[caption id="attachment_42298" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="Despite a slow start in the first set at No.
Last week the No. 17 Virginia women's tennis team drew plenty of confidence from cruising past No. 36 Boston College to begin conference play with a 2-0 record.
For the last four years, senior midfielders Shamel and Rhamel Bratton have thrilled Virginia fans with their impressive on-field play.
The No. 3 Virginia baseball team blanked Towson by a 6-0 margin Tuesday night and a 5-0 margin last night to sweep the Tigers in a two-game midweek series.
If you ever find yourself facing an NCAA investigation, I've got some advice for you - deny 'til you die. At least, that's the tactic the NCAA seems to prefer in its most recent, high-profile coaching investigations involving Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel and Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl. Tressel was fined $250,000 and suspended for two games - during which the Buckeyes will face off against "perennial powerhouses" such as Akron and Toledo - for covering up several of his players' misdeeds.
The Virginia softball team has taken an unorthodox approach in preparation for its afternoon home showdown against non-conference foe Georgetown.
[caption id="attachment_42193" align="alignleft" width="247" caption="Junior midfielder Julie Gardner totalled two goals and three assists against William & Mary and three goals and one assist against Princeton last week to help Virginia win both closely contested home matches.
In 1985, the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted outfielder Barry Bonds out of Arizona State University with the sixth overall pick in the Major League Baseball amateur draft.
[caption id="attachment_42181" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Scot Robison is seeded at No.
Steve Fisher. The name sounds familiar, doesn't it? It's one of those names that you know - but you just can't remember who it is.
[caption id="attachment_42088" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Junior third basemen Steven Proscia drove in the game-winner Friday night against Florida State.
Nearly a month after winning its fourth consecutive ACC title, the Virginia women's swimming team earned a 13th place finish at the NCAA Championship meet held in Austin, Texas this past weekend.
In the world of sports, we take many things for granted. We presuppose championship results and player commitment without appreciating the sacrifices necessary to achieve these things.
[caption id="attachment_42093" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="After splitting two sets with Eagle sophomore Ina Kauppila, freshman Caryssa Peretz edged her opponent 10-6 in a third-set tiebreak to put Virginia up 5-1.
[caption id="attachment_42081" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="With a sixth place finish at last weekend's NCAA Championship meet, senior Chris Henrich became the first wrestler in program history to collect three All-America titles.
[caption id="attachment_42058" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior midfielder Rhamel Bratton scored a team-high four goals against the Buckeye's top-10 defense.
[caption id="attachment_42059" align="alignleft" width="168" caption="Junior infielder Jared King hit a solo home run in the 11th frame Saturday to give Virginia its second-straight extra innings win.
Coach Debbie Ryan and the Virginia women's basketball team earned a spot in the WNIT round of 16 Sunday after defeating Loyola 71-49 in Baltimore, Md. Four Cavaliers (18-5) registered double-digit performances to propel the team to its second-straight triumph.
The No. 8 Virginia women's lacrosse team kicked off a men's and women's doubleheader at Kl
[caption id="attachment_42048" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore Kristen Hawkins typically serves as the Cavaliers' back-up catcher, but earned her first career start at pitcher Sunday as an injury-ravaged Virginia team called on position players to take the circle.
