In 1979, the immortal words of The Clash - "London calling to the faraway towns [of Richmond, Va.]" - reverberated around the globe.
When you think of crazed soccer fans, you probably think of violent firms in England, loud vuvuzela players in South Africa or singing Spanish supporters.
Several former Cavaliers now playing in the NFL enjoyed offensive success this past weekend. Texans quarterback Matt Schaub led Houston to a 30-27 victory in overtime against the Washington Redskins.
Redshirt freshman running back Dominique Wallace announced yesterday he is leaving the Virginia football program, citing "academic interests." He said he will not transfer to another school to play football and instead plans to finish his undergraduate degree at the University. Wallace's departure comes as a relatively quick change of events for the widely heralded recruit.
[caption id="attachment_36016" align="alignleft" width="293" caption="Senior wide receiver Dontrelle Inman has totaled more yards this season, 142, than he did during the last two seasons combined.
Last weekend, in anticipation of Halloween, four friends invited me to tag along when they went to a costume store.
[caption id="attachment_36012" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore Erin Vierra won the top singles flight in the UVa Fall Classic, defeating N.C.
[caption id="attachment_35946" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt junior midfielder Jimmy Simpson was called for one of the eight yellow cards handed out Saturday.
"They are who we thought they were, and we let them off the hook!" These immortal words were coined by former Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green during his epic post-game press conference meltdown in 2006.
[caption id="attachment_35943" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman outside hitter McKenzie Adams led Virginia with 14 kills against Virginia Tech.
[caption id="attachment_35941" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="Junior midfielder Paige Selenski scored two goals during Virginia's 4-0 victory against Lafayette.
The No. 5 Virginia women's soccer team lost its first match of the season Sunday, falling 1-0 to West Virginia on an 83rd-minute goal. Keeping with the theme of the season, the Cavaliers (6-1-1) started slowly and were held scoreless during the first half.
[caption id="attachment_35876" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman forward Elly Buckley's overtime goal against Syracuse Sunday propelled the team to a 2-1 victory.
After four straight losses, the Virginia volleyball team hopes to rebound this weekend as it returns home to host the Marriott Cavalier Classic. The Cavaliers (5-4) are coming off a West Coast trip that handed them three losses in three days.
The No. 6 Virginia women's soccer team heads to Morgantown, W.Va., Sunday to seek its first undefeated non-conference record since 2004. With the squad's opening ACC match against Virginia Tech coming up next Thursday, the Cavaliers view their matchup against West Virginia as an important final step before they begin the grind of conference play. "We're trying to take West Virginia as a win then go into ACCs undefeated and just confident," senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly said. The Mountaineers, though, are coming off some strong results, even if they are currently unranked in the polls.
[caption id="attachment_35870" align="alignleft" width="259" caption="Junior defender Mike Volk forms part of a defense that has surrendered just one goal at home so far this season.
[caption id="attachment_35796" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Varsity Four boat capped off an undefeated season with a first-place finish at the NCAA Championships in May.
[caption id="attachment_35794" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore offensive tackle Oday Aboushi, No.
The Penn State volleyball team lost this weekend. Rarely does a volleyball loss attract national attention.
[caption id="attachment_35791" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior All-American Calle Nielson recovered from a 2-over 74 first round with two rounds under par to finish Virginia's first tournament of the season.
