Track meet musings
By Brian Budnick | April 21, 2006Before getting to the column this week, I have great news for the Living Wage Campaign. Using my contacts at the NBA, I have been in touch with "living wage" advocate Latrell Sprewell.
Before getting to the column this week, I have great news for the Living Wage Campaign. Using my contacts at the NBA, I have been in touch with "living wage" advocate Latrell Sprewell.
By Eric Kolenich Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The Virginia (25-19, 5-9 ACC) softball team hosts N.C.
By Andrew Tracey Cavalier Daily Staff Writer The Virginia men's lacrosse team will host the Bellarmine University Knights on Saturday in their last scheduled home game of the season.
The postseason has arrived for the Virginia women's tennis team and that means it's time for the ACC tournament.
Football players know about the look. When executed correctly, an intense glare can do wonders for intimidating opposing players on the gridiron. Christian Olsen is no exception.
Traveling to Wake Forest this weekend to compete in the ACC Championships, the Virginia track and field team is confident they can take their performance to the next level and place higher than last year. "I think we have a better team this year obviously than we did last year," Virginia coach Randy Bungard said.
While professional -- and sometimes even varsity -- collegiate athletes play the game just for money or fame, club sport athletes all over the country play for love of the game.
Traveling to Wake Forest this weekend to compete in the ACC Championships, the Virginia track and field team is confident they can take their performance to the next level and place higher than last year. "I think we have a better team this year obviously than we did last year," Virginia coach Randy Bungard said.
After finishing the regular season Sunday against Duke, it took a coin flip to determine where the Cavaliers would be seeded in the ACC tournament.
After playing the role of in-state bully for the past two weeks, the No. 3 women's lacrosse team will once again have the opportunity to pick on someone their own size when they take on the No.
On the strength of senior Tom Hagan's bat and freshman Andrew Carraway's arm, the No. 17 Cavaliers (32-9) routed the visiting VMI Keydets 5-0 last night at Davenport Field. The Virginia offense came out firing on all cylinders in the early going, notching five hits, five walks and all five of the game's runs in the first three innings of play. The Cavalier scoring began in the bottom of the first, when two early walks were followed up by an RBI single by Brandon Guyer and a two-RBI double down the right-field line from Hagan.
Recent athletes who have departed from the Virginia athletic department have been making a splash all over the country.
The NFL Draft is next weekend -- did you know that? If you are an ESPN watcher, espn.com checker or ESPN the Magazine reader, then that is as silly a question as asking if Jack Bauer could kill you with his bare hands.
The Virginia Cavaliers (31-9, 11-7 ACC) look to extend their winning streak to seven games against VMI today.
While I will not try to steal Larry Sabato's thunder, I have recently felt it appropriate to take a peak into the Virginia sports crystal ball.
Virginia ties for regular season ACC title After defeating Duke 5-2 at Ambler Tennis Stadium, Virginia has tied Duke and Miami for the regular season title in the ACC. The Cavaliers fell behind early, losing the doubles point for the first time in 14 matches.
After taking two of three games from Maryland on the road over the weekend, the Virginia softball team will travel to Farmville, Va.
Donning the green jacket for the second time in three years, Phil Mickelson is living the golfer's dream after his Masters victory Sunday.
Over the weekend at the Milton G. Abramson/Lou Onesty Invitational, the Virginia track and field team won eight titles and had three athletes qualify to compete at Regionals. The Cavaliers hosted 1,200 athletes from more than 75 schools at Lannigan Field where events began Friday afternoon and concluded Saturday evening. In the discus, Virginia excelled in both the men's and women's competitions.
In the third quarter of the University of Virginia's win over Johns Hopkins University, the Public Address announcer proudly announced "Beat the Record" Night for attendance would be April 15 when Virginia (11-0) would take on the Duke Blue Devils. Well, the record will not be broken.