This year's NCAA Tournament has proven once again to be a worthy distraction from everything else that's going on in the world.
The gloom of the snowy weather Sunday penetrated the ceiling of the indoor tennis courts at the Boar's Head Inn as the women's tennis team suffered their second loss in as many tries as they fell to the Clemson Tigers, 5-2. Virginia started off the weekend not only confident and prepared, but also with an ITA ranking of 22 -- their highest since 1994.
Mother Nature kept Virginia from defeating Maryland a third time this weekend. Jeff Kamrath picked up the win Friday with a 6-0 shutout over the Terps, and Andrew Dobies gained a 4-2 win Saturday.
This evening, at 5:15 p.m., Johnny Damon will step into the left-handed batter's box of Tropicana Park in Tampa Bay, Fl.
The No. 2 Virginia men's lacrosse team scored two goals in 16 seconds to cut a three-goal deficit to one with 1:23 remaining in the game, but No.
The women's crew team came away with only two wins out of a possible six at the Windermere Collegiate Crew Classic in California this weekend. On Saturday, Virginia was victorious in two of its three races against Southern Cal.
The Virginia men's swim team earned tenth place at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas this weekend, ending their season with the highest ranking in school history.
The Cavalier softball team came away with the Tar Heel Invitational title by virtue of their two wins Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C. In the first day of competition, Virginia defeated Hawaii, 8-7, and East Carolina, 5-1.
Virginia gained an easy victory in a 16-6 rout of Temple in Philadelphia Saturday. The Cavaliers dominated throughout, as they held the Owls scoreless for 48 minutes in the middle portion of the game, jumping out to a 16-2 lead.
After a successful indoor season, the Virginia men's and women's track and field teams have begun the outdoor season and have only a few meets before the ACC Outdoor Championships.
Coming off their first loss of the year, the Virginia men's lacrosse team hosts No. 7 Maryland at Klockner Saturday.
The No. 22 Virginia women's tennis team has a busy ACC schedule ahead of them, as they prepare to take on rivals Georgia Tech and Clemson.
The No. 5 Virginia women's lacrosse team will hit the road and travel to Philadelphia this Saturday as they take on Temple at 1 p.m.
There's no place like home. The Virginia Cavalier's (15-8) still are undefeated at Davenport Field and currently are riding a six game win streak.
Nine members of the Virginia men's swim team will travel to the home of the defending NCAA Champion Texas Longhorns this weekend expecting to rope in NCAA titles.
Senior tri-captain Tiffany Schummer and junior midfielder Caitlin Banks received recognition for their play in Saturday's match-up at the University of North Carolina.
The Virginia men's basketball team will be lucky to finish seventh in the ACC next year. That's right, seventh.
Starting pitcher Joe Koshansky retired 10 of his last 13 batters Wednesday and first baseman Eric Christensen provided a solo homerun as the Cavaliers defeated James Madison 5-3 in Harrisonburg.
Former Dallas Cowboy Emmitt Smith has agreed in principal to sign with the Arizona Cardinals. His new contract is rumored to be for two years and worth $7-8 million.
NFL owners voted down a proposal yesterday to amend the NFL's overtime rules that would give each team a possession in the period.
