Lost in the shuffle of Kurt Warner?s resurrection, the Tennessee Titans? out-of-nowhere undefeated record and the Detroit Lions forgetting how to win a game, is, in my opinion, the feel-good story of the year.
The No. 16 Virginia women?s basketball team upset reigning national champion No.
As the 2008-09 men?s basketball campaign gets underway, there is one question that coaches, players, fans and media alike are trying to answer: What is the effect of the new 3-point line?The rule change to move the line back was passed in the spring of 2007 to take effect starting this season; the line now sits 20 feet, 9 inches from the basket, one foot further than the previous line of 19 feet, 9 inches.With the three-ball turning into a short jump shot in recent years as big men expanded their games to the perimeter and as players became more athletic and versatile on the whole, basketball has clearly become a perimeter-based game; in 1986-87, Division I games averaged 9.1 3-point attempts per game, an number that has climbed steadily to an all-time high of 19.07 3-point attempts per game last season.
The early signing period for NCAA volleyball ends tomorrow, and Virginia?s team has landed two key recruits.Tobi Farrar, one of the signed recruits, is a middle blocker from Arlington, Texas.
The Virginia women?s rowing team capped off a full day of racing Sunday with three victories at the Rivanna Romp held on the Rivanna Reservoir in Charlottesville.The host Cavaliers emerged victorious in the Varsity 8 race, as Virginia ?A? crossed the line with a winning time of 13:06.55 to outpace second-place Ohio State ?A? by four seconds.
Around 11:30 Sunday night I was definitely happy. The worries of an increasing academic load were suddenly lighter.
In 2007, it was Greg Oden and Kevin Durant. In 2008, it was Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley.
After a high-scoring victory in its season opener, the Virginia men?s basketball team will attempt to keep the ball rolling tonight against South Florida.The early games on the Cavaliers? schedule, meant to help the team prepare for its tougher ACC matchups, provide an interesting look at player development and the team?s overall potential.
?I just fired our schedule-maker.?Virginia coach Dave Leitao?s quip following the men?s basketball team?s 107-97 victory against VMI was naturally in jest, but his point was clear.
For the Cavaliers, Friday night?s 78-48 victory against High Point was all about firsts.Their first game of the season.
?On that day [against West Virginia], we weren?t good enough to win.
Finish strong.This is the Virginia volleyball team motto for the second half of the season, and it is something the team has put into practice the past two weekends.Now on a three-match winning streak, the Cavaliers overcame a rocky first set against Maryland in Friday night?s match to win 3-1 (17-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-22) and followed that with a Saturday evening 3-0 sweep of Boston College (25-14, 25-19, 25-18).Friday night against Maryland (6-23, 2-15 ACC), the Cavaliers (16-13, 8-9 ACC) took control of the game after the first set and refused to relent to the Terrapins? pushes to regain control.
The Virginia men?s and women?s swimming and diving teams found their stroke this weekend in victories against ACC rival Florida State and nationally ranked Penn State in a two-day double dual meet.
Though the Virginia wrestling team won just one of three dual matches Saturday to open the dual-match season, the team had a strong performance at the ACC/Big Ten Clash.
Though the Virginia field hockey team avenged an early season loss Saturday when it beat James Madison 2-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Cavaliers fell to Wake Forest 4-3 in round two to end their season yesterday.
The Virginia men?s soccer team lost 1-0 yesterday to No. 4 Maryland in the ACC championship game in Cary, N.C.The single goal came in the third minute from junior midfielder Jeremy Hall.Though Virginia (11-8-1, 4-4 ACC) lost to the Terrapins, the Cavaliers picked up a huge, 3-2 double overtime win against No.
The Thursday, Nov. 13 Sports page incorrectly identified the dates of the most recent men?s and women?s basketball games in headlines.
The departure of star point guard Sean Singletary leaves a significant void for the Virginia men?s basketball team that a nucleus of young players ?
Following the commitment of Tristan Spurlock and Jontel Evans to the Virginia 2009 recruiting class, many fans were already satisfied with the work Virginia coach Dave Leitao had done in the offseason.
After finally making their way into the polls during the closing weeks of the 2008 season, the Virginia women?s basketball team enters this season ranked No.
