A few days ago, a desperate last-second shot from inside half court nearly won a basketball game for the Virginia Cavaliers (11-8, 5-4 ACC). Saturday, a similar shot almost cost the Cavaliers a game against Wake Forest (12-10, 1-8 ACC). Moments after J.R.
My dad and I firmly believe there are two ways to pick the winner of a Super Bowl, or any sporting event, if your team is not in the game.
With two top-10 ranked players and one recently named ACC Player of the Week, the No. 7 Virginia men's tennis team continues its demanding schedule with tomorrow's home match against No.
The Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams will travel to Maryland for their last dual meet of the regular season Saturday.
To the outside observer, it would seem like the Virginia Cavaliers (10-8, 4-4 ACC) are entering a crucial stretch in conference play beginning with Saturday's game against Wake Forest (12-9, 1-7 ACC). The Cavaliers own a .500 conference record and could take advantage of upcoming games to improve their standing in the conference.
In the first few seconds of the game, it looked as if both Virginia (13-7, 2-6) and Virginia Tech (15-5, 2-5) would run each other off the court.
The caption for the photo accompanying the Feb. 1 article "Bernstein earns 100th career victory in UNC win" said the photo depicted Cavaliers head wrestling coach Lenny Bernstein.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- With Virginia trailing 66-64 with 3.2 seconds left, N.C. State guard Engin Atsur missed the front end of a one-and-one and Virginia forward Jason Cain pulled down the rebound and quickly got the ball to point guard Sean Singletary.
Tonight the Virginia women's basketball team looks to add another tally to Virginia's lead in the Commonwealth Challenge when it faces Virginia Tech at 7 p.m.
RALEIGH N.C. -- There really is nothing positive to say about Virginia's loss to N.C. State, unless you count losing to the No.
With three new coaches already hired and 24 recruits signed Wednesday, there will be quite a few new faces in the Virginia football program.
Al Groh was on a roll there for awhile. A Grohl, if you will. For three straight years the Virginia coach secured the commitment of the No.
Coaching is a very difficult and important aspect of collegiate sports. Nobody knows that better than the members of the Virginia women's basketball coaching staff.
It's the week before the Super Bowl, where America's beloved sportswriters love to squeeze every ounce of "hype" out of the word "hyperbole." In past years, I have been down with this.
When the Cavaliers (10-7, 4-3 ACC) take the floor tonight against No. 18 N.C. State (16-4, 5-2 ACC) at the RBC Center in Raleigh, they may feel that they are seeing a familiar sight.
The Virginia wrestling team opened its ACC slate this past weekend, coming away with a 27-10 win over North Carolina Friday night and a 25-15 win over in-state rival Virginia Tech Saturday. "It was good to get them under our belt," 133-pound wrestler Eric Albright said.
Of the many possible athletic activities available to Virginia students year-round, a handful of students choose to subject their bodies to the physical challenges of ice hockey for "the love of the game." The Virginia men's ice hockey club trains long before their season begins -- in the chilly days of September -- and ends in the warmer spring days of March.
At the start of our term as the new sports editors, it seems only fitting to share which games we'll be looking forward to the most.
While tour guides often harp on the marvelous traditions that this fine University has embraced, one tradition is often ignored in the U-guide speech.
Resiliency is one of the most important attributes for a team while navigating through the highs and lows of the ACC regular season.
