University of Richmond basketball and football are in elevated positions for Keith Gill, who was named the Spiders' athletics director on Friday, compared to when Jim Miller was hired as Richmond's AD in 2000. Gill, 40, has been American University's… more »

When it comes to the start of Colonial Athletic Association play for the University of New Hampshire football team, there's usually no testing the water in the shallows. Nope, it's dive right in to the deep end. That's no different this year, with… more »

Richmond Athletic Director Jim Miller is moving to a new role in the school president's office. The school says Miller will focus on athletic alumni relations and fund-raising for athletic programs as a special assistant to president Edward Ayers. He… more »

Delaware quarterback Pat Devlin is in an NFL camp with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent. Villanova quarterback Chris Whitney is gone. So are Massachusetts' Kyle Havens, William and Mary's Mike Callahan and New Hampshire's R.J. Toman.… more »

Scott out as UR football coach after second DWI charge The earthquake that rumbled through central Virginia and along much of the East Coast on Tuesday wasn't the only seismic activity in the area. University of Richmond football coach Latrell Sco… more »

The University of Richmond invested to bring TV exposure to its Football Championship Subdivision program in addition to occasional game coverage and short reports on local stations. A behind-the-scenes look at the Spiders' preseason training camp is… more »

Colonial Athletic Association football teams are allowed to take 56 players to road games. James Madison coach Mickey Matthews says that number seldom is reached, except early in the season. "We don't have 56 healthy bodies to travel," he said. "M… more »

University of Richmond Spiders alumnus Eric Ward became the Edmonton Eskimos’ fourth quarterback on Tuesday afternoon. Ward, 24, joins veteran starter Ricky Ray plus rookies Matt Nichols and Marc Mueller at training camp. The six-foot-two pivot wa… more »

When the University of Richmond football team met Delaware in 2009, the Spiders had zero transfers from Football Bowl Subdivision programs. The Blue Hens had 10. UR, at the time, was one of the few CAA football members that didn't feature transfer… more »

Jim Tait, the University of Richmond's head football coach from 1974 to 1979, died today in Richmond after a long illness. He was 75. For 33 consecutive seasons, Mr. Tait coached football in Virginia. In addition to his tenure as Spiders’ head coach,… more »

Of all the laws that have benefited athletics in the past 40 years, Title IX has been the most valuable, misunderstood and controversial. Title IX was enacted on June 23, 1972, and states "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be… more »

Since Villanova is hoping soon to play football in the Big East, and UMass is joining the Mid-American Conference, then when is URI heading to the Big Ten? The Rams did, after all, beat both the Wildcats and the Minutemen last November at Meade Field… more »

Parker had two sacks and a forced fumble in the winning effort. Former University of Richmond DT Martin Parker was name the Defensive Player of the Game and former CB Justin Rogers started for the East, which rolled past the West, 25-8, at the East-W… more »

Florida Gulf Coast University’s decision on whether to field a football program certainly won’t be a two-minute drill. And even if FGCU eventually decides to make the move, despite the massive financial and gender equity concerns, it will be at least… more »

Trustees face decision on joining Big East. Does Villanova want to be big-time? That's the real question before the university's board of trustees when that group of heavy hitters ultimately sits down and decides whether Villanova should move its… more »