MARYLAND CRUSHES VIRGINIA, VCU IN 1ST PLACE BY THEMSELVES

The Maryland Terrapins crushed the Virginia Cavaliers last night at the JPJ 66-42, the Cavalier offense was pretty much as iced cold in last nights defeat.  Yes this the same team that Virginia Tech beat last week by 20 at Maryland.  The VCU Rams are now in 1st place by themselves in the CAA after beating Hofstra 82-67 last night, the Rams pretty much lead by 10 or more the whole game.  The Rams will be back at home tomorrow against UNC Wilmington before starting a 3 game road trip.  The Colonial Heights boys and girls basketball teams return to action tonight against Matoaca, the boys team will be at home and girls team will be on the road at Matoaca.  It look like we are going to have another very mild day tomorrow with temps rising into the mid 50's, hopefully I will be able to get outside and loosen up my arm a little bit.  I sure am glad that is Friday.  MICKEY

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Today's Birthdays: Musician-composer Acker Bilk is 82. Actor Nicholas Pryor is 76. Actor Alan Alda is 75. Actress Susan Howard is 69. Actress Marthe (cq) Keller is 66. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., is 64. Actress-singer Barbi Benton is 61. Evangelical pastor Rick Warren is 57. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (sahr-koh-ZEE') is 56. Actress Harley Jane Kozak is 54. Movie director Frank Darabont is 52. Rock musician Dave Sharp is 52. Rock singer Sam Phillips is 49. Rock musician Dan Spitz is 48. Country musician Greg Cook (Ricochet) is 46. Gospel singer Marvin Sapp is 44. Singer Sarah McLachlan is 43. Rapper Rakim is 43. DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill) is 43. Actress Kathryn Morris ("Cold Case") is 42. Rhythm-and-blues singer Anthony Hamilton is 40. Rock musician Brandon Bush is 38. MLB player Jermaine Dye is 37. Singer Joey Fatone Jr. ('N Sync) is 34. Rapper Rick Ross is 34. Actress Rosamund Pike is 32. Singer Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys) is 31. Actor Elijah Wood is 30. Actress Ariel Winter (TV: "Modern Family") is 13.