With the weather expected to be upper 60s and sunny today, it's time to do some spring cleaning and empty out the file of random sports stories...
-With no resolution to the labor dispute in sight, the National Hockey League is expected to make a formal announcement later today to cancel the 2004-05 season. Most Americans were confused when they heard those reports, as they all thought the league ceased to exist a very long time ago.
According to the Toronto Globe and Mail, the lost season could cost Canada 170 million Canadian dollars of GDP for the year, which may or may not be a lot of money.
-In a bigger surprise, Pedro Martinez reported to the New York Mets spring training facility nine days before pitchers were required to report. The former Red Sox ace used to frustrate Boston fans and management by showing up to spring training several days late. His yearly excuse was that he had to be in the Dominican Republic to celebrate his father's birthday, but apparently the date changed this year. Perhaps the day is a wild card that changes every year -- just like the unpredictable UTS Grounds Loop bus. No one knows when it's supposed to come or where it's supposed to go -
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Virginia football has not played with everything to lose, and it showed
By Ryan Weiner | 9 hours ago“I feel like we missed and made mistakes that they capitalized on,” graduate linebacker James Jackson said. “It’s hard to win games when you make mistakes a lot.”
No. 4 men’s and No. 6 women’s squash fall to Harvard, triumph over Cornell
By Peter Kratz | YesterdayFacing tough Ivy League opponents this early in the season should help new additions to the roster acclimate to college squash and remind veterans of the speed of some of the nation’s best.
Wrestling dominates tri-meet with back-to-back shutouts
By Joby Jung | YesterdayThe weekend was filled with firsts, including eight wrestlers who saw their first action of the season.
