Can a public auction ever be considered a sport? What defines a sport is a common argument in the world of athletics, as new sport-hobby hybrids emerge in pop culture and push the envelope on the definition of the term "sport." This debate roared in the mid-90s when NASCAR exploded in popularity in America and everyone started to wonder if auto-racing was an actual sport.
If you have never watched an Ultimate Frisbee game, you might not realize how competitive this club sport can be.
As many fourth years are doing this time of year, I've done a lot of reflecting upon my time at Virginia.
My dad's name is Matt. He was a 125-pound defensive end on his high school football team, and as far as I know, he's never so much as stepped foot in a Little League dugout.
With the 2007 season nearing a close for the Virginia softball team, it is that time of year when seniors reflect on their four years as a varsity athlete at the University. Despite going through some trying seasons, seniors on the softball team expressed nothing but good memories of time well-spent while playing for the Cavaliers. "I had a fantastic time playing at the University of Virginia," senior catcher Michelle Salmiery said.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team has a practice sequence called WTCG: win the close game. The Cavaliers did just that Saturday at Klöckner Stadium as they edged out Dartmouth 10-9. With 1:28 left to play, sophomore attack Danny Glading scored a man-down goal that sent the Cavaliers (11-2, 2-1 ACC) ahead by one.
The Virginia men's tennis team blanked North Carolina Sunday to win its third ACC Championship in four years. The Cavaliers jumped out to a 1-0 lead when the teams of juniors Somdev Devvarman and Treat Huey and freshman Lee Singer and junior Ted Angelinos defeated their opponents.
The Virginia baseball team's series win against Clemson was not the only news grabbing headlines this weekend.
It all changed with one swing of the bat. Until last Saturday, the No. 6 Cavalier baseball team (32-8, 11-6 ACC) was in a funk.
After picking up a much-needed win Wednesday against Longwood, the Virginia softball team hopes to transfer its success from the middle of the week to the weekend as it takes on yet another solid ACC foe, Florida State. Translating midweek, non-conference success to ACC wins has been an issue for the Cavaliers (15-31, 1-14 ACC) this season. "Obviously we haven't done well in ACC play," junior outfielder Lindsey Preuss said.
The Virginia women's rowing team will travel to Lake Hartwell, S.C. for the ACC Rowing Championship Saturday.
It probably would have been in Dartmouth's best interest for the Virginia men's lacrosse team to have beaten Duke last weekend. Indeed, Virginia's heartbreaking 7-6 overtime loss to the Blue Devils (10-2, 3-0 ACC) has lit a fire under the Cavaliers, who are ready and eager to play their best lacrosse this weekend. "We feel like in the last couple of weeks our play has flattened out a little bit," Virginia coach Dom Starsia said.
It is do-or-die for the No. 6 Virginia women's lacrosse team. As the Cavaliers make the long trip to Chestnut Hill, Mass.
After losing two tough ACC matches last weekend, the Virginia women's tennis team hopes to bounce back at the ACC Tournament this week.
On a chilly April afternoon, the Virginia softball team split a doubleheader against Longwood, winning the first game 5-2 before falling to the Lancers (19-15) in the second game 6-2. Virginia (15-31, 1-14 ACC) jumped out to a quick lead in the first game, scoring two runs in the first inning.
As I was thinking about how to piece together the ideas of today's column, I was really struck with a sense of how ultimately petty and inconsequential the topic I was writing about was in the larger scheme of things.
The Virginia men's golf team hopes to carry momentum into the ACC Championship to be held this weekend in New London, N.C.
The Virginia men's tennis team will look to use its regular-season success as momentum for this weekend's ACC Tournament.
Camels shock Tarheels in 11 innings Campbell University (8-31) took out the No. 2 ranked baseball team in the country,North Carolina (32-7, 13-5 ACC) in Chapel Hill in 11 innings last night.
Following a somber five minutes of silence dedicated to the victims of the shootings at Virginia Tech prior to the start of the game, the Virginia baseball team set emotions aside to put away in-state foe Richmond 12-5. "Our team, doing what we did with the silence, we're conscious of what's in people's hearts right now," Virginia coach Brian O'Connor said.
