{"id":11096,"date":"2026-04-22T21:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/watch-vcu-basketball-players-host-mini-olympics-wsls\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:36:09","slug":"watch-vcu-basketball-players-host-mini-olympics-wsls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/watch-vcu-basketball-players-host-mini-olympics-wsls\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: VCU basketball players host Mini Olympics &#8211; WSLS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 fOcBrV gaevent\"><a href=\"\/team\/ML7MBBD24PXHSB2FBFNV014L5G\/\" title=\"View Jalen Stubbs&#x27;s author page\" gacategory=\"Article Rail\" gaaction=\"Author Link\" galabel=\"Jalen Stubbs\" gavalue=\"0\">Jalen Stubbs<\/a><\/span>, Community Journalist<br \/>Published:\u00a0<time datetime=\"2026-04-22T21:32:00.976Z\">April 22, 2026 at 5:32 PM<\/time><br \/><span class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 fOcBrV gaevent\"><a href=\"\/team\/ML7MBBD24PXHSB2FBFNV014L5G\/\" title=\"View Jalen Stubbs&#x27;s author page\" gacategory=\"Article Rail\" gaaction=\"Author Link\" galabel=\"Jalen Stubbs\" gavalue=\"0\">Jalen Stubbs<\/a><\/span>, Community Journalist<br \/><strong>ROANOKE, Va. <\/strong> \u2013 It was a big morning full of smiles in Roanoke as VCU basketball players spent the day with students from Minnick Schools for their annual Mini Olympics. <br \/>Elementary through high school students paired up with VCU players to compete in relays, skill stations and an autograph circle. <br \/>Players ran quick drills, cheered every made basket and signed basketballs after the games. 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