As a sports fan, I knew at some point I would have to give the NBA another chance. So, this season I committed myself to understanding the pro game's subtleties and attempting to pay attention -- as long as I could stand it. I follow college basketball almost religiously, and despite Virginia's recent struggles I am already looking forward to March.
In order to reserve the best seats at the John Paul Jones Arena, the University is requiring fans donate generously to the new basketball stadium's construction. The arena, a key piece in the $129.8 million project, is on schedule to be completed in May 2006.
It was the evening of Dec. 29, a night most students spent far from Charlottesville, oblivious to the history that was being made miles away. Meanwhile, in front of a small group of fiercely loyal women's basketball fans at University Hall, coach Debbie Ryan quietly slipped into the record books.
With the Virginia men's basketball team entering their annual mid-season swoon, tickets to home games have hardly been hot items as of late.
Despite the preponderance of clubs for interesting, yet obscure sports, ultimate Frisbee is no longer one of them.
Jess Lewis is getting used to making an early impact. In high school, she took first place in the 100-yard freestyle at the Pennsylvania state meet as a freshman and never relinquished it, setting the state record in the event in 2003.
For the third time this month, the Cavaliers received a decommittal from a recruit that had orally agreed to play at Virginia next year, the Roanoke Times reported Friday. This time it was Matt Lowry and offensive lineman from Springfield, PA who stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 300 lbs.
Virginia fans who are disappointed with the woes of the basketball team and other Cavalier teams and wish to find solaceshould look into Virginia women's tennis.Buoyed by the arrival of a recruiting class loaded with talent, coach Phil Rogers' women's tennis squad has embarked on its 2005 campaign with high hopes of improving upon an 11-12 record compiled during the 2004 season. The main reason for optimism is the arrival of freshman Diana Srebrovic.
The meet was supposed to be even. Tied at No. 15 in the rankings, the North Carolina women were supposed to pose the greatest test to the Cavaliers' thus-undefeated season.
Jocelyn Logan-Friend sat in cheerful disbelief at the post-game press conference, basking in the limelight after Virginia's 83-70 victory over visiting Dartmouth and one of the best games of her career.
The Virginia women's basketball team did what it had to do. Facing a weak, non-conference opponent in the middle of the ACC schedule, the Cavaliers could have easily overlooked Dartmouth yesterday.
For the second time in as many weeks, the Virginia wrestling team lost to the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.
In the Virginia team meeting room after Saturday's 81-79 win over Clemson, someone had written "Great win!" on the dry erase board.
Jason Clark's short-shaven mug timidly peeked over an usher in the player's tunnel at University Hall Saturday night.
It's not common in college wrestling to face the same school in a dual meet for two weeks in a row during the regular season.
Just five games into the 2004-2005 ACC schedule, the Virginia basketball squad has fallen into last place in the conference, with the prospects for an NCAA tournament berth possibly coming to a premature close.
Call it fate. Call it destiny. Call it whatever you want. All that matters is that I made a lifelong friend in Liverpool, England last December.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. The road toward an NCAA tournament berth for Virginia continued to crumble yesterday after an afternoon announcement that tri-captain Jason Clark will not play the remainder of the year for academic reasons.
No. 55 Virginia began the 2005 dual-match season with a 5-2 victory Saturday over Michigan State at Vanderbilt University. After losing the doubles point, the Cavaliers stormed back to take four of the five singles matches.
Despite finishing a disappointing 5-8 last season, Virginia enters the 2005 campaign once again ranked in the top 10 nationally. Virginia head coach Dom Starsia returns 27 lettermen as well as eight starters.
