Sports

Sports

Get on up, it's bobsled time

By Kevin Zdancewicz | April 17, 2008

This is my fourth and final semester writing a column for The Cavalier Daily Sports section, and each of the previous three semesters have included a look at a motion picture from the genre that I have dubbed the "Family Sports Movie" (FSM for short). In honor of the Olympics later this year (even though they are the Summer Games), I am going to round out the series with a look at the 1993 bobsled FSM "Cool Runnings." (Note: As always, if you haven't seen "Cool Runnings" and plan to at some point in the future (what are you waiting for?), you might want to stop reading now as I plan to discuss the plot in detail and ruin the ending, as you will soon find out.

---

Sports

Golf heads to ACCs

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 17, 2008

Both the men's and women's golf teams will travel to their respective ACC tournaments this weekend -- the men to The Old North State Club in New London, N.C.

---

Sports

Chanticleers surge late, defeat Virginia at home

By Paul Montana | April 16, 2008

The game between No. 16 Virginia and No. 19? Coastal Carolina Tuesday was billed as an ACC-caliber game.

---

Sports

Twilight for the dream team

By Kyle O'Connor | April 16, 2008

Charlottesville was a zoo the morning of Aug. 28, 2004. Minivans were parked on medians, parents were sweating up stairs with mountains of clothes, and box fans were being revved up in every window. On that blazing hot summer day, the best group of athletes the University has seen in a long, long time moved.

---

Sports

They're not just sports anymore

By Dan Stalcup | April 16, 2008

The first sport I want to talk about in this column is baseball, because that's what the Detroit Tigers play.

---

Sports

George Mason awaits in final regular-season game

By Ryan Williams | April 16, 2008

After dropping a spot in this week's rankings to No. 5, the Virginia women's lacrosse squad will close out its regular season tonight at 7 at Klöckner Stadium.

---

Sports

NCAA bid at stake for women

By Emily Hebeler | April 16, 2008

The Virginia women's tennis team has one goal in mind as it enters the ACC Tournament: to prove it should be selected for the NCAA Tournament.

---

Sports

Cavs meet Coastal in midweek game

By Emily Bareford | April 15, 2008

Coming off of a weekend sweep of Maryland, Virginia baseball looks to carry its momentum into its toughest non-conference game this season against Coastal Carolina today at 5 p.m. Coastal Carolina (28-7, 7-2 Big South) is ranked No.

---

Sports

Foreigners bring heat from home

By Sean Bielawski | April 15, 2008

It has been five years since Andy Roddick won the 2003 U.S. Open, the last time an American won a men's tennis Grand Slam title.

---

Sports

Done with dynasties

By Eric Strow | April 15, 2008

I was reading this week's copy of Sports Illustrated, and just like writers from many other sports media outlets, SI writer Luke Winn has already made his predictions for next year's NCAA basketball season.

---

Sports

Track picks up personal records

By Ashley Simpson | April 15, 2008

The Virginia track and field team did its best to bring on the heat against 16 other teams Saturday at the Lou Onesty/Milton G.

---

Sports

Crew washes away visitors at Lake Monticello regatta

By Ashley Simpson | April 15, 2008

The Virginia women's rowing team, currently No. 3 in the nation, hosted a regatta for five other teams this past weekend at Lake Monticello, winning eight of the nine varsity races. The regatta, which included races Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, was a triple duel, coach Kevin Sauer said, as the Cavaliers raced teams from Michigan State, Wisconsin and Oregon State. While all boats factor into the success of the team, Sauer cited the performance in the varsity races as a good indicator of the team's ability. "It is about what you do against the other schools' varsity boats," he said.

---

Sports

Pereira, Yahner doubles wins highlight weekend

By Antonio Luis Perez | April 15, 2008

The No. 48 Virginia women's tennis team closed out its regular season with a four-match losing streak, falling to No.

---

Sports

Cavaliers overwhelm JHU for 400th program win

By Ryan Williams | April 14, 2008

After a recent failed attempt to attain their program's 400th win against Georgetown, the No. 4 Cavaliers'? new game plan paid off, allowing Virginia to knock off No.

---

Sports

Heels dominate weekend, score 24 runs

By Margaret Bonner | April 14, 2008

The Virginia softball team finished its last home series on a sour note this weekend, being swept by North Carolina 11-2, 6-1 and 7-1. "UNC is a great team; they're No.

---

Sports

Passes fill air at spring football game

By Ernie Washington | April 14, 2008

For years, many Cavalier fans have been hoping the Virginia football team would diversify its offense and throw the ball more regularly.

---

Sports

Senior day sweep makes undefeated season reality

By Sean Bielawski | April 14, 2008

Perfection was the theme of the day for the men's tennis team Sunday afternoon: a perfect atmosphere at the Snyder Tennis Center on a day that honored one of the most accomplished senior classes in Virginia tennis history and a perfect 7-0victory for top-ranked Virginia against No.

---

Sports

Duke scores 10 straight goals to win

By Megan McDonald | April 14, 2008

Saturday night's record-breaking crowd of 8,000 began its exodus from Klöckner Stadium in the middle of the fourth quarter as the Duke men's lacrosse team prepared to hand Virginia a 19-9 defeat, the Cavaliers' worst home loss in 21 years. Having battled back to tie the game 9-all in the middle of the third, No.

---

Sports

Cavs blank Terrapins in College Park

By Paul Montana | April 14, 2008

College Park, Md. -- After a couple of shaky midweek games last week, Virginia baseball coach Brian O'Connor said his team was in need of a "defining moment" at some point this season.

---

Sports

Correction

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 11, 2008

The Thursday, April 10 Sports article titled "Late-Inning Rally Sparks Cavs" stated that the score of Virginia's baseball game was 3-0 in favor of Liberty heading into the seventh inning.