Keeping with the theme of quarterback controversy that has filled recent Cavalier Daily sports pages, I couldn’t help but be intrigued by the QB plight of this year’s NFL drama queen, the New York Jets. Hard Knocks or not, Rex Ryan and his team of colorful personalities always seem to find their way into the news somehow.
Junior Alex Domijan and the Virginia men’s tennis program did it again. For the third year in a row, the Cavaliers brought home the ITA All-American Championships men’s singles title, and for the second time in that span, Domijan did the honors. The Virginia junior toppled Ohio State redshirt junior Peter Kobelt 7-5, 6-1 and remained undefeated at the tournament for his career.
Duke redshirt sophomore quarterback Anthony Boone completed 18-of-31 passes for 212 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions as the Blue Devils (5-1, 2-0 ACC) scored 28 unanswered second half points to give Virginia its fourth straight loss, 42-17. Despite outgaining Duke 461 to 395 yards, Virginia (2-4, 0-2 ACC) was defeated by 20 or more points for the third time in four weeks to match the worst start in three seasons under coach Mike London.
The Virginia men’s and women’s tennis teams remain in pursuit of ITA All-American Championships titles as they enter deeper into their respective tournaments.
This weekend, the surging No. 5 Virginia women’s field hockey team seeks to build on its six-game winning streak with another pair of wins at home.
The Virginia volleyball team will end a string of four consecutive road matches with pivotal bouts at Clemson and Georgia Tech this weekend.
Virginia travels to Durham Saturday to face Duke in junior quarterback Phillip Sims’ first start of the season. Despite their recent three-game skid, the Cavaliers (2-3, 0-1 ACC) remain optimistic they can start October off on the right foot with a victory against the Blue Devils (4-1, 1-0 ACC). “We keep each other up,” sophomore running back Kevin Parks said.
The Virginia men’s soccer team squares off with No. 1 Maryland Friday evening in the unfriendly confines of Ludwig Field in College Park, Md.
After splitting games against two ACC opponents last weekend, the No. 7 Virginia women’s soccer team faces another challenging conference game Friday evening when it hosts No.
The Virginia women’s tennis team has experienced mixed results at the weeklong All-American ITA Tennis Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
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. Through five games, the Cavaliers have attempted 193 passes while rushing only 165 times, a difference of 28 plays.
NCAA Division I athletics are inarguably the highest level of college sports. An overwhelming majority of the best 18-22 year-old athletes in the United States compete in Division 1, creating the ultimate destination for aspiring young athletes to test their mettle against the best talent the nation has to offer. But when a high school prospect is only good enough for Division 2 or Division 3 and picks a D-1 school instead for its academics or other factors, the dream of being an elite athlete goes on life support.
Entering Sunday with a 10-6 lead at Medinah Country Club, the United States was preparing to bring the Ryder Cup back to U.S.
Seven Virginia men’s tennis players will continue their pursuit of an ITA All-American Championship this week.
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. Evans, who has played in all 94 games in his three seasons at Virginia and started 70 of them, started complaining of pain in the foot last week during practice.
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. The move follows another dicey performance from incumbent starter junior Michael Rocco against the Bulldogs.
As its 2012 season began, the Virginia women’s soccer team was missing two key members: head coach Steve Swanson and All-American sophomore midfielder Morgan Brian.
History meant nothing to the No. 7 Virginia field hockey team last Friday night as it upset the two-time defending national champion No.
First of all, let me be clear. I never wanted this to happen. I was the one defending Virginia quarterback Michael Rocco through all the chants and signs proclaiming “We Want Sims!” I consistently asserted that Rocco should remain the starter ahead of backup Phillip Sims even after consecutive games in which Rocco threw two interceptions and failed to reach 150 yards through the air. “He’s getting no help from the defense,” I said.
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.
