Baseball may have recently been eliminated from the Olympic lineup, but there are still opportunities for American ballplayers to represent their nation in international competition. For the second consecutive year, a Virginia baseball player has been selected to play for the Team USA baseball squad.
After initial resistance from men's lacrosse team officials, Virginia granted attackman Joe Yevoli a release last week, allowing him to contact other schools regarding the possibility of transferring for his senior season.
After an impressive performance at a University of Virginia football camp earlier this summer, Al Groh and his staff decided to offer one of its 25 scholarships for the 2006 season to Nate Collins, the Richmond Times Dispatch reported Saturday. The 6-foot-2, 265-pound Port Chester, N.Y.
It cheers our hearts and warms our blood to hear them shout and roar. These words should be very familiar to any U.
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Karen Johns was hired as the new softball coach June 29 after five successful seasons coaching at the University of Florida.
Virginia freshman baseball player Sean Doolittle was named to the 2005 USA Baseball National Team Friday.
In the world of revenue varsity sports, competitions such as cycling often go unheard. Football and basketball generate tremendous revenue and thus, tremendous media coverage and attention. Members of the Virginia Club Cycling Team are often spotted riding around grounds wearing training kits and training vigorously.
Sometimes the road to greatness surpasses the accomplishment itself.Trophies and medals leave fans with only a name and no real description about the champion.
The Virginia football team got their eighth commitment for the class of 2006 last Friday when offensive lineman B.J.
Virginia football recruit Kevin Crawford, a 6'3", 275-pound defensive lineman from Woodbridge, Va., will be admitted to Virginia this summer pending NCAA Clearinghouse approval, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Wednesday. Crawford described his academic standing as "a little shaky," but said he had been told to report to U.
Offensive tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson and linebacker Ahmad Brooks were both recognized as one of the top players at their respective positions this past week, with Ferguson listed as an Outland Trophy finalist and Brooks named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list. A three-year starter and first-team All-ACC honoree in 2004, Ferguson is one of 36 candidates for the trophy, given to the nation's best interior offensive or defensive lineman.
If what they say about good things taking time is true, then Virginia basketball fans have reason to believe things may be looking up. After a coaching search that took over a month to complete, Athletic Director Craig Littlepage hired DePaul's Dave Leitao to replace Pete Gillen.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- When rivalries are mentioned, most people think of the Yankees and the Red Sox, the Cowboys and the Redskins or Notre Dame and USC.
Al Groh received his seventh verbal commitment for the 2006-07 season, as rising high school senior Chris Dalton chose to commit to the Cavaliers, according to the Roanoke Times. The 6'2", 162-pound wide receiver from Statesville, N.C.
It didn't take him very long. In less than three months on the job, new men's basketball coach Dave Leitao -- the man in charge of making Virginia hoops matter again -- has already begun to rekindle the imagination of a demoralized fan base, as well as create a national buzz around his program.
Early in the morning, when the typical college student is still fast asleep, sophomore Virginia golfer Leah Wigger can be found walking the greens of Birdwood Golf Course with her eyes closed.
Although Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden said he would be optioned to Class AA Harrisburg, former Virginia third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was sent to Class A Savannah instead. Zimmerman was the fourth pick overall in the June 7 Major League draft and decided to forgo his final year of eligibility and sign a 2.975 million dollar contract with Washington and begin his professional career. A news release on MLB.com said the club wanted to start Zimmerman slowly before moving him up to the higher levels of the organization. Zimmerman took the field for Savannah for the first time on Tuesday night when the Sand Gnats took on the Charleston River Dogs.
For the first time in its history this past year, the Virginia men's tennis team had entered a season as a serious threat to win the national championship, a force to reckon with among tennis's elite.
