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Carried away
By Paul Montana | March 30, 2009For the Virginia baseball team, next year was going to be the year.
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For the Virginia baseball team, next year was going to be the year.
The No. 1 Virginia men?s tennis team traveled to Florida this weekend and defeated No.
The Virginia baseball team will visit Chapel Hill this weekend to play a three-game series against North Carolina.As expected, the Cavaliers (21-2, 5-2 ACC), coming off two losses to Miami but still considered one of the nation?s top 25 teams, beat Towson Tuesday 13-4 and Wednesday 7-5.
It is time to polish the helmets and carefully wash the jerseys, as national television cameras will invade Charlottesville Saturday to capture a clash of ACC lacrosse titans, No.
The No. 9 Virginia women?s lacrosse team appears to have gotten back on track following three losses this season against ranked opponents, defeating No.
For most teams, traveling from a mild state like Virginia to a hot and humid one like Florida could pose a challenge.
The Virginia men?s and women?s track teams will look to build off last weekend?s success at the U.Va.
The No. 6 women?s rowing team will compete in its second regatta of the season this weekend in the Pac-10 Challenge hosted by No.
As an enormous ACC series approaches, it would be easy to put less emphasis on a midweek game against Towson.That is exactly what happened last season, as the Cavaliers dropped the second of a two-game, midweek series with the Tigers on a Wednesday night at Davenport Field.In another two-game set with Towson played Tuesday and Wednesday ? with No.
Sometimes, it is all too easy to read between the lines. No matter how the athletic department advertised its ?farewell? to Virginia basketball coach Dave Leitao, I cannot help but feel that a pink slip was involved.In a move that was less ?resignation? and more ?your services are no longer needed,? it is my opinion that Craig Littlepage finally pulled the trigger.Whether it was pressure from Virginia boosters, fans or from within, Littlepage sent a message that I read as a 10-18 record is just not good enough.
The Virginia softball team will challenge non-conference foe Radford in a Thursday doubleheader on the road before preparing for a weekend series against in-state rival Virginia Tech.The Cavaliers (18-7, 1-2 ACC) are coming off their first ACC series last weekend, in which they dropped two of three games against N.C.
After two consecutive losses, it is hard for a team not to be disheartened, especially with two tough in-conference matches looming.Although the No.
Swimming is a sport of strategy. Races can come down to tenths of seconds, which can change any race?s outcome.
To me, reporters occupy a unique niche in relation to the repetition of language because of the serial nature of journalism.
The Virginia football team hosted scouts from 29 of the 32 NFL teams at its annual draft-eligible players? Pro Timing Day this past Thursday.
Virginia bounced back from its two-game losing streak with a dominant 13-4 win against Towson yesterday evening at Davenport Field.The No.
This year was going to be different. Sure, point guard Sharne
The No. 10 Virginia women?s lacrosse team topped No. 18 JMU 18-9 last night in Harrisonburg, Va., ending a three-game losing streak against ranked opponents.The Cavaliers (7-3, 1-2 ACC) scored 12 goals in the second half and were led by senior midfielders Blair Weymouth and Ashley McCulloch, along with junior attack Whitaker Hagerman, who each scored a hat trick.
Men?s BasketballThe performance of ACC teams in the NCAA Tournament the past weekend was mediocre, and they came nowhere near the success of representing teams from the rival Big East, which still has five of the eight teams it sent to the tourney.
