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Richmond Flying Squirrels outslug New Britain, 7-5

Chris Graham

Adam Duvall’s two-run blast in the seventh inning propelled the Richmond Flying Squirrels (2-1) to a, 7-5, win over the New Britain Rock Cats (1-2) in front of 5,713 at The Diamond on Saturday night. His first Double-A home run was a massive one to left field off of Rock Cats reliever Nelvin Fuentes, and gave Richmond the edge in the four-game series.

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Richmond no-hits New Britain

Chris Graham

Left-hander Jack Snodgrass and right-hander Daryl Maday co-authored the first no-hitter in Flying Squirrels’ franchise history as Richmond blanked the New Britain Rock Cats, 1-0, on Friday night at The Diamond. The Rock Cats had prevailed by the same score in the conclusion of Thursday night’s suspended season-opener.

Richmond Comedians return to Gateway Theatre

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WTA’s Gateway has arranged for the return of The Richmond Comedians on Saturday, January 26. In celebration of their return the cover charge will be $5 instead of the usual $10. The performance will be emceed by Michal Ketner with Corey Marshall and David Wingfield. The performance begins at 8 pm at 329 West Main in downtown Waynesboro.

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ODU, Richmond, JMU finish in final I-AA Top 25

Chris Graham

To move forward to North Dakota State’s back-to-back FCS national championships, you have to move backward with coach Craig Bohl. Bohl was an assistant coach during Nebraska’s big run in the mid-1990s, including two of the Cornhuskers’ national championship seasons. Bohl’s NDSU squad, having beaten Sam Houston State for the second straight season in the FCS title game this past Saturday, was a unanimous selection on Monday on all 142 ballots of The Sports Network FCS Top 25.

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George Mason rallies, stuns Richmond at the buzzer, 67-64

Chris Graham

Junior Sherrod Wright sank a 3-pointer from the top of the key as the final horn expired, lifting the George Mason men’s basketball team to a 67-64 victory over the University of Richmond Saturday afternoon. Mason (7-4), which did not lead until the final 1:34 of the contest, captured the victory in the opening game of the Governor’s Holiday Hoops Classic at Richmond Coliseum, while the Spiders dropped to 9-4.