Neither team in this year's Super Bowl is a villain who is easy to root against. Though I don't personally loathe them, one of last year's Super Bowl participants - the Pittsburgh Steelers - seems to have a number of haters, perhaps because it has won the most Super Bowls of any NFL team.
[caption id="attachment_32832" align="alignleft" width="183" caption="Senior forward Jerome Meyinsse began the season having made only 35 field goals during his entire career.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team will enter the season ranked No. 3 in the nation behind No. 1 Syracuse and No.
One year ago, in March, Dave Leitao was fired from his post as the coach of the Virginia men's basketball team for a number of reasons.
[caption id="attachment_32798" align="alignleft" width="244" caption="Despite scoring 15 points on 5-for-11 shooting, freshman guard Lexie Gerson was unable to guide the Cavaliers to a fifth consecutive win.
Football coach Mike London discussed his plans for the Cavalier offense in an interview with The Cavalier Daily last week, just as Bill Lazor - who London tapped as offensive coordinator Jan.
While sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg and the Cavaliers dominated the Tar Heels on the road Sunday night, another game that featured some of the NFL's greatest stars was played in Miami. Unfortunately for these pros, however, their game was far less meaningful than the one in Chapel Hill and turned out to be much less fun to watch, (In case you missed it, which is likely, the AFC beat the NFC 41-34, and former Virginia quarterback Matt Schaub won MVP honors.) What should be done with the NFL's annual all-star game?
[caption id="attachment_32794" align="alignleft" width="262" caption="Junior Neela Vaez, along with doubles partner freshman Hana Tomljanovic, swept to an 8-3 victory against Fresno State.
Thinking back to the wide world of sports 25 years ago, I realize it actually wasn't so wide. The market for professional and collegiate athletics has exploded in recent years, in much the same way Tamagotchi pets, pogs and pop/rock boy bands haven't.
"It hurts." That was the prevailing sentiment in the Virginia locker room after the team blew a 10-point lead with less than four minutes remaining and suffered a devastating 76-71 loss to Virginia Tech last Thursday night. As I looked around that room, I saw some of the most shell-shocked faces I'd ever seen.
[caption id="attachment_32741" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore guard Sammy Zeglinski fires a three-point shot over two leaping defenders in Chapel Hll Sunday night, as Virginia defeats North Carolina to move into a tie for second place in the ACC.
The Virginia wrestling team split a pair of matches in New Jersey this weekend, falling to Rutgers 25-12 Friday and crushing Princeton 42-0 Saturday. Against Rutgers, Virginia (14-5) fell behind early, dropping the first two matches to go down 6-0.
One of the best athletes the University has ever seen will wrap up her decorated career during the next several weeks.
She had 737 career wins, four ACC championships and an Olympic Gold Medal in 1988. She was inducted not only into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000, but also the Naismith Hall of Fame, which includes athletes and coaches from across the game of basketball, in 2002. Most who knew her agree, though, that Kay Yow's biggest accomplishment as a coach - and as a person - before her bout with cancer tragically ended Jan.
[caption id="attachment_32707" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Sammy Zeglinski's shot at the end of regulation delighted the Wahoo faithful but couldn't keep Virginia Tech from winning easily in overtime.
[caption id="attachment_32705" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="2009 All-American senior John Azar was instrumental in the Cavaliers' impressive win against nationally-ranked North Carolina.
The first 37 minutes were nearly perfect. JPJ was as loud and raucous as I'd ever witnessed. I immersed myself in thought; let my emotions pour out into verse.
The Virginia wrestling squad will head to New Jersey this weekend as it prepares to face Rutgers and Princeton. The Cavaliers (13-4) have fallen a few spots in the rankings this week - to No.
After failing to extend its eight-game win streak last week, a Virginia team eager to regain momentum will face its fifth ACC opponent of the season tonight at John Paul Jones Arena, taking on in-state rival Virginia Tech. "I think that's the beauty of sports - you can't be too discouraged or too elated if it goes well," Virginia coach Tony Bennett said.
[caption id="attachment_32430" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="New head football coach Mike London hopes to build men of character on and off the field.
