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Colonial Downs to host inaugural ‘Boston Stakes’ in honor of famed Henrico horse
The nine-week summer horse racing season at Colonial Downs will get underway July 11 and will feature the inaugural Boston Stakes, honoring a famed Henrico racehorse. The season will run through Saturday, Sept. 7, with racing every Thursday through Saturday. The racehorse Boston, who was foaled in Henrico and lived...
Bass Pro Tour MLFNOW! live stream, Stage Six Day 5 (6/29/2024)
RICHMOND, Va. – Watch the MLFNOW! live stream coverage of the fifth day of General Tire Stage Six Presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts. The Top 10 anglers from today will advance to the Championship Round.
GALLERY: James River packs a punch for Stage Six Knockout Round
RICHMOND, Va. — The Knockout Round certainly lived up to its name as Bass Pro Tour anglers rapidly knocked each other out of the Top 10 on Saturday afternoon at General Tire Stage Six Presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts. As the tide got lower on the James River, the weights got higher, with every angler just one honey hole away from shaking things up on SCORETRACKER®.
NHRA drag racing great John Force shows improvement but long road to recovery after brain injury
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — NHRA drag racing great John Force suffered a traumatic brain injury in a fiery, 300 mph crash at the Virginia Nationals a week ago but is showing “daily signs of improvement” in a neurological intensive care unit, according to his team. John Force...
Flying Squirrels Push Back, Halt Somerset Patriots' 4-Game Win Streak
RICHMOND, Va. - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Richmond Flying Squirrels by a score of 11-3 on Saturday night at the Diamond, snapping Somerset’s season-high four-game win streak to open the second half of the season. RHP Trystan Vrieling (3.0 IP, 10 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR) was tagged with his second consecutive loss in his shortest outing of the season.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER RHP Yorlin Calderon (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB) pitched two scoreless innings in relief of Vrieling, lowering his ERA to 2.10. DH Grant...
Water safety tips to keep in mind this summer
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -July 4 is right around the corner, and it’s looking like it will be hot. This means that many will be hitting the pools, beaches and lakes. We’re on your side with some water safety tips before you all take that dip. Kids First Swim...
LeBrun Leads Group B Into KO Round
RICHMOND, Va. – The James River continues to kick out impressive numbers of bass under the sweltering Virginia heat at the MLF Bass Pro Tour event. The James is proving to be a very healthy fishery through four days of competition, the latest example being the 43 bass loaded onto ScoreTracker by Nick LeBrun, to the tune of 95 pounds, 3 ounces to win Group B.
Field set for 2024 ECNL Girls Finals: U13-U17 quarterfinalists heading to Richmond
The 2024 ECNL Girls Playoffs have come to an end in Seattle, setting the stage for the upcoming ECNL National Finals in Richmond, VA. While San Diego Surf captured the U18/19 National Championship in Seattle, the U13-U17 age groups will decide their winners over the course of July 10-13. A total of 40 teams will be competing in Richmond, with 8 sides from every age group ready to compete in the quarterfinals.
2024 Position Group Previews: Running Backs
#33 Bhayshul Tuten Sr 5’ 11” 209 Paulsboro, NJ (2023 Stats 173 Att. 922 Yds. 10TDs 5.0/YPC) #24 Malachi Thomas R-Jr 6’ 0” 215 Hartwell, GA (2023 Stats 83 Att. 396 Yds. 5TDs 4.6/YPC) #21 Jeremiah Coney R-Fr 6’ 0” 200 Richmond, VA (2023 Stats 10...
Win family 4-pack to Richmond Kickers game Wednesday!
Don't miss your chance to score a family four-pack to kick off your Fourth of July with the Richmond Kickers on July 3. Game time is 8 p.m. on Wednesday. And it will be a "Red Out" at City Stadium, so wear red. The first 2,500 folks through the gate...
Preview: Ivy Close Out Season Tonight
Success – The Ivy will finish in the middle of the pack in their 8 team division. Which at first glance doesn’t seem like a success. However, the team ignited a passion in the local sports scene I haven’t seen. Every home game has seen over 4,000 fans out to support a pre-professional team of women athletes. This hasn’t been just young children forcing their parents to take them to the game but it’s been a diverse cross-section of Richmond. It’s a joy to see and hope it continues next season.
Flying Squirrels drop fourth straight to Somerset
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Flying Squirrels dropped their fourth straight game to the Somerset Patriots on Friday night. Richmond starting pitcher Seth Lonsway worked a scoreless Double-A debut on Friday night, but the Patriots would score seven unanswered runs to spoil the start. With the loss, the...
Ivy close inaugural season in front of 5,841 supporters
RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond Ivy (6-5-1, 19 pts) fell 2-4 in their regular-season finale to Mid-Atlantic Division-leading Lancaster Inferno FC (11-9-1, 28 pts), Friday night, at City Stadium. On Fan Appreciation Night, the Ivy hosted 5,841 supporters which marked their second-highest attendance of the season behind the 6,000 capacity...
Lonsway Impressive In AA Debut
RICHMOND, Va. (6-28-24) – Celina’s Seth Lonsway worked a scoreless Double-A debut on Friday night at The Diamond, but the Somerset Patriots scored seven unanswered runs late to beat the Richmond Flying Squirrels, 7-5. Called up earlier this week from High-A Eugene, Lonsway threw six scoreless innings, allowing four hits with a walk and a strikeout.
Richmond and head football coach Russ Huesman agree to a contract extension
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The University of Richmond and Spiders head football coach Russ Huesman have agreed to a contract extension according to a press release from the school. Huesman is entering his eighth season as the head coach at Richmond and as coached the Spiders to back-to-back FCS...
USA Baseball finalizes 2024 Collegiate National Team Rosters
CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball today finalized the rosters for the Collegiate National Team, which features the International Friendship Series and Summer League Tour rosters. “After two very competitive Stars versus Stripes games, we are excited to announce our two Collegiate National Team rosters for 2024,” said Eric Campbell, USA Baseball’s Professional and Collegiate National Team General Manager. “We are confident that the fifty-seven players we have assembled will represent the United States well and look forward to beginning our schedule tomorrow in both Cary and Fayetteville.”
Richmond drops series finale to Somerset, 13-3
The Flying Squirrels (35-40, 1-5), the Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, lost five-of-six to the Patriots (37-38, 5-1), the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, to open the Eastern League’s second half. JT Brubaker started for Somerset on a rehab assignment and threw three scoreless innings,...
Women’s Swimming Named a Spring CSCAA Scholar All-American Team
RICHMOND, Va. – Women's swimming earned a place as a College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American Team for their academic accomplishments this spring. "I am very proud of the team's accomplishments in the classroom this semester," head coach Phil Hurley said. " The Scholar All-American recognition is another example of our swimmers' commitment to being the finest example of the student/athlete ideal." The Red Flash earned a 3.66 team grade point average for the spring semester, an improvement of .03 from the fall semester. They are one of 563 teams to have above at 3.30...
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