August not the time to push panic button
By Barney Breen-Portnoy | August 3, 2006It is trendy right now for Virginia football fans to be pessimistic about the upcoming football season.
It is trendy right now for Virginia football fans to be pessimistic about the upcoming football season.
There is no off-season in the world of college basketball. While practice does not officially start until Oct.
Field set for 2006 San Juan Shootout Friday, it was announced that the Virginia men's basketball team will play Appalachian State Dec.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- With football season little more than a month away and practices starting next week, the Atlantic Coast Conference held its annual media Kickoff event Sunday through Tuesday at the Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.Sunday, the media voted in the pre-season poll and results were released early Monday afternoon.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- As both a drama major and a quarterback who has spent the past four years as a backup at both Notre Dame and Virginia, senior Christian Olsen knows something about being an understudy.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- After spending three days at the ACC Football Kickoff earlier this week, I have a few observations about each conference team.
Last week, both the media and the general public got their first looks inside the brand new John Paul Jones Arena during a series of open houses held Friday and Saturday.
With 25 straight NCAA Tournament appearances and five national championships, expectations are always high for the Virginia men's soccer program.
STAUNTON -- Just a short drive over the Blue Ridge mountains, several Virginia baseball players are spending their summers competing in the wooden bat Shenandoah Valley Baseball League.
We are officially in the doldrums of the sports calendar. I mean, I've been getting bored watching Sportscenter in recent days.
Summer finds most Virginia students working on their tan or preparing themselves for life after college with an internship.
Brooks taken by Cincinnati in NFL Supplemental Draft Last Thursday, former Virginia linebacker Ahmad Brooks was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the NFL Supplemental Draft.
Katherine Blair and Mia Link are becoming quite a well-known duo on the national and international field hockey stage.
Last Friday, Virginia men's basketball coach Dave Leitao officially announced the hiring of Bill Courtney as an assistant coach.
With a new arena and a team with NCAA Tournament potential, Virginia men's hoops fans should be in for an exciting ride during the 2006-2007 season.
Women's tennis nets No. 1 recruiting class According to a poll released last Friday by tennisrecruiting.net, Virginia's 2006 women's tennis recruiting class is the best in the nation.
For the second straight year, junior first baseman/pitcher Sean Doolittle was selected last week to spend the summer playing for Team USA.
Growing up with a father who has spent the past 25 years working for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S.
Link, Blair win USFHA National Championship Playing for the Maryland Thundersticks, Virginia field hockey players Katherine Blair and Mia Link (pictured at left) won the USFHA National Championship Tuesday with a 4-2 victory over the South.
Over the course of this summer, five new players are going the process of integrating themselves with the Virginia men's basketball team.