The NCAA has stripped away national titles, repossessed Heisman trophies and vacated wins. It has slapped schools with sanctions for recruiting violations, academic misconduct and even handed down the "Death Penalty" to Southern Methodist University during the 1987 season.
[caption id="attachment_46282" align="alignleft" width="269" caption="Freshman forward Rachel Sumfest, who currently ranks third on the team in scoring, notched her fourth goal of the season against Maryland Friday.
The No. 7 Virginia women's soccer team fell against No. 6 Wake Forest yesterday afternoon, losing 2-0 in the final game of its four-game road trip.
[caption id="attachment_46292" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Junior Perry Jones used his shifty feet and small stature to burn the Idaho defense for a career-high 110 yards on 21 carries out of the backfield.
[caption id="attachment_46223" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman quarterback David Watford nearly overcame a late 11-point deficit against Southern Miss, finishing with 103 all-purpose yards, a passing touchdown and a two-point conversion after replacing injured sophomore Michael Rocco.
[caption id="attachment_46221" align="alignleft" width="196" caption="Senior midfielder Felipe Libreros already has surpassed his scoring totals from last season with one goal and two assists on the year.
[caption id="attachment_46219" align="alignleft" width="183" caption="Sophomore forward Elly Buckley leads the Cavaliers with seven goals, four assists and 24 shots on goal.
The last time the Virginia women's cross country team competed, it earned a perfect score of 15 by sweeping the first seven finishes at the Lou Onesty Open. Today, the Cavaliers will return to action for the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University.
[caption id="attachment_46142" align="alignleft" width="168" caption="Junior forward Caroline Miller earned ACC Women's Soccer Player of the Week honors after her golden goal in double overtime gave Virginia a 1-0 victory at No.
[caption id="attachment_46140" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Virginia coach Lee Maes addressed his players' recent struggles during an atypical post-game meeting last weekend.
If you've paid attention to college football's conference realignment headlines during the last two weeks, you probably have heard the following rumors: Texas A&M to the SEC; Texas A&M back to the Big-12; Texas A&M actually to the SEC; Texas and Texas Tech to the PAC-12; Oklahoma and Oklahoma State to the PAC-12; Texas and Texas Tech to the ACC; West Virginia to the ACC; West Virginia to the SEC; West Virginia to absolutely nowhere; Syracuse and Pitt to the ACC; Notre Dame and Penn State to the ACC; UConn and Rutgers to the ACC; Missouri to the SEC; A hybrid super-conference of the Big-12 and Big East remnants; a 22-team hybrid super-conference of the Mountain West and Conference USA; and BYU, Louisville, West Virginia and Cincinnati to the Big-12. Some of the rumors turned out to be true.
Have you ever watched one of your favorite players and thought, "This team would great if they had another guy just like him?" Well, for the next four years, Cavalier fans are in luck.
When I was 10 years old, I experienced the Giants' improbable run to Super Bowl XXXV. Unfortunately, I was too young to fully appreciate the moment.
Like any Giants fan, I was ecstatic to see defensive tackle Chris Canty - a former Wahoo - knock Michael Vick off his feet last Sunday during the third quarter of a crucial NFC East matchup.
[caption id="attachment_46043" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Senior Ben Kohles netted his 18th career top-10 finish Tuesday, as both he and freshman Denny McCarthy tied for fourth at the VCU Shootout.
[caption id="attachment_45979" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman right side hitter Tori Janowski paced Virginia with 10 kills against Miami Sunday after tallying eight against Florida State Friday.
In the age of 24 hour-a-day sports coverage, overreaction has become the norm. We all have become conditioned to extremism - every fumble is cause for a benching, each loss means it's time for a coach to go and an upset is a surefire sign that the season is over.
[caption id="attachment_45976" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="On the first shot of the second overtime against North Carolina, junior forward Caroline Miller buried the golden goal into the corner of the net for her team-leading 10th goal of the season.
[caption id="attachment_45974" align="alignleft" width="292" caption="Junior Jarmere Jenkins triumphed in the orange singles and orange doubles draws at the U.Va.
[caption id="attachment_45919" align="alignleft" width="146" caption="Junior outside linebacker LaRoy Reynolds recorded a team-high 12 tackles and also forced a key fumble but could not prevent a big play late from Southern Miss.
