightly different pattern of red, white and blue than they do for the Spiders, when they participate in the World Mountain Running Championship on Sept. 6.
-Shaquille O'Neal will continue his quest to beat other athletes at their own sports on his new TV show "Shaq vs." when he battles Albert Pujols in a home run derby during an episode set to air Sept. 1 on ABC. ... Personally, I'd rather watch Shaq face a real test, like taking on an 8-year-old in a game of Operation.
University of Richmond rising senior Andrew Benford raced to a spot on the U.S. Mountain Running team on Sunday, qualifying he and five American teammates for the World Championships in Campodolcino, Italy, on Sept. 6.
The search for a new head coach for the University of Richmond women's lacrosse team has ended.
-The NFL Draft will be held this weekend in New York City. Lawrence Sidbury Jr., a defensive end for Richmond last season, has been projected to be drafted as early as the second round, which could make him the first Football Championship Subdivision player taken. ... Sidbury is probably just hoping he doesn't end up with the Lions, the NFL's version of the FCS.
The school year is quickly coming to an end, but there is just enough time left to look back on the year that was and what it could mean for the year that will be.
The University of Richmond women's tennis team has enjoyed success throughout most of its spring season, but the team will need one more winning weekend to reach its goal of an Atlantic 10 championship.
This past Saturday night, I did something I haven't been able to do in a while: I watched an entertaining ice hockey game on ESPN.
The Masters Golf Tournament, maybe the most prestigious tournament in all of golf, begins today, and this year's storyline is as captivating as it could be.
-Michael Jordan was elected to the NBA Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility on Monday. John Stockton, David Robinson and Utah coach Jerry Sloan are also in the 2009 class...If these four suited up, they could still probably beat the Wizards.
Members of the University of Richmond baseball team said they were hoping to get back to their winning ways when they begin an eight-game home stand at Pitt Field tomorrow afternoon.
-The Final Four is set for Saturday. Connecticut will take on Michigan State during the first national semifinal and North Carolina will play Villanova during the second game. Michigan State has home-court advantage and is the first time since Duke in 1994 to play in the Final Four in its home state. 72,000 fans are expected to fill Detroit's Ford Field for each game...The Spartans are hoping that the home crowd will prov to be more of an asset that it was for the Lions.
It's almost time for the weekend that many sports fans consider to be the best of the year: The Final Four. March Madness gives college athletes the chance to become sporting legends, but maybe, just maybe, they deserve something more than a piece of the net.
The freshman on the University of Richmond women's lacrosse team haven't had the ideal start to their college careers, but after a 17-15 victory against St. Bonaventure University during the first game of Atlantic-10 conference play, they finally have something to celebrate.
University of Richmond athletic director Jim Miller announced today that men's basketball coach Chris Mooney and women's basketball coach Michael Shafer have agreed to contract extensions.
Richmond students don't care about Richmond sports. It's a statement I hear at least weekly, if not more frequently, and I'm sick of it. The reason, however, may surprise you. I am sick of it because, for the large majority of the student body, it's true. Stop complaining about it.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The University of Richmond football team forced seven turnovers during its game Saturday afternoon at the College of William & Mary, but still needed overtime to assure its second-consecutive Football Championship Subdivision playoff berth.
Homecoming turned into a coming out party for the University of Richmond football team's running game as the Spiders crushed Georgetown University 48-0 on Saturday afternoon at UR Stadium.
Another one-goal loss has put the University of Richmond women's soccer team's postseason hopes in jeopardy.