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Last year, Davidson declined an invitation to join the Colonial Athletic Association. This week, the Wildcats accepted membership in the Atlantic 10. Ah, the power of television and men's basketball. Both the Richmond-based CAA and Newport News-...

Duke senior Adam Sumrall, a Marian High graduate, was named the Ronald McDonald House Charities Duke Student-Athlete of the Week after leading the Blue Devils to the Atlantic Coast Conference men’s golf championship. Sumrall had an eight-under par...

The Final Four is more than a week away, but college basketball’s annual offseason intrigue already is at full boil, especially here in our little corner of paradise. We’ve got it all, from conference realignment to the coaching carousel and...

After the Colonial Athletic Association lost its third marquee member in 10 months, and fourth school in the past year, commissioner Tom Yeager vowed that the league will remain viable and relevant. "I do know, and have every confidence, in the...

For What it’s Worth—March 26 -- There’s just a moment to breathe and do some laundry before the craziness of the Sweet 16. I know the bracket’s busted but… Wichita State, Florida Gulf Coast and LaSalle have grabbed...

— Vanderbilt point guard Jasmine Lister led the SEC in minutes per game, averaging 36.4. The junior may have to play all 40 minutes handle UConn's defensive pressure if the No. 8 seed Commodores have a chance of upsetting the No. 1-seeded Huskies in...

VCU enters the NCAA tournament with a 26-8 record, not quite as glossy as last season, when the Rams were 28-6. Yet VCU is a No. 5 seed, light years better than last year’s No. 12. Coach Shaka Smart knows why. “A lot of people don’...

Virginia faithful resigned to Selection Sunday disappointment may find some comfort in tournament committee chairman Mike Bobinski’s most recent public remarks. “Key criteria for the committee is what is has been for some time,”...

Every year around this time, college basketball's elite teams prepare to make their march on history. There will be your favorites — Indiana, Duke, Michigan — and some of the usual suspects — Michigan State, Louisville, Florida....

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| College Softball--East Carolina at Alabama-Birmingham, 11 a.m. (FXSP) NHL Hockey--Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, 11:30 a.m. (NBC); Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Auto Racing--NASCAR Sprint Cup,...

9:30 a.m.    Golf: Avantha Masters first round (d. in Delhi, India).--Golf Noon    Basketball: ACC first round: Georgia Tech vs. Boston College, then Virginia Tech vs. N.C. State at 2:30.-- WTKR 3, WUPV 65, maybe ESPNU Noon    Basketball: Big East...

TODAY'S MEN'S TV HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || ACC: BC vs. Georgia Tech || 54, 20, ESPNUNoon || || Big Ten: Illinois vs. Minnesota || BIGTENNoon || || Big East: Georgetown vs. TBA || ESPNNoon || || Atlantic 10: Charlotte vs. Richmond ||...