Virginia Commonwealth Rams

Now that the excitement has worn off from the Colonial Athletic Association's food chain addition of Elon, it's worth asking: What did you expect? A moderately successful athletic program that's competed at the NCAA Division I level for all of 14 years,...

Elon University officials found an appealing blend of history, geography and exposure, while the Colonial Athletic Association was attracted to an upward trajectory and location. Both sides consummated a six-week courtship with official word Thursday...

A person familiar with the situation says Elon is joining the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2014-15 season. The person said Thursday that Elon, a member of the Southern Conference, will announce the move at a scheduled 2 p.m. press conference....

Baseball: ACC: Virginia Tech’s Chad Pinder of Poquoson slugged two home runs, including a grand slam, and had six RBI as the 21st-ranked Hokies (36-19) surprised Virginia 10-1 in the first round of Atlantic Coast Conference tournament pool play...

Elon University has called a 2 p.m. Thursday news conference, when school officials are expected to announce that they’re leaving the Southern Conference to join the Colonial Athletic Association. According to the Burlington (N.C.) Times News,...

Baseball: Christopher Newport’s Austin Chrismon (7-4), a Menchville High graduate, was named the d3baseball.com South Region Pitcher of the Year. He posted a 1.74 earned-run average and completed three of his 11 starts, striking out 86 in 78...

In deciding what university she was going to transfer to, Chadarryl Clay also chose to become more detail-oriented in determining what she considered a good fit. Not only did she find that, but the former Girls Preparatory School basketball star also...

Given their teams’ contrasting styles, it’s no surprise that William and Mary’s Tony Shaver and Virginia Tech’s James Johnson differ on the duration of college basketball’s ideal shot clock. But on this they concur:...

Softball: Jailynn Jackson pitched a three-hitter for her third victory in two days as Hampton beat Savannah State 3-1 Friday to earn a berth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament's championship round at Ormond Beach, Fla. The Pirates (33-...

Last year, Davidson declined an invitation to join the Colonial Athletic Association. This week, the Wildcats accepted membership in the Atlantic 10. Ah, the power of television and men's basketball. Both the Richmond-based CAA and Newport News-...

New UCF women's soccer coach Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak and her husband, Tim Sahaydak, have a running joke. Often times, one of the two will wake up and immediately start running off with ideas about a recruit or a strategy. The other now simply responds,...

With three of the Southern Conference's high-profile schools fleeing and with opportunities opening with the Atlantic 10, Davidson decided to make its move. School president Carol Quillen and athletics director Jim Murphy made the announcement...