In the 2004 Olympics, the United States basketball program was stripped of its manhood. It went 5-3, and though it was able to win the bronze, it faced the harsh reality that it was no longer in a class by itself in terms of basketball.
After a productive off-season, the Cavaliers will head into Saturday's opener against Indiana with an air of confidence.
With all seven starters returning, the Virginia volleyball team has a clear goal for this season: to win an ACC title.
For the sixth consecutive year, the Virginia women's soccer team has been ranked among the top three teams in the preseason ACC women's soccer poll.
As its season opens, the Virginia women's soccer team finds itself plagued by injuries, short two of its best players and barely able to field an eleven-person squad. Enthusiasm, though, is not in short supply. "Maybe it's because all of these challenges we have in front of us already, but I can't remember a season I have been more excited for," coach Steve Swanson said. In the exhibition games against Notre Dame and Michigan, Virginia only had 12 field players.
With a new coordinator and at least six new starters, one might expect that it will take a few games before Virginia's offense fully clicks.
Note: Even though Jameel Sewell is currently injured after mauling his foot in the first-ever documented stationary bicycle accident, I still think this is a discussion we should be having.
While you go around to all various classes, pick up your syllabi and pray your professors don't plan on using the entire period on day one (talk about a bad sign), consider this your syllabus for the fall sports season.
The Virginia men's soccer team appeared to be on cloud nine in mid October of 2005. Their 10-1-2 record garnered them the No.
If you've been riding on the bandwagon that has been the Virginia football team for the past few years than maybe you can see it coming too.
After an off-season characterized by relative turmoil and transition, the Virginia football team started training camp Aug.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- ACC football fans have an extra reason to look forward to the upcoming regular season
Football practice opens Friday With the Sept. 2 season opener at Pittsburgh now less than a month away, the Virginia football team starts summer training camp Friday.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- In many ways, it seems only natural that Mike Groh has become Virginia's offensive coordinator.
It is trendy right now for Virginia football fans to be pessimistic about the upcoming football season.
There is no off-season in the world of college basketball. While practice does not officially start until Oct.
Field set for 2006 San Juan Shootout Friday, it was announced that the Virginia men's basketball team will play Appalachian State Dec.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- With football season little more than a month away and practices starting next week, the Atlantic Coast Conference held its annual media Kickoff event Sunday through Tuesday at the Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.Sunday, the media voted in the pre-season poll and results were released early Monday afternoon.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- As both a drama major and a quarterback who has spent the past four years as a backup at both Notre Dame and Virginia, senior Christian Olsen knows something about being an understudy.
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.
