After every Chicago Cubs victory at Wrigley Field, Steve Goodman?s song ?Go Cubs Go? plays on the PA system throughout the stadium.
Charlottesville has been the place to play thus far for the Virginia field hockey team, which remains undefeated at home this season.The No.
When Virginia lost three starters to cramping in the second half of its 3-31 loss to Duke Saturday, all Virginia coach Al Groh could do was wonder if his team could handle any more blows to a roster already thinned by personnel losses relating to legal and academic issues.Against Duke, the losses of senior outside linebacker Clint Sintim and sophomore cornerback Ras-I Dowling appeared to be the backbreaking blow.
The women?s soccer team defeated ACC foe Miami Sunday, 2-0, improving to 2-0 in the ACC.The
A classic ACC trivia question was answered Saturday: Against which team did Duke snap its 25-game ACC losing streak?
Somewhere, Peter Lalich is singing. 31-3 is just as bad as it sounds. Snap Duke?s streak of 25 straight ACC losses and I shiver uncontrollably.
A Clemson hitter spiked the ball and it soared towards the back of the court, right on the edge of the line.
The Cavalier men?s soccer team maintained a perfect conference record and extended its winning streak to three Friday, beating rival Virginia Tech 2-1 at Thompson Field in Blacksburg.Virginia (5-3-0, 2-0-0 ACC) was led on the offensive end by junior forward Matt Mitchell, who scored both of the Cavaliers? goals and was a standout all night.
The Duke gameday atmosphere is still a work in progress. For one thing, there wasn?t a massive parade of cars coming into town like you see in Charlottesville.
In many sports, the ACC can be considered among the nation?s finest and most competitive athletic conferences.
Who would have thought the Cavalier football team would be entering its first ACC matchup against Duke as the underdog?Virginia (1-2) faces a revitalized Duke
Virginia?s volleyball team opens up its home conference schedule this weekend with matches against two of the premier teams in the ACC.
No, your eyes aren?t deceiving you. The computer screen you?re staring at or the newspaper you?re reading is telling the truth.
Virginia sophomore forward Meghan Lenczyk headed a corner kick from freshman forward Lauren Alwine during the 77th minute against Florida State to give the Cavaliers a win last night in their first ACC match of the season.It was Czyk?s team-leading seventh goal and Alwine?s team-leading sixth assist on the season.
After a disappointing road loss against West Virginia Sunday, the No. 13 Virginia women?s soccer team will take on ACC opponent Florida State today on the road.The matchup between the Cavaliers (6-1-1) and Florida State (6-1-1) marks the Cavaliers? first ACC game, as well as the beginning of arguably the most challenging part of the season, which will test the validity of the high ranking Virginia has maintained through the season thus far.?I honestly believe the competition within the ACC from top to bottom is the best,? Virginia coach Steve Swanson said.The Cavaliers? conference opener will be against a team that can easily be described as one of the best.
I went online yesterday and saw an interesting headline: ?View the top-ten photos from top-25 action this week in college football.? I browsed more: ?College Football Power Rankings,? on si.com, ?NFL Power Rankings: 2008 Week 4 edition? on espn.com.One site even gave you, the lonely Web browser, the option of submitting your own NFL rankings.And so it seems that you can?t open a newspaper or go onto the Internet without seeing at least one ranking or poll.
The field hockey team will hit the road this weekend to take on No. 12 Boston College and Boston University.Friday?s matchup with the Eagles marks the beginning of conference play for the Cavaliers, a stretch of their schedule that boasts five of the current top 10 teams in the country.
Virginia men?s tennis will host the U.Va. Ranked 1-1 Tournament this weekend at the Snyder Tennis Center.
The Virginia volleyball team traveled to Blacksburg Tuesday night to take on in-state rival Virginia Tech and suffered a 0-3 loss in its first conference game of the season.The third set was close throughout, as it featured 13 tie scores and eight lead changes in the game.
When freshman Tony Tchani?s penalty kick in the 17th minute caught Central Connecticut State goalkeeper Paul Armstrong guessing left as it went in the lower right corner, the last thing on anyone?s mind was Virginia?s 2-0 early cushion.Only moments earlier, freshman Chris Agorsor had been carted off the field and loaded into an ambulance after he was tripped in the box by a Blue Devil defender, which led to the penalty.
