UPDATE – That’s a wrap. VCU wins 65-57. That’s six in a row and eight of the past nine for the Rams in this series. Check back at Virginia Sports Now later for a full report. T.J. Gywnn finished with 20 points for the Rams – but our story later will focus on his leadership. His play at the end [click to continue…]
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Shaka Smart may be the new guy in town, but the first-year Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball coach is a quick study. The VCU-Richmond rivalry continues tomorrow night, the 64th meeting between the crosstown rivals. Tip-off is at 7:30 at the Siegel Center. It’s the first VCU-UR experience for Smart, who has no previous connections to either [click to continue…]
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William “Derby Bill” Watson was THIS close to a sweep last week in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals. Chances are he’ll get little sympathy from the Richmond Spiders, who were in the one game he missed. They lost a game AND a coach. This week, Derby Bill looks at the FCS semifinals, some basketball, some NFL and [click to continue…]
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Yep, it’s London! Shocker. $1.7 million a year for five years – pretty good pay rate. Mike London Named Head Football Coach At Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE‹Mike London, the head football coach at the University of Richmond for the last two years, is the new head football coach at the University of Virginia, UVa [click to continue…]
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Wow. That was quick. My money is on Mike London, though I will note quickly I don’t know that for a fact. Still willing to bet the ranch. I thought it would be fast, didn’t think it would be quite this fast. Several Web sites, some of them reliable, are reporting it is indeed Mike London. [click to continue…]
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Eric Ward, the Spiders’ well-decorated senior quarterback, is done. The rules say you can only play four seasons and Ward has had his. UR lost 35-31 to Appalachian State on Saturday in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals at chilled UR Stadium in one of the more spectacular games you could ever want to see. Back and forth, plenty [click to continue…]
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