Boy, is it good to be back in Charlottesville. I saw the lights on at Scott Stadium a few nights ago and started thinking about how great it is to welcome back college football ... But wait.
[caption id="attachment_29716" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="The Cavaliers will miss graduated senior Andrew Carraway, who proved to be one of the most reliable pitchers on staff during Virginia's impressive run to the College World Series.
I'm at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C. for the "ACC Football Kickoff," where the entire ACC media has congregated to collectively suck up to every human being who is at least 6 feet, 200 pounds. It's one hell of a spectacle - the media sycophants gather around the superhuman football players and try to imbibe as much of their glory as possible.
[caption id="attachment_29693" align="alignleft" width="427" caption="Sophomore midfielder Tony Tchani returns to the lineup this season after missing the last seven games of the Cavaliers' 2008 campaign due to injury.
Every season, collegiate athletic programs across the country cope with losing talent and experience to graduation. "It's one of the challenges we face as coaches because just when you feel like they are coming together after four years they have to leave," women's soccer coach Steve Swanson said. How much a team is affected from losing experienced players may vary from season to season, but inevitably, there is no such thing as a "contract extension" in Division I. The women's soccer team said goodbye to seven seniors last year - most notably senior defender and two-time first team All-American Nikki Krzyik.
Welcome to the University of Virginia, first-year students and Tony Bennett. While you will learn a lot in your classes about a range of subjects, where will you learn about Virginia sports?
[caption id="attachment_29688" align="alignleft" width="407" caption="Sophomore midfielder Paige Selinkski was tabbed last year's National Rookie of the Year after leading the Cavaliers in scoring with 19 goals.
The Virginia baseball team gears up to play its first home series in more than two weeks this weekend, as the squad hosts N.C.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team hopes to continue its success as it prepares for the ACC Championships in Chapel Hill, N.C., this weekend.
With The Cavalier Daily wrapping up its production for the semester and the school year drawing to a close, it seems as if Virginia spring sports should be finishing up, too, right?
The Virginia softball team travels to Florida State this weekend for its final series of the regular season, hoping to pull an upset and finish the season strong against the No.
It?s hard to pick a column topic ? especially when it is your last.
With the regular season complete, the Virginia women?s lacrosse team will begin its quest for its fourth consecutive ACC crown and its fifth in six years.
For the first four years of Virginia coach Brian O?Connor?s tenure with the Cavaliers, a home run was an uncommon occurrence.Last night, though, this year?s power-heavy Virginia offense lifted the Cavaliers from a two-run deficit against Georgetown, which has the worst winning percentage on Virginia?s schedule.
The Virginia women?s tennis team has three weeks to pinpoint the weakest aspects of its game and transform those aspects into winning ones before the NCAA Tournament.The Cavaliers have struggled as of late, and their failure to move past the ACC Tournament quarterfinals only further hampered the team.
The Virginia track team heads to the illustrious Penn Relays in Philadelphia this weekend following its impressive performance at the ACC Tournament this past weekend.The Cavaliers already have qualified 22 athletes for NCAA Regionals but will look to increase this number.
RICHMOND, Va. ? Baseball coach Brian O?Connor had envisioned many roles for junior Matt Packer this season.
I want to take this final week in my first year as a columnist to honor a recent retiree from sports media.
Though I assumed the duties of a columnist this semester, I think I managed to evade the usual expectations of the office: to convince you of how I view the world of sports.
Football has the coin flip. Basketball has the jump ball. Men?s lacrosse, however, has the faceoff to initiate the start of the game and decide who first holds possession.
