Alas, the Virginia football team ... or what's left of the hamstrung hodgepodge after Dan Ellis' right leg crumpled beneath him, has the week off. So the way I figure it, so too does this lowly columnist proudly bearing the moniker "big-money sport tycoon" across his chest.
Antwoine Womack probably de-served to get recognition from the ACC for pounding Wake Forest with a career-high 180 rushing yards last week, but Chris Weinke was honored instead.
"Recruiting? Do you really want me to go back that far? When I first saw her play during her junior year in high school, I actually crossed her off my list." Maybe not the first thing an athlete wants to hear out of her coach's mouth, but for freshman volleyballer Paige Davis, Virginia coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton's confession is defining.
Imagine waking up at 5:30 every weekday, then rolling out of bed to head to 45 minutes of stretching and aerobic warmups.
The Virginia men's soccer team has earned a nine-day break after surviving consecutive double-overtime games.
Virginia coach George Welsh has received his fair share of criticism this season, but the man deserves more credit than he gets.
It's the same story once more for the Virginia women's volleyball team. The Cavaliers (8-9, 4-3 ACC) split a pair of games this weekend at home after doing the same last weekend on the road.
Despite losing quarterback Dan Ellis to an injury near the end of the first half, Virginia held off a persistent Maryland squad for a 31-23 victory Saturday at Scott Stadium. Virginia stuck to the usual game plan this week: strike early and often and hope the defense hangs on. The offense scored a season-high 28 points in the first half, including three rushing touchdowns by junior running back Tyree Foreman.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -The Virginia women's soccer team's road game against Maryland Friday was a tale of two halves.
Led by seniors Katie Jones and Deanna Zwarich, the Cavalier women's volleyball team will host N.C.
Virginia looks to take its ninth straight win against Maryland tomorrow, but the Terps, led by onetime Heisman hopeful LaMont Jordan, hope for revenge after a devastating last-second loss to the Cavs a year ago.
Thank heavens for George Washington. Six days ago the Virginia women's soccer team was frustrated after an oh-so-close 2-1 loss to No.
The Cavalier men's soccer team will face uncharted territory tonight as it hosts No. 24 Fairfield at Kl
Once again, JMU stood for Just Missed U.Va. In a double overtime thriller, James Madison lost for the first time this season, 3-2, to the Virginia men's soccer team.
The Virginia men's basketball team received a verbal commitment from 6-foot-3 guard Jermaine Harper yesterday, but waved goodbye to two prominent targets.
Make no doubt about it. LaMont Jordan is the staple of the Maryland offense. He is the Terrapins' all-time rusher and all-purpose yardage leader.
The Virginia field hockey team had two reasons to celebrate last night. Not only was it coach Jessica Wilk's birthday, but the team rebounded from a loss to No.
The Cavalier field hockey team continued its struggle against top teams with a 5-0 loss to No. 1 Maryland Sunday, but Virginia must now try to rebound against Virginia Commonwealth tonight at 7 p.m.
Did I miss something? Did someone announce George Welsh was getting fired? Maybe I'm out of the loop. I've read the now infamous letter Virginia athletics director Terry Holland wrote to the increasingly cantankerous Cavalier fans last week.
The No. 8 Virginia men's soccer team will face a tough test tonight when it takes on the No. 13 James Madison Dukes at 7 p.m.
