Sports

Cavalier quidditch

By Dan Stalcup | September 16, 2009

Most of the sports columns I write deal with trivial matters, but today I want to answer a very serious question I'm sure many of you have been wondering about: If the fictional sport quidditch were real, what would Virginia's best team, composed of current athletes, look like? For the few of you who haven't read a Harry Potter book or seen one of the movie adaptations, here's the run-down: quidditch consists of seven people per team riding on flying broomsticks, trying to outscore the opposing team. Points are awarded when one of three players, called chasers, throws a floating red ball - called a quaffle - through hoops that serve as goals.

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Sports

17 days of Christmas

By Jack Bird | September 16, 2009

For me, it doesn't get much better than NFL Gameday. Waking up late, games all day (and night), eating pizza and the Fox NFL robot.

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Shelving trombone, Cain takes up tackle

By Andrew Seidman | September 15, 2009

[caption id="attachment_30234" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior tackle Isaac Cain started his first collegiate game Saturday.

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NFC Beast continues to roar

By Aaron Perryman | September 15, 2009

Donning my Tony Romo jersey yesterday morning, I had to be pleased with how Dallas played during its win against Tampa Bay Sunday.

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Cavaliers look to clear Mount, nab home win

By Meryem Karad | September 15, 2009

[caption id="attachment_30230" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Senior midfielder Neil Barlow has notched a goal and an assist in three games.

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Almost-competitive conference?

By Eric Strow | September 15, 2009

Flash back a few weeks: When I was asked to write an article for The Cavalier Daily's Gridiron special about parity in the ACC, I thought it would be a good chance to defend the conference against the many haters out there.

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Free-falling Cavaliers continue tailspin

By Cayce Troxel | September 14, 2009

[caption id="attachment_30164" align="alignleft" width="241" caption="Senior quarterback Jameel Sewell completed just four passes in the first three quarters of Virginia's loss against TCU Saturday.

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Sports

Curious conversations

By Andrew Seidman | September 14, 2009

I've always wondered what goes on at football practice. I learned a lot from Saturday's game against TCU. It starts off with coach Al Groh explaining to his punt returners, "OK, guys, listen - I don't care if you're inside the two-yard line - whatever you do, don't make a decision until the LAST second.

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Blue Devils spoil ACC opener in 2OT thriller

By Nick Eilerson | September 14, 2009

[caption id="attachment_30161" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Sophomore midfielder Jimmy Simpson saw a shot on goal in the 74th minute of Virginia's game against Duke Friday.

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Virginia handles Seton Hall, ties WVU

By Jack Bird | September 14, 2009

[caption id="attachment_30159" align="alignleft" width="228" caption="Junior midfielder Sinead Farrelly scored on a header in the 65th minute of No.

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Virginia seeks redemption against No. 16 Texas Christian University

By Meryem Karad | September 11, 2009

[caption id="attachment_30145" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Sophomore wide receiver Kris Burd, who only had 65 yards on seven catches in all of last season, caught five passes for a team high 46 yards in last weekends game.

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TCU vs. UVa: Nowhere to go but up

By Dan Stalcup | September 11, 2009

This article accompanies "High-octane attack" by Travis Brown, TCU 'Daily Skiff' Sports editor. No one in his or her right mind would predict that the Cavaliers beat the Horned Frogs tomorrow.

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TCU vs. UVa: High-octane attack

By Travis Brown, TCU 'Daily Skiff' Sports Editor | September 11, 2009

This article accompanies 'Nowhere to go but up' by Cavalier Daily Senior Associate Editor Dan Stalcup. Everyone who is around the Horned Frogs football program knows that the team will be ready for the Cavaliers on Saturday.

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After storming Portland, experienced footballers take on rivals

By Nick Eilerson | September 11, 2009

[caption id="attachment_30136" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Senior midfielder Ross LaBauex, who came out of a preseason game because of injury, has played in both regular season victories and hopes to lead his team to a third in the team's home season opener this weekend.

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Cavaliers hope to avenge last season

By Jack Bird | September 11, 2009

Virginia returned from a tournament in Arizona this week 3-1-1 after accruing a win and a tie against Arizona and Arizona State, respectively.

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Shabaz competes at U.S. Open with wild card bid

By Justin Dembo | September 10, 2009

[caption id="attachment_30083" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Michael Shabaz teamed with 2009 graduate Dominic Inglot to win the national doubles championship to cap the spring season.

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Undefeated Virginia meets Kent State, Ohio

By Meryem Karad | September 10, 2009

[caption id="attachment_30081" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="After missing the final nine games of the season because of an injury, senior back Lauren Elstein hopes for a full 2009 campaign.

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In-Klined toward Virginia

By Paul Montana | September 10, 2009

I am as sure that the Virginia baseball team is set for the long haul as I am that Virginia has a better football team than William & Mary. Hm ... Maybe that didn't come out quite right.

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Ranked opponents await Cavs at Ameritas Players Challenge

By Abbey Hendricks | September 10, 2009

[caption id="attachment_30078" align="alignleft" width="176" caption="Senior outside hitter Lauren Dickson leads the Cavaliers in kills per set with 3.8, up from her 2008 average of 2.84, which also led the team.

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Michael Moneytree

By Aaron Perryman | September 9, 2009

When the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers kickoff at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow, the NFL regular season will have officially started without Michael Crabtree, the San Francisco 49ers' first round pick of the 2009 NFL Draft. Crabtree, who entered the draft following his sophomore season at Texas Tech, is reportedly holding out for more money. I'm not going to pretend to know the business or legal side to these matters or the importance that agents place on getting their clients top dollar, but I think the notion of Crabtree holding out this long is preposterous. Crabtree, who felt he was the draft's best receiver and should've been selected (and paid) accordingly, was offended when he wasn't the first receiver taken during the April draft.