Briefs
Two slain at Homestead resort; Dog Jog and 5K Run raises $103,000 for Richmond SPCA; Helicopter crash injures 3; US troop withdrawal through Turkey may get PM’s OK; 500,000 expected for Pope’s last big Africa event; Deadly brawl at Sydney airport; Tibetan monks ‘held after riot’
Upcoming Events
BASEBALL
The Rams crushed Canisius this past Tuesday, 12-2. Junior Richard Gonzalez (Caguas, Puerto Rico/PRBA) led the Rams in hits and RBIs with three. Sophomore Joe Van Meter (Oyster Bay, N.Y./St. Dominic) hit his first home run of the season. Freshman Ryan Crosby (Broad Run/Notre Dame Academy), sophomore Anthony Askey (Manassas/Osbourn Park) and juniors Philip Deane (Richmond/Varina) and Darryl Stringfield (Wakefield/Sussex Central) combined to give up two runs and three hits.
A T.O. with T.H.
For those of you who noticed and based on the TV ratings you haven’t) The World Baseball Classic has been going on for the last couple of weeks.
When they originally held it in 2006, I thought it sounded like a cool idea. Major League Baseball players competing against one another in world competition sounded like a gold mine for everybody involved, including the sports fan.
This week
MEN’S BASEBALL
Fri., March 20, @ UNC Wilmington, Wilmington, N.C., 7 p.m.
Sat., March 21, @ UNC Wilmington, Wilmington, N.C., 4 p.m.
Sun., March 22, @ UNC Wilmington, Wilmington, N.C., 2 p.m.
MEN’S SOCCER
Thu., March 19, Louisburg JC (exhibition), Sports Backers, 7 p.
Rams NCAA Preview
Congratulations to both basketball teams for making it to the NCAA Tournament. The men get started Thursday night against UCLA, while the women begin their quest Saturday against Rutgers. Here is what to look for in both games.
Men: No. 11 VCU vs. No. 6 UCLA
Where: Philadelphia
When: Thursday at 9:50 p.