Tag: USA
ODU basketball tops Rice, 63-53
ODU junior guard Aaron Bacote scored 25 and Jonathan Arledge added 15 points with 11 rebounds to lead the Monarchs to a 63-53 Conference-USA victory over Rice Thursday.
#2 UVA basketball: And there’s room for improvement for Cavs?
UVA has hit a new high in the post-Ralph Sampson years with the #2 rankings in the Associated Press and USA Today coaches polls this week. But is there actually room for improvement for the Cavs?
UVA basketball rises to #2 in AP, USA Today polls
UVA basketball is ranked #2 in the national polls for the first time since, yes, Ralph Sampson.
Virginia forage conferences link animal and human health
Beef has periodically gotten a bad rap, but a speaker at an upcoming series of forage and grassland seminars believes beef is the real health food.
#25 ODU wins 10th straight, tops Marshall, 72-51
The Old Dominion University Monarchs (13-1/2-0) won their 10th straight with a 72-51 Conference USA victory over Marshall Thursday night at the Henderson Center.
UVA basketball remains at #3 in national polls
UVA basketball is holding steady in the Associated Press and USA Today coaches polls this week at #3.
Study: December most unproductive and distracting month at work
A study of 3,000 people in the USA has found that December is the month when people are most distracted by browsing the internet at work.
Herring announces $90 million national settlement with T-Mobile
Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced today that he, along with the Attorneys General of the other 49 States and the District of Columbia, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission, have reached a $90 million settlement with T-Mobile USA, Inc. that resolves allegations that T-Mobile placed unauthorized charges for third-party services on consumers’ mobile telephone bills, a practice known as “cramming.”
Allen’s second half propels Richmond Spiders to victory
Terry Allen scored 17 second-half points to propel the Richmond Spiders to a 65-54 victory over South Alabama in the second game of the Gotham Classic at the Robins Center.
Old Dominion holds on for 75-69 win over George Mason
George Mason and Old Dominion battled through 12 lead changes, but the Patriots could not outlast the Monarchs, dropping a 75-69 decision Wednesday in the Patriot Center.
Girl Scout Cookies will be sold online Jan. 1 in Virginia Skyline
Girl Scouts of the USA today announced that for the first time in its history, girls will be able to sell cookies online as part of a new national Digital Cookie platform
Why Craig Littlepage doesn’t care: The UVA athletics money trail
Logic would seem to dictate that yet another losing season for UVA football under Mike London would bring about a financial impetus for change.
Press Conference: ODU football coach Bobby Wilder
ODU football coach Bobby Wilder talks with reporters on Monday. ODU (5-6, 3-4 Conference USA) plays at Florida Atlantic (3-8, 2-5 C-USA) on Saturday
Grand Illumination 2014 on Black Friday in Charlottesville
The City of Charlottesville and the Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville are presenting Grand Illumination 2014 at Central Place on the Downtown Mall on Friday.
Game Notes: #9 UVA basketball hosts George Washington on Friday
No. 9 UVA hosts George Washington of the Atlantic 10 in non-conference action on Friday (Nov. 21). Tipoff at the John Paul Jones Arena is set for 7 p.m.
JMU women’s basketball ranked #23 in USA Today Coaches Poll
The James Madison women’s basketball team checked into the USA Today Coaches Poll Top 25 today at No. 23, the highest ranking for JMU since the final poll of the 1990-91 season.
#8 UVA basketball hosts South Carolina State on Tuesday
No. 8 UVA(2-0) hosts South Carolina State (0-2) in non-conference action on Tuesday (Nov. 18). Tipoff at the John Paul Jones Arena is set for 7 p.m.
