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Oh, good grief
By Paul Wiley | February 4, 2009I really want to make fun of Michael Phelps.I really do.
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I really want to make fun of Michael Phelps.I really do.
Microfracture surgery ? these are two words that no athlete wants to hear consecutively.
Aside from the fumble-replay controversy at the end of the Super Bowl, the big news in sports this week seems to be yesterday?s release (finally!) of former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre?s book, ?The Yankee Years.? The book chronicles those perfect falls in the Bronx when the Bombers? appeared (outwardly) to effortlessly win their 23rd through 26th World Series titles in five seasons at the end of the 20th century.
Without question, freshman guard Sylven Landesberg has been the rock for the young Virginia men?s basketball team offensively.
The athletic department announced Friday that it will retire No. 44, which belonged to 2008 University graduate and basketball star Sean Singletary, during the halftime of the Cavaliers? Feb.
Sunday marked the 43rd Super Bowl in NFL history, and in a game that wasn?t really that exciting until the fourth quarter, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23.
The Virginia women?s basketball team saw its season reach a turning point Dec.
On Feb. 3, one year ago today, my life changed forever.Before I tell you why that day was so important, let me give you a little bit of back story.
The Cavaliers broke three pool records Sunday in Pittsburgh, as the men?s and women?s swimming and diving teams took down the Panthers, 142-96 and 131-103, respectively.Virginia senior Pat Mellors and sophomore Claire Crippen both set pool records in the 400 IM.
The Virginia women?s tennis team split its weekend matches against Tennessee and Utah. The No.
In the wake of an extremely emotional week in women?s basketball, two ranked conference rivals faced off Friday evening in John Paul Jones Arena.
Durham, N.C. ? The Blue Devils turned up the heat on the Cavaliers yesterday, thrashing Virginia 79-54 in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
?It?s like whipped cream on crap.?This was the eloquent simile Virginia coach Dave Leitao used yesterday afternoon to describe his team?s tendency to follow a lousy first half with a better second half ? a trend that continued yesterday when Duke routed the Cavaliers 79-54.To be accurate, this comparison was a simile within a metaphor.
?We?re going to have a remarkable season.?What may seem like a rather bold prediction for the Virginia softball team after suffering through a 15-39 season in 2008 is justifiable optimism in the eyes of senior captain and second baseman Casey Steffan.?We?re coming together stronger than ever, with contributions from top to bottom,? Steffan said.
The Virginia wrestling team lost to Virginia Tech 21-12 Saturday in Richmond, Va.
January was not kind to the Virginia men?s basketball team, which came away with a 1-5 record over the course of the month.
Coming off a compelling win on the road against Clemson, the No. 18 Virginia women?s basketball team will face Maryland tonight at John Paul Jones Arena.Virginia (16-4, 3-2 ACC) looks to stop a high-powered offense that has out-scored opponents by a total of 240 points, averaging 77.3 points per game this season.
For certain sports, the differences between professional teams and college athletic programs may no longer seem apparent, if drawing that distinction still makes sense at all.To illustrate this difference more fully, I think we can begin at the end of an informal spectrum of sports: the college club sport.
While many people are preparing to watch Super Bowl XLIII, the Virginia women?s tennis team will be engaging in preparation of its own.
Due to a sprint-heavy format, the Virginia men?s and women?s swimming and diving teams will have to bring an extra dose of vigor to Pennsylvania this weekend when they race Pittsburgh on Sunday.The Virginia men?s and women?s teams found perhaps their most triumphant success last weekend, proving superior to two ACC foes hailing from North Carolina: UNC and Duke.
