With its 2001 schedule as one of the most demanding in school history - Sports Illustrated ranked it No.
In the end, the University did not have to look very far to find a new athletics director. At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, University President John T.
The latest era of Virginia football, new helmets and all, begins Saturday against No. 22 Wisconsin in the Eddie Robinson Classic.
After a breakout 2000-20001 season, Virginia junior guard Roger Mason Jr. was named to the 2001 USA Basketball Men's World University Games team on Aug.
At the ninth FINA World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, former Virginia swimming star Ed Moses finished sixth in the finals of the 50-meter breastroke on July 29.
After playing through multiple injuries in a grueling sophomore season last year, Virginia men's basketball star Travis Watson needed a break.
Now it's time for the hard part. The Virginia men's basketball team surprised most people with its 20-9 record and fourth-place finish in the ACC last season.
Never mind that it's a big step for the game of soccer. Forget the fact that it's huge for women's sports.
Call it a new era, call it an overhaul or simply call it a coaching change, but the hiring of Virginia football coach Al Groh is the buzz of the Cavalier sports community.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla.-The only thing more nerve-racking than a 280-pound Florida State defensive end bursting around the corner on your blind side is standing over a three-foot birdie putt to win the hole as Seminole coach Bobby Bowden watches from the fringe. Several dozen members of the Bowden clan trade the rigors of college coaching and recruiting for the sandy beaches and grassy greens of Panama City Beach, Fla., for two weeks every year. After arriving in the Florida panhandle one late June day, I was fortunate enough to share a round of golf with the four Bowden sons and their father to see what the cameras could never show: an inside look at the "First Family of College Football." Everyone knows that Bobby Bowden paces the Florida State sideline and created one of the greatest dynasties that sports - professional or collegiate - has ever seen.
A look at the win-loss records indicates that the 2000-2001 season was one of the Virginia athletics program's worst in recent memory.
Former Virginia swimmer Ed Moses placed third in the 100-meter breaststroke of the FINA world swimming championship in Fukuoka, Japan, on Tuesday.
As the Virginia men's soccer team looks toward the coming season, it sees two lofty goals: the ACC and NCAA championships.
A look at the win-loss records indicates that the 2000-2001 season was one of the Virginia athletics program's worst in recent memory.
Call it a new era, call it an overhaul or simply call it a coaching change, but the hiring of Virginia football coach Al Groh is the buzz of the Cavalier sports community.
After the Board of Visitors authorized strategic planning for a new basketball facility in October 1998, the Virginia athletics department did some preliminary work, such as discuss possible sites and designs, to plan for the arena.
According to Virginia football coach Al Groh, college football hasn't changed much after 35 years.
For Virginia football recruit Patrick Estes, it was a lifelong dream that could not wait. One month before the 2001-02 academic year begins on Aug.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla.-The only thing more nerve-racking than a 280-pound Florida State defensive end bursting around the corner on your blind side is standing over a three-foot birdie putt to win the hole as Seminole coach Bobby Bowden watches from the fringe. Several dozen members of the Bowden clan trade the rigors of college coaching and recruiting for the sandy beaches and grassy greens of Panama City Beach, Fla., for two weeks every year. After arriving in the Florida panhandle one late June day, I was fortunate enough to share a round of golf with the four Bowden sons and their father to see what the cameras could never show: an inside look at the "First Family of College Football." Everyone knows that Bobby Bowden paces the Florida State sideline and created one of the greatest dynasties that sports - professional or collegiate - has ever seen.
The summer months are frequently disparaged as sports' dog days, and deservedly so. From mid-June until early August, every mainstream game save baseball decides to hibernate, leaving casual fans and ardent zealots alike with a sporting landscape rivaled in its exhilaration by "Meet the Press" marathons. But not this summer. Conspiracy theorists are running out from the hills of Montana and onto sports pages nationwide.
