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ST. LOUIS – A cheerleader for Southern Illinois University fell on her head during a routine performed Sunday at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship Game between Southern Illinois and Bradley.
The Salukis cheerleaders took the court during a timeout with 3:25 to play.
Rams battle Colonials in weekend series
VCU took the first game of a three-game series against visiting George Washington 7-2, using a five-run sixth inning to register a come-from-behind victory on Friday.
Tim St. Clair (Woodbridge/Gar-Field High School) drove in two runs in the fifth, and Scott Sizemore (Chesapeake/ Hickory High School) added another RBI.
Sports Briefs
Women’s tennis extends streak to 15 matches
VCU remained perfect with a 6-1 victory over Georgia State on Saturday at Thalhimer Tennis Center.
The 16th-ranked doubles team of Marianna Yuferova (St. Petersburg, Russia) and Olga Borisova (Minsk, Belarus) also remained undefeated with an 8-6 victory at the No.
Hollingsworth scores 27 as VCU downs Georgia State
Redshirt freshman Quanitra Hollingsworth (Chesapeake/ Great Bridge High School) finished with 27 points and 14 rebounds, including the go-ahead free throws with 49 seconds left in overtime, to lead VCU past Georgia State 82-80 Thursday.
VCU led 76-72 with 54 seconds left in regulation, but cut the lead to two with a pair of free throws and uncontested layup by Vatai Smith forced overtime.
All-CAA Men’s Basketball honors
FIRST TEAM Jose Juan Barea, Northeastern Sr. Guard Nick George, VCU Sr. Forward Jai Lewis, George Mason Sr. Forward Harding Nana, Delaware Sr. Forward Loren Stokes, Hofstra Jr. Guard SECOND TEAM Antoine Agudio, Hofstra So. Guard John Goldsberry, UNC Wilmington Sr.
Where the sun don’t shine
Security forced Rodney the Ram to discontinue his mascot duties during Saturday night’s basketball game against Hofstra. Rodney Ram rushed over to the opposing cheering section to confront cheerleaders who had taken a “Rams” sign and used it in an inappropriate manner.
Game-by-game recaps from the Richmond Coliseum
FIRST ROUND Drexel 49 Delaware 52 Sam McMahon’s baseline jumper with 34 seconds remaining lifted ninth-seeded Delaware to a victory over eighth-seeded Drexel. The Blue Hens snapped a three-game losing streak and prevailed in their fourth straight first-round conference tournament game.
Davis propels Rams to first-round win over Tribe
When a species is faced with a life-threatening situation, it must adapt with its surroundings if it has any chance of survival.
VCU did just that Friday night, keeping their conference-championship hopes alive when it overcame rare outside-shooting struggles and shifted to the pounding low-post play of Eric Davis (Philadelphia, Pa.
Rams can’t keep up with hot-shooting Hofstra
In conference tournament play every game is a grudge match, and this was no different. Even the mascots were getting in each other’s faces.
No. 6 Virginia Commonwealth University struggled again from 3-point range in the second round of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Saturday, but they still managed to hang with No.
Weird News
Remote-controlled sharks being developed by military
The Pentagon is working on using remote-controlled sharks as stealth spies.
Engineers funded by the military have created a neural implant designed to enable a shark’s brain signals to be manipulated remotely.