In the CIAA, Virginia Union’s loss to Lincoln University on Saturday hurt, but the Panthers still had a chance to catch up with first-place Elizabeth City on Wednesday night in Richmond. The back to back losses halted Union’s momentum going into the final week of the regular season before the CIAA Tournament, which gets underway in Charlotte on February 26th. The Vikings came into Richmond […]
With the excitement of March Madness just a few weeks away, the VCU Rams continue to roll following their 5th straight win on Saturday against George Washington. The win improved the the Rams to 21 – 5 in their first season as Atlantic-10 members, and the Rams re-enter the National poll at No. 24. VCU […]
With the excitement of March Madness just a few weeks away, the VCU Rams continue to roll following a big road win on Saturday at Charlotte. The win improves the the Rams to 19 – 5 in their first season as Atlantic-10 members, and despite the change of landscape, VCU has remained a strong foe […]
The Atlantic – 10 race is heating up as we head down the stretch of the college basketball season, and the VCU Rams are in the thick of things as they currently occupy the top spot in the league with Butler a half game behind. The Rams are 18 – 5, and despite a slump […]
VCU has now fallen out of the Top 25 but still sports a respectable 16 – 5 record, and remain in a five-way tie for 2nd place in the Atlantic 10. The Rams will try to rebound in an Atlantic-10 game on Wednesday night at Rhode Island. The Rams had run off 13 straight before […]
Mitch Malone’s College Hoops Blog: VCU, UR Back In National Sports Spotlight With Huge Game Thursday
Just a couple of years ago, the VCU Rams and the Richmond Spiders had the attention of the national sportsworld as both were marching through the NCAA Tournament. The Spiders fell just short of the Sweet Sixteen, while the Rams eventually wound up in the Final Four, putting Richmond, VA on the sports map in […]
Plenty of College Hoops in and around the 804 tonight as the VCU Rams and the Richmond Spiders both open play in the Atlantic 10 Conference this evening, and the Panthers of Virginia Union also have a CIAA date in the Capital City tonight against the Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith University. Union’s game […]
Shocking news from the University of Richmond campus where Spiders head football coach Latrell Scott has resigned, effective immediately from the position following his arrest on a DWI in Henrico County on Monday night. The Spiders are scheduled to open the 2011 football season next Saturday in Durham at Duke University. This is Scott’s […]
With the NBA lockout hanging over the upcoming season, the thought of playing overseas is looking better and better to league stars and potential NBA players like University of Richmond star Justin Harper, a 2nd-round draft pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Harper has decided to join his ex-Spiders teammate Kevin Anderson on a professional […]
Using the framework of an old Stevie Wonder song to survey the college basketball coaching landscape in the Richmond area, we’ve got one SIGNED (UR Coach Chris Mooney), one SEALED (VUU introducing new head coach tomorrow), and one soon to be DELIVERED -We Pray-(VCU Coach Shaka Smart). Mooney led Richmond to the Sweet 16 and […]
KISS-FM congratulates the University of Richmond Spiders and Head Coach Chris Mooney on a fabulous season in winning the Atlantic 10 championship and moving on in the NCAA Tournament to the Sweet 16. Despite the loss to the Kansas Jayhawks, the students, the fans, and the community have been inspired by your success and we […]
There is no dispute. Tonight is the biggest sports night in the history of this city, and only if both teams win could there be anything bigger. A win by either VCU or UR, or both, would guarantee a chance for one or both to compete for the trip to the Final Four. At any […]
