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CAA basketball

Five good minutes with VCU coach Shaka Smart

October 20, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pardon the blatant rip-off of Pardon the Interruption. But we are at the ESPNZone and – we think – we’re not too far from where Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser tape the show. So we’re going to pay them the ultimate compliment and “borrow” their format and give you [...]

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FREE – CAA media day is upon us

October 19, 2009

It’s been chilly.  Leaves are starting to fall.  Pumpkins are everywhere.  It must be time for *** basketball season! The Colonial Athletic Association will conduct its media day festivites tomorrow in Washington, D.C.  Check back mid-afternoon for a couple of stories here at Virginia Sports Now.  We’ll post the predicted order of [...]

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MORE required reading – Blue Ribbon Yearbook

October 4, 2009

Football season isn’t half over yet but it is time to start juggling the interests in your mind.  Basketball season will be here soon.  CAA media day is 16 days away and ACC media day is less than a week after that.   Soon thereafter, the season will begin (as football continues). So [...]

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VCU releases men’s basketball schedule

August 27, 2009

The 2009-10 Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball schedule is out.  The Rams, under first-year coach Shaka Smart, will play their first Colonial Athletic Association game on Dec. 5 when they go to William and Mary.  VCU has finished first in the CAA regular-season standings the past three seasons. VCU had previously released [...]

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Q&A With CAA Commissioner Tom Yeager

August 19, 2009

Tom Yeager is the only commissioner the Colonial Athletic Association has ever known. He’s been on the job since its inception in 1985. In fact, Yeager is the longest sitting conference commissioner in the same job in the country. He’s seen the explosion of television, guided the conference through a difficult realignment [...]

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