A NATIONAL Football League running back was once quoted as saying: "I want to rush for 1,000 to 1,500 yards, whichever comes first." There is similarity in that pearl of wisdom to the National Basketball Association star center who reportedly couldn't remember if he visited the Parthenon when he was in Greece, because, "I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to."
Sports stars say some interesting things. That's one reason why sports reporting can be highly readable.
Newspaper sports departments have long been referenced as "toy factories," because sports reporters writers are generally having fun writing about people and the games they play. But good sports writers are good writers
Read More
GARVIE: Commend the University’s continuous care for the environment
By Adeline Garvie | 9 hours agoWe must applaud the University for the efforts they are continuously making to be more sustainable.
CARTER: Did anyone actually want VERVE?
By Nathaniel Carter | April 19, 2025While VERVE may shift student demand closer to Grounds, whether housing market effects will outweigh the harms of the University’s expanding presence is a gamble Charlottesville residents may not wish to take.
SCHENBERG: Our foreign students and colleagues deserve better
April 18, 2025I pray that we will not persecute now and atone later.
