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For the second consecutive day, the University of Richmond got a quick push from a first-inning, three-run homer, and rode it to a win in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.
Hanover High alumnus Jacob Mayers hit a three-run homer in the first inning and drove in another run with an eighth-inning single as Richmond beat Massachusetts 9-5 on Wednesday in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.
Hanover High alumnus Jacob Mayers hit a three-run homer in the first inning and drove in another run with an eighth-inning single as Richmond beat Massachusetts 9-5 on Wednesday in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.
Rams' conference move could lead to series with U.Va., Tech
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Doubling and tripling up
VCU center fielder Bill Cullen hadn't been much of a disciple of teeing it up to improve his swing. But one of the game's simplest drills has made him a believer.
Bill Cullen and his VCU teammates wear wristbands to honor coach Paul Keyes, who is battling cancer.
Celebration by VCU and its supporters of an invitation to the A-10 Conference perhaps should be followed by a thank-you note, to the University of Richmond.
Since early April, the CAA has lost VCU to the Atlantic 10 Conference, Old Dominion to Conference USA and Georgia State to the Sun Belt Conference.
Any school that gives a year's notice it is leaving the Colonial Athletic Association immediately becomes ineligible to compete for a league championship during its 12 months in limbo.
The second-ranked Virginia men's tennis team advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament for the eighth consecutive season after defeating 14th-ranked California 4-0 on Friday. It was the third shutout win of the tournament.
The second-ranked Virginia men's tennis team advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament for the eighth consecutive season after defeating 14th-ranked California 4-0 on Friday. It was the Cavaliers' third shutout of the tournament.
Virginia Commonwealth basketball coach Shaka Smart acknowledges that the Rams' jump to the higher-rated Atlantic 10 Conference next season comes with a similar jump in expectations.
It was 6:12 a.m. Friday when the sun first appeared atop the tree line at the eastern end of Richmond's Bryan Park.
Vimael Machin went 3 for 5 with a run, and Chris Ayers (Manchester) was 2 for 4 with two runs and two RBIs as VCU beat VMI 7-2 on Thursday night in the Terry Sisisky Classic.
Phil Martelli, coach for St. Joseph's, coped with dozens of A-10 Conference, intracity games. His advice for Shaka Smart and Chris Mooney: get some rest.
It is a measure of the insanity that runs rampant in college athletics that a decision by Boise State could have a major impact on Virginia Commonwealth University and Old Dominion University.
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VCU should fit in with the marquee men's basketball teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
St. Joseph's coach Phil Martelli said playing crosstown conference rivals is draining.
Taking the next step was a major theme as VCU announced on Tuesday that it was leaving its home of 17 years in the state-oriented Colonial Athletic Association.
The margin for error in the Virginia Commonwealth men's basketball program has narrowed considerably.
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