For at least one week, the Virginia volleyball team is able to talk about more than moral victories or outstanding efforts.
Ralph Sampson, the most decorated men's basketball player in Virginia history, will cap his stellar college career Nov.
[caption id="attachment_48404" align="alignleft" width="170" caption="Sophomore forward Jazmin Pitts went a perfect 6-for-6 from the field Wednesday night against High Point en route to a 13-point performance.
[caption id="attachment_48402" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="During his first two postseason appearances for Virginia, freshman goalkeeper Spencer LaCivita allowed four goals and notched 11 saves between the pipes.
[caption id="attachment_48400" align="alignleft" width="245" caption="Senior David Wren leads an inexperienced unit of Cavalier men, who lost their top-two 2010-11 leaders to graduation.
After another dominant performance last weekend at the Wolfpack Open, the Virginia wrestling team looks to perpetuate its early season success this weekend as it travels to Ithaca, N.Y.
[caption id="attachment_48327" align="alignleft" width="186" caption="Junior guard Jontel Evans easily surpassed his previous career high of 11 points by posting 17 during Virginia's 69-48 victory against Winthrop.
[caption id="attachment_48325" align="alignleft" width="228" caption="Sophomore guard Ataira Franklin ranks third on the team with 18 points through the first two games this season.
For months now, David Stern and his cronies - read: the NBA owners - have maintained, or at the very least alluded, to the idea that if the players agreed to a 50/50 split of basketball-related income, a deal would ultimately get made.
Matt Schaub, a former standout signal caller at Virginia and starting quarterback of the Houston Texans, reportedly will miss the rest of the NFL season with a Lisfranc injury. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Schaub suffered the foot fracture on a quarterback sneak late in the first half of Houston's 37-9 victory against Tampa Bay Sunday.
Sophomore Justin Shane captured the singles title and contributed to the doubles title win for the Virginia men's tennis team at the Lakewood Ranch Clay Court Championship in Bradenton, Fla.
[caption id="attachment_48241" align="alignleft" width="192" caption="Sophomore guard Joe Harris notched a team-high 13 points during the Cavaliers' 75-38 romp against South Carolina State Sunday afternoon.
Fax machines. Sega Genesis. Al Groh. These are things which were once used but have since been replaced with superior models.
The Virginia women's basketball team took an early lead and never looked back last night, defeating Providence, 55-38, to improve to 2-0 on the season. The Cavaliers jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead and for the second straight game went wire-to-wire without trailing. After the Lady Friars (0-2) drew within one at 5-4, a balanced Cavalier offense reeled off eight straight points as part of a 12-2 run during which five different players scored.
For the second consecutive season, the No. 21 Virginia women's cross country team captured the NCAA Southeast Regional title after edging runner-up N.C.
[caption id="attachment_48236" align="alignleft" width="261" caption="Senior outside hitter Simone Asque sparked two Cavalier comebacks during the first and third sets of Friday night's matchup against Boston College to propel her squad to a 3-0 sweep of the Eagles.
[caption id="attachment_48234" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt junior Matt Snyder kicked off his 2011-12 season with four individual victories at last weekend's Wolfpack Open.
[caption id="attachment_48187" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior cornerback Chase Minnifield improved the odds that he and his team will win some hardware this year with a 54-yard interception return for a score.
Every Saturday, certain Scott Stadium staples highlight the crowd. There are the two reincarnated Thomas Jeffersons that break it down on the Jumbotron and the two unidentified students sporting full body orange suits who run loose on the hill. Against Duke, there was a fan donning a disturbingly realistic horse mask and another shirtless fellow with the words "No, I will not sit down," painted on his back.
[caption id="attachment_48184" align="alignleft" width="214" caption="Sophomore guard KT Harrell's offseason improvements were evident Sunday as he tallied 13 points and a career-high three assists and two steals against South Carolina State Sunday.
