They're not just sports anymore
By Dan Stalcup | April 16, 2008The first sport I want to talk about in this column is baseball, because that's what the Detroit Tigers play.
The first sport I want to talk about in this column is baseball, because that's what the Detroit Tigers play.
After dropping a spot in this week's rankings to No. 5, the Virginia women's lacrosse squad will close out its regular season tonight at 7 at Klöckner Stadium.
The Virginia women's tennis team has one goal in mind as it enters the ACC Tournament: to prove it should be selected for the NCAA Tournament.
Coming off of a weekend sweep of Maryland, Virginia baseball looks to carry its momentum into its toughest non-conference game this season against Coastal Carolina today at 5 p.m. Coastal Carolina (28-7, 7-2 Big South) is ranked No.
It has been five years since Andy Roddick won the 2003 U.S. Open, the last time an American won a men's tennis Grand Slam title.
I was reading this week's copy of Sports Illustrated, and just like writers from many other sports media outlets, SI writer Luke Winn has already made his predictions for next year's NCAA basketball season.
The Virginia track and field team did its best to bring on the heat against 16 other teams Saturday at the Lou Onesty/Milton G.
The Virginia women's rowing team, currently No. 3 in the nation, hosted a regatta for five other teams this past weekend at Lake Monticello, winning eight of the nine varsity races. The regatta, which included races Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, was a triple duel, coach Kevin Sauer said, as the Cavaliers raced teams from Michigan State, Wisconsin and Oregon State. While all boats factor into the success of the team, Sauer cited the performance in the varsity races as a good indicator of the team's ability. "It is about what you do against the other schools' varsity boats," he said.
The No. 48 Virginia women's tennis team closed out its regular season with a four-match losing streak, falling to No.
After a recent failed attempt to attain their program's 400th win against Georgetown, the No. 4 Cavaliers'? new game plan paid off, allowing Virginia to knock off No.
The Virginia softball team finished its last home series on a sour note this weekend, being swept by North Carolina 11-2, 6-1 and 7-1. "UNC is a great team; they're No.
For years, many Cavalier fans have been hoping the Virginia football team would diversify its offense and throw the ball more regularly.
Perfection was the theme of the day for the men's tennis team Sunday afternoon: a perfect atmosphere at the Snyder Tennis Center on a day that honored one of the most accomplished senior classes in Virginia tennis history and a perfect 7-0victory for top-ranked Virginia against No.
Saturday night's record-breaking crowd of 8,000 began its exodus from Klöckner Stadium in the middle of the fourth quarter as the Duke men's lacrosse team prepared to hand Virginia a 19-9 defeat, the Cavaliers' worst home loss in 21 years. Having battled back to tie the game 9-all in the middle of the third, No.
College Park, Md. -- After a couple of shaky midweek games last week, Virginia baseball coach Brian O'Connor said his team was in need of a "defining moment" at some point this season.
The Thursday, April 10 Sports article titled "Late-Inning Rally Sparks Cavs" stated that the score of Virginia's baseball game was 3-0 in favor of Liberty heading into the seventh inning.
The Virginia women's lacrosse team will try to make history Sunday by winning its 400th game in program history. No.
Having ended last week's four-game losing streak with two consecutive midweek wins, Virginia's No.
This weekend bears much importance for the Virginia women's tennis team for many reasons, but for the Cavalier's lone senior, Lindsey Pereira, it will carry a little extra weight.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team will try to follow its comeback victory against North Carolina last Saturday with a win against Duke tomorrow night at Klöckner Stadium. The Cavaliers (10-1, 1-1 ACC) need to win to maintain pace with the Blue Devils (11-1, 2-0 ACC) in the ACC.