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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-...

Jordan Luciano ran track for Holy Family Church in Easton as a seventh- and eighth-grader and some indoor track as a freshman at Easton High, but soccer was her spring sport. "It wasn't very organized," she said of the church track. "But I liked track....

Maybe someday they'll pay more attention to the Kiara Porter who crosses the finish line and not the one standing alongside her competitors. Porter at rest is easy to overlook amid the college track sprinterazzi, at 5-feet and 110 pounds. Porter in...

Each May, ACC officials convene for the conference’s spring meetings. Substantive issues are debated, enduring decisions made. But the event is also an opportunity to exhale, enjoy a beverage of choice and bask in the accommodations of the Ritz-...

|TODAY| |COLLEGE TENNIS| Northern State at Sioux Falls, noon   |TV SPORTS| NHL Hockey—New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN); Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, 9:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Major League Baseball—Los...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Southampton at Reading, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS, Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN) High School Basketball--National Invitational girls’ championship, 10 a.m. (ESPN2), National...

|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball--Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates, 11:30 a.m. (WGN); Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins, Noon (FXSP) Tennis--WTA Family Circle Cup, Noon (ESPN2) NBA Basketball--Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets, 6 p.m. (TNT); San...

After the Colonial Athletic Association lost its third marquee member in 10 months, and fourth school in the past year, commissioner Tom Yeager vowed that the league will remain viable and relevant. "I do know, and have every confidence, in the...

|TODAY| |COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL| |NCAA DII TOURNEY| |At San Antonio| |Quarterfinals| Augustana (27-6) vs. Clayton St. (32-0), noon Dowling (28-3) vs. Colorado Mesa (31-1), 2:30 p.m. Nova Southeastern (23-8) vs. Western Washington...

VCU enters the NCAA tournament with a 26-8 record, not quite as glossy as last season, when the Rams were 28-6. Yet VCU is a No. 5 seed, light years better than last year’s No. 12. Coach Shaka Smart knows why. “A lot of people don’...

|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball--Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves, Noon (ESPN) NHL Hockey--Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN) NBA Basketball--Miami Heat at Boston Celtics, 7 p.m. (ESPN); Minnesota Timberwolves at...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| College Softball--East Carolina at Alabama-Birmingham, 11 a.m. (FXSP) NHL Hockey--Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, 11:30 a.m. (NBC); Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Auto Racing--NASCAR Sprint Cup,...