HARRISONBURG -- Maybe it was the fact that it was a night game.Maybe it was the fact that it was also a game between two longstanding rivals.Or maybe it was the fact that Duke Dog, the JMU mascot (voted No.
The University of Virginia and Virginia Tech will be kicking off the Commonwealth Challenge during the 2005-2006 academic year. The Commonwealth Challenge is a series of competitions involving teams from each school's athletic program, aimed at promoting good sportsmanship and friendly competition among the two rivals.
At 8:30 this morning, the Virginia men's soccer team will gather at the U-Hall parking lot to board a bus for the airport.
The humidity on Sunday was so thick it seemed that the air was almost solid. The temperature was hovering in the upper 80s and maybe even reached the lower 90s.
At certain positions, Virginia is loaded with experience. D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Brad Butler, Marques Hagans, Wali Lundy, Ahmad Brooks, Kai Parham, Brennan Schmidt... The list of familiar faces is easy to draw. But if you dip your bucket into the well looking for experience from the wide receiver position, you're going to find yourself with some pretty parched lips. Ottowa Anderson may have enough tenure to fill up your glass, but he hasn't played a down of football since the Continental Tire Bowl against Pittsburgh in 2003.
Maybe it's my Southern upbringing. Maybe I'm a softie for that first-day-of-classes mentality. Maybe I'm breaking all the rules. But I cannot start my first column here at Mr. Jefferson's University without telling you a little bit about myself.
It's early July, and while most University students are busy working for minimum wage, Shannon Davis is in Salt Lake City steamrolling some of the best club volleyball players in the nation. Davis, a freshman who will compete for the starting middle position over the next few weeks, comes to Virginia with a little more experience than the average recruit.
Chip Kline, an assistant head coach for the University of Tennessee men's swimming team for the past five years, was hired as an assistant swimming coach at the University.
In the Aug. 25 Sports article, "Cavaliers lack scoring, punch, tie Eagles," Nino DiMaggio was incorrectly named "Nick." His full name is Antonino DiMaggio. In the Aug.
For many Americans, soccer is something foreign. Many see it as a European game that will never catch on in the United States.
With the June 4 Major League Baseball draft just three days away, former Virginia third baseman Ryan Zimmerman managed one final hit in four plate appearances to end his collegiate career. Despite much speculation, Zimmerman's spot in the draft was not assured until his name was announced on draft day.
Ali, Tiger, Michael, Pele ... and now Lance. There exists an elite group of athletes who people refer to by simply a first name.
Tony Franklin finally may have found his home on the Virginia football team. The team journeyman, Franklin will most likely spend significant time at safety in 2005, following a season and a half of starting at cornerback. Franklin entered Virginia as a highly touted running back from St.
The Virginia field hockey team opened the season with two strong showings this weekend, defeating Virginia Commonwealth 3-0 Saturday before thrashing Ball State 7-1 yesterday. Headlining the victory over the Rams was junior Mia Link, who scored twice to become only the third Cavalier to reach 50 points in her career. Head Coach Jess Wilk said she was pleased with the team's opening performance but acknowledged that there was room for improvement heading into Sunday's contest. "I think we can move even quicker and be a little bit more of a threat," Wilk said. Senior Katie Phillips took that message to heart, picking up where she left off last year when she was second on the team in goals.
The day was clear and sunny for the women's soccer game at Klöckner field, but West Virginia's defense was like a cloud of fog the Cavaliers just couldn't work through.
In 1999, offensive coordinator Mike Martz and the St. Louis Rams won the Super Bowl behind what came to be known as "The Greatest Show on Turf." Predicated on attacking at all costs, the Rams were led by grocery-store-stocker-turned-quarterback Kurt Warner. In 2005, head women's soccer coach Steve Swanson and the Cavaliers are hoping for similar success with similar personnel.
There is one main difference in the level of preseason hype that has been made over the Virginia football team in the past two seasons. Last year, it existed in plentiful amounts -- and was proven wrong. This year, it exists in moderation -- so it will be hard for this season to fall short of expectations. But of all the question marks being thrown out as Sept.
Emily Kirkwood doesn't need your attention. In the world of volleyball, eyes will always be drawn to the leaping hitters and diving defensive specialists.
The women's tennis program continued its rebuilding yesterday with the addition of assistant coach Troy Porco. Porco, who spent his last eight years at the University of Auburn, joins the staff of recently-hired head coach, Mark Guilbeau.
He complains about his salary when he makes tens of millions of dollars. He signs a sleazy agent and threatens to hold out.
