The biggest secret on Grounds is not Coach Groh's pre-preseason favorite for starting quarterback, it's not Virginia wrestler Scott Moore's invincibility on the mat and it's not even the mysterious reasoning behind Pete Gillen's offensive schemes.
The No. 33 Virginia women's tennis team suffered their second loss of the season, 4-3, Sunday against the University of Pennsylvania. No.
Despite a weekend that included the Daytona 500, the NBA All-Star game and a plethora of exciting college basketball match-ups, the talk of the sports world was the blockbuster trade between Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers and New York Yankees. After Bud "the Nutty Professor" Selig gave his stamp of approval from the Commissioner's Office yesterday, reigning American Leauge MVP Alex Rodriguez officially became the next hall-of-famer to don the famous pinstripes.
Virginia will continue its fight to stay alive in the ACC with a trip to Tallahassee to face Florida State tonight.
The Cavalier women's tennis team traveled to Princeton Saturday and defeated the Tigers 6-1. The victory was the fifth straight for Virginia, including two straight wins against Ivy League schools after last weekend's triumph over Brown. In the singles matches, No.
The Cavalier wresting team narrowly defeated N.C. State but lost to Duke later Saturday night in two dual meets held in Raleigh and Durham. Facing the Wolfpack, Virginia won 22-21 as a team after 133-pound Steve Hromada prevailed 7-6 in the final seconds over N.C.
The Virginia men's tennis team showed N.C. State that, even on Valentine's Day, love can be cruel. The Cavaliers (7-0, 1-0 ACC) cruised to a seven-love shoutout victory over the Wolfpack (2-3, 1-1) in their first ACC match of the season.
I'm glad I was there. Not only did I see Todd Billet drill what was possibly the biggest three-pointer of his career.
Through 60 minutes of biting wind yesterday at University Hall Turf Field, a rowdy Hoyas team controlled the game, and the Cavaliers were unofficially defeated by their rivals from the nation's capital, 8-5.
The Virginia women's basketball team allowed a 12-point lead over N.C. State Sunday to cause Cavalier complacency, which, in turn, led to a 72-67 Wolfpack win at University Hall. Led by junior forwards Jocelyn Logan-Friend and LaTonya Blue, the Cavaliers went on a 16-2 run to go up by 12 points with 11 minutes to go in the second half. Virginia (12-12, 5-7 ACC) was unable to sustain their energy after a media timeout interrupted their run. "After that timeout it just felt like they had the momentum and they hadn't even done anything to get it," senior guard Anna Prillaman said.
He had not hit a shot all afternoon. But Saturday, with less than three seconds on the clock and the game on the line, senior captain Todd Billet nailed a go-ahead three-pointer, catapulting Virginia to an 82-80 home victory over No.
Box out, ladies! Put your butt on her, control her with your hips, and don't let her get the rebound!
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Virginia baseball team tore into the season with an offensive explosion -
The No. 29 Virginia men's tennis team begins its ACC schedule tomorrow when unranked N.C. State comes to the Boar's Head Sports Club.
The Virginia women's basketball team three-game win streak was snapped Thursday night in Atlanta, as the Cavaliers fell 65-55 to Georgia Tech.
A new era in Virginia baseball begins tomorrow in Greensboro when rookie head coach Brian O'Connor leads his team into action against North Carolina A&T.
This weekend, the No. 31 Virginia women's tennis team will face two daunting Ivy League opponents, both matches away from the comfort of a home court. The Cavaliers (5-1) will start their intense weekend Saturday with a match at Princeton (0-0), and then follow up Sunday at Penn (2-0). "We feel pretty good on the road," coach Phil Rogers said.
Tomorrow the Cavaliers head south for their first in-conference action since a victory against North Carolina three weeks ago.
Is there a doctor in the house? Seriously, the Virginia basketball team (14-9, 2-8 ACC) could use someone who knows how to stop the bleeding of a five-game conference losing streak before No.
The University of Toledo will induct Cavalier head softball coach Cheryl Sprangel into its Varsity 'T' Hall of Fame Feb.
