
Binghamton Mets take Game 1 from Richmond, 5-2
The Binghamton Mets (1-0) handled the Richmond Flying Squirrels (0-1), 5-2, in game one of the Eastern League Championship Series on Tuesday night at The Diamond.

The Binghamton Mets (1-0) handled the Richmond Flying Squirrels (0-1), 5-2, in game one of the Eastern League Championship Series on Tuesday night at The Diamond.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a $24.9 million transportation grant to support construction of a rapid transit network along Broad Street in downtown Richmond.

The James Madison field hockey team pulled out a thrilling to 2-1 victory in double overtime against Richmond Sunday afternoon at the JMU Field Hockey Complex to move to 3-0 on the year and drop the Spiders to 2-2 overall.

Michael Strauss definitely wanted Saturday’s game. The former UVA backup, now starting, and excelling, as a second-year starting quarterback at Richmond, felt like he had a lot to prove bringing his Spiders in to play against his old teammates and the coach who first recruited him, Mike London.

UVA transfers Michael Strauss and Michael Rocco threw for a combined 363 yards, but Richmond turned the ball over seven times, and Virginia made the Spiders pay in posting a 45-13 pasting before 34,533 fans and 30,414 empty seats in Scott Stadium on Saturday.

Watch as UVA’s Max Valles sacks the Richmond QB hard to force a fumble that is recovered by Eli Harold for a 22-yard scoop and score.

UVA head coach Mike London looks to two quarterbacks as he takes on his old team at Richmond.

Photos from the 45-13 UVA victory over Richmond on Saturday.

UVA (0-1) hosts Richmond (1-0) today at 3:30 p.m. at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va., and Augusta Free Press is there. AFP editor Chris Graham will lead a live blog around the game, beginning with the tailgate and running all the way through the final ticks of the clock in the fourth quarter.

After an extensive review of more than 200 submissions, James River Writers is proud to announce the winner and two runners-up for a bi-annual poetry contest.
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