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          With season-opening routs under their belts, both Virginia Tech and UVA will face bigger challenges this weekend as both will hit the road against stronger opponents.  The Cavaliers travel to Bloomington for a date with the Hoosiers of Indiana U.  The Hokies head to Greenville, NC  to face the Pirates of East Carolina University.  […]

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          The opening weekend of the 2011 College Football season was a very successful one for most of our local universities, only Virginia State came out of the first official weekend of the new season with a loss.  The Trojans were no match for the Spartans of Norfolk State in Saturday’s Labor Day Classic.  Meanwhile, […]

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While we’re all celebrating VCU’s rise onto the national stage with their appearance in this weekend’s Final Four, I saw this as a teachable moment for some misinformed fans. Surely, this is HUGE for Richmond, and should the Rams prevail and win the NCAA Championship, it would be the city’s fourth, yes, fourth national hoops […]

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Coach Shaka Smart and his VCU Rams are headed to the NCAA Tournament, a major accomplishment for any major college basketball program and their fans and alumni have every right to be proud.  The choice was not a popular one on the nation’s premiere sports network ESPN, where if you listen to some of their […]

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In Holiday Hoops, the VCU Rams, now 10-3 and winners of seven straight after a 76-75 OT victory Thursday at Akron, are done for 2011.  VCU returns to action Tuesday in New York at Hofstra.  The Spiders of UR moved to 9-6 with their 78-58 blowout of UNC-Greensboro Friday night at the Robins Center.  UVA is now 12-1 coming off Friday’s 57-50 […]

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     After starting the season with heavy expectations, then losing their first two games, (one to JMU), the Hokies of Va. Tech appear to have found their groove again after winning their 4th straight game on Saturday vs. Central Michigan.  Meanwhile, the Pirates of Hampton University visited N. C. Central for the first time in […]

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          In State College football action over the weekend, the Hokies of Virginia Tech appear to have their swagger back after suffering back-to-back losses to open the season.  Tech went into Raliegh on Saturday and knocked-off No. 23 North Carolina State 41-30 on a strong performance from QB Tyrod Taylor.  In Bowie, Maryland, the Trojans […]

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          Fresh off their season opening loss to Boise State, the Hokies of Virginia Tech, ranked 13th, came home with an anticipated “soft” opponent to make their Lane Stadium debut.  Problem is, there’s nothing soft about the Dukes of James Madison.  The kids from Harrisonburg showed no signs of intimidation despite being down early in the game, but […]