February is my favorite month of the year. Not December, with its holiday spirit, or any of the spring and summer months where we actually see the sun.
When the Cavaliers face Virginia Commonwealth University at home today at 3:00, they hope to play with more intensity than they did last Wednesday. In their 5-1 loss to Old Dominion, many players felt lackluster intensity at the previous day's practice was a key factor in the loss.
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- If Virginia (13-10, 6-6 ACC) is going to sneak into the NCAA Tournament, the margin for error is getting smaller by the day. The Cavaliers were out-played and out-hustled Saturday afternoon in a resounding 76-62 loss at Florida State (16-7, 6-6). The Seminoles took the lead 25 seconds in and never gave it up, giving Virginia its fourth consecutive ACC road loss. Florida State "set the tone very early," Virginia coach Dave Leitao said.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Tallahassee has become my personal den of disappointment. In the fall of 2004, I traveled here on the Team Cavalier bus to witness Florida State's 36-3 drubbing of Virginia in Doak Campbell Stadium.
The Virginia baseball team started slow, but they picked up in a hurry. Down 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth, the Cavaliers exploded for six runs and then scored five in the sixth inning for a 13-3 victory over Towson.
The Virginia wrestling team's victory over Maryland Friday night earned them a spot alongside the Terrapins at the top of the ACC.
The third-ranked Virginia men's lacrosse team will look to get its season off to the right start as they take on the Drexel Dragons this Saturday in Philadelphia, Pa.
Non-conference games late in the season usually are matchups that will prepare a team for postseason tournaments.
The Olympics have been going on for a week now and nobody cares. Every television analyst will agree.
After being limited to one run on seven hits in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to Old Dominion, Virginia (2-1) will look to jumpstart its offense during this weekend's three-game series against Towson.
This weekend is Virginia's last chance to fine tune its competitive edge before heading to the ACC Indoor Championships next weekend. The Cavaliers will be traveling to Blacksburg each of the next two weekends -- the ACCs will be held there, as well as this weekend's Virginia Tech Challenge. "The purpose of this meet is to serve as a tune-up for the ACC Championships next weekend at Virginia Tech," coach Randy Bungard said.
Virginia senior third baseman Sara Larquier was selected by the Akron Racers in the second round of the 2006 National Pro Fastpitch Senior Draft Feb.
Maybe Virginia shouldn't schedule Old Dominion for its home opener in the future. After tying Old Dominion in the 2000 home opener 14-14, the Cavaliers fell to the Monarchs 5-1 in this year's home opener. In contrast to last year when the Cavaliers jumped out to a 6-2 lead after two innings, the Monarchs soared ahead 5-0 in the first three innings.
It was only a few days before Virginia's home opener against Old Dominion, yet heavy snow was falling from the Charlottesville sky.
Coming off a series of fiercely competitive conference battles, Virginia finally played a game whose outcome was never in doubt.
Hey, does anyone else remember the television show "Quantum Leap"? You know the one where Scott Bakula played a scientist who "leaped" into people's bodies and could not leave until he solved some major problem?
The University softball team begins its season this weekend with five games in three days at the Triangle Classic in Chapel Hill, N.C. Leading the team in 2006 will be senior captains Jackie Greer, Erin Horn, Jessica Taylor and Sara Larquier.
Last year, the Maryland women's swimming and diving team took Virginia by surprise, and took the ACC title along with them.
Maybe it was the season sweep over hated, despicable rival Virginia Tech. Maybe it was the snow. Maybe it was the fact that 11 games into the ACC schedule, the Virginia men's basketball team is keeping its head above water at 6-5. But for one reason or another, I have had more random conversations and startling talks about Virginia basketball this past weekend than I have had in a long time.
Crunch time has arrived in the ACC men's basketball world. As the calendar moves closer to March, the mad scramble for NCAA Tournament bids should only intensify.
