By Hank Kurz Jr. RICHMOND Academic sanctions and potential defections could give the Colonial Athletic Association a drastically different look.

By Aaron Beard For the Atlantic Coast Conference, more teams and more games means a lot more TV money.

NORFOLK Former Old Dominion star Tia Lewis will participate in the WNBA Washington Mystics' tryout camp starting Sunday. Lewis, a forward, was a two-time All-CAA honoree and led the Lady Monarchs in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, blocks and minutes per game last season.

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JoNiquia Guilford will play for the Hampton University women’s basketball team next season. She’s eager and excited for that opportunity.
That much, she and Old Dominion head coach Karen Barefoot agree on.
How she got there, well, that’s a different story.

MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota President Eric Kaler was in search of a dynamic new leader to change the face of a moribund athletic program and inject new life into the football and men's basketball programs.

Old Dominion women's basketball coach Karen Barefoot won her first pitched battle with BCS schools Tuesday, when Shae Kelley's national letter of intent arrived at Old Dominion.

You almost can hear Shanese Harris singing about it. The Western Branch junior on Monday committed to play basketball at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she plans to major in physical education. And minor in chorus.

A long and winding journey for Shaw senior point guard Brittney Spencer (Ocean Lakes) ended last month in the best way possible. Spencer recorded 16 points, seven assists and six rebounds to help the Bears (29-6) beat No. 2 Ashland 88-82 in overtime in the NCAA Division II women's basketball championship.

By Charles Odum ATLANTA Georgia State didn't have a football team three years ago. Now it will leave the CAA and join the ranks of the game's superpowers. The Panthers accepted an invitation Monday to become a member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2013 in all sports, and thus play in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Duke's Elizabeth Williams was named Freshman of the Year by Full Court on Wednesday, her third national Freshman of the Year award. Williams received 209 points by Full Court correspondents to edge Connecticut's Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis' 206 points.