When I was in elementary school, there was a banner in my classroom that read, "What is right is not always popular; what is popular is not always right." There have been several situations in sports and media in recent weeks, however, in which the popular reaction to an action was appropriate and well-warranted.
The Virginia softball team will be heating it up when facing the Flames of Liberty in a doubleheader today. During the weekend, Virginia Tech swept the Cavaliers, starting on Friday with a 4-0 score, ending Virginia's three-game winning streak.
The Virginia baseball team travels to Richmond today to take on VCU at The Diamond. Virginia (29-7, 10-5 ACC) is coming off a two out of three series victory against Duke (22-13, 3-12 ACC) last weekend, Virginia's fourth consecutive ACC win.
Iremember it like it was yesterday: standing in the student section at University Hall during Gillen's last season with my head in hands as senior power forward Elton Brown missed another free throw.
Thompson named ACC Pitcher of the WeekSophomore pitcher Jacob Thompson was named the ACC Pitcher of the Week yesterday.The righty tossed a complete game shutout Friday against Duke, striking out 10.
I'll be honest. I usually don't buy the hype about Virginia football 4 ½ months before the season starts.
After their win over Miami Friday, the Virginia men's tennis team broke the school record for consecutive 20-win seasons with their fifth this weekend.
Today the Virginia baseball team will square off against Duke at Davenport Field for the first of a three-game series.
The Virginia softball team looks to continue its three-game winning streak this weekend as it takes on Virginia Tech in a three-game ACC series at The Park. The Cavaliers (14-24, 1-8 ACC) play today at 4 p.m.
The old adage that there is no rest for the weary is resonating this week with the Virginia men's lacrosse team.
Spring Break may have been three weeks ago but apparently the Cavaliers didn't get the memo. Virginia will head south to Florida this weekend for another set of grueling ACC matches in what will be Virginia's final road trip of the year before postseason play begins. The No.
The 2007 Cavalier baseball team has begun to rise above the pack. At 8-4 in the ACC, Virginia is tied for first place in the Coastal Division with Georgia Tech and North Carolina.
Spring is finally here and students sitting out on the quad aren't the only ones enjoying the warm weather.
During this year's Boston Marathon, one of the race's most notable participants won't be on the ground.
The football team has its very own field at Scott Stadium, the soccer teams and lacrosse teams share Klöckner Stadium and the baseball team plays at Davenport Field.
Monday was an important day for me. At this point, life isn't really full of many new beginnings, so I live vicariously through sports.
Yesterday afternoon, the Binghamton Bearcats left quite a first impression on the Virginia men's lacrosse team.
The Virginia softball team successfully carried its momentum from Sunday's win against Boston College to yesterday afternoon as they downed Towson in both games of its doubleheader. The Cavaliers (14-24, 1-8) won the first game 5-3 and the second game 4-2, both in comeback fashion.
LEXINGTON, VA -- A season-high 1,265 fans filled the seats of Grey-Minor Stadium on a gorgeous evening for baseball in Lexington.
I had no idea what I was in for.Before last week, the most I had run consecutively was six miles, but I decided it was time to do something to take advantage of my athletic prime and I signed up for the Charlottesville 10-Miler, which was held Saturday morning with nearly 1900 participants. I spent the entire week leading up to the race peppering my roommate with questions: could I go out Thursday night, how much do I run on Friday, what do I eat on Friday, when do I go to bed Friday night, what do I eat Saturday morning, what do I wear for the race and what do I do with this black thing that apparently goes in my shoe somehow?
