Sports

Sports

Virginia rescinds offer to top recruit

By Clayton O'Toole | March 24, 2004

The University has rescinded its offer of a scholarship to baseball recruit Corey Brown of Tampa, Fla., after he agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of battery Monday.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.

---

Sports

New style working wonders for Virginia

By Shrayes Ramesh | March 24, 2004

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.

---

Sports

Boland's boys put Virginia tennis on the map

By Joe Lemire | March 24, 2004

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.

---

Sports

Midfielders excel in all aspects of game

By Rachel Brandt and Joey Mancini | March 23, 2004

According to NCAA rules, a men's lacrosse team shall be made up of one goalkeeper, three defensemen, three attackmen and three midfielders.

---

Sports

Dunbar returns to defend track title

By Bart Isley | March 23, 2004

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.

---

Sports

Virginia beats Buffaloes, 5-2, in home match

By Robert Amanfu | March 23, 2004

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.

---

Sports

Revamped offense put to test against UMBC, No. 7 Tribe

By Sara Gilliam | March 23, 2004

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.

---

Sports

NCAA tourney brackets all being tossed in trash

By Paul Crane | March 23, 2004

Has anybody else's NIT bracket just gone to pieces? Who could have seen the Austin Peay win over Belmont coming?

---

Sports

Virginia scores when it counts

By Clayton O'Toole | March 22, 2004

After being shutout by Rutgers for 13 consecutive innings, the Cavaliers produced when it counted most.

---

Sports

Burke runner-up at NCAA swimming championships

By Joey Mancini | March 22, 2004

Rachael Burke finished second in the 1,500-meter freestyle Saturday night in the NCAA women's championships in College Station, Texas.

---

Sports

Crawford wins track title at 49ers Invitational

By Joey Mancini | March 22, 2004

Virginia's Erin Crawford finished the 400 hurdle in 60.19 seconds to take the gold for the first time in her college career this weekend in Charlotte, N.C.

---

Sports

Men's lacrosse rebounds against Towson

By Joey Mancini | March 22, 2004

The Virginia men's lacrosse team pulled off its most exciting win of the season yesterday, a 9-8 overtime victory over Towson to improve its record to 2-4 on the season. Entering the locker room at halftime, Towson held the lead at 5-2, and the initial 30 minutes of contest were reminiscent of Virginia's four previous losses.

---

Sports

No. 1 Moore falls short of NCAA wrestling title, Foley finishes eighth

By Joey Mancini | March 22, 2004

Entering the NCAA tournament as the top seed at 141 pounds, Virginia's Scott Moore fell to No. 5 seed Cliff Moore of Iowa in the semifinals of the NCAA championship in St.

---

Sports

Open casket reveals Cavs kept coming up short

By Matt Trogdon | March 22, 2004

I've never written a eulogy before, but Saturday was the last Virginia basketball game of my college career, so I've decided to take it as an opportunity to do so. For me, Virginia's 73-63 loss to Villanova marked an end of an era.

---

Sports

Virginia survives despite strong winds

By Elizabeth Newell | March 22, 2004

The No. 16 Cavaliers earned a tough 4-3 victory over No. 43 Wake Forest Saturday, improving to 14-1 on the season and recording the first 4-0 ACC start in school history. While Virginia may have been the favorite over the now 9-6 Demon Deacons, difficult weather conditions exacerbated the conference struggle. "It was tough conditions out here today," Virginia coach Brian Boland said.

---

Sports

Virginia controls game tempo in win over UNC

By Becky Piedel | March 22, 2004

The Virginia women's lacrosse team scored goals on its first four shots of the game and did not give up a goal until the 11:46 mark of the first half en route to a 16-9 victory over ACC foe North Carolina.

---

Sports

Virginia struggles from long-range, falls to Villanova

By Jonathan Evans | March 22, 2004

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- After shooting lights out three days ago, the Cavaliers couldn't flip the switch back on Saturday, as a poor shooting performance led to a 73-63 defeat at the hands of Villanova in the second round of the NIT. While Virginia connected on 13 three-pointers Wednesday night against George Washington, they connected on just one of 10 attempts from beyond the arc against Villanova. "We didn't have a great game -- we weren't sharp," Virginia coach Pete Gillen said.

---

Sports

Behind Koshansky's arm, Cavs cruise

By Jeremy Root | March 22, 2004

The No. 19 Virginia baseball team (18-5, 4-2 ACC) snapped their three-game losing skid with a 6-2 victory in the finale of a three-game series against visiting North Carolina (16-5, 2-1 ACC). The win came on the backs of solid pitching and hitting from senior Joe Koshansky and sophomore Ryan Zimmerman.

---

Sports

Observations from a victim of March Madness

By Joe Lemire | March 19, 2004

Random thoughts while overindulging in college basketball's finest day of the year: · Can't we get a national holiday declared for the first day of the tournament?

---

Sports

Back at home, Virginia looks to control tempo

By Walker Freer | March 19, 2004

While March Madness might have just started yesterday for college basketball fans around the country, March Madness for the Virginia women's lacrosse team has come and gone.