DURHAM, N.C. - It's 9 a.m. on a Friday, and I wake up in a random Duke common room to the sound of someone making spaghetti.
For the second time in as many days, Virginia coach Tony Bennett announced that one of his players will leave the Cavalier basketball program.
Virginia coach Tony Bennett announced Friday that sophomore guard KT Harrell is leaving the Cavalier basketball program and intends to transfer. The 6-foot-4, 202-pound native of Montgomery, Ala.
[caption id="attachment_48764" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Ryan Malo will see action this weekend as coach Steve Garland plans to adjust his lineup and play less experienced wrestlers.
The Big Ten claimed its third consecutive victory in the annual Big Ten-ACC Challenge as eight of its 12 teams bested their respective ACC opponents.
[caption id="attachment_48772" align="alignleft" width="161" caption="Sophomore guard Joe Harris posted a team-high 18 points against the Wolverines Tuesday and will try to capitalize on a Lancers defense which surrenders more than 80 points per game.
[caption id="attachment_48769" align="alignleft" width="273" caption="Sophomore guard Ataira Franklin helped the Cavaliers outscore Indiana 38-24 in the second half by pacing the team with 16 points.
[caption id="attachment_48678" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore forward Jazmin Pitts will earn the starting nod from Virginia coach Joanne Boyle tonight against a big Indiana team.
At some point this past weekend, between LSU "honey badgering" Arkansas and Alabama's Trent Richardson running over the mannequins dressed up as Auburn defensive players, the country began to accept the grim reality: We're on our way to an SEC West rematch in the National Championship game. To the abject horror of fans who live outside the southeast and hate defense, the Tigers and Crimson Tide have all but clinched the top two spots in this weekend's season-ending BCS standings.
[caption id="attachment_48675" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="During the Cavaliers' double dual meet against Indiana and Penn State last month, sophomore Rachel Naurath collected four individual first-place finishes and recorded NCAA 'B' times in three races.
Less than two weeks after coach Jason Vigilante resigned from his post as coach of the Virginia men's and women's track and field and cross country teams, the Cavaliers will begin the indoor track and field season without a head coach at this weekend's Liberty Kick-Off in Lynchburg. The meet, which will take place tomorrow and Saturday, pits Virginia against a handful of in-state foes, including host Liberty, Radford, VMI and Lynchburg.
[caption id="attachment_48639" align="alignleft" width="212" caption="Freshman guard Malcolm Brogdon turned in a performance well beyond his years against Michigan.
During just his second season at the helm of the Virginia football team, coach Mike London has already orchestrated the fifth-best single-season turnaround in the country and clinched the program's first winning record and bowl game since 2007.
[caption id="attachment_48636" align="alignleft" width="202" caption="Former Virginia coach Debbie Ryan and guard Monica Wright were a formidable force, but the current Cavalier team appears equally dangerous.
Last Friday, my friends and I went out for a night on the town. We were celebrating the 21st birthday of one of my best friends, so our collective mood was quite festive.
Senior cornerback Chase Minnifield, senior defensive tackle Matt Conrath and senior offensive guard Austin Pasztor earned first-team All-ACC honors to headline the eight Virginia football players named to the All-ACC squad. Junior offensive tackle Oday Aboushi and junior linebacker Steve Greer garnered second-team All-ACC recognition.
[caption id="attachment_48563" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Against coach Tony Bennett's alma mater, Green Bay, sophomore guard KT Harrell contributed a season-high 14 points off the bench for the Cavaliers with a 5-for-8 shooting performance from the field.
In 2002, Herm Edwards, then head coach of the New York Jets, uttered what has since become one of the most famous sayings among sport fans and talking heads alike: "You play to win the game." Edwards' comment may seem simplistic and obvious at first glance.
[caption id="attachment_48560" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior guard Ariana Moorer has recorded double-digit scoring figures during Virginia's last five tilts.
[caption id="attachment_48558" align="alignleft" width="204" caption="Friday's loss marked senior goalkeeper Chantel Jones' final career game for the orange and blue.
