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NCAA: GOING TO THE BIG DANCE: VCU Rams hoping 18th time a charm

Virginia Commonwealth University has taken one step backward. Now it needs to take a giant leap forward, and there’s no time to dilly-dally.

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Alabama claims college football national crown

The University of Alabama ran the table and never broke stride in doing so.

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‘Bones’ Hyland wants to be 22nd VCU Ram drafted by NBA

If someone were to update Virginia Commonwealth University’s history in the NBA draft, an apt title might be “From Bodine to Bones.”

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Daily news: ‘I’m smaller, but I’m faster’

Anyone using the excuse of being too small for basketball needs to take a lesson from Cherish Daily. Inch for inch and pound for pound, the 5-foot-2, 115-pound Armstrong High junior might be the city’s top baller.

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Iconic West End gym courts Christo Rey’s hoop dreams

One of the area’s oldest and most historic gymnasiums has a new tenant that’s excited about branding a reputation of its own.

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Freedom Classic: VUU’s ‘Wizard of Os’ shows power in victory over VSU

The rafters above Barco-Stevens Hall court are decorated with retired and honored jersey numbers from the school’s glorious basketball past. Don’t be surprised if Virginia Union University officials don’t find room someday to add Robert Osborne’s No. 23 to the display.

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Wildcats’ Byrd is the word

Armstrong’s standout athlete feels ‘capable of doing anything’

There was only one No. 5 on the Armstrong High football roster, but it must have seemed like four to the Wildcats’ opponents.

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VSU Trojans trying for first win in Tennessee

Virginia State University is 0-1 and facing a 405-mile bus ride to try and even the ledger. The Byron Thweatt football coaching era began last Saturday at Rogers Stadium in Ettrick with a 35-16 loss to California University of Pennsylvania, which is part of the tough Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

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Mo’ne Davis to play Saturday in Henrico

Mo’ne Davis, the 14-year-old female pitching sensation selected as the Associated Press 2014 Female Athlete of the Year, will be testing her fastball Saturday against a team of Richmond area standouts.

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VCU’s Graham trying his luck in NBA Summer League

Treveon Graham hopes for a change in his basketball luck in the mecca for gambling, Las Vegas. After not getting picked in last week’s NBA Draft, the former Virginia Commonwealth University star has signed to play for San Antonio in the Samsung NBA Summer League at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.

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Aron Stewart’s retired number not really retired at UR

Insisting “I’ve been discriminated against for 42 years,” Aron Stewart remains bitter toward his alma mater, the University of Richmond.

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Flying Squirrels open with big win

The Richmond Flying Squirrels’ eighth season at The Diamond opened in a big way — a big crowd, big winds, a big home run and a big victory.

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Long way from Cameroon to NBA playoffs for Pascal Siakam

Pascal Siakam of the Toronto Raptors is doing his best Kawhi Leonard impression in this year’s NBA playoffs.

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Kamaru Usman defends MMA welterweight title on ‘Fight Island’

Fight fans who admired boxer Floyd Mayweather are likely to have an appreciation for Kamaru Usman.

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Forecast cloudy for VUU football

Virginia Union University began last football season with two clearly established senior quarterbacks — Shawheem Dowdy and Kenneth Graham.

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4 contenders for VUU QB post next season

Coach Parker contends he has four solid candidates to replace departing senior Darius Taylor as the Panthers’ signal caller.

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‘Bench Bunch’ keeps VCU on top in A-10

Virginia Commonwealth University’s leading basketball scorer doesn’t have a real name, just a nickname. Meet the “Bench Bunch.”

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Teon Tiller turns Thomas Jefferson High into a contender

Don’t blink. Blink once if you’re guarding Teon Tiller, and the Thomas Jefferson High School senior is likely to whiz past for yet another bucket.

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NBA one-on-one tournament would be interesting about now

Going crazy with no sports? Wouldn’t a live NBA one-on-one tournament be entertaining about now?

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VSU and NSU ready to roll at annual Labor Day Classic

On the NCAA football pecking order, Norfolk State University is Division I and Virginia State University is Division II.