Golf takes ninth place at Vanderbilt's Mason Rudolph Collegiate Led by freshman Brad Tilley, the Virginia men's golf team finished ninth of 11 teams at the Mason Rudolph Collegiate at Vanderbilt yesterday. Tilley, competing in his first collegiate meet, shot 215 (5 over par) to finish in a tie for 28th.
Nearly a decade after Major League Baseball became the last major sport to include a wild card spot in its playoffs, this baseball season has renewed the debate over the pros and cons of the "wild card." In the National League, every divisional winner essentially already is determined -- Atlanta (in the East), St.
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The Cavaliers (1-2, 0-1 ACC) had a week off following their 34-21 victory over South Carolina on Sept.
Hoping to ride the momentum of the weekend, the Virginia women's volleyball team (4-7) will travel to Richmond to face Virginia Commonwealth University tonight at 7.
The world has caught up with the United States. After winning 58 consecutive games, the USA men's basketball team did not come away from last week's World Championships with a medal. Instead of Reggie Miller of the NBA's Indiana Pacers or Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics hoisting the World Championship trophy Sept.
The No. 13 Wake Forest men's soccer team defeated sixth-ranked Virginia Saturday night in Winston-Salem, N.C., for the first Wake Forest victory over Virginia since 1991.
As a steady, stinging rain fell from the sky yesterday afternoon at Klockner Stadium, the Virginia women's soccer team was able to quench their three-game victory drought with a 3-1 win over defending Ivy League champion Dartmouth. The win was the team's first since a 7-0 thrashing of St.
A women's college cross country race is five kilometers long, and a men's race is eight. But the best way to measure Virginia's progress may be in baby steps. Although both squads finished third behind Duke and runner-up William & Mary in Saturday's Lou Onesty Invitational, they took steps toward achieving their goal of qualifying for nationals. Virginia's women scored five runners in the top 15, and the men, running without three of their top five harriers, managed their third-place finish behind Ryan Neuhart's surprising eighth-place showing. Individually for the women, the star of the meet undoubtedly was senior Dawn Cleary, who finished the 5K in 17:55 -- placing her fourth overall. "I think, now she's to the point where she's really solid," Virginia Coach Jason Dunn said of Cleary.
HARRISONBURG -- The Virginia field hockey team entered its game Sunday against No. 5 James Madison with an unblemished 4-0 record, but left with more than its first defeat of the year. After being dominated by the Dukes 3-1, the No.
They just can't wait to get on the road again. After a brief stint at the top -- and a crushing loss to the Nittany Lions -- the Virginia men's soccer team has spent a week at home regrouping, and now is ready for tomorrow night's league opener against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C.
After a decisive win on the road last Sunday, the Virginia field hockey team is gearing up for a pair of games at home this weekend. The Cavaliers (3-0) hope to maintain their unblemished record and continue their three-game winning streak following a season-opening victory against Ohio State and shutouts against Northwestern and Southwest Missouri State.
Former Heisman winner calls it quits before playing first NFL game Former Nebraska quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch announced an unexpected retirement from professional football just one week into the season.
The Virginia cross country teams will kick off the season as they host the Lou Onesty Invitational at Panorama Farms in Charlottesville on Saturday. Both the men's and women's teams have high hopes for the upcoming season.
The No. 10 Virginia women's soccer team is hoping for a different type of "learning lesson" than the one experienced last week, as they prepare to host the Virginia Soccer Classic this weekend. Following a loss and tie to UCLA and Southern California, respectively, the Cavaliers will attempt to rebound against The Big Green of Dartmouth and the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Gill earns MLL Rookie of the Year honors Former University standout Conor Gill was named Major League Lacrosse's Rookie of the Year at yesterday's 2002 MLL Awards Luncheon in Columbus, Ohio.
The Virginia football team may be relaxing this weekend as they enjoy their bye, but the rest of the ACC is just heating up.
With all the world's attention rightfully pointed toward yesterday's anniversary of Sept. 11, a lot of interesting tidbits from the sports world might have escaped your attention.
Just the other day, as my column deadline closed in, I realized that I would have the task, the chance, really, to articulate the meaning of sports on a day in which we as a country are called upon to reflect our values and mourn those lost in the terrorist attacks last year. From the basic standpoint, sports don't exactly go hand-in-hand with the situation.
To the casual fan, the glory in volleyball lies in the powerful spikes or the diving defensive digs.
