I hate J.J. Redick. Well, hate is such a strong word. But if I were picking a team of five non-Virginia ACC players I did not like, he would certainly be on it, along with N.C.
Virginia softball coach Cheryl Sprangel is still waiting for her real softball team to show up. After splitting four games last weekend in the Holiday Inn Green and White Tournament (a tournament Virginia viewed as winnable) in Charlotte, N.C., the Cavaliers' spirit is still confident and high.
When I was growing up, I was known in my elementary school as the "baseball kid." Any baseball-related question or argument was always thrown in my direction for resolution.
Junior Darrin Cohen was named ACC Player of the Week for men
For the fifth time this season, Virginia freshman Sean Singletary earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors.
The past few months, it seems like money has dominated sports talk. Whether it's concern about the cut date and franchise tagging in the NFL or the debate over the hard cap in the NHL, money is everywhere. Unfortunately, I am neither a "capologist" nor an economics major, so I can't shed any real light on those major issues.
Imagine having to sit on the sideline watching while your team wins the NCAA championship. For two Virginia women's lacrosse players, that nightmare was a reality.
When the Virginia swimming and diving team's six straight ACC title streak began in 1999, the margin of victory over second-place Florida State was a measly 6.5 points. Last year, the margin of victory over second-place Florida State reached its peak at an astounding 311.5 points. "Over the last couple of years we have pulled away from everybody else," senior Michael Raab said. Based on the performance of the last six years, there is no reason to believe that this year's ACC Championships will not be the same for the Virginia swimming and diving team. The ACC Championships, which begin today in Atlanta, Ga., mark the chance for Virginia to move further into the record books. "This will be, if we are able to win, the second longest ACC winning streak in ACC swimming history, only behind N.C.
After corralling the Bucknell Bison this past weekend, the Virginia baseball team prepares to welcome the Old Dominion Monarchs to Davenport Field this afternoon.
Many Long Island residents thought Will Barrow was crazy for accepting a lacrosse scholarship to Virginia last year. By taking coach Dom Starsia up on his offer, the freshman midfielder turned down full rides to play football at high-profile schools like Maryland and Wisconsin. "When I chose to play at Virginia, the paper in my hometown ran an article that basically said I was crazy for choosing lacrosse," Barrow said.
With his 23 point and nine assist effort against Maryland on Saturday, Sean Singletary took another step toward developing into the kind of point guard who can dominate in the ACC.
The Virginia softball team (4-5) split four games over the weekend at the Holiday Inn Green & White Tournament in Charlotte, NC.
Even though they lost this weekend to Southern Alabama by a close 4-3 score, Virginia women's tennis did it as a team.
Women's basketball player LaTonya Blue and wrestler Paul Bjorlo received player of the week honors from the ACC.
Attention all gentlemen: Do you find yourself missing football season uncontrollably? Feeling a bit whipped after taking your sweetheart out on Valentine's Day?
The No. 9 Virginia men's tennis team defeated three top ten squads this weekend before falling by the score of 4-1 to No.
It was not supposed to happen. All the hard-work, training, preparation and a successful regular season were indications of a promising postseason.
Virginia alumna Wendy Palmer-Daniel was selected to be honored at the 2005 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament in Greensboro, NC, as a member of the inaugural Legends class.
Before the men's lacrosse game between Virginia and Drexel even got started yesterday, the home team got off on the wrong foot.
