Recently, I've found myself staying up late watching several classic baseball movies -- "The Natural," "Field of Dreams," "The Sandlot" -- and I've come to realize the 12-year-old inside of me just won't let my obsession with baseball go.
This past weekend at the Masters, Phil Mickelson once again captured the heart of the country with a magnificent victory.
Being a first year coach is usually a difficult thing to do -- just ask Virginia women's tennis coach Mark Guilbeau.
This weekend, the Virginia men's rugby team will play their final matches at the third Annual Chris "Blumpkin" Ball Tournament, a "friendly" competition in Harrisonburg, Va. Their season is coming to a close because the team narrowly missed qualifying for the Sweet Sixteen, the national rugby tournament.
"It's not always what happens in a situation but how you react to it," senior defender Michael Culver said. Those words rang true for Culver and his teammates two years ago when the University of Virginia men's lacrosse team had one of its worst seasons in recent memory.
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The Virginia softball team split its doubleheader with Florida State this weekend. Virginia (20-17, 3-8 ACC) claimed the first game in a 1-0 shutout, but Florida State (30-19, 6-5 ACC) rallied to win the second game, 8-5. The two teams were originally slated to play three games over the weekend, but rain Saturday forced the series to be cut to two, which were both played on Sunday. In the opener, junior leadoff hitter Elea Crockett singled in the first inning for the Cavaliers.
Amid rain and unseasonable temperatures, a good number of fans and the University pep band, the Virginia women's rowing competed against Michigan State early Saturday morning. Unfortunately for the Cavaliers, Rivanna Reservoir did not seem to provide much of a home-court advantage.
The sun shone on the No. 8 Virginia men's tennis team yesterday, as the team played its last home match of the regular season, defeating No.
The wet conditions could not cool off a red-hot offense as the No. 1 Virginia men's lacrosse team (11-0) defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels (2-9), 21-13.
This year's Virginia women's tennis team is making a habit of rewriting the record books. Two weeks after defeating No.
I caught March Madness. Badly. Not the basketball one. I mean sure, I watched a ton of games, but that's just being a good sports fan.
With a season-high 13 runs and 18 hits in its last game, the Virginia softball team (19-16, 2-7 ACC) hopes to duplicate its offensive firepower this weekend as they host Florida State (29-18, 5-4 ACC) for three games. The Cavaliers are coming off a doubleheader Tuesday at Liberty, which they split.
While much of the University will likely be relaxing and enjoying the nice weather this weekend, the Virginia women's tennis team will be busy playing two matches.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team will head down to Chapel Hill tomorrow to take on the struggling University of North Carolina.
Unlike most other varsity sports, the Virginia women's rowing team will only have the opportunity to compete at home once this spring.
It's beginning to look a lot like last season, when the Virginia men's tennis team won its second ACC Championship.
After announcing its presence with authority Wednesday night, the Virginia baseball team looks to continue its ACC success this weekend in a three-game series against Duke.
What's the biggest difference between playing tennis inside and playing it outside? According to Tony Bresky, the assistant coach for the No.
Last night, the Virginia women's lacrosse team endured a brutal 15-minute stretch in which it was outscored 4-0 and looked to be in serious trouble.
