Sometimes I think this Virginia men's basketball team is more fickle than Lady Gaga in a hair salon.
[caption id="attachment_39197" align="alignleft" width="189" caption="Freshman Alex Domijan dropped his first set at No.
The No. 24 Virginia women's tennis team dominated two opponents Saturday, defeating visiting Brown (0-1, 0-0 Ivy) and Richmond (0-1, 0-0 A-10) by 7-0 scores.
With 3:06 remaining in the second half and Virginia leading in-state foe Virginia Tech 68-35, Cavalier fans Sunday afternoon were focused on the only thing that the Virginia women's basketball team had not yet accomplished in the game: the 70 points needed to satisfy the Canes Challenge. Sophomore guard Lexie Gerson scored that 70th point at the 2:22 mark in the second half, giving a towel-waving Virginia fan base the chance not only celebrate the Canes Challenge but also the team's 72-37 victory - its first conference win in five tries. The Cavaliers (12-9, 1-4 ACC) were determined to prove that their previously winless record in ACC play was not representative of the team's ability on the court, especially following a heartbreaking 75-77 overtime loss to No.
[caption id="attachment_39172" align="alignleft" width="234" caption="Junior center Assane Sene scored a career-high 11 points against Boston College Wednesday.
The Virginia women's basketball team seeks to right the ship and win its first conference game in four tries when the team hosts No.
[caption id="attachment_39168" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Emily Fraser rallied from down 5-2 in the third set for a 5-7, 6-0, 7-5 win that clinched the UVa Winter Invitational for the Cavaliers.
Former Virginia tailback Tiki Barber was elected to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2011, filling out a class of seven legendary Virginia athletes, coaches and journalists voted on by the statewide Honors Court Committee. Barber, a Roanoke, Va.
[caption id="attachment_39111" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman guard KT Harrell scored 13 points against Boston College, going 3-for-4 from the three-point line.
[caption id="attachment_39102" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Emily Fraser won the singles title with two victories in Flight A.
[caption id="attachment_39098" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Drew Courtney, above, and senior Michael Shabaz are the No.
Apparently the athletic department at Mr. Jefferson's University has a problem with free speech. How else can you explain the case of Greg Demery, a 46-year-old Arlington, Va.
[caption id="attachment_39046" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Senior guard Mustapha Farrakhan's hot hand carried Virginia to a 31-25 halftime lead, but he was limited to a single shot attempt after the break.
DURHAM, N.C. - About 45 minutes prior to Saturday's tip-off against Duke, I was doubled over on the side of the highway, ceaselessly puking out what appeared to be the remnants of several vital organs.
The top-ranked men's tennis team began its dual match season last night with a 12-1 win against No. 75 William & Mary.
[caption id="attachment_39022" align="alignleft" width="263" caption="Senior Chris Henrich, who recently became the winningest wrestler in Virginia history, added another win to his total against Pennsylvania but could not lift Virginia to victory Sunday.
[caption id="attachment_38956" align="alignleft" width="173" caption="Senior forward Will Sherrill started the past four games before fracturing his right fibula in the win against Minnesota Monday.
The Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams head south this weekend to take on some of the NCAA's strongest swimming programs at the Georgia Invitational. The lineups coming from Auburn, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Penn State and Harvard are packed with depth and talent and will meet the Cavaliers in Athens for a three-days contest that will close out Virginia's competitive year. "This meet is the most competitive December invitational that we've been in in five years," coach Mark Bernardino said.
Senior forward Will Sherrill suffered a fractured fibula in his right leg in the second half of Monday's 87-79 win against Minnesota.
Junior midfielder Paige Selenski of the Virginia field hockey team and senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly of the Virginia women's soccer team were both named semifinalists for their respective player of the year awards. Selesnki, a Honda Award semifinalist for the second consecutive year, led the Cavaliers to their second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament semifinals.
