It's the week before the Super Bowl, where America's beloved sportswriters love to squeeze every ounce of "hype" out of the word "hyperbole." In past years, I have been down with this.
When the Cavaliers (10-7, 4-3 ACC) take the floor tonight against No. 18 N.C. State (16-4, 5-2 ACC) at the RBC Center in Raleigh, they may feel that they are seeing a familiar sight.
The Virginia wrestling team opened its ACC slate this past weekend, coming away with a 27-10 win over North Carolina Friday night and a 25-15 win over in-state rival Virginia Tech Saturday. "It was good to get them under our belt," 133-pound wrestler Eric Albright said.
Of the many possible athletic activities available to Virginia students year-round, a handful of students choose to subject their bodies to the physical challenges of ice hockey for "the love of the game." The Virginia men's ice hockey club trains long before their season begins -- in the chilly days of September -- and ends in the warmer spring days of March.
At the start of our term as the new sports editors, it seems only fitting to share which games we'll be looking forward to the most.
While tour guides often harp on the marvelous traditions that this fine University has embraced, one tradition is often ignored in the U-guide speech.
Resiliency is one of the most important attributes for a team while navigating through the highs and lows of the ACC regular season.
It was over almost immediately after it began. The No. 2 Duke Blue Devils (19-1, 7-0 ACC) streaked out to a 20-2 advantage to open Saturday night's game against Virginia (10-7, 4-3 ACC) en route to an 82-63 win. "The game got away from us very early," Virginia coach Dave Leitao said.
With 1:52 left in the first half, a succession of plays began that were indicative of the entire women's basketball game.
A painted banner on the wall of the AFC yesterday read, "We heart our fourth years," and listed the names of all the senior women swimmers and divers.
DURHAM, N.C.--A few observations from my trip to the State University of New Jersey --Durham (oops, I mean Duke): This is tough for me to say, but the time has come.
The Virginia wrestling team will look to open their 2006 ACC schedule with a win Friday night when it hosts visiting North Carolina at 7 p.m.
Even the more optimistic folks among Virginia's fan base may not have seen this coming. The Cavaliers have reeled off three straight victories and have already matched last season's conference win total of four.
Debbie Ryan's squad has not started a season 0-3 at home in ACC play in over ten years. On Sunday, the Cavaliers will host Florida State in an attempt to extend this streak. The theme of the day Sunday will be revenge. The Cavaliers' lone road loss of the season came at the hands of Florida State Jan.
The Virginia men's basketball team is hot; winners of three ACC games in a row and tied for second in the conference standings.
Last weekend, the men's and women's swimming and diving teams traveled down to North Carolina and defeated longtime rival North Carolina at their last home meet.
There are certain things that change for a team from year to year. A new freshman class comes in, the old seniors graduate, the new seniors take on increased responsibilities.
Of the many Debbie Ryan-isms, one stands out the most in these tough two weeks of play. "[Just] keep taking one game at a time," junior center Siedah Williams said.
Virginia fans are riding high right now. We're talking Keith Jenifer high. And who can blame them?
In front of the second-largest crowd in team history, No. 1 Virginia ousted Virginia Commonwealth behind the clutch performances of sophomore Somdev Devvarman and senior Doug Stewart.
