VCU has fallen out of the Top 25 but still sports a respectable 17 – 5 record, and remain tied for 2nd place in the Atlantic 10 following Wednesday night’s win at Rhode Island. The Rams had run off 13 straight before falling a week ago to crosstown rival Richmond, then fell at home a week ago to LaSalle […]
VCU has fallen out of the Top 25 but still sports a respectable 17 – 5 record, and remain tied for 2nd place in the Atlantic 10 following Wednesday night’s win at Rhode Island. The Rams had run off 13 straight before falling a week ago to crosstown rival Richmond, then fell at home a week ago to LaSalle […]
The first installment of the “Battle Of The Bay” takes place on Saturday night at Joe Echols Arena as Norfolk State University entertains their arch-rivals, the Pirates of Hampton University. The Spartans have won five in a row and are undefeated in the MEAC coming off a huge win over Morgan State earlier in the […]
Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Jim Cole, and other Administration officials will travel to Richmond, Virginia today. VP Biden will deliver remarks at a roundtable discussion on the Administration’s effort to reduce gun violence. U.S. Senator Tim Kaine […]
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 […]
After 11 years of defeat in the annual Freedom Classic, and 23 consecutive regular-season losses and to Virginia Union University, forgive the alumni, fans and players at my alama mater Virginia State if their celebration is a bit lengthy this week after beating the Panthers for the first time since 2002. Wow! That seems like […]
A great opportunity for Friends Association for Children, a non-profit serving children in Richmond, VA. FRIENDS. ESPN and Infiniti are conducting their annual on-line competition – The Coaches Charity Challenge. 48 men’s college basketball coaches from around the country are selected to participate and each chooses a non-profit to represent. The coach that receives the […]
College Hoops around the 804 this weekend have the VCU Rams and the Richmond Spiders both on the road in Atlantic 10 Conference play. Coming off their first A-10 win on Wednesday over Dayton, the Rams take their 10-game win streak and national ranking to New York to battle St. Bonaventure on Saturday. VCU jumped […]
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 […]
Virginia Commonwealth University has taken it’s basketball program to new heights under the direction of head coach Shaka Smart, and after back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances with deep runs, the Rams have rewarded their coach with a $100,000 pay increase and added several new provisions to an already lucrative contract which he recently signed. Smart had […]
President Barack Obama addressed thousands at the official kick-off the 2012 re-election campaign held at VCU’s Siegel Center on Saturday in Richmond. President Obama said Republicans want to move the nation backward toward failed economic policies that caused the deep recession. He said Mitt Romney’s proposal to give more tax cuts to the wealthy would add about […]
With the general election campaign for President is set to go into full swing, one of the first official campaign stops for current Commander-In-Chief Barack Obama will be right here in Richmond on Saturday, May 5th at Virginia Commonwealth University. The President will speak at Ohio State University earlier in the same day as he […]
