In a press conference yesterday, American University Director of Athletics Lee McElroy announced that former Virginia men's basketball coach Jeff Jones has signed a five-year contract to coach the Eagles. Jones, who served as an associate head coach at Rhode Island this season, coached the Cavaliers from 1990-98.
NEW YORK-Shortly after NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue announced Courtney Brown as Cleveland's selection with the No.
As the finishing touches are being applied to Scott Stadium, the Virginia football team's makeover continued Friday night at Klöckner Stadium in the annual spring game.
The Virginia women's and men's track and field teams had no problems wowing the home crowd with impressive first- and second-place team finishes at the Lou Onesty/Milton G.
NEW YORK-He wasn't the first running back chosen, but that didn't make Thomas Jones' selection any less sweet. A long road came to an end for the senior tailback Saturday when the Arizona Cardinals selected him seventh overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. "It feels really good to have all that stuff over," Jones said.
The Virginia men's tennis team split its matches against the ACC's top two teams this weekend by falling to No.
While Duke attackman T.J. Durnan was carrying the hopes of the Blue Devils, the stars of the Virginia men's lacrosse team were content to share the wealth. Durnan scored four goals, twice as many as any other player, but the No.
Two University Jefferson Scholars met Friday with the Alumni Association Board of Managers to discuss how to bring the scholarship program in compliance with NCAA regulations. Third-year wrestler Jason Bernd and third-year rower Jen Blomberg were suspended from competing with their varsity teams after the Virginia Athletic Department ruled the Jefferson Scholarship to be impermissible financial aid in late January. The scholarship was deemed non-compliant because it is run solely by the Jefferson Scholars foundation without oversight from the University Financial Aid Office.
The Virginia softball team moved out of last place in the ACC by winning both ends of a doubleheader against Georgia Tech in Atlanta Saturday. Related Links Virginia softball Georgia Tech softball Virginia women's tennis NC State women's tennis Wake Forest women's tennis Virginia baseball   Six players collected hits for Virginia (21-33, 2-2 ACC) in a 4-2 victory in the first game.
In addition to star running back Thomas Jones, the Virginia football team hopes to graduate as many as 10 players to the National Football League in this weekend's NFL draft.
Former Virginia women's basketball star Dawn Staley was named the new head women's basketball coach at Temple University yesterday. Staley, who played at Virginia from 1989 to 1992, led the Cavaliers to four NCAA Tournaments and three appearances in the Final Four.
Thomas Jones is sick of the comparisons. First the gridiron experts likened him to Tiki Barber, his predecessor in the Cavalier backfield.
Nearly four months after he vowed to "reinvent the corporation" following a 63-21 debacle in the MicronPC.com Bowl, George Welsh quells any commotion that his promised overhaul will start with his quarterback. Dan Ellis remains his point man. The same can't be said for the backup job, where a pair of diametrically opposed freshmen candidates, strong-armed Matt Schaub and fleet-footed Bryson Spinner, are deadlocked in a duel to be the man.
In a game characterized by battles and heroes, fierce struggles and endless thrillers are likely in lacrosse.
One year before Ronald Curry's infamous decision to attend North Carolina, it was Virginia that plucked two prominent tennis players from the Tar Heels' backyard. From 1996-1997, Huntley Montgomery and Brian Hunter starred for Chapel Hill High School's perennially powerful tennis team.
BLACKSBURG-It was a tale of two halves for the Virginia women's lacrosse team yesterday at Virginia Tech, featuring only the best of times. The Cavaliers put on a clinic at Rector Field House, defeating the Hokies 17-9.
The Virginia softball team split a doubleheader against Campbell yesterday at The Park. After falling 3-2 in the first game, Cav senior Chrissy Quinn tossed a three-hit shutout in a 5-0 Cavalier victory. Quinn allowed three singles, struck out 10 and walked only one to earn her seventh victory.
This weekend I had an interesting idea for a new soap opera. It went something like this: Trapped in paradise, 50-some-odd anonymous white men, most stricken with pattern baldness and Gus Burger guts, a boy wonder named Tiger and a Fiji native exorcise life's frustrations by beating a little white ball senseless. I could already hear the cash register cha-chinging.
Six weeks into spring practice, most college soccer coaches have freed themselves of the anxieties of recruiting.
Freshman heavyweight wrestler Josh Etu took first place in both the University Greco-Roman and University Freestyle Championships at the 2000 University National Championships last weekend. By defeating Oregon State's Andy Bowlby, a top-10 Olympic prospect, for the Greco-Roman title, Etu became the first wrestler in Virginia history to win the University National Championships. Etu went on to best Ohio All-American Tim Courtad to take the freestyle title. Overall, Etu went 3-0 in Greco-Roman competition and 5-0 in freestyle matches in the tournament held at Northwestern University.
