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Wilson's emotional speech spurs on Hokies

David Wilson typically mulls a...

11/29/2011 8:07 PM

Frank Beamer disappointed by All-ACC snubs

Virginia Tech coach Frank Beam...

11/29/2011 3:49 PM
Nelson-Ododa will redshirt at UR this season

RICHMOND, Va. - University of Richmond basketball coach Chris Mooney said on Tuesday during the Spiders’ radio show that 6-foot-9 freshman Alonzo Nelson-Ododa, who is from Atlanta, will redshirt this season, along with 6-5 Trey Davis and 6-11 Luke Piotrowski. Announcements regar...

11/29/2011 3:23 PM
Nelson-Ododa will redshirt at UR this season

RICHMOND, Va. - University of Richmond basketball coach Chris Mooney said on Tuesday during the Spiders’ radio show that 6-foot-9 freshman Alonzo Nelson-Ododa, who is from Atlanta, will redshirt this season, along with 6-5 Trey Davis and 6-11 Luke Piotrowski. Announcements regar...

11/29/2011 2:23 PM
Freeman's Bob Brinkley to step down after 22 years

Under Brinkley's direction, the Rebels made the playoffs in 1995 and 2008, when they went 7-4 and lost to Dinwiddie in the first round of the Division 5 playoffs.

11/29/2011 2:06 PM
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11/29/2011 12:00 AM
Postgame comments after VCU’s 72-64 loss to Alabama

VCU coach Shaka Smart, on the Rams’ defense: “We’re playing Alabama. The last time we were playing Western Kentucky. Nothing against Western Kentucky, but this is a step up in weight class. “We played better de...

11/28/2011 5:23 PM
ODU’s Heinicke earns national acclaim

RICHMOND, Va. - Old Dominion freshman quarterback Taylor Heinicke was named the The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS National Freshman of the Week on Monday after leading the Monarchs to the second round of the FCS playoffs with a 38-15 win over Norfolk State on Saturday. ODU (10-2) plays at ...

11/28/2011 4:47 PM
Clawson staying at Bowling Green, supports Lineburg

RICHMOND, Va. - There will be no return engagement for Dave Clawson as University of Richmond football coach, at least not this time around. Clawson led the Spiders to a pair of FCS playoff appearances 2004-07, and brought together the team that Mike London coached to the 2008 nat...

11/28/2011 3:50 PM
ODU’s Heinicke earns national acclaim

RICHMOND, Va. - Old Dominion freshman quarterback Taylor Heinicke was named the The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS National Freshman of the Week on Monday after leading the Monarchs to the second round of the FCS playoffs with a 38-15 win over Norfolk State on Saturday. ODU (10-2) plays at ...

11/28/2011 3:47 PM
Wilson, DeChristopher first-team All-ACC selections

Virginia Tech running back Dav...

11/28/2011 3:42 PM
Clawson staying at Bowling Green, supports Lineburg

RICHMOND, Va. - There will be no return engagement for Dave Clawson as University of Richmond football coach, at least not this time around. Clawson led the Spiders to a pair of FCS playoff appearances 2004-07, and brought together the team that Mike London coached to the 2008 nat...

11/28/2011 2:50 PM
It's Orange Bowl or bust for the Hokies

Virginia Tech’s slim national ...

11/28/2011 2:36 PM
DeChristopher, Gayle, Coale win weekly ACC honors

Virginia Tech senior right tac...

11/28/2011 2:23 PM
Squirrels Parnell wins national honor

RICHMOND, Va., Todd Parnell, the Richmond Flying Squirrels’ vice president and COO, has been named the 2011 Minor League Executive of the Year by Baseball America. Parnell helped the Squirrels at home average 6,626, tops in the Eastern League, in 2010, the Double-A franchise&#...

11/28/2011 12:29 PM
Late surge gives Alabama 72-64 win over VCU

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Virginia Commonwealth made an uncomfortable pairing for Anthony Grant almost unbearable. Almost. The Rams couldn’t quite pull off what would have been a terrific win against their former coach and fell 72-64 to th...

11/28/2011 1:39 AM
Alabama up one, 61-60, with 3:34 left.

Darius Theus just fouled out for VCU. ...

11/27/2011 11:16 PM
VCU leads Alabama 53-50 with 11:22 left

Rams were 1 for 8 on 3-pointers in 1st half. They are 4 for 6 in second. Bradford Burgess has 13 points. ...

11/27/2011 10:55 PM
Alabama leads VCU 42-40 with 15:37 left

Defensive heat turning up on both sides. JaMcychal green has eight points this half for the Tide. ...

11/27/2011 10:42 PM
VCU finishes with 8-2 run, takes 33-32 lead over Alabama at halftime

VCU’s Bradford Burgess, Briante Weber and Juvonte Reddic each have two fouls. Burgess and freshman Treveon Graham each have 7 points. Rams are 10 of 13 at the foul line. Bama is 5 of 9;. Tide has nine offensive rebounds. &nbs...;

11/27/2011 10:19 PM
Alabama spurts ahead of VCU 28-23 with 5:35 left

Bradford Burgess, Briante Weber each have 2 fouls for the Rams. Alabama is bigger and stronger inside. Tide has 7 offensive rebounds and 11 second-chance points. . ...

11/27/2011 10:01 PM
VCU, Alabama tied at 13 with 11:52 left in half

Bradford Burgess has 5 points for the Rams. Alabama’s Tony Mitchell, who sprained his right ankle in the previous game. limped off at the 13:06 mark. ...

11/27/2011 9:50 PM
Alabama leads VCU 8-7 at first media timeout

Rams are 2 for 5 from the field, 3 of 4 from the foul line. Alabama is 3 of 8 from the floor. Tony Mitchell has four points. ...

11/27/2011 9:40 PM
Weber, Theus, Brandenberg, Reddic, Burgess starting for VCU vs. Alabama

JaMychal Green (hip) and Tony Mitchell (ankle) starting for Bama. ...

11/27/2011 9:18 PM
VCU coach Shaka Smart familiar with Tide’s Green, Mitchell

The matchup with Alabama and former VCU coach Anthony Grant won’t be strange for Smart, who succeeded Grant. Smart called Grant a couple of times to learn about the players he was inheriting, but they only know each other in passing. “I feel like I know hi...

11/27/2011 5:07 PM

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