The weather finally seems warm enough for a quick swim and the Virginia men's and women's swimming teams are preparing for their final home meet against the University of Pittsburgh on Sunday. Entering the contest, both Cavalier teams sit among the nation's 25 strongest.
As if facing the No. 1 team in the nation wasn't enough for one week, the Virginia men's basketball team will turn around to face No.
For the second time, Virginia freshman forward Elton Brown is the ACC men's basketball rookie of the week, for his play against Georgia Tech (Jan.
If you take the time to look at Virginia men's basketball coach Pete Gillen after a Cavaliers' game, you would think he just ran a marathon. After a game, the sweat pours down his face and seeps through his shirt and tie.
As I look back at the NFL season, I can't help but wonder: How did we end up with St. Louis vs. New England?
At 6-foot-8 and 255 pounds, Travis Watson's size sounds intimidating. Outside of ACC basketball it would be, but Watson is the smallest starting center in the conference.
With only two days left until the Virginia men's basketball team faces the Maryland Terrapins in University Hall, many students already have staked a claim in the line to get seats to the ACC match-up.
Track posts several season bests at Blue Heaven Saturday's Blue Heaven Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Kilgore seeks to change domestic violence laws Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore has proposed changes to the state's domestic violence laws. This week the Virginia General Assembly is likely to take up the bill, which includes greater confidentiality for victims, new fines for offenders, greater training for law enforcement officers and a streamlined process for obtaining restraining orders. Each of these measures has garnered strong support in the legislature, though some details of the bill have generated conflict between the Republican Attorney General and the Virginia State Senate.
V irginia's main concern coming into this game was quite simple: they needed to get off to a good start.
I n trying to hold down No. 21 North Carolina yes terday, the Virginia women's basketball team played tight defense and forced 21 turnovers.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Sunday's matinee in Chapel Hill pitted Virginia against No. 21 North Carolina.
DURHAM, NC - After scoring only ten field goals in the first half, the Duke Blue Devils used a 17-6 run to open the second half and put the Virginia men's basketball team away for good. A first half that seemed to preview a nail-biter turned out to be a tease, as the Blue Devils (18-1, 6-1 ACC) picked it up in the second half to beat the Cavaliers (14-3, 4-3), 94-81 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. In the first half, Virginia stayed tight behind the efforts of its freshmen.
Sunday night, the Virginia men's basketball team will have its mettle tested in one of the stiffest challenges that college basketball has to offer.
After toppling Florida State, 66-62, on Wednesday, the Virginia women's basketball team (11-8, 4-4 ACC) now sets its sights on Chapel Hill, where it will take on ACC foe North Carolina (14-5, 4-3) on Sunday. "Carolina's a great team, and we are going to have to play very, very well to beat them," Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said.
The Virginia swimming and diving team will travel to Columbia, S.C., on Saturday to square off against South Carolina at noon. The meet will be significant for the No.
Two Cavaliers named All-Americans Two Virginia men's soccer players were named to the 2001 National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas All-America teams.
The No. 7 Virginia men's basketball has the chance to maintain its recent winning ways against VMI tonight at University Hall. Virginia (13-2, 4-2 ACC) is coming off of a narrow 69-65 win over Georgia Tech on Tuesday, the Cavaliers' first victory in Atlanta in seven years.
Virginia freshman Brandi Teamer once again played like a true veteran to lead a young Cavaliers' team over Florida State.
Duke point guard Jason Williams was named ACC player of the week on Tuesday after his outstanding performances against No.
