University of Richmond NCAA News

Just as Wayne Sparrow was emerging as one of the University of Richmond's key backcourt players, his season appears to have ended.

Richmond, VA - David Pellom scored 16 points and took down five rebounds as the George Washington Colonials edged the Richmond Spiders 69-67 in Atlantic 10 action at the Robins Center.

George Washington and the University of Richmond, which play this evening at the Robins Center, are Atlantic 10 Conference neighbors, but not particularly heated rivals.

Notable: The Spiders broke a three-game losing streak with a 78-76 win over visiting La Salle on Wednesday, when GW fell at Temple 79-72. The Colonials led that one 41-29 at halftime and 69-62 with 4:19 left.

Derrick Williams made a layup with 5 seconds remaining to lift Richmond to a 78-76 win over La Salle on Wednesday night.

Equipment manager Ken Hart has seen many changes in University of Richmond athletics over the past 31 years, but one thing has remained constant: Hart's job managing Spider equipment.

Kendall Anthony already has scored more as a freshman than did Kevin Anderson, in whose honor the University of Richmond raised a banner at the Robins Center earlier this season.

RICHMOND, VA - Former Spider Aaron Corp will be one of the few quarterbacks to have the opportunity to prove himself to NFL scouts on one of football's most important stages.

As middle-distance and cross country runners for Hanover and Lee-Davis, Taylor Clevinger and Amanda Lineberry faced off in both cross country and track early in their high school careers.

Senior center Darrius Garrett was averaging 26 minutes and played 11. Junior guard Darien Brothers was averaging 30 minutes and played 20.

Genevieve Okoro hasn't yet earned a place among the aristocracy of women's college basketball.

Louisville, who enters the AP Top 25 at #24 this week, leads two new teams in the poll.

Back in spring 2009 - which, frankly, feels like a gazillion years ago - Corp won a three-way battle for USC's starting quarterback job .

Kim Lewis last July became the University of Richmond's director of basketball operations, often an entry-level position for those who aspire to be coaches.

In their all-red, "Bulls-like" throwback jerseys honoring the former Duke and first African American to be drafted in the National Basketball Association, five players scored in double digits for Duquesne , led by Eric Evans' 17, to defeat Richmond 81-72 in the third annual Chuck Cooper Classic in front of a sellout home crowd.

Cosby alumna Becca Wann posted her third-career double-double, and the University of Richmond thumped Saint Joseph's 78-59 on Saturday for the Spiders' first win over the Hawks since 2007.

The University of Richmond women's basketball team won its fourth consecutive home game Saturday, defeating Atlantic 10 rival St.

The first annual Players All-Star Classic is set to take place this afternoon in Arkansas.

The Dukes' last win in the series came Nov. 28, 1994. Players to watch Richmond: Darien Brothers, Jr., G -- Leads team at 14.4 points per game.

As the week started, the A-10 had nine teams in the RPI's top 100, more than any conference other than the Big East and Big 10 .