This past weekend, three BCS-conference championship games were held, as the winners of the Big 12, SEC and ACC titles were determined in a one-game playoff.
No. 18 West Virginia ended the Virginia men's soccer team's quest to make the NCAA College Cup for the second year running by defeating the Cavaliers 1-0 in the second round of NCAA tournament play last week. Making its 27th-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, Virginia now holds the record for the longest active streak in the nation.
The Virginia wrestling team continued its climb into the elite of collegiate wrestling yesterday with several dominant individual performances in the Nittany Lion Open, reflecting the team's recent success.
College: so easy even a cave man could do it." Hmm -- something I'd have to see to believe, but the Neanderthal fellas probably stand a good chance if their schedules look anything like those of Oregon's Dennis Dixon, Hawaii's Colt Brennan or Boston College's Matt Ryan. That's right -- according to a recent New York Times article, three of the most dominant college quarterbacks in the country are currently enrolled in courses at their respective schools less challenging than a Dora the Explorer episode. Ever attempted Leon the circus lion's hot dog juggle?
Virginia's women's basketball team bounced back from last weekend's loss to Hartford with a pair of victories against Wisconsin and Fairleigh Dickinson this weekend. Virginia cruised to an 84-60 victory against Wisconsin Friday in the inaugural women's Big Ten-ACC Challenge.
An interest in women's ice hockey has grown nationally during the past few years and taken hold of University students in the form of the women's ice hockey club.
Virginia accepts bid to play in Gator Bowl Jan. 1 against Texas Tech Cavaliers ranked No. 20 in BCS, No.
For how many teams have you heard that they live and die with the three? Tennessee and Oregon last year?
The inaugural women's ACC/Big Ten Challenge comes to Charlottesville Friday night as Virginia entertains Big Ten challenger Wisconsin at 7 p.m.
This weekend's Georgia Invitational will pit five of the top 25 teams in the country against one another.
The Virginia wrestling team will take a break from the fierce competition of dual meets to celebrate individual achievements at the Nittany Lion Open tomorrow in State College, Pa.
Virginia senior defensive end Chris Long was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year yesterday. Of the 71 votes cast for the award, Long received 69.
The No. 14 Virginia men's swimming and diving team is off to a strong 4-2 start this season, falling by very narrow margins to the fifth and sixth best teams in the country and dominating the rest of its competition.
In the early to mid-1990s, the sports movie genre saw the explosion of a new branch: the family sports movie.
The Virginia men's basketball team made a strong run last year, unbearably losing on a rimmed-out 3-pointer to Tennessee in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The chance to write this column gives me the opportunity to indulge in my guilty pleasure of surfing ESPN.com's college football pages to look at who Virginia could play in its bowl game.
During the past two seasons, John Paul Jones Arena has all but guaranteed victory for the Virginia men's basketball team.
By this point you know what happened in Charlottesville Saturday, whether you were here at the game, home for Thanksgiving or living under a rock.
Virginia coach Al Groh was named ACC Coach of the Year yesterday after taking the Cavaliers to a 9-3 record (6-2 ACC) this season.
After three dual meets this past weekend, the Virginia men's wrestling team has only one more open tournament before a four-week break in December.
