RICHMOND, Va. -- Elton Brown couldn't believe his eyes. Trip after trip down the court, his blocking-out on defense came with no reward on the boards.
It's no wonder the Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams remain undefeated. It's also no wonder that they have finished in the top 25 at the NCAA championships for 15 of the last 22 years.
The Virginia wrestling team will get a taste of national championship level competition when it heads to the Las Vegas Invitational this weekend. The Cavaliers will send 10 wrestlers, one from each weight class, to Sin City for the meet.
Senior Brandi Teamer and Junior Tiffany Sardin return home this weekend as the Virginia women's basketball team heads to Chicago to play in the Mildred & Roger L.
Virginia's acceptance of a bid to the MPC bowl in Boise, Idaho Wednesday spoiled the plans of the Champs Sports Bowl officials, according to the Orlando Sentinel. After resisting initial urges to bypass the ACC and select a school from another conference, Champs Sports Bowl organizers are apparently planning to invite Georgia Tech for their Dec.
University of Virginia coach Dom Starsia announced the signing of 10 athletes to national letters of intent to play lacrosse in Charlottesville next season. The recruiting class is composed of two attackmen, two midfielders, three defenders, one goalie, and two players who can play attack or midfield. Offensive weapon Danny Glading from Bethesda, Md.
The Virginia men's soccer team will step onto the grass of Klöckner Stadium tomorrow at 7 p.m. for something they haven't seen in four years -- the NCAA quarterfinals. The last time the Cavaliers made it this far in the NCAA tournament, they fell to Creighton 3-0.
For several weeks this fall, it looked as if the Virginia football team might meet Auburn in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
It's hard to imagine a more intimidating situation for a freshman than being expected to replace one of the most dominant players on the Virginia women's basketball team.
The No. 18 Virginia Cavaliers (8-3, 5-3 ACC) officially learned the identity of their bowl opponent yesterday afternoon, and it will be Fresno State, which sports an identical 8-3 record.
There is nothing wrong with being a hard-working individual. A hard-working individual is often too busy making sure that their objectives are achieved to get caught up in the emotion of a situation. Many players exhibit this exceptional quality, yet not all of them do it in the same manner as former Virginia star linebacker Jamie Sharper.
As the Virginia starting lineup was announced against Arizona, I turned to my buddy Jon and said, "I've never seen this energy from them.
Following multiple wins over NCAA tournament teams from a year ago, Virginia fans have begun to ask if those are really their Cavaliers out there on the court.
The Virginia women's basketball team held an eight-point lead over an instate rival, but I wasn't ready to give the Cavaliers the advantage.
For the sake of the football program and its fan base, Virginia should immediately high tail it to the very conference the ACC raided last year -- the Big East.Believe me, I know as well as anyone that Virginia is now part of one of the nation's great super-conferences, a league that will soon be on par with the SEC and Big-12.
Not allowing a single lead change, the Cavaliers outshot and outmuscled their way to victory over a physically strong Liberty team. In the first half, it was all outside for Virginia.
The Virginia men's soccer NCAA quarterfinal match against the Duke Blue Devils has been moved from 1 p.m.
The No. 18 Virginia Cavaliers accepted an invitation yesterday to play in the MPC Computers Bowl in Boise, Idaho on Dec.
A limited number of tickets can be obtained for the Virginia men's basketball contest against the Auburn Tigers Friday night. Following their game at Northwestern tonight, the Cavaliers will return to Virginia to face Auburn but not at University Hall.
After shooting 1-5 and scoring only three points Wednesday against Appalachian State, something had to give for Virginia's Devin Smith -- and something did. The senior unraveled 26 points on 8-13 shooting that included a deluge of three-pointers to lead the Cavaliers (4-0) over visiting Richmond, 85-58. "He's the healthiest he's been since being at Virginia," Virginia coach Pete Gillen said.
