Richmond Spiders

William and Mary ended its eight-game losing streak by beating Towson 63-56 Saturday night at Kaplan Arena. The Tribe (8-11, 2-6 Colonial Athletic Association) scored 11 straight points after falling behind 54-52 on Marcus Damas' layup with 3:42...

Richmond ended VCU’s 13-game winning streak in dramatic fashion Thursday, forcing overtime on Darien Brothers’ miraculous 3-pointer and dominating the extra period to beat the 19th-ranked Rams 86-74 at the sold-out Robins Center. The host...

The turnaround continues for the Apprentice School women's basketball team. Danita Whitaker had 17 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday night as Apprentice (9-10) held off Washington Adventist (Md.) 61-57. Shanae Hilliard's jumper started a 7-0 run for...

Christopher Newport's basketball programs are having top-25-caliber seasons, but they'd rather forget their trips to Rocky Mount, N.C. Similar to how the Captains' men lost a recent thriller there to suffer their first conference loss, the CNU women...

The Old Dominion women's superlative start continued Wednesday night as they beat UNLV 85-67 in the first round of the six-team World Vision Classic in Las Vegas. Jackie Cook scored 23 points in 29 minutes to lead ODU (7-1), while Shae Kelley had 14...

RICHMOND — This marks the first season since 1985 that VCU has cracked the Associated Press' national college basketball poll. The Rams are ranked 19th this week and own Division I's second-longest winning streak at 13 games, three behind Kansas....

Sherrod Wright scored 23 points Tuesday as host George Mason (10-7, 3-2 CAA) beat James Madison (9-9, 3-2) for the 19th time in their last 20 meetings, 68-57. The Patriots scored their last 11 points on free throws. Rayshawn Goins led JMU with 14...

Nik Biberaj had 24 points and 16 rebounds Saturday as Christopher Newport, ranked 17th nationally by d3hoops.com, gained a 79-71 win over Maryville (Tenn.), extending the Captains’ home winning streak to 19 games. CNU (13-2, 6-1) took the lead...

The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum announced its Class of 2013 on Monday, and it has several local ties. Roanoke College All-American Frank Allen, former Virginia Tech football player Cornell Brown, and Virginia Tech sportscaster Bill Roth...

A rocky start Saturday was too much for William and Mary’s men to overcome, and they lost 70-59 at Colonial Athletic Association rival Hofstra. Taran Buie scored 24 points for the Pride (5-11, 2-1), which led 9-0 and 16-2. Brandon Britt led W&M...

William and Mary suffered its second double-overtime loss of the season, dropping a 99-86 decision Wednesday at Towson, one of the nation’s most improved teams. The Tigers (8-8, 3-0), who won just one game last season, maintained their share of the...

RICHMOND — The inaugural Governor's Holiday Hoops Classic had all the makings of a basketball bust. Three of the four teams had lost their most recent games, and the Saturday before Christmas created scheduling conflicts and traffic ordeals for...