I love watching sports on TV, especially baseball and football -- that is, except when Virginia loses by 20 to a team it should wallop.
"You're 5 foot nothin', 100 and nothin', and you have barely a speck of athletic ability. And you hung in there with the best college football players in the land for two years ... In this life, you don't have to prove nothin' to nobody but yourself.
While some other University teams might have had a disappointing weekend, the Virginia women's soccer team surely did not.
Here we go again. Another bullet added to an ever-growing list of "bad guys" (and, why of course, girls) in the sports world.
Opening its season with 5-0 and 2-0 victories over Columbia and Richmond, respectively, the Virginia men's soccer team averaged more points per game this past weekend than did Cavalier football. Indeed, Friday night's five goals marks the highest number the Cavaliers have tallied in a single game since 2002. "What we had tonight was the willingness, and the killer instinct, to get the second goal," Virginia coach George Gelnovatch said.
Managing only 110 total yards on the day, Virginia fell to Wyoming 23-3 in its season opener. Sophomore quarterback Jameel Sewell was 11 of 23 for 82 yards and was intercepted twice.
The Virginia women's volleyball team posted a 2-1 record this weekend in the Marriott Jefferson Cup at Memorial Gymnasium, dropping their first match to Arkansas Friday night before rebounding to defeat Norfolk State and Temple Saturday. Virginia (4-2, 0-0 ACC) played without sophomore outside hitter Lauren Dickson, who was battling the same illness that plagued other members of the team earlier in the week. Despite the setback, the Cavaliers were very competitive against a tough Arkansas team.
The beginning of the school year at Virginia is accompanied by anticipation of new classes, parties, old friends and soccer season.
The Virginia men's soccer team kicks off the 2007 season tonight under the lights at Klöckner Stadium.
The Virginia women's volleyball team continues competition against non-conference teams this weekend in the Marriott Jefferson Cup at Memorial Gymnasium.
In a back-and-forth goal-scoring frenzy at Turf Field, the Virginia field hockey offense prevailed in a 4-3 victory over Richmond yesterday.
Nearly every Virginia student who attended last year's first home football game against Wyoming remembers the closing seconds.
When goalkeeper Ryan Burke graduated last spring, he left the Virginia men's soccer team with some big shoes, and gloves, to fill. As a Cavalier, Burke held the opposing side scoreless in 28 games, thus establishing the school record for career shutouts.
Defense may win championships, but offense definitely sells tickets. If this mantra holds true, Klöckner Stadium will be packed all season for the Virginia women's soccer team.
People used to drop the old line "I want to be like Mike!" from Michael Jordan's Gatorade commercials when they talked about Michael Vick.
Sunday's disappointing loss against Penn State was a tale of two halves. A solid first half in which the Cavaliers outshot the Nittany Lions 5-2 gave Virginia a 1-0 edge, but the Cavaliers surrendered three goals and were outshot 8-4 in the second half.
Earlier in the month, one of the most important home runs of the year was hit off the bat of one of baseball's National League outfielders.
The biggest question for Virginia's football team entering Saturday's season opener against Wyoming is how much the offense can improve upon last year's sub-par performance.
Between 2002 and 2005, the Virginia field hockey program was never better than mediocre. For this three-year period, the number zero appears on the stat sheets in numerous categories, including ACC wins and NCAA Tournament appearances.
Picked in the preseason to finish third in the ACC after defending champion Duke and fiercely competitive Georgia Tech, the Virginia women's volleyball team starts the 2007 season in a strong position.
