The grass is gone

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Was recently in Salem for the Division III men’s basketball Final Four. (Actually, I’m still here. This is my third attempt to get out. Thankfully, free wireless at Roanoke’s airport.)

The improvements continue in Salem, and we’re on track to have artificial turf in Salem Stadium for Stagg Bowl XXXV. This comes on the heels of other recent improvements such as increased lighting, refurbished locker rooms, an elevator to enhance seating opportunities for those in wheelchairs, etc.

We’ll have a more formal front page story in a day or two, when we get our photographer back. 🙂

Former CNU player now ‘Idol’

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americanidol.comChris Richardson, a former Christopher Newport football player, is one of the final 20 contestants on “American Idol.” The popular Fox network show is in its sixth season.

The 22-year old from Chesapeake, Va., auditioned in New York City.

Richardson, who played his freshman year, was listed as a 6-foot-2, 210-pound running back on their 2002 roster. He played in eight games, carrying the ball four times for five yards. Richardson also had one catch for two yards.

“American Idol” resumes tonight, Wednesday and Thursday, at 8:00 p.m. ET on Fox.

D3sports.com: Now with baseball!

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For many years, people have asked when I would be doing D3baseball.com. The answer was always “never.”

Well, never say never, because we’ve opened the doors on D3baseball.com. Though it’s not a brand-new site. Like D3hoops.com was, D3baseball.com is an existing site that is coming under the D3sports.com umbrella. Jim Dixon’s Division III Baseball Online is now part of the family.

I’ve written more on the D3baseball.com Daily Dose about how the site came about, how it will be run, etc., but we hope you will stop by the site, which is probably about 85% complete.

If you’ve previously registered to comment on the D3football.com Daily Dose, you should be able to comment on D3baseball.com’s Daily Dose as well with the same username and password.

Thanks to Jim Dixon, but also thanks to Ralph Turner, who nurtured the baseball fan base on our message boards last season. Jim’s participation on those boards last year helped pave the way for this, I believe.