KICKER WIN BIG ... SO DOES JOCKEY AT COLONIAL DOWNS
Of all things:
It’s a new season … but not the same old Richmond
Kickers of USL League One. A year ago they were
scoring challenged. To put it another way ... “they
couldn’t put a soccer ball in the ocean” … much less into
a regulation goal with its inviting opening of 192 square
feet.”… In their 2025 opener, on the road at South
Georgia, your Kickers won 4-2. Who would have
believed it? … By halftime Richmond led 3-2, scoring as
many goals in 45 minutes plus than it did in any one
league game in 2024. In fact, only once did it manage
more than three goals … in a 4-2 decision over the
Maryland Bobcats in a U.S. Open Cup affair …
HAYDEN ANDERSON, CHANDLER O’DWYER and
DAKOTA BARNATHAN scored in the first half. NILS
SIEFERT added the clincher in the 74th minute …
MASON TUNBRIDGE scored both goals, the first on a
PK, for the Tormenta and was named league player of the
week …. Game 2 for Richmond will be Saturday at the
Charlotte Independence (8 p.m.).
Expecting a sellout of 8,000-plus for Saturday’s Virginia
Derby, Colonial Downs got it … announcing Wednesday
that the last of 5,000 general admission tickets was long
gone. This will mark the first time the Derby will be held
on dirt and be a prep race for the May 3d Kentucky Derby
… GETAWAY CAR, trained by BOB BAFFERT, was
installed the early favorite in a field of 10 at 9/5 … The
three-day spring meet got under way Thursday ... with
veteran jockey PACO LOPEZ winning four of the
program’s eight races on an overcast, cool day. In all, the
39 year old from Veracruz, Mexico, had mounts in seven
races and earned $188,725. He also finished second, third
and fourth ... Day 2 begins Friday at 12:30 p.m., with the
first of eight races at the New Kent County track located
off I-64 halfway between Richmond and Williamsburg.
VCU is to men’s basketball what UR is to women’s. Both
are the class of their respective leagues but not on the
national stage. Hey, (cliché alert) something is better than
nothing.
VCU’s RYAN ODOM (son of Dave) would seem to be
the perfect choice to succeed RON SANCHEZ (fired) as
U.Va., coach but … keep in mind CARLA WILLIAMS is
the athletic director who recently signed a new, long-term
contract at a raise in salary … which means she’s safe
regardless … so might very well not hire someone
favored by the Cavalier faithful.
It says here Ryan O has outdone himself, turning the
Rams into the A-10’s best team … better than leading
UMBC to the NCAA tournament where it upset Virginia
in the first round.
LEBRON JAMES didn’t like ESPN’s $100 million man,
STEPHEN A. SMITH, criticizing son BRONNY JAMES
… and told him so in a public confrontation at Madison
Square Garden. When onlookers started yelling “HIT
HIM … HIT HIM” who do you think they were rooting
for?
Until next time ...
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