Richmond Raiders announce ’12 schedule

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The Richmond Raiders Professional Indoor Football League team today announced their 12-game regular-season schedule for the 2012 professional indoor football season. The Raiders will join many rivals from the past season plus some new additions in playing as part of the Professional Indoor Football League, which will include the Albany (Ga.) Panthers, the Alabama Hammers,…

Fourteen drivers have chance in Richmond to qualify for Chase

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When NASCAR announced its new-for-2011 Chase “Wild Card” element earlier this year, this is probably the scenario they envisioned heading into Saturday night’s “One Last Race to Make The Chase”—the Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Richmond International Raceway. An unprecedented 14 drivers have a shot at three remaining spots in the 12-driver 2011 Chase for the…

No. 11 UVa. blasts Richmond

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The No. 11 Virginia men’s soccer team scored four goals in a nine-minute span in the first half to break open a scoreless match and roll to a 7-1 win over Richmond Monday evening in front of 1,786 spectators in the home opener at Klöckner Stadium. UVa also scored three goals in a 12-minute period…

Richmond upsets #25 Charlotte

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Jacob Mayers homered in the third inning and Bret Williams scattered three hits with five strikeouts over seven shutout innings as Richmond took down No. 25 Charlotte, 3-0, Friday night at Hayes Stadium in Charlotte. For Richmond, its marks the program’s first win over a Top 25 team since a 2007 win over No. 10…

Seven-run third lifts #1 UVa. over Richmond

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The top-ranked Virginia baseball team scored seven runs in the third inning, highlighted by an inside-the-park grand slam by Danny Hultzen (Jr., Bethesda, Md.), en route to a 12-1 victory over Richmond Wednesday evening in front of 3,128 spectators at Davenport Field. The attendance figure represents a home midweek record for Virginia Baseball. Hultzen had…

Defense prevails in 2011 Richmond Spring Game

The Richmond Football team brought its 2011 spring season to a close Saturday afternoon, hosting the annual Spring Game for the first time at Robins Stadium. The Defense prevailed, 54-26, using a modified scoring system. Rising junior QB John Laub finished the afternoon 21-of-30 passing for 172 yards and a touchdown, while rising sophomore James…