Doggone Bobby Bowden aint going nowhere
By Barney Breen-Portnoy | July 27, 2006PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- After spending three days at the ACC Football Kickoff earlier this week, I have a few observations about each conference team.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- After spending three days at the ACC Football Kickoff earlier this week, I have a few observations about each conference team.
Last week, both the media and the general public got their first looks inside the brand new John Paul Jones Arena during a series of open houses held Friday and Saturday.
With 25 straight NCAA Tournament appearances and five national championships, expectations are always high for the Virginia men's soccer program.
STAUNTON -- Just a short drive over the Blue Ridge mountains, several Virginia baseball players are spending their summers competing in the wooden bat Shenandoah Valley Baseball League.
We are officially in the doldrums of the sports calendar. I mean, I've been getting bored watching Sportscenter in recent days.
Summer finds most Virginia students working on their tan or preparing themselves for life after college with an internship.
Brooks taken by Cincinnati in NFL Supplemental Draft Last Thursday, former Virginia linebacker Ahmad Brooks was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the NFL Supplemental Draft.
Katherine Blair and Mia Link are becoming quite a well-known duo on the national and international field hockey stage.
Last Friday, Virginia men's basketball coach Dave Leitao officially announced the hiring of Bill Courtney as an assistant coach.
With a new arena and a team with NCAA Tournament potential, Virginia men's hoops fans should be in for an exciting ride during the 2006-2007 season.
Women's tennis nets No. 1 recruiting class According to a poll released last Friday by tennisrecruiting.net, Virginia's 2006 women's tennis recruiting class is the best in the nation.
For the second straight year, junior first baseman/pitcher Sean Doolittle was selected last week to spend the summer playing for Team USA.
Growing up with a father who has spent the past 25 years working for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S.
Link, Blair win USFHA National Championship Playing for the Maryland Thundersticks, Virginia field hockey players Katherine Blair and Mia Link (pictured at left) won the USFHA National Championship Tuesday with a 4-2 victory over the South.
Over the course of this summer, five new players are going the process of integrating themselves with the Virginia men's basketball team.
Second-year Law student and member of the Virginia Cycling team Mark Hardman won the USA Cycling Collegiate National Championship last month.
Brooks works out for NFL scouts Last Thursday, former Virginia football player Ahmad Brooks worked out for a large group of NFL scouts in Charlottesville.
Along with millions of other Americans, I was recently duped. Under the influence of several expensive marketing campaigns -- thank you ABC, ESPN and Nike -- I was led to believe that the U.S.
Several days of speculation about Virginia baseball coach Brian O'Connor's future with the program ended late Wednesday afternoon when the Athletics Department issued a press release that O'Connor had decided to stay in Charlottesville. "I'm proud to be the head coach at the University of Virginia, and I plan to be the Cavalier coach for many years to come," O'Connor said in the release.
With former Virginia baseball star Ryan Zimmerman tearing up the National League for the Washington Nationals in his rookie season, many Virginia baseball fans may forget to keep track of other former Wahoos in the professional pipeline.