Atlanta Falcons draft Sidbury in fourth round
By Andrew Prezioso | April 26, 2009The Atlanta Falcons have selected defensive end Lawrence Sidbury Jr. in the fourth round of Sunday's NFL Draft. Sidbury -- the No.
The Atlanta Falcons have selected defensive end Lawrence Sidbury Jr. in the fourth round of Sunday's NFL Draft. Sidbury -- the No.
-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.
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. First, let's look back at the year for University of Richmond athletics. Upon returning to school in August, the first two big sports stories of the year were hardly encouraging.
Major League Baseball's 2009 season has officially begun, and for fans across the country that usually means it is time to grab some hot dogs, a cold beer and head out to the ballpark.
The University of Richmond's women's lacrosse team won its fourth-straight conference game last weekend, clinching the No.
The University of Richmond women's tennis team parlayed a No. 1 seed into an Atlantic 10 Championship Sunday, dethroning reigning conference champion Temple University 4-0 and ensuring the team a spot in the NCAA Championships next month. The Spiders won their sixth A - 10 Championship behind strong play from the entire team.
Richmond junior catcher Evan Stehle entered the game in a 1-7 slump, but came out of it in a big way to help lift the University of Richmond baseball team to a 5-4 victory over Duquesne University. With runners on first and second and two outs during the eighth inning, Stehle drove a 1-1 fastball to right field plating both runners.
Priding itself in a team motto of being better, the women's golf team carries its cohesive energy from the locker room onto the golf course.
Five distance runners from the University of Richmond track and field team will travel to Walnut, Calif., to run in the Mt.
It's a Wednesday night and you're walking by the intramural fields - that large patch of grass in between C-Lot and the 1500 to 1700 blocks of the apartments.
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. The Spiders were 14-5 during the regular season, with all of their losses coming against ranked opponents.
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. Boston University played Miami University (OH) during the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship.
Who is the most dominant athlete in the history of sports? This question is more or less impossible to answer because of the tremendous range of accomplishment and competition across everything that we consider to be sport.
The offense beat the defense 45-38. The controlled scrimmage format of the game awarded the offense points for touchdowns and the defense points for forcing turnovers and making defensive stops. Fifth-year seniors Eric Ward, Matt McCracken, Seth Williams and Collin McConaghy were named captains for the 2009 team. Students and fans signed up to donate their bone marrow before the game through the National Bone Marrow Donor Program. Contact staff writer Barrett Neale at barrett.neale@richmond.edu
The University of Richmond's baseball team lost its 10th game in a row as the Spiders fell to the University of Dayton 17-5. The game was tied at two going into the fifth inning before the Flyers got back-to-back home runs from Cole Tyrell and Jonathan Castine to give Dayton a 5-2 lead.
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. Tiger Woods is not only seeking his fifth green jacket, he is also trying to end a discussion. With a win at this year's Masters, Tiger would establish himself as the most dominant athlete in any sport. Ever. Some have already given Tiger this crown and others will hold judgment until he passes Jack Nicklaus' record 18-major championships, but this week at Augusta will be the clincher for me. First, let's look at what Tiger is up against. Not only will Tiger face off against all of the top 15 players in the World Golf Rankings, he will be teeing it up against the likes of Anthony Kim and Rory McIlroy, some of the best young talent the game has seen in quite some time. The field at the Masters is one of the toughest Woods may ever face.
Dragons and 12-sided die characterized the world of old-school fantasy, but a new fantasy realm, where walks, hits, innings pitched and earned run averages determine victory or defeat, has emerged once again. Fantasy baseball, the national pastime of sports enthusiasts and OCD statistical analysts, marked the beginning of another year on Opening Day for Major League Baseball.
-Michael Jordan was elected to the NBA Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility on Monday.
It's not often that you come across a family full of tennis players, but the Aranas are full of them. Few students in Mexico leave the country to attend university or play collegiate sports, but twins Isabel and Pablo Arana and their cousin Rafa Arana all came from Mexico to play on the University of Richmond men and women's tennis teams. Sitting together in 8:15 at Boatwright, the Aranas laughed and joked with each other as if they were all siblings. "I mean, Rafa has basically lived in my house," Pablo said.
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 Spiders started the regular season with seven-consecutive wins, but after being swept by St.