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Two-Minute Drill: 2/11/10
By Reilly Moore | February 10, 2010&mbull; So the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl to the pleasure of almost everyone not from the state of Indiana.
&mbull; So the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl to the pleasure of almost everyone not from the state of Indiana.
The University of Richmond women's lacrosse team is scheduled to begin its season on Sunday, under the direction of first-year head coach Stephy Samaras. The Spiders were picked to finish third in the Atlantic 10 Conference this year in a preseason coaches' poll.
The University of Southern California's football coaching staff did something unprecedented in the realm of college football last week by allowing a 13-year-old to commit to its 2015 recruiting class. How can this teenager from Delaware be so certain that USC should be his school five years down the line?
The Winter Olympics start tomorrow and the excitement-o-meter is stuck on low. For many American sports fans, the Olympic Games, especially the Winter Olympics, register as an afterthought behind the country's four major sports leagues. The salaries and budgets of pro sports make them almost untouchable products for owners and networks to market.
For the second time this season, the University of Richmond men's basketball team defeated a ranked opponent, beating No.
The University of Richmond's track and field teams were forced to skip competition in the Patriot Games Tournament at George Mason University because of the snow last weekend, but despite missing one of the six meets the team uses to prepare for the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships, coaches Steve and Lori Taylor said they were optimistic that the teams would finish in the conference's top three. In order to succeed, Lori said each team member would need to focus on the mental and physical preparation needed to build confidence.
New University of Richmond head football coach Latrell Scott hasn't even coached a practice yet, but he's already made his mark on Spider football for years to come. Seventeen high school players declared their commitment to play football, starting next season, for Scott and the Spiders by signing a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team defeated Saint Joseph's University, 68-58, on Wednesday night, improving its overall record to 17-6 and 6-2 during Atlantic-10 play. Senior guard David Gonzalvez scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds and fellow senior Ryan Butler scored 15 points. The Spiders entered the game 0-7 all-time at Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena, but came out on top for the first time, giving the Hawks their third loss during their last 10 home games. Richmond junior guard Kevin Anderson had nine points, junior forward Kevin Smith had seven points and and junior center Dan Geriot scored six points. The Spiders will return home to the Robins Center at 2 p.m.
The great thing about this weekend's Super Bowl is that baseball season is right around the corner.
Aug. 29, 2005. Sept. 11, 2001. For most people in this country, the latter date stands out more than the former, but not if you're from the Gulf Coast. On Aug.
&mbull; Former NFL running back Herschel Walker, 47, won his first-career mixed martial arts fight on Saturday, beating a 25-year-old man from Arizona.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team scored more points in the first half than Saint Louis University did in the entire game as the Spiders defeated the Billikens 62-36 on a snowy Saturday afternoon at the Robins Center. The Spiders, who only trailed for the first two minutes of the game, quickly and strongly took away any hope that the Billikens had of sweeping the season series from the Spiders.
The only thing colder than the snow storm outside the Robins Center Saturday was the Richmond women's basketball team during the second half of its 79-60 loss to Duquesne University. After playing a solid first twenty minutes, the Spiders entered the locker room with a 33-28 lead over the Dukes.
? The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints will meet during Super Bowl XLIV, marking the first time since 1993 that the two No.
The National Football League will add a new twist to an old tradition this Sunday with its decision to move the time and place of the Pro Bowl, its version of an All-Star Game. Traditionally, the Pro Bowl is a post-Super Bowl face-off between the best of the best in the National Football Conference and American Football Conference.
Head coach Matt Barany paced beside the pool as his team practiced in the Robins Center Natatorium last week. "They'll call me lazy if I sit down," Barany said. He wasn't joking.
The University of Richmond's men and women's tennis teams anticipate successful spring seasons, with the men's team hoping to learn and improve from its tough schedule and the women's team attempting to repeat its Atlantic 10 championship. Both Billy Boykin, the men's coach, and Mark Wesselink, the women's coach, said their teams' success would be hard to predict because both teams were young.
They're the smallest, slowest and weakest players on most football teams. They're on the field for no more than a minute each game and they rarely take a hit, but this year's NFL playoffs have been a testament to the vital importance of place kickers. There's something about the postseason that brings out the worst in the NFL's kicking contingent.
For the second-consecutive year, the Richmond City Council recognized the University of Richmond football team for its accomplishments during the season. "Richmond City Council recognizes the University of Richmond Spiders football team as co-champions of the 2009 Colonial Athletic Association football season with a league 7-1 win-loss record," City Clerk Lou B.
Richmond senior Ryan Butler hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 26 seconds left during the game as Richmond defeated George Washington University, 62-57, on Saturday afternoon. Junior guard Kevin Anderson led the Spiders with 21 points, 15 of which were scored during the second half.