Three years ago, Michael Vick was sitting in prison, making 12 cents an hour and stuck helplessly behind bars as his life fell apart. Monday night, he electrified the country with a football performance for the ages.
[caption id="attachment_38532" align="alignleft" width="197" caption="Sophomore guard Jontel Evans recorded the first double-digit scoring game of his career against USC Upstate with 10 points.
With most fall sports entering into the postseason and winter sports just starting up, there are too many interesting athletic events going on across Grounds to write about just one. So, here's your first-ever edition of the Cavalier Roundup: six teams, 700 words and one killer headache from enjoying $5 dollar night at Three just a bit too much. Football Though probably clich
[caption id="attachment_38529" align="alignleft" width="178" caption="Senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly ranks second on the team in goals, assists and points.
The Virginia women's basketball team will take on Tennessee tonight in Knoxville with the hopes of winning its first game against a power conference school. The Cavaliers (2-0) last defeated the Lady Volunteers in 2008, when they shocked then-No.
Did you know that for a little more than half a million dollars, you could own a piece of sports history?
[caption id="attachment_38438" align="alignleft" width="182" caption="Junior Jacob Hodges was the team's student manager for the 2009 campaign.
[caption id="attachment_38436" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Reigning ACC Champion redshirt sophomore Mike Salopek recorded two victories during the weekend against The Citadel and Edinboro.
For those of you who thought baseball season ended a few weeks ago with the Giants bringing the first World Series title to San Francisco, you couldn't be further from the truth.
[caption id="attachment_38433" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Virginia Varsity Eight 'A' team finished first in the Varsity Eight, closely followed by the Cavaliers' 'B' and 'C' teams.
[caption id="attachment_38372" align="alignleft" width="145" caption="Senior forward Mike Scott led Virginia with 19 points and 10 rebounds last night against USC Upstate, notching the 19th double-double of his career.
The No. 12 Virginia women's cross country team left nothing to chance in its quest for a trip to the NCAA Championships as it claimed the Southeast Region Championship Saturday morning, earning an automatic bid to next week's national race.
[caption id="attachment_38369" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior All-American Scot Robison won the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.44.
I have always liked men's college basketball better than the NBA. I never really experienced a seminal moment when I decided that pro basketball wasn't doing it for me.
[caption id="attachment_38317" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior wide receiver Dontrelle Inman recorded six catches for 60 yards Saturday.
The sky over Charlottesville was perfectly clear Saturday afternoon, but somehow a steady rain beat down upon Scott Stadium.
[caption id="attachment_38314" align="alignleft" width="167" caption="Freshman guard Billy Baron tallied a game-high 19 points in his collegiate debut.
The Virginia volleyball team experienced a disappointing weekend on the road, dropping matches against both Clemson and Georgia Tech, 3-1 and 3-0, respectivey. The Cavaliers (13-14, 7-10 ACC) started off strong Friday night against the Tigers but could not maintain its momentum.
Sixth-seeded Virginia defeated third-seeded Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament Wednesday before losing to eventual tournament champion Maryland in the semifinals Friday. The Cavaliers knocked the Demon Deacons out of the tournament thanks in part to junior midfielder Hunter Jumper's first goal of the season.
