The Collegian
Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Sports

Richmond wins slow-paced game against St. Joe's, 62-52

The resiliency of a basketball team can be tested many ways. A key player can get injured or be in foul trouble, a bad call by the referees can give the other team momentum or, as in the case that the University of Richmond found itself in Wednesday night, the opposing team can get offensive rebound after offensive rebound.


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Soccer goalie determined to save her career with rehab

It was her junior year of high school and Allie Albright had just finished her leg of the 800 meter when her left leg locked and panic set in. Down on the track, athletic trainers, teammates and parents around her desperately tried to release her clenched muscles and relax her leg. But it was too stiff.


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Horoscopes at halftime

The Cosmos shifted last week with the discovery of a new zodiac sign. The new sign, Ophiuchus, threw many devout believers' astrological balances out of whack.


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Men's tennis focuses on mental, physical progress

The men's tennis team expects to progress mentally and physically and hopes to finish the season as a top contender in the Atlantic-10 conference tournament. The team had a successful fall season with its new head coach, Ben Johnson, and is ready to improve. A change in the head coaching position can pose certain difficulties to a team: following new practice regimes and acclimating to different techniques and expectations.


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Media Timeout: 1/27/2011

? New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez will now be known as "Dirty" Sanchez. In the fourth quarter of Sunday's AFC Championship game with his team trailing the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-19, Sanchez was relaxed -- maybe a little too relaxed.


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Spiders drop second in row, fall to UNC-Charlotte, 73-62

The University of Richmond women's basketball team lost 73-62 Wednesday afternoon at the Robins Center against Atlantic 10 Conference foe, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The Spiders, who came into today's home game winning four of their past five games, were out-rebounded 53-42.


Sports

Richmond gets first ever road victory over Dayton, 70-61

Senior guard Kevin Anderson scored 26 points and junior forward Darrius Garrett had a highlight reel dunk as Richmond defeated the University of Dayton, 70-61, Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio. Richmond held its own against a strong rebounding Dayton team and grabbed 38 rebounds compared to Dayton's 40.


Sports

Women's basketball focuses on A-10 play

The University of Richmond women's basketball team had a slow start this season, but is aiming for a big finish: the Atlantic-10 conference title and an invitation to play in the NCAA Tournament. With a 13-5 overall record, the team entered conference play early this month and claimed three successive wins against George Washington University, the University of Massachusetts and the University of Rhode Island. Players such as Brittani Shells, Crystal Goring and Abby Oliver contributed high scores during each game, but the team attributed a unique chemistry both on and off the courts to its success. "I think all really great teams have good chemistry," coach Michael Shafer said.


Baseball

Two baseball players no longer at UR

Two of the three University of Richmond baseball players who were convicted of petty larceny and trespassing charges stemming from thefts last spring in Gray Court are no longer enrolled at Richmond. "The University of Richmond follows clear, established policies in determining academic and athletic eligibility," the athletic department said in a statement.


Sports

Andrew Luck: The richest first-year architect

Cam Newton's decision to enter the NFL Draft last week was no surprise. There was nothing left for him to accomplish during his senior year at Auburn University, except to perhaps become connected to his father's reported $180,000 pay-for-play scheme with Mississippi State University. Newton won't be leaving Auburn with a bachelor's degree in his major, social and behavioral sciences, but he owns a Heisman Trophy and a piece of national championship history. Newton led Auburn to a 14-0 season, throwing for 30 touchdowns and almost 3,000 yards.