Correction The caption for the photo accompanying the Feb. 7 article "Freshman seeks to break into starting lineup" said the photo depicted men's tennis player Nick Meros.
As you may have read last week, I was not quite super-excited about SUPER BOWL XL (and really, it lived down to that sentiment). But that didn't stop me from being excited about the Super Bowl commercials.
The University of Virginia wrestling team is on a roll, and it could not have come at a better time. After dropping Ohio and James Madison Sunday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium, the Cavaliers (10-4 overall) are currently riding a five-match winning streak and sit tied atop the ACC with a 2-0 conference record. Now, with the ACC and NCAA Championships on the horizon, they face a crucial three-match stretch that could make or break or their season. Saturday, they will play at third place North Carolina State at noon and then hop over to Duke to play the Blue Devils at 7 p.m.
It was a strange game. That is the only way to describe Virginia's loss last night at Maryland.
Normally when a team is predicted to finish in the middle of the Atlantic Coast Conference, they feel disrespected or slighted.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- This is one that got away. After leading by as many as 14 points in the first half, Virginia (11-9, 5-5 ACC) frittered away its lead and succumbed to a furious late charge by Maryland (15-7, 5-4 ACC), falling 76-65 to the Terrapins at the Comcast Center in College Park.
As Virginia's seventh-ranked men's tennis team captured two wins in two days, defeating No. 8 Baylor and No.
The Virginia men's basketball team (11-8, 5-4 ACC) will look to continue their successful season as they take on the Maryland Terrapins (14-7, 4-4 ACC) tonight at the Comcast Center.
Usually a tell-tale sign that a program is among the top of the country is the excellence of their recruiting class.
Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), Mack Brown (Texas), Charlie Weis (Notre Dame), Pete Carroll (USC), Al Groh (Virginia). It does not take Big Bird or Cookie Monster to realize that one of these names doesn't belong.
A l Pacino put it best in "Any Given Sunday": life is a game of inches. Tuesday evening in Raleigh, the Cavaliers lost when Sean Singletary's dessperate three-pointer bounced off the back left of the rim at the buzzer.
The Virginia Cavaliers showed glimpses of their impeccable form of last season by sweeping aside the challenges of No.
The Virginia wrestling team kept its winning momentum going this weekend, taking matches against Old Dominion University on Friday and over Ohio and James Madison Universities in a dual meet at Memorial Gymnasium on Sunday. The team improves to 10-4 overall and remains 2-0 in the ACC.
A few days ago, a desperate last-second shot from inside half court nearly won a basketball game for the Virginia Cavaliers (11-8, 5-4 ACC). Saturday, a similar shot almost cost the Cavaliers a game against Wake Forest (12-10, 1-8 ACC). Moments after J.R.
My dad and I firmly believe there are two ways to pick the winner of a Super Bowl, or any sporting event, if your team is not in the game.
With two top-10 ranked players and one recently named ACC Player of the Week, the No. 7 Virginia men's tennis team continues its demanding schedule with tomorrow's home match against No.
The Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams will travel to Maryland for their last dual meet of the regular season Saturday.
To the outside observer, it would seem like the Virginia Cavaliers (10-8, 4-4 ACC) are entering a crucial stretch in conference play beginning with Saturday's game against Wake Forest (12-9, 1-7 ACC). The Cavaliers own a .500 conference record and could take advantage of upcoming games to improve their standing in the conference.
In the first few seconds of the game, it looked as if both Virginia (13-7, 2-6) and Virginia Tech (15-5, 2-5) would run each other off the court.
The caption for the photo accompanying the Feb. 1 article "Bernstein earns 100th career victory in UNC win" said the photo depicted Cavaliers head wrestling coach Lenny Bernstein.
