"The Skinny” on this weekend’s contests for swimming & diving, women’s basketball and wrestling
The University athletics department announced Friday evening BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall will become the 40th head coach in program history after reaching a five-year, $16.25 million agreement.
Pushing the tempo and finishing at an improved clip, the Virginia women’s basketball team competed early with Iowa Wednesday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
The Virginia men’s basketball team will return to its home floor Saturday afternoon to face William & Mary in an intrastate duel.
Coach. Mentor. Father-figure. These are just a few of the words some of the Virginia football players used to describe coach Mike London following the announcement of his resignation Sunday.
Fresh off of facing three 2015 NCAA Tournament teams in St. Thomas, the Virginia women’s basketball team continues this early stretch of its schedule that coach Joanne Boyle intended to be arduous.
Behind 22 points and a career high six threes from senior guard Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia battled its way to a 64-58 victory against Ohio State Tuesday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Virginia’s unexpected tumble on the road against George Washington Nov. 16 could have been a major hiccup for the Cavaliers (5-1). Instead, it served as a wake up call.
The Virginia volleyball team had a rough weekend as it went 0-2 and suffered a deep blow to its NCAA tournament chances. The Cavaliers were looking to close out the regular season with two wins in order to better their chances of reaching the NCAA tournament for the first time in 16 years.
It was a somber scene Sunday morning when Mike London addressed the Cavalier football team for the final time as head coach. Both he and his players reportedly were brought to tears. That’s not typically how football firings go.
No. 1 Virginia women’s soccer fell to then-No. 4 Florida State 0-0 at the ACC Final Nov. 8, after redshirt forward Berglind Thorvaldsdottir netted her side’s seventh penalty kick. The Cavaliers had outshot the Seminoles 17 to 11 prior to the shootout but failed to take advantage.
The Cavaliers faced three 2015 NCAA Tournament teams in three days at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Head football coach Mike London will resign effective immediately, Virginia director of athletics Craig Littlepage announced Sunday.
Virginia Tech rode a 17-7 fourth quarter surge to claim the 12th consecutive win in the state of Virginia’s marquee football rivalry. With the win, the Hokies (6-6, 4-4 ACC) send head coach Frank Beamer to one final bowl game. The Cavaliers (4-8, 3-5 ACC) end their fourth consecutive season with nothing to show.
Let’s face it, a Virginia win Saturday wouldn’t have been right. Not for Virginia, whose fans would have stormed the field only to call for coach Mike London’s head moments later. And not for that divine coach from Blacksburg — how dare Virginia deny him a win in his final regular season game?
The Virginia football team matches up with archrival Virginia Tech this Saturday at Scott Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 12 p.m.
Cavalier Daily football writer Robert Elder recently had the chance to talk with Kendall, author of the UVa sports blog "Wahooze", regarding the potential upcoming football coaching search.
This holiday season, there are many reasons to be grateful to be a Wahoo. Here are six of the top reasons to gloat about at the Thanksgiving table this weekend.
The Virginia cross country teams competed for NCAA team crowns Saturday afternoon at EP Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky.
The No. 20 Virginia wrestling team took a step away from team competition as it traveled to Lock Haven, Pa. for the Mat Town Open Sunday, Nov. 22. The open was the first individual competition that the Cavaliers (4-2) had seen since the Clarion Open earlier this month.
