Pick’em Week 13
The final week . the time for the winners to pull away and the losers to . graduate from VCU and forget they ever involved themselves in a pick’em. After a 13-7 effort, Alex Dynan is in position to win the contest as he holds a two-game lead over Associate Sports Editor Jerome Foster and a five-game lead over Executive Editor Matt Doyon.
Student Ram Athletic Fund seeks members
Are you looking for a new way to get involved with VCU athletics? The VCU athletic department has found a solution. The Student Ram Athletic Fund was officially started in late October of this year. Interested, with the help of Justin Jannuzzi, assistant director of ticketing and donor relations, we have answers to your questions.
Jonathan Says
I was going to write something about this being my final opinion to grace the pages of The Commonwealth Times. I was going to find some strange way to compare my tenure as sports editor to that of John Elway as the quarterback of the Denver Broncos. For the sake of the few of you that put up with my writing, I decided not to.
Sports Briefs
MEN’S BASKETBALL
VCU fell to Vanderbilt in the finals of the Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico Sunday night, 71-66. Eric Maynor (Raeford, N.C./Westover) scored 31 points in the game. Maynor also had five steals and three assists. Larry Sanders (Fort Pierce, Fla.
Conference championships preview
Conference championship weekend is upon us. Don’t know who to choose in your pool or who to lay that big bet down on? Don’t worry. The CT associate sports editor will tell you what you need to make those decisions.
MAC CHAMPIONSHIP
WHO: No. 12 Ball State vs.
This week
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Thu., Dec. 4, vs. Western Michigan, Siegel Center, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 6, @ William & Mary, Williamsburg, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Sun., Dec. 7, vs. Georgetown, Siegel Center, 2 p.m.
MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
Fri., Dec. 5, @ Navy Invitational, Annapolis, Md.
Cold shooting, turnovers doom Rams
The last time VCU stepped on the floor at The Robins Center in 2006, the Rams came away unsuccessful against cross-town Richmond. In 2008, the Spiders were once again able to send VCU home with a loss.
The Rams shot 31 percent and committed 21 turnovers in a 56-48 loss Wednesday night.
Ludacris launches best LP yet
Ludacris, or Chris Bridges to his Hollywood fans, is on the crux of a rare occurrence for most emcees. He has created a successful movie career and managed to stay relevant while still keeping his stock in hip-hop, even though he’s still overlooked by many other artists in the game today.
Heart-to-heart with Kanye
After a turbulent year, super producer/rapper Kanye West returns with the dark, emotionally charged and ultimately groundbreaking “808’s & Heartbreak.”
The album strips away the labels and braggadocio that West is known for in return for a cold, hard look at how someone in the public eye can deal with loss.
New wave for holiday dance floors
Looking to cut out the marketable crap that saturates the airwaves and shopping mall speakers this season? The Kaiser Chiefs’ latest release “Off With Their Heads” rocks so hard, it is the perfect cure for your musical holiday blues.
While the British post-punkers’ earlier releases front with a significantly harder edge, “Off With Their Heads” draws it’s strength from the thoughtful vocal harmonies, bearing a Dandy Warhol-ish quality.