Jerry Ratcliffe, Author at Jerry Ratcliffe

Rick Barnes was Virginia’s head coach for a minute; Here’s the real story

Rick Barnes was actually Virginia’s basketball coach for a few hours back in 1990, a little-known fact to many present-day Cavalier fans.

Kymora Johnson and Sa’Myah Smith became the first UVA duo to score 20 points apiece in an NCAA Tournament game since 1992.

Andrew Greenspan won a career-high 15 faceoffs and Truitt Sunderland matched his career best with six goals to lead Virginia to a 16-11 win.

In a defensive struggle, the No. 19 Virginia women’s lacrosse team fell 6-5 to No. 10 Syracuse on Saturday at Scott Stadium.

UVA kickstarted the outdoor track season with the Virginia Opener at Lannigan Field on Saturday, as nine Hoos recorded program top-10 marks.

No. 14 Virginia got a complete game from Eden Bigham in game one and used a big early inning in game two to sweep a doubleheader at Syracuse.

In a game that the No. 9 Virginia baseball team never trailed, UVA downed No. 24 Wake Forest by a score of 10-6 at Disharoon Park on Friday.

Virginia won two events on the third night of the 2026 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Atlanta.

The No. 1 Virginia men’s tennis team picked up a 4-1 win at No. 21 NC State on Friday at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center in Raleigh.

The No. 15 Virginia women’s tennis team notched a 4-0 ACC road win at Florida State on Friday in Tallahassee.

The season came to an end on Friday as Gable Porter ended his run at the NCAA Championships with a loss in the consolation brackets.

Jacari White saved Virginia’s bacon in Friday’s opening-round NCAA Tournament win over Wright State, pouring in a season-high 26 points.

The 10th-seeded Virginia women’s basketball team faces seventh-seeded Georgia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

Virginia added to its team lead by winning two events on the second night of the 2026 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.

Virginia defeated Arizona State by a score of 57-55 to record its first victory in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament since 2018.

Gable Porter split action at the NCAA Championships to advance to day two and continue his quest for a podium finish and All-America honors.

The No. 3-seeded Cavaliers are taking nothing for granted heading into Friday’s game against No. 14 seed Wright State (1:50 p.m., TBS).

Virginia won two relays on the opening night of the 2026 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Atlanta.

In the second of back-to-back midweeks, the No. 9 Virginia baseball team outslugged Liberty in a 14-12 contest on Wednesday evening.

Second-ranked Virginia moved up six spots after it shot a 10-under, 274 as a team in the final round at the Pauma Valley Invitational.