While some University of Richmond students were still snuggled up in bed last Saturday recuperating from attending the first fraternity lodges of the semester, others gathered at noon on the Intramural Fields.
A gate on the outer fence line of Robins Stadium will attract the attention of Spider fans as they enter the first on-campus football game at the University of Richmond. The spiderweb-inspired gate, emblazoned in Richmond blue and red, appears to be a new decorative piece highlighting the pride of Spider football, but it is actually a remnant of Richmond football's past. The gate was originally a piece of UR Stadium, where it served as a special entrance for Spider Athletic Fund donors.
It may be easy to write off NASCAR as a pseudo-sport, but there are many die-hard fans of the racing league that will do anything to see their favorite driver in the victory lane. For them, Richmond is synonymous with NASCAR, as it hosts one of the high-stake races.
? Not only are the New York Jets being investigated by the NFL after a few players made catcalls directed at TV Azteca reporter Ines Sainz while she was waiting to interview quarterback Mark Sanchez Saturday at the Jets' practice facility, but Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis just got slapped on the wrist for his outspoken comments about Sainz.
"If you build it, they will come." This famous line from "Field of Dreams" could not be more appropriate for the inaugural home football game in Robins Stadium this Saturday against Elon University. An on-campus football stadium has been years in the making.
Late last month, 21-year-old Rory McIlroy made a shocking statement. "I would love to play (Tiger Woods)," he said.
Princeton University's mascot may be a tiger, but it was a shark attack that led Princeton to a 7-1 victory over the University of Richmond's field hockey team Friday afternoon at Crenshaw Field. Junior Kathleen Sharkey, who was called 'Shark Attack' by her teammates, scored six goals for the Tigers, including three-straight to open the game.
Down to seven versus seven from the normal 11 each, overtime was needed Wednesday to decide the outcome of these in-state rivals in field hockey for the second year in a row.
? Yahoo! Sports reported Tuesday that 2005 Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush will be stripped of the award by the end of the month.
What is considered a sport? That's the age-old question, isn't it? A few nights ago, my friends and I, being the philosophical types that we are, arrived at this basic yet puzzling question. We pondered this perplexity for a few moments, but in the end decided it is truly too hard to draw out a list that is absolute. I'm discussing this topic because of the looming NASCAR races at Richmond International Raceway this Friday and Saturday, which my friends and I are planning on attending (P.s., you don't say: "We're going to NASCAR." You say: "We're going to the race." That's the proper race lingo.) But really, who decides what is considered a sport anyway? The Oxford English Dictionary defines sport as: (n.) 1.
Last week, students crowded the University of Richmond Forum, throwing balls to each other, swinging racquets and generally having a good time.
Both the men's and women's University of Richmond's cross country teams were picked to finish third in the Atlantic 10 this season in the preseason polls, but the coaches and runners are aiming for better. The men's coach, Steve Taylor, said the men wanted to win the conference championship this year and that the possibility of getting to the national championships was within grasp. The women's coach, Lori Taylor, said the women wanted to win their conference championships and place in the top five at the regional championships just to qualify for the national championships. As for the preseason predictions, senior Andrew Benford, one of the captains of the men's team, said the team did not take the predictions too seriously, but that it was good motivation to fire it up in training. Jenn Ennis, a fifth-year senior on the women's team, said the predictions were not something that bothered the team. "We are confident in how we're going to race this season and so, if anything, we're the underdogs," Ennis said. For both teams, it is about improving from last season.
I've seen athletes tear their ACLs to shreds, endure excruciating surgeries and then lie on a training room table as athletic trainers use heavy steel blades to forcibly break up scar tissue in the most sensitive parts of their knees.
The University of Richmond football team lost to former coach Mike London and the University of Virginia, 34-13, Saturday night at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville. Contact photographer Anna Kuta at anna.kuta@richmond.edu and photographer Jimmy Young at jimmy.young@richmond.edu
CHARLOTTESVILLE -- It wasn't so long ago that Richmond was known for its tough run defense. It wasn't so long ago that the Spiders held the rushing attack of Duke University to under 20 yards.
CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Former Richmond football head coach Mike London won his debut as the University of Virginia head coach, beating Richmond 34-13 Saturday night at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville. The UVa.
Going into Saturday's game, most of the attention is being placed on Latrell Scott and Mike London, the head coaches of Richmond and Virginia.
? Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich has had his fair share of bang-ups and tackles, but none hit harder than his May 2009 announcement of his diagnosis with Ewing's Sarcoma cancer in his left leg.
After two weeks of preseason, the Richmond field hockey team, defending Atlantic 10 champion, is positioned to transfer their practice into gameday tenacity. "We've worked really hard this preseason, so we're looking to show other teams how hard we've worked," senior captain Michelle Weaver said. During the last practice before the season opener against American University, head coach Gina Lucido stood in the middle of Crenshaw Field shouting players' names to get them excited for the game. "Coach has been firing us up with nicknames to light the fire we've got from preseason," junior center back Emily Straniero said. Despite a 5-1 loss to No.
I'd like to remember Roger Clemens' split-fingered fastballs, not the Feds fingerprinting him. I'd like to recall how he always seemed to make great pitches when he was behind in the count, not the one count of obstruction of Congress, two counts of perjury and three counts of making false statements that he now faces. "I never took HGH or Steroids.
