Two weeks ago, it would have been no contest, but now I have to ask: Who has the best fans, sports or politics?
As he heads into Saturday's game at Virginia, N.C. State quarterback Philip Rivers is the current ACC Rookie of the Week. For some freshmen, that award could be the pinnacle of their first season, but for Rivers, this is the seventh time in nine chances that he has won that honor.
Fresh off a disheartening overtime loss to North Carolina in the finals of the ACC Tournament, the Virginia men's soccer team grabbed the fifth seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
What's in a name? Pete Gillen and the Virginia men's basketball team hope a lot. Newly signed high school power forward Elton Brown has a similar name - and the Cavs hope an equally effective game - as former Duke star Elton Brand. Brown, a senior at Warwick High in Newport News, Va., compares favorably to Brand, the No.
Boo-hoo, they cry. The Cavs will never compete for an ACC title - let alone a national one - until they get a true center, a 6-11, 7-foot monster who can swat shots and dominate the paint. Oh please.
Plenty of guys in his shoes would be more than content, but Byron Thweatt is decidedly frustrated. The senior outside linebacker leads Virginia in tackles as he rides down the home stretch of an exceptional collegiate career, but none of that matters much to him.
Two days ago, the Virginia women's cross country team came back from the NCAA Southeast Regionals meet in Furman, S.C., believing they were going to take their first trip to NCAA Nationals in five years. The Cavs finished fifth in the region, three spots away from automatically qualifying for Nationals in Ames, Iowa.
Rather than make excuses for Thursday's shutout loss to Georgia Tech, Virginia football coach George Welsh acknowledged his team's lackluster play and chose his words carefully when forecasting its upcoming match against N.C.
I've heard many a hypothesis as to how a football program ranked as high as sixth can so precipitously plummet in just two short seasons - how a team borderline elite and perennially powerful only 24 months ago can morph into mediocrity, or even worse, outright abomination. There's always the "superstar" theory, which informs Virginia fans that without Shawn Moore dissecting opposing defenses and Chris Slade destroying anyone in his radar, the Cavaliers simply cannot compete.
After competing with its top wrestlers Saturday against James Madison, Virginia wrestling gave some of its non-starters a chance Sunday at the 11th Annual Keydet Invitational at Washington and Lee's Warner Center. Saturday, the Cavs used seven straight victories to rout James Madison, 26-10, in their first meet. Related Links Cavalier Daily Wrestling Official ACC women's Cavalier Daily Basketball FSU Football page   Freshman Ryan Stewart - one of only two Cavaliers who lost against JMU - regrouped with four wins at Keydet.
The Cavalier men's cross country team finished fifth at the NCAA Southeast Regional Saturday in Furman, S.C. Led by a fifth place finish by Bobby Thiele, the Cavs finished with a team score of 146, just behind Wake Forest's 143.
NORFOLK, Va.-In a tough battle on Old Dominion's Foreman Field Saturday, the 2000 campaign for the No.
The Virginia men's basketball team came out hot, led by the inspired play of Stephane Dondon, and defeated the Nantucket Nectars 95-80 in its final exhibition game. Dondon appeared in the starting lineup because Adam Hall sat out nursing a knee injury.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-In a thrilling overtime finish yesterday, the Virginia men's soccer team lost to top-seeded North Carolina, 1-0, in a hard-fought ACC Championship final at Wake Forest's Spry Stadium. A captivating goal by North Carolina's Caleb Norkus, the tournament MVP, ended the contest just 13 seconds into the extra period. In Friday's semifinal match, second-seeded Virginia (15-5-1) soundly defeated Duke, the defending conference champs, 3-0 to advance.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-In yesterday's overtime period, Virginia goalkeeper David Comfort did everything he could to bail the Virginia men's soccer team out of another close game. Another spectacular save was in order as North Carolina forward Caleb Norkus readied a shot from six yards out.
Who needs nails when you get to see as exciting a game as last night's second round Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament?
The Virginia women's basketball team had to gut it out last night against George Washington. That much is obvious from the 72-66 final score.
They made it look so easy. The Virginia women's soccer team handily defeated North Carolina-Greensboro Saturday night 6-1 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Spartans came into the match already the underdog.
After suffering a disappointing 89-88 loss to the London Leopards in its exhibition opener Saturday, the Virginia men's basketball team is hungry for a win in its second and final preseason game.
ATLANTA-So much for Virginia's "benefit of a bye week" theory. The Cavalier football team looked out of sync and overmatched for the majority of its 35-0 loss to Georgia Tech last night.
