University of Richmond NCAA News

It takes only glance at Wake Forest's schedule to see that the gimmes are gone. Beginning with tonight's home game against a Richmond team that spent the first weeks of the season beating Mississippi State, Missouri and Florida, the 9-2 Deacons will face nothing but teams more than capable of beating them.

University of Richmond senior guard Matt McCracken was named to The Sports Network's FCS All-America team yesterday, with William and Mary defensive tackle Sean Lissemore, James Madison senior defensive end Arthur Moats, Norfolk State senior safety Terrell Whitehead and Liberty sophomore kicker Matt Bevins.

Kevin Anderson made two free throws with 30.2 seconds remaining and Richmond defeated North Carolina-Wilmington 66-64 on Monday night.

Conditioning was the first order of business Saturday night when the University of Richmond's basketball players returned to practice following a three-day holiday break.

Warwick High graduate Matt Bevins, W&M's Sean Lissemore and two players from South Hampton Roads make the first unit Daily Press , December 25, 2009 Three players who grew up in Hampton Roads and another from William and Mary were named to The Sports Network's Football Championship Subdivision All-America first team.

Because of all the injuries, Florida has been reduced to scrimmaging three-on-three at times in the past few days.

Gonzalves leads Richmond past NC-Greensboro 89-63 Eds: APNewsNow. Richmond 89, North Carolina-Greensboro 63.

Richmond's Justin Harper, 32, goes to the basket as Florida's Dan Werner, center, and Vernon Macklin, right, defend in the first half of the Orange Bowl Classic NCAA college basketball game in Sunrise, Fla., Saturday, Dec.

Richmond rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit, and Kevin Anderson made four free throws in the final 5.4 seconds to upset the Gators, 56-53. Gonzalvez scored 16 points for the Spiders , who beat a Southeastern Conference team for the second time this season.

Kevin Anderson scored 14 points and made four free throws in the final seconds to lift the Richmond Spiders over the 13th- ranked Florida Gators, 56-53, in the Orange Bowl Classic.

University of Richmond football coach Latrell Scott said yesterday the Spiders' offensive style "will be similar" to that used from 2004-07 by coach Dave Clawson at UR.

The 8-1 Gator men's basketball team returns to action after taking a break to take final exams when it plays Richmond Saturday in Sunrise, Florida.

Devan Downey scored 18 points and South Carolina used a late 24-6 run to beat Richmond 76-58 on Wednesday night.

Richmond went with a tried and true method for replacing its football coach after a successful season: Hire a strong recruiter with ties to the program.

Coming off a 20-16 finish last season, Chris Mooney's Richmond Spiders have jumped out to a 7-2 start.

T.J. Gwynn scored a career-high 20 points and Bradford Burgess' key second-half 3-pointers helped Virginia Commonwealth defeat Richmond 65-57 on Saturday night.

One of the most beloved players in Virginia football history is staying put. Legendary safety Anthony Poindexter will, however, have some new faces to work with.

Where: Siegel Center Radio: WBBT 107.3, WXGI , WLFV Tickets: $20 adult, $15 youth Projected starting lineups: Notable: VCU has won five consecutive games in the series, including four since Chris Mooney took over at UR.

For former Sherando quarterback Ross Metheny, being a part of a Division I football program in a BCS conference was nothing short of spectacular.

Virginia Tech linebacker Cody Grimm has won the Dudley Award as the top Division I football player in Virginia, edging Richmond quarterback Eric Ward in one of the closest votes in the awards history.