With nine weeks behind us, the NFL regular season is more or less half finished. Other than the Texans and the Giants, who have yet to have their bye weeks, each team has eight games played and eight games yet to play. It's a bit too early to start talking about the various scenarios detailing which teams make the playoffs, depending on the outcomes of certain games.
[caption id="attachment_31898" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Emil Heineking will look to continue his perfect season at Saturday's NCAA Regionals.
[caption id="attachment_31895" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior Jamil Tucker will take an indefinite leave of absence from the team for personal reasons.
[caption id="attachment_31878" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Freshman forward Will Bates received second team All-ACC honors and was also named to the All-Freshmen Team.
[caption id="attachment_31876" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior linebacker Aaron Clark and other Virginia captains decided to donate the team's game-day meal stipend to Mark Herzlich's cause.
Right before football season began, I compiled my top-10 list of the best Virginia football games I had attended in person.
[caption id="attachment_31872" align="alignleft" width="213" caption=""I want nothing more than to beat Duke for our seniors," junior defensive specialist A.J.
[caption id="attachment_31828" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Scot Robison took first in the 100-meter freestyle Saturday, helping the men's team claim victory, 165-125.
One of man's most primal urges is to sit in the front seat of his friend's car, and disputes about this critical issue can be dated all the way back through recorded human history.
[caption id="attachment_31825" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Brent Jones was one of eight Cavaliers to claim wins in the squad's opener against Campbell.
I don't know about you but I'm starting to get a little worried about the spread of the swine flu. Not just because people are getting sick from it, but also because of what happens when there aren't enough doses of the swine flu vaccine to go around. Not all University students were eligible to get the vaccine, despite the risk of contracting the disease we face by virtue of being in a college environment.
The No. 3 Virginia women's field hockey fell 3-2 in overtime against No. 1 Maryland in the championship game of the ACC Tournament yesterday afternoon.
[caption id="attachment_31770" align="alignleft" width="230" caption="Junior quarterback Marc Verica started for the Cavaliers in place of injured senior Jameel Sewell.
When Virginia's offense trotted out onto the field for the first snap of Saturday's game against Miami, the PA announcer informed the media: "Jameel Sewell is in at quarterback for the Cavaliers ... Correction: Marc Verica." So began a 60-minute-long joke. "I'm not talking," Verica, the junior quarterback, said after the game as he headed for the team bus.
[caption id="attachment_31751" align="alignleft" width="234" caption="Facing increased pressure from fans after a series of disappointing losses, coach Al Groh will look for his team to give a strong showing against No.
No. 3 Virginia defeated No. 10 Duke 3-1 yesterday afternoon in the opening round of the ACC Tournament at Turf Field.
[caption id="attachment_31741" align="alignleft" width="237" caption="Freshman forward Will Bates has provided the Cavaliers with a much-needed offensive spark, scoring five of the team's last 10 goals.
No. 30 Virginia fell in the first game of the ACC Championships on Wednesday to No. 7 Boston College, as the Cavaliers lost 3-2 on penalty kicks after two overtime periods.
