The sighs of disappointment after the Cavaliers were beaten in the Gator Bowl by Texas Tech, the moans of disbelief after five key players left the team because of academic and disciplinary issues, the cheers for Chris Long as he was taken with the second pick in the 2008 NFL Draft: All of the noise and commotion from the end of last season has cleared.
Imagine having to start the season by replacing one of the best players in the country. Now, imagine having to do that in addition to replacing several other team leaders and experienced starters.
Back-to-back NCAA appearances for the Virginia women?s field hockey team under coach Michele Madison may be twice as nice, but three might spell dynasty.
For all of you first-years who just finished hugging Mom and Dad goodbye and are now wondering how you got stuck on the top floor of an non-air-conditioned dorm, welcome to the University.
The Sacramento Kings selected Virginia point guard and 2008 graduate Sean Singletary during the second round of the 2008 NBA Draft June 26. Though Singletary hoped to be selected in the first round of the draft, he may have been fortunate to receive a second-round pick, as some pundits predicted he would not be selected in either round of the draft. Singletary said he thought he would be selected once he saw teams were selecting guards early. "I saw guards going earlier so I knew I was going to go later," he said. Singletary said he was not watching the draft when he was selected, but said he was excited that Sacramento chose him with the 42nd pick. Center Jason Thompson (first round, 12th pick) from Rider and forward Patrick Ewing, Jr.
Virginia baseball 2008: success or disappointment? For the fifth straight year, the Cavaliers were one of 64 teams selected to an NCAA Regional.
If you are reading this column, you already have shown that you are indeed smart enough to attend this prestigious University
Foxborough, Mass. May 24 -- With Virginia leading Syracuse 10-6 with less than a quarter to play in regulation, a second trip to the men's lacrosse NCAA championship in three years seemed all but wrapped up. Fast forward half an hour.
Call it an overstatement, call it over the top, but the parallels between the 2007-08 Virginia tennis team and the Super Bowl XLII runner-up New England Patriots are too apparent to pass up. Ranked No.
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The 2007 season was a banner year for Virginia football. The Cavs finish the regular season with a 9-3 record and earn a trip to the Gator Bowl; Chris Long wins the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award; Al Groh is crowned ACC Coach of the Year. Of course, an NCAA-record five of those nine wins were by 2 points or less.
Foxborough, Mass.
The Virginia softball team will travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass. to take on Boston College this weekend in the final ACC series of the season.
If the No. 3 Virginia men's lacrosse team is to win the 2008 ACC Tournament, it will most likely have to defeat the only two teams it has lost to thus far this season -- No.
While many University students will spend this Saturday at the Foxfield Races, the men's golf team will be making a last effort to qualify for the NCAA Regional Tournament. The Cavaliers' chance at qualification will come at the only University-hosted golf tournament this season, the 21st annual Cavalier Classic. Freshman Will Collins said the team will have to win the classic in order to qualify for the NCAA Regional Tournament. "Right now, it is the biggest piece," Collins said.
The Virginia baseball team will leave the pleasant Charlottesville spring behind when it suits up for a series in Miami, Fla.
April 30, 2008
Going into a three-game series with Miami this weekend, the last thing the Virginia baseball team needed in its contest against William & Mary last night was yet another midweek clunker. In a matchup between two of the commonwealth's finest, however, it was the Tribe that took control from the beginning and emerged the victor in the end, staving off the Cavaliers 6-5. In the bottom of the eighth, trailing 6-4, Virginia mounted a comeback.
Improvement -- it has been the theme of the Virginia women's tennis team's season. "From the very beginning we definitely had room to improve," senior Lindsey Pereira said.
For two years, I have resisted the temptation to write a stream-of-consciousness sports column. While I surely haven't spared friends and family of my stream of consciousness while talking about sports, I have been pretty good about making sure my columns have a distinct central idea or argument, with minimal rambling or jumping from topic to topic. I just figured I'd warn you: That's not happening today.
