The recently sacked coach of Virginia Commonwealth University’s volleyball team says he was dismissed from the job he held for eight years because he is gay.

It was a crazy weekend for college hoops fans, and our local teams got into the act—to some extent. While the men’s teams’ seasons may be over, at least our area women are still making a run. Here’s our rundown of what happened for NCAA tournament teams Georgetown, Loyola, VCU, Virginia, Norfolk State, and Maryland.

Photo by ok-oyot. Hello Washington. Now this is what I call a spring weekend day – sunny, likely to hit the 60s. Let’s hope not to get hailed on today (were you one of the unlucky people that was outside BOTH times it hailed?) and finally enjoy some nice D.C. spring weather. Just mind the road closures for the Cherry Blossom 10 miler. >> VCU, the last local team in the tournament and quite…

It’s “our time” for VCU head coach Shaka Smart and his Final Four-bound Rams. But for the Wizards — who trained on VCU’s home floor in 2009 — when is that time going to come?