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(10/10/15 11:53pm)
A week after defeating Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh completed the commonwealth sweep, taking down the Cavaliers 26-19 Saturday afternoon at Heinz Field. Junior quarterback Nate Peterman completed 17-24 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Panthers (4-1, 2-0 ACC).
(10/01/15 3:27am)
The 2014 rendition of the Cavalier defense was one of the best in the ACC in almost every category. The unit racked up 34 sacks, 78 tackles for loss and 29 takeaways. When the offense struggled, the defense was normally there to pick up the slack.
(09/26/15 5:18am)
Like a high school bully squaring off against a younger sibling, Boise State didn’t take long to throw the first punch. It took just 14 seconds for the Broncos to return junior quarterback Matt Johns’ first pass for a touchdown.
(09/20/15 1:14am)
After facing two consecutive top-15 opponents in UCLA and Notre Dame, Saturday’s contest against William & Mary was supposed to be easy — especially after Virginia showed promise last week in a near upset against the Fighting Irish.
(09/13/15 1:17am)
With the exception of the 2013 two-win season, coach Mike London’s team always seems to find a signature win — one that shocks both the national pundits and those back home in Charlottesville.
(09/07/15 3:07am)
There was a reason UCLA was a 19.5 point favorite against Virginia Saturday. From junior linebacker Myles Jack to junior running back Paul Perkins, the Bruins boast some of the Pac-12’s, and arguably the nation’s, top players. Virginia, meanwhile, won just five games a year ago.
(09/04/15 1:33am)
Virginia’s struggles at the quarterback position have been more than well-documented over coach Mike London’s soon-to-be six-year tenure. But at least the general perception is that these woes have not been caused by a lack of leadership from the Cavalier signal callers.
(08/27/15 11:17pm)
Following the 2013-14 men’s basketball season, Virginia faced the daunting challenge of replacing longtime stalwarts in guard Joe Harris and forward Akil Mitchell. And as the 2015 season will tip off in only about two-and-a-half months, the Cavaliers are currently looking for successors to guard Justin Anderson and forward Darion Atkins.
(08/20/15 7:49pm)
Former Virginia coach Al Groh took a page from his decade-plus of NFL experience when he gave his 3-4 Cavalier defense the “Orange Crush” moniker — a throwback reference to the dominating Denver Bronco defense of the late 1970s.
(07/31/15 9:00am)
The Virginia men’s basketball team was expected to face a year of rebuilding after the 2015-16 season. After all, key cogs such as guard Malcolm Brogdon, forwards Anthony Gill and Evan Nolte and center Mike Tobey will all be seniors this year.
(07/11/15 11:51am)
The Virginia baseball team’s 4-2 win June 24 against Vanderbilt brought the Cavaliers their first College World Series title, while also officially bringing to a close the 2014-15 collegiate athletic schedule.
(06/05/15 3:58am)
At April’s spring football game, three Virginia running backs — junior Taquan Mizzell, sophomore Daniel Hamm and redshirt freshman Jordan Ellis — split first-team reps. Come the Sept. 5 opener against UCLA at the Rose Bowl, yet another name will be competing for carries.
(05/11/15 1:25am)
The Virginia men’s lacrosse team usually gets off to slow starts. Such poor performances out of the gate have already cost the Cavaliers two wins this season – against Syracuse and Notre Dame. Sunday, in an NCAA first-round matchup against Johns Hopkins, another lackadaisical first half doomed Virginia.
(05/10/15 1:09am)
Sunday, the Virginia men’s lacrosse team will begin postseason play against Johns Hopkins for the second consecutive year. For the Cavaliers, the first-round showdown might just be the program’s biggest contest since the 2011 national championship game.
(05/13/15 3:39pm)
Several star Virginia athletes have played their last games in the orange and blue. Here’s a look at eight of the players fans will miss most.
(05/13/15 3:39pm)
Virginia athletics enjoyed a memorable semester. Following are 10 of the brightest moments from the past few months.
(04/26/15 11:09pm)
After a solid first two months of the season back in 2011, the Virginia men’s lacrosse team used a dominating victory against Pennsylvania to conclude the regular season and kick-start a national championship run. While the NCAA victor will take another month to be decided, Saturday night provided an eerily similar ending to the Cavaliers’ 2015 slate.
(04/23/15 1:19am)
When the ACC released its annual 18-member All-Conference team Wednesday, Virginia fans found just one Cavalier representative — sophomore goalie Matt Barrett. But judging from a 0-4 conference record, those numbers should have sounded just about right.
(04/20/15 5:34am)
Before Virginia entertained Georgetown in the teams’ first-ever regular-season meeting, nine Cavalier seniors were honored, many of whom were suiting up for their final regular-season contest at Klöckner Stadium.
(04/20/15 1:16am)
A season ago, Cavalier fans got their first taste of T.J. Thorpe. And it wasn’t a good one.