Former Virginia stars Ahmad Brooks and Cam Johnson represented the Cavaliers in Sunday’s Super Bowl, both playing linebacker for the losing San Francisco 49ers. Starting alongside Pro Bowlers Patrick Willis and Navorro Bowman, Brooks registered five tackles in the 49ers’ 31-34 defeat to the Baltimore Ravens.
Virginia graduate student Catherine White capped a sensational cross country season Saturday with a 22nd place finish at the USA Cross Country Championships 8k race in St.
It is 5:30 p.m. Sunday. I’m somehow still exceedingly hungover , and for the last five hours I have been switching channels back and forth between Super Bowl pregame drivel, the Hoos falling apart against Georgia Tech and the Puppy Bowl.
For a team in need of statement wins, the Virginia women’s basketball team certainly sent the wrong kind of statement Sunday evening.
The No. 11 Virginia wrestling team capped off ACC regular season competition with an exhilarating 21-19 win against Maryland in College Park.
The No. 12 Virginia women’s tennis team defeated in-state rival No. 47 Virginia Commonwealth 5-2 Friday afternoon in Richmond.
Virginia’s four-game winning streak ended unceremoniously Thursday with a 66-60 road loss to ACC bottom-feeder Georgia Tech.
When the No. 12 Virginia women’s tennis team welcomed Emily Fraser to its coaching staff as a volunteer assistant last Friday, the Cavaliers ensured that the recently-graduated standout’s positive contributions to the program would not end with her playing days.
Fresh victories at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kick-Off last weekend, the No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team will send four players to compete in the Challenger of Dallas tournament this weekend.
In the midst of a three-game winning streak, the Virginia women’s basketball team returns home to host a familiar foe Sunday in Charlottesville.
In its last conference matchup before the ACC Tournament, the No. 11 Virginia wrestling team will travel to College Park Friday to take on a Maryland team looking to exact a measure of revenge.
The Virginia men’s basketball team is flying high after Tuesday’s thrilling win against No. 19 NC State.
One day after the former Cavalier assistant announced he would be leaving the University to become quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles, London has announced that former Colorado State head coach Steve Fairchild will replace Lazor as offensive coordinator.
It’s heating up in Charlottesville this week, and I’m not just talking about the weather. I’m talking Cavalier football, baby! I was intrigued when Virginia replaced next season’s Penn State game with a home-and-home series with Oregon — the first massacre of which will take place this fall right here at Scott Stadium.
There is undeniable appeal in watching a juggernaut churn out championships. The Yankees’ 27 titles attract fans nationwide.
With the Virginia men’s basketball team holding a far from secure 56-55 lead and 26.1 seconds showing on the clock, Jontel Evans found himself in the same situation he had been in when the first half came to a close — at the free throw line.
All four ACC men’s lacrosse teams secured top-10 rankings in both major 2013 preseason polls released in the last several days — the USILA Coaches’ Poll and Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. Maryland, the national runner-up in 2011 and 2012, is the highest ranked of the ACC squad.
A member of Virginia’s staff since head coach Mike London’s tenure commenced in 2010, offensive coordinator Bill Lazor is bolting Charlottesville to join the Philadelphia Eagles and new coach Chip Kelly’s staff, according to Bruce Feldman of CBS Sports.
It has begun. Sunday evening, the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers will take the field in New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVII, looking to claim king-of-the-gridiron status until September. And with the Super Bowl, naturally, comes a veritable deluge of media coverage. I hail from New Orleans, and when I talked to my parents during the weekend, they told me about how the French Quarter, the city’s most iconic neighborhood, has been overrun not only by tourists and fans in town for the game, but also by the various media outlets covering the contest as well.
Following a weekend win against Boston College, the Virginia men’s basketball team plays host to No.
