
#8 UVa. women’s lacrosse tops Richmond, 13-7
The No. 8 UVa. women’s lacrosse team (2-0) held the Richmond Spiders (0-4) scoreless in the second half and cruised to a 13-7 triumph on Wednesday evening inside Robins Stadium.

The No. 8 UVa. women’s lacrosse team (2-0) held the Richmond Spiders (0-4) scoreless in the second half and cruised to a 13-7 triumph on Wednesday evening inside Robins Stadium.

The VMI Keydets put the tying and go-ahead runs on base in the ninth inning, but could not complete the rally by getting them home as the Richmond Spiders hung on for a dramatic 5-4 win in NCAA baseball action Wednesday night at Richmond’s Pitt Field.

David Wingfield and Friends will appear at the WTA’s Gateway on Saturday, February 23. Since their January show as canceled because of weather, the February cover charge will be $5 instead of the usual $10.

National Geographic Channel’s first original scripted drama, “Killing Lincoln,” shot in Petersburg and Richmond this summer, is set to premiere during Presidents Day weekend on Sunday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and will encore at 10 p.m.

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.

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.

The Richmond Raiders announced the signing of former second-team All-ACC safety Davon Morgan for the 2013 season.

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.

Richmond guard Kendall Anthony converted one of two free throw attempts with 4.7 seconds left to pull out an 83-82 overtime win against James Madison in a non-conference basketball game Saturday night at the JMU Convocation Center.

The Richmond Raiders have inked five players to preseason contracts including one returning player from the 2012 PIFL runner-up and four newcomers to the team. They represent a mixture of veterans and younger players who Head Coach James Fuller believes will provide additional quality up and down the roster.
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