By Matt Doyon and Jerome Foster
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va.–At 27 years old and working as a customer service representative, Robert Orfield doesn’t fit the traditional profile of a football team owner.
He’s one of the more than 27 million fans, according to ESPNRadio.com, who “own” teams through fantasy football.
“I am pretty into it,” said Orfield. “I’ve got [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Sports’
November 30, 2009
Fantasy Football Explodes In Popularity
November 30, 2009
Richmond Marathon Runs Through the Heart of VCU
By Ben Schafer
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va.– After 32 years the Richmond Marathon is still running strong.
This year’s marathon was held on November 14th and was the largest to date with more than 15,000 participants. The lowest record for participation was just over 2,000 runners in 1997.
Kenyan runner Jyocel Basweti took the win home for the second [...]
November 24, 2009
Larry Sanders Talks About VCU Basketball
By Jerome Foster
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va. — The VCU men’s basketball season ended with a one-point loss to UCLA last season in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Larry Sanders, VCU’s junior center, says the team is using that loss a motivation as for the upcoming season.
“We’ll get back there and we won’t let it happen [...]
November 4, 2009
Rams Picked to Finish Third in Colonial
By Matt Doyon and Alonna Artis
VCU InSight
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At the Colonial Athletic Association’s recent Media Day in the nation’s capitol, the Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball team was projected to finish in third place.
Sports information directors and media professionals from around the CAA voted the Rams to finish behind Old Dominion and Northeastern in [...]
October 18, 2009
Arena At Siegel Gets Name Change
By Jerome Foster
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va. – The basketball arena at the Siegel Center just north of the Virginia Commonwealth University campus in Richmond recently got a name change.
The arena was called the Alltel Pavilion at the Stuart C. Siegel Center since being built in 1999. Now it is called the Verizon Wireless Arena.
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October 15, 2009
VCU Program Encourages Student Athletic Donations
By Jerome Foster and Alonna Artis
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va. – One year ago, Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics started a membership program called the Student Ram Athletic Fund. The program’s goal is to get students to donate money in support of VCU’s sports teams.
Students pay $25 to join the program. The money goes to the Athletic Department [...]
December 16, 2008
Teague Talks VCU Sports
By Alex Dynan
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va.–Sports are an important part of any university. They bring in students, donors and bring out the best in school spirit.
On the for front of VCU Sports is the Men’s Basketball team. With back to back CAA regular season championships, one CAA tournament title and one of the top players [...]
December 13, 2008
Last Public Meeting Held for Presidential Search
By Jon White
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va. — A third and final meeting on November 20th marked the last time the general public will get the chance to meet face-to-face with the officials who will ultimately pick VCU’s next president.
The 17-member presidential search committee is made up of the Board of Visitors, faculty and staff members, and [...]
November 24, 2008
VCU Men’s Basketball Season Begins
By Sasha Lester and Alex Dynan
VCU InSight
The VCU Men’s Basketball Team will kick off the new season on Friday, November 7th with an exhibition game against Virginia Union University.
Fans can expect to see three new faces on the court this season: David Hinton, Bradford Burgess and Terrance Saintil. Star guard and Preseason “Player of the [...]
