Although Maryland is in last place in the ACC, the Virginia men's tennis team has plenty of incentive to take the team seriously in today's 2:30 p.m.
To an outsider, today's women's lacrosse game looks like a piece of cake. Perennial title contender Virginia, currently ranked ninth, faces an unranked Virginia Tech squad tonight at Kl
Augusta National Golf Club makes few promises. It grants Eldrick Woods no guarantee that he will fist-pump and sandblast his way to another Tiger slam 12 months from now. It offers frequent second-fiddler Phil Mickelson little consolation that the pear blossoms and periwinkles coating Amen Corner will serve as the backdrop for his first major triumph.
Virginia softball (37-11) beat Stephen F. Austin, 9-6, but fell, 3-1, to Tennessee on Sunday to take second at the Lady Vol Spring Invitational.
Michael Duquette could have been frustrated. He could have been discouraged. He could have given up. But after struggling through a tough 2000 season, the Virginia men's tennis player didn't give in.
The pre-game rankings only told half of the story as the No. 4 Duke women's lacrosse team downed No.
After a surprising score of 68 in the first round, former Virginia golf standout James Driscoll shot a 78 in the second and failed to make the cut at the 2001 Masters in Augusta, Ga. Driscoll, a 2000 Virginia graduate, shot a first-round score of four-under par, the lowest for an amateur since 1983, but then missed the cut by just one stroke.
Missed shots, errant passes, poor communication - it was just that kind of a day for the No. 4 Virginia men's lacrosse team as they lost to No.
The rivalry between the No. 4 Virginia men's lacrosse team and No. 19 North Carolina (4-4, 0-2 ACC) resumes at 3 p.m.
The ACC swimming coaches honored four members of the Virginia swimming team yesterday for their performances this season.
Hunter Wyant has that wicked combination of offensive and defensive skill that baseball players crave from the day they first hit a whiffle ball off the tee.
The No. 9 Virginia women's lacrosse team's 15-6 road win over 12th-ranked James Madison on Wednesday cemented Cavalier senior midfielder Mills Hook's status as one of the nation's top offensive players. The historically competitive in-state rivalry between the Dukes and Virginia (7-4, 0-2 ACC) turned into a blowout because Hook decided to dominate in the offensive zone.
HARRISONBURG, Va.-The in-state women's lacrosse rivalry between Virginia and James Madison is known for its close, intense games.
It was a story that could only have taken place in Hollywood. Now it will! That's right. Faced with the imminent writer's strike, the film industry is looking for easy-to-pen real-life stories that will fill the silver screen with cinematic gold.
Virginia senior pitcher Brandon Creswell earned ACC pitcher of the week honors for pitching a complete game in the Cavaliers' win over No.
The Virginia men's and women's tennis teams defied recent history yesterday, as both notched key victories over in-state and conference rivals. The men entered their match against No.
For the Virginia men's tennis team, it's a test of faith. For the women, it's a game of execution.
If past success could determine the outcome of today's Virginia women's lacrosse game at James Madison, it would still be a toss up. "JMU is always a big matchup for us, no matter who we've played before," Virginia coach Julie Myers said.
Last night at the Dedmon Center Stadium, the No. 4 Virginia men's lacrosse team (5-3) clobbered Radford (1-7), 22-3, for its fourth consecutive win.
It may not be today. You just won the NCAA title, after all. But the question will return soon, Jason Williams, the same question you answered eight weeks ago. Yes, we know you told us Feb.
