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(10/24/12 5:36am)
During this week’s men’s and women’s ITA Atlantic Regional tennis tournaments — held in Charlottesville and Blacksburg, respectively — freshman Harrison Richmond defeated teammate senior captain Jarmere Jenkins in men’s singles. Junior Li Xi finished runner-up in the women’s singles competition. In doubles play, the men’s duo of junior Justin Shane and senior Julen Uriguen and the women’s tandem of senior Erin Vierra and freshman Maci Epstein both finished as runners-up.
(10/22/12 4:56am)
On one characteristically cringe-inducing play in the third quarter of Saturday’s deflating 16-10 loss to Wake Forest, sophomore cornerback Drequan Hoskey whiffed on an open field tackle. The eventual 25-yard completion to Wake Forest speedster Lovell Jackson — which incited the groaning “Ew” sound that has supplanted “Hoos” as the sound effect of choice at Scott Stadium — typified the lack of discipline and sheer ineptitude that has reduced Virginia’s 2012 campaign to a mausoleum of defeat and heartbreak more depressing than the lyrics of a standard Taylor Swift song.
(10/20/12 11:46pm)
On one characteristically cringe-inducing play in the third quarter of Saturday’s deflating 16-10 loss to Wake Forest, sophomore cornerback Drequan Hoskey whiffed on an open field tackle. The eventual 25-yard completion to Wake Forest speedster Lovell Jackson — which incited the groaning “Ew” sound that has supplanted “Hoos” as the sound effect of choice at Scott Stadium typified the lack of discipline and sheer ineptitude that has reduced Virginia’s 2012 campaign to a mausoleum of defeat and heartbreak more depressing than the lyrics of a standard Taylor Swift song.
(10/18/12 2:44am)
Polls by both ACC coaches and media members released this week predicted the Virginia men’s basketball team to finish seventh in the ACC for the 2012-2013 campaign. Neither poll named any Cavalier players to the preseason All-ACC squad.
(10/14/12 4:24am)
As crestfallen superstars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat harrumphed into the tunnel after an Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Boston Celtics in 2012, a young fan giddily screamed, “Good job! Good effort!” at them. That the juxtaposition of these idols’ dejection and the fan’s unabashed, kindly support so startled us crystallized one of the core ironies of sports’ current role in American society: For all the moralizing rhetoric out there about the indomitable power of teamwork and persistence and a “can do” attitude, they aren’t enough to outweigh the torturous disappointment of coming up short.
(10/04/12 6:22am)
The Virginia women’s tennis team has experienced mixed results at the weeklong All-American ITA Tennis Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Freshman Julia Elbaba advanced to the main draw singles tournament, but every other Cavalier competing in either singles or doubles has been eliminated.
(10/03/12 4:54am)
For a team pegged at the outset of the 2012 season to steamroll opponents with a dynamic, versatile running game, Virginia has relied immensely on the aerial attack in the season’s first five contests.
(10/03/12 3:16am)
In an early blow to the Virginia men’s basketball team, senior point guard Jontel Evans underwent surgery Monday to repair a stress fracture in his right foot and could miss time when the team opens play in early November.
(10/02/12 9:05pm)
The Virginia football team is making a quarterback change. Coach Mike London hinted on his weekly radio show Monday night, the Cavaliers will give sophomore Philip Sims snaps with the first team this week in preparation for his first start Saturday against Duke — provided he recovers from a lower leg injury suffered in last week’s 44-38 loss to Louisiana Tech.
(10/01/12 4:14am)
In the aftermath of Virginia’s zany 44-38 loss against Louisiana Tech, coach Mike London was the spitting image of a man trying as hard as humanly possible to avoid the use of a four-letter word. And who could blame him, or the players and fans who likely lacked such restraint, for expressing frustration at the Bulldogs’ controversial victory? Nothing, after all, enrages fans, players and coaches more than squandering a winnable game through self-inflicted miscues — except, of course, when they lose a winnable game thanks to dubious officiating. The Cavaliers managed both of those distinctions Saturday, accomplishing the rare double in such agonizing fashion that it’s a wonder we’re not the Cleveland Cavaliers.
(09/30/12 5:02am)
In the aftermath of Virginia’s zany 44-38 defeat to Louisiana Tech, Coach Mike London was the spitting image of a man trying as hard as humanly possible to avoid the use of a four-letter word. And who could blame him, or the players and fans who likely lacked such restraint, for expressing frustration at the Bulldogs’ controversial victory—and in particular at a late, possibly erroneous substitution infraction call that secured the result? Nothing, after all, enrages fans, players and coaches more than squandering a winnable game through self-inflicted miscues—except, of course, when they lose a winnable game thanks to dubious officiating. The Cavaliers managed both of those distinctions Saturday, accomplishing the rare double in such agonizing fashion that it’s a wonder we’re not the Cleveland Cavaliers.
(09/26/12 5:35am)
During Virginia’s abysmal 56-20 defeat to Georgia Tech Sept. 15, many fans witnessed a phenomenon they had likely never seen before. On two distinct occasions in the first half, Yellow Jackets quarterback Tevin Washington barreled to the Cavalier one-yard line before having his helmet dislodged. A new rule implemented by the NCAA this year meant the redshirt senior was forced to sit out the subsequent play each time — despite suffering no apparent discomfort on either play.
(09/15/12 11:42pm)
Fueled by the dazzling play of quarterback Tevin Washington and a vaunted triple-option offense, Georgia Tech throttled Virginia 56-20 Saturday to hand the Cavaliers their first defeat of the season.
(09/13/12 6:12am)
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Wednesday that it will add Notre Dame to its conference, a coveted program among colleges continually shifting conferences. The Fighting Irish will become the ACC’s 15th member in all sports except football and will play five football games against ACC opponents each season.
(09/12/12 4:07pm)
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Wednesday that it will add Notre Dame, a coveted program among colleges’ continually shifting conferences. The Fighting Irish will become the ACC’s 15th member in all sports except football and will play five football games against ACC opponents each season.
(09/09/12 2:04am)
While the rest of the 56,087 present in Scott Stadium stood transfixed by the rain-sprinkled figure of Penn State kicker Sam Ficken, Virginia coach Mike London averted his eyes.
(09/05/12 5:24am)
Last Saturday, two unranked teams squared off to begin their 2012 campaigns. In a sport that values high stakes and compelling action, the game offered only lukewarm excitement and held virtually no national championship significance, with the visitor rallying for a 24-14 win.
(09/02/12 4:37am)
Though the vast majority of the 50,081 fans who flocked to Scott Stadium donned orange for Virginia’s first home football game of the season, the color gray most defined the Cavaliers’ 43-19 win against Richmond Saturday.
(08/30/12 6:05am)
As we barrel toward opening day of the 2012 season, two countervailing forces shape expectations for the Virginia football team: optimism stemming from the Cavaliers’ first bowl appearance since 2007 and anxiety about the significant roster turnover. Though several vital components of last year’s 8-5 squad return for 2012, 11 new starters will grace the field against Richmond this Saturday. More than anyone, coach Mike London comprehends the magnitude of the task ahead of his team on the heels of an uplifting season.
(08/30/12 5:12am)
The Wes Anderson-directed Moonrise Kingdom was my favorite film of the summer. As is characteristic of Anderson’s films, Moonrise Kingdom offered both a charming, quirky brand of humor and a thought-provoking central theme, all the while unapologetically embracing its weirdness.