<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://vcuathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Virginia Commonwealth University</title><link>https://vcuathletics.com/rss.aspx</link><description>Latest news items for Virginia Commonwealth University</description><atom:link href="https://vcuathletics.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>JACOB LEE EARNS FIRST-TEAM ALL-REGION HONORS</title><link>https://vcuathletics.com/news/2026/6/9/baseball-jacob-lee-earns-first-team-all-region-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://vcuathletics.com/news/2026/6/9/baseball-jacob-lee-earns-first-team-all-region-honors.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jacob Lee celebrates RBI double vs. No. 1 Saint Joseph's in A-10 Championship" 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