Believe it or not, college basketball season starts this week and there is reason to be excited. This year's Richmond basketball teams both have legitimate NCAA tournament expectations and it's not too early to start thinking about the possibility of March Madness.
For most college students, a 21st birthday means a night of partying, but for University of Richmond senior Meg McCall, who turned 21 on Monday, the celebration will be a little different. This Saturday, McCall and senior Drew Goldfarb will race in the SunTrust Richmond Marathon, a 26.2-mile race that starts on Broad Street near 7th St.
The members of the University of Richmond women's basketball team are starting the season with chips on their shoulders - literally. The team has shirts with the words "CHIPS 2 Champs" on the back.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team won 20 games last season and reached the semifinals of the College Basketball Invitational.
The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions placed the University of Richmond on two-year probation on Friday resulting from an investigation into recruiting violations that members of the athletic department committed during 2007 and 2008. The committee's report said the university did not properly monitor its athletic programs and that the men's and women's basketball coaches failed to encourage an atmosphere of compliance within their programs.
The field hockey team won 2-1 at Ohio University in today's play-in game for the 2009 NCAA Championship tournament. The Bobcats got an early lead, scoring during the first minute of the game, but would not score again as senior goalkeeper Jacki Raithel had five saves.
Villanova University ended the University of Richmond football team's 17-game winning streak with a 21-20 victory in front of a crowd of 11,667 at UR Stadium. Contact photographer Andrew Prezioso at andrew.prezioso@richmond.edu, photographer Garrison Weaver at garrison.weaver@richmond.edu, and photographer Jimmy Young at jimmy.young@richmond.edu
The University of Richmond field hockey team defeated Temple University today to win its sixth Atlantic 10 tournament title in the last eight years. The Spiders defeated third-seeded Temple 3-0 at the tournament, held in Amherst, Mass., and will now play Mid-American champion Ohio University at 1 p.m.
Villanova University ended the University of Richmond football team's 17-game winning streak with a 21-20 victory in front of 11,667 at UR Stadium. Richmond senior place kicker Andrew Howard had a chance to win it for the Spiders, but he missed a 35-yard field goal wide left with 5 seconds to play.
The University of Richmond football team has yet to lose a game this season, but if the Spiders want to secure at least a share of the Colonial Athletic Association title this week, they will need to beat No.
The college basketball season tips off in less than two weeks, and there are already plenty of storylines involving coaches to keep an eye on.
? Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt adopted a 3-month-old cheetah cub named Lightning Bolt this week.
The Richmond Revolution, Richmond's new Indoor Football League team, signed three former University of Richmond football players to its 27-player roster for the 2010 season. Alumni Ryan Mace, Richmond College '05, Stephen Howell, RC '07, and Sherman Logan, RC '08, will make their Revolution debuts at the city's Arthur Ashe Jr.
The No. 9 ranked Louisiana State University Tigers will face the No 2. ranked University of Alabama Crimson Tide in what could be the second-best match-up in college football this weekend. That's because the best game in college football this week will be played right down the road at UR Stadium, when a CAA title, an undefeated season, an unprecedented winning streak and home field advantage during the playoffs will be hanging in the balance for the University of Richmond when it takes on Villanova University. If you miss this football game, you had better be dead.
ST. LOUIS -- Saturday was the fourth time I huddled with my team in the middle of an open field, yards from the starting line and moments before the race for the Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championship title. I had come to this meet twice as a competitor, and last year I cheered and photographed from the sidelines while I was recovering from a foot injury.
Gina Lucido has been waiting for one major accomplishment during her 19-year career as a field hockey coach: a conference championship. Lucido won three conference titles as a player at Ball State University, but hasn't won one as a coach.
The Spiders beat Towson University 42-14 Saturday afternoon at Johnny Unitas Stadium for their 17th-consecutive victory. Contact photographer Nick Mider at nick.mider@richmond.edu
TOWSON, Md - The University of Richmond football team has won more games in a row than any other Division I team in the history of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Spiders beat Towson University 42-14 Saturday afternoon at Johnny Unitas Stadium for their 17th-consecutive victory. "It feels really good to come out with a victory on the road against a very scrappy Towson team," Richmond head coach Mike London said. Photo Gallery The Tigers hung with the Spiders during the first half, and actually had a lead early during the third quarter, but Richmond answered with 22 unanswered points in 2 minutes and 33 seconds to put the game away. "In the first half, we missed two interceptions," London said.
? Former slugger and suspected steroid user Mark McGwire has been named hitting coach for the St.
The construction of the E. Claiborne Robins Stadium, which began in December 2008, is still on track to be completed by the first home football game next season on Sept.
