In basketball, they are called "Cinderellas," but in football they are the members of the Football Championship Subdivision.
University of Richmond sophomore Amanda White always asked her parents to let her skate more, but in high school she had to convince her doctors, too. White started taking figure skating lessons when she was 8, after watching Tara Lipinski win the gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
? Chad Ochocinco has promised fans that he has a surprise brewing via Twitter for the season opener on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.
The University of Richmond football team is No. 1 in the country again. The Spiders entered this season ranked No.
DURHAM, N.C. ? The University of Richmond championship football team picked up where it left off last season ? winning.
"The best kept secret on campus." That's how Kerry McClung, manager of club sports at the University of Richmond, referred to club sports teams at the university. "But we're trying to change that so we won't be able to use that quote anymore," McClung said. McClung's dream will come closer to reality when club sports teams showcase themselves in the Forum at the first Club Sports Rush Day on Thursday, Sept.
In the past, Richmond students have been criticized in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and The Collegian for poor turnout at athletic events.
DURHAM, N.C. -- Last December, the University of Richmond football team proved it could beat any team in the Football Championship Subdivision.
During the past two seasons, the University of Richmond football team has won a National Championship and a Colonial Athletic Association conference championship, produced the two leading rushers and touchdown scorers in team history and set the team record for most rushing yards during a single game. Fifth-year seniors Matt McCracken, Mike Silva, Chris Kondorossy and Jared Decker, along with junior Drew Lachenmayer, have helped produce these record-breaking statistics and will try to improve their already impressive resumes on the offensive line this season. The line is led by McCracken, a three-time All-American left guard, who is also one of the team's captains this season.
-Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio, who was drafted fifth overall during this year's NBA Draft, has agreed to a contract with a Spanish club team and will not play for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season.
The stakes have never been higher. With the football team coming off its first National Championship, University of Richmond students and fans from across the country are anxiously waiting to watch the Spiders make another run at the title.
The field hockey team usually spends time writing down goals during the preseason, but this year it didn't have to. "It's just been said, 'We've got to bring back the Atlantic 10 crown,'" coach Gina Lucido said.
The University of Richmond women's soccer team is trying to regain its winning momentum after a disappointing finish to last year's season. The Spiders started the 2008 season 9-2-1, before losing seven of their last eight games. "We lost a lot of very good players to injury," said head coach Peter Albright.
About 40 incoming freshmen athletes took their library skills and alcohol education classes before the semester in an effort by class coordinators to make the first-year requirements more convenient for students and staff. Freshmen usually take Library Skills 100 and an alcohol class, URAware (Wellness 085), during the academic year.
The 2009 football season is here. So much goes into the preparation of developing your mind, body and soul to endure the demands that being a college student-athlete will require. A long time ago, I was a college football player here at the University of Richmond.
University of Richmond head football coach Mike London said he was looking forward to increased fan support when his team starts its season on Saturday at Duke. "For us to have the support of the students at UR is tremendous," London said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
Steroid use. Dogfighting. Murder. DUI. Adultery. Cheating. These were the headlines of the summer for many American sports fans.
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.
-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.
In a two-year span, Michael Vick has gone from one of the fastest quarterbacks in the league, to an abuser of animals, and now holds a quarterback position with the Philadelphia Eagles. Vick signed a one-year deal with the Eagles with an option for a second year earlier this month.
