Two men. Two humble team leaders. Two U.S. Olympic team hopefuls. Both finished third in their respective events at last year's NCAA swimming and diving championships.
The No. 25 Virginia baseball team (19-5, 4-2 ACC) returns to action this weekend with a three-game road test against N.C.
Spring is finally here. Unlike those who think that tree blossoms or warm weather or the appearance of sundresses herald the season of rebirth, I've spent the last four years attached to a different sign of spring: helmets and shoulder pads.
The Cavaliers' first and second varsity eight crews will row this Saturday and Sunday at the Windermere Collegiate Crew Classic in Redwood City, Calif. Along with Virginia, the regatta will feature boats from Stanford, Washington State and California-Berkeley, all of which are ranked in the top 15 by the US Rowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA Division I Varsity Eight Coaches preseason poll. In addition, Virginia's varsity four and novice eight squads will race Saturday against the University of Tennessee and the University of Louisville in Knoxville, Tenn.
Every time Johns Hopkins senior Conor Ford has played Virginia, it's been a special game. As a freshman, he scored a hat trick in a quadruple-overtime 9-8 loss to the Cavaliers -- the longest game in either school's history.
The No. 62 Virginia women's tennis team lost to No. 56 Virginia Commonwealth University, 5-2, last night.
Sometimes the little things can get a late game rally started. Other times, a 335-foot homer to right field can do the job.
The Virginia offense will have a different look this year with number seven no longer under center.
Virginia split its doubleheader against Virginia Tech yesterday, taking the first game 2-0 and falling 5-2 in the second contest. The Cavaliers struggled offensively in the second game, being shut out by Tech's senior pitcher Rachel Pacheco until the sixth inning.
The Virginia women's soccer team will compete in six scrimmages over the course of the next month to help prepare for the fall season.
Spring football has arrived, and with it the countdown to the gridiron season can officially begin. The 2003 Virginia football team had an up-and-down season that produced great plays and exciting finishes.
In last weekend's Cavalier Classic, the Virginia softball team got major contributions from its freshman starters.
Something unusual happened last night at the Virginia women's lacrosse game. It wasn't that junior attacker Amy Appelt scored a hat trick -- she's done that in eight consecutive contests, adding to the school record she already owns.
The University has rescinded its offer of a scholarship to baseball recruit Corey Brown of Tampa, Fla., after he agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of battery Monday. In a statement released last night, the University attributed the scholarship's removal to Brown's "current personal circumstances." This announcement comes only one day after Brown, a senior at Plant High School in Tampa, Fla., admitted he was among a group of four boys charged with third-degree felony battery, according to the Tampa Tribune.
Pressure and aggression are the new buzzwords of Virginia baseball. In his first year, coach Brian O'Connor has instituted an aggressive style of play that stresses base running and strong pitching as the cornerstones of a successful baseball program. So far, the philosophy has translated into success on the field.
Can Brian Boland coach or what? He's taken six guys from his first two recruiting classes -- none of whom are even of legal drinking age -- and has them off to a school record 15-1 start, including a first place ACC mark of 4-0.
According to NCAA rules, a men's lacrosse team shall be made up of one goalkeeper, three defensemen, three attackmen and three midfielders.
Whether it's basketball's Majestic Mapp, baseball's Shooter Starr or lacrosse's John Christmas, the Virginia athletic program always seems to turn out its fair share of interesting names.
After two days of bad weather saw their match postponed twice, Virginia showed their play was anything but cold as they beat Colorado, 5-2, last night.
The No. 4 Cavaliers (5-2, 2-0 ACC) test drove a new style of offense in their latest match-up against fellow ACC contender North Carolina (4-3, 0-2) Saturday.
