CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-In North Carolina's 66-63 overtime victory against Virginia yesterday, Tar Heel guard Nikki Teasley's play off the bench in the first half seemed more like that of a junior varsity athlete than one of the ACC's top talents.
Last week, along with most of America, I watched as Kurt Warner completed his rise from grocery store stock boy to Super Bowl quarterback.
Virginia tennis player Brian Vahaly advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2000 Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships before losing Friday at Brookhaven Country Club in Texas.
DURHAM, N.C.-Duke was coming off a tiring, emotional overtime victory at North Carolina Thursday, but the Virginia men's basketball team could not snap the Blue Devils' 31-game ACC win streak, losing a 106-86 decision Saturday in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Devils (18-2, 9-0 ACC), led by captains Shane Battier and Nate James, came out firing and went up by 10 points after just four minutes.
DURHAM, N.C.-It wasn't supposed to turn out like this. The Virginia men's basketball team was supposed to have somewhat of a chance at No.
The last splash of the Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving team's regular season was a success as they defeated ACC contender Maryland Saturday.
After seeing their five-game winning streak snapped in a road loss at Maryland Wednesday, the Cavaliers hope to get back into the win column Saturday at Duke. The task won't be an easy one.
The Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams will close out their regular seasons with a final home meet against Maryland at 1 p.m.
The 63-21 beating the Cavaliers absorbed at the hands of Illinois a month ago in the Micronpc.com Bowl was still fresh in his mind, but Virginia football Coach George Welsh chose to focus on the future of the program in his press conference yesterday, a day after the Cavs inked 22 high school recruits. "Overall, there's a lot of speed in this class, a lot of athleticism," Welsh said of a group that includes 14 skill position players and seven linemen.
Stephane Dondon has grown accustomed to making tremendous leaps during his life, but one of his biggest came this year as he jumped from the junior college world to suit up for Virginia in the powerful ACC. The 6-foot-8 forward has traveled the world from Africa, to France, then to Texas before arriving in Charlottesville.
Shame on those of you who blindly believed the Y2K bug wreaked little havoc in its voyage through America's digestive track. First it leaves eight (that's almost double figures for those of you counting) suburban Richmond homes powerless for hours on end.
Less than a week after capturing one of its biggest victories of the season, the Virginia women's basketball team is flying high at the top of the ACC.
COLLEGE PARK, Md.--The Virginia men's basketball team got a taste of life on the road in the ACC with a 91-79 loss at No.
COLLEGE PARK, Md.--Virginia Coach Pete Gillen is used to having his team play a good defensive game.
When the U.S. women's soccer national team beat China to win the 1999 World Cup, the team made headlines around the country.
Virginia point guard Donald Hand and North Carolina center Brendan Haywood shared ACC Player of the Week honors after leading their respective teams to an undefeated week. In games against Virginia Tech, Florida State and Wake Forest, Hand scored a total of 60 points while shooting 46.2 percent from the floor. Meanwhile, Haywood lifted the Tar Heels to ACC triumphs over Georgia Tech and Maryland, helping Carolina end a four-game slide.
The Virginia men's basketball team is off to its best start in seven seasons and now owns a five-game winning streak.
For many Cavalier sports fans it was a thrill to support tailback Thomas Jones as he sprinted his way into the national spotlight this fall and finally gained some recognition outside the state of Virginia. But now, with his departure this spring, Virginia fans should be looking for another deserving athlete to cheer to the top.
The secret ingredient for the Virginia women's basketball team Sunday against Duke was not its usual precision shooting or even its reliable free throw percentage.
The St. Louis Rams and the Tennessee Titans combined Sunday for arguably the most exciting Super Bowl played in my lifetime.
