The postseason hopes of the Virginia Cavaliers were given a tremendous boost last night with a 72-58 win over No.11 Boston College (21-6, 8-5 ACC) in the penultimate game at University Hall.
As we head towards that time of year when watching sports on TV becomes one of my specialties (with March Madness, the Masters, the NFL draft and the NBA playoffs rapidly approaching), I have replayed a disturbing imaginative conversation in my head almost every day. And I'm not concerned that I have complex conversations in my head -
Within the span of three days, Virginia has experienced the lowest of lows and the highest of highs.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team is off to a 2-0 start this season, partly because of the continued offensive proficiency of senior attacker Matt Ward.
As of yesterday, the United States has won a total of 15 medals in the Winter Olympics, including seven gold medals, five silver medals and three bronze medals.
If there ever were a time for this year's men's basketball team to take a stand to salvage its season, this evening's home contest against No.
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.
