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Softball: UVA rallies, clinches series with 4-2 win at Pitt

The Virginia softball team rallied down the stretch with three runs in the final two innings to grab a 4-2 win at Pittsburgh on Saturday to clinch the weekend series.

Swimming & Diving: Cavalier men wrap up competition at NCAA Championships

The Virginia men’s swimming & diving team finished 15th overall at the 2023 NCAA Championships, which concluded on Saturday at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis.

Women’s Golf: Sambach’s second-straight 71 leads UVA at Liz Murphey Classic

Amanda Sambach posted her second-consecutive round of 1-under 71 to top UVA. She enters Sunday’s final round in fifth place at 2-under 142. She closed her day with two birdies over her final three holes.

Track & Field: Seven Hoos rank in top five nationally after conclusion of Raleigh Relays

The Cavalier sprinters punctuated a meet that saw a total of seven Cavaliers post marks that rank in the nation’s top-five in their respective events.

Men’s Lacrosse: No. 3 Cavaliers knock off top-ranked Fighting Irish in South Bend, 15-10

No. 3 Virginia attackmen Xander Dickson, Connor Shellenberger and Payton Cormier combined for 18 points to lead the Cavaliers in a 15-10 victory over No. 1 Notre Dame at Arlotta Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Women’s Lacrosse: No. 12 UVA holds off No. 11 Notre Dame, 16-13

No. 12 Virginia broke open the game with eight goals in the second quarter and held off a run by No. 11 Notre Dame to win 16-13 on Saturday afternoon at Klöckner Stadium.

Baseball: Baker’s walk-off lifts No. 8 Cavaliers in extras against FSU in ACC home opener, 3-2

The Cavaliers scored the tying run in the bottom of the ninth and went on to win it in the 10th on a Seminole fielding error.

Baseball: First pitch for Saturday’s UVA-FSU game moved to 4 p.m.

Due to inclement weather in the forecast, first pitch for the ACC baseball game between Virginia and Florida State on Saturday has been moved to 4 p.m.

Looking ahead to the fall for Virginia basketball: Who’s coming, who’s going?

Hootie invites Chris Graham to the show for a discussion of the premature end to the 2022-2023 Virginia basketball season, with an eye toward how the roster might look next fall and winter.

One of nation’s top shooters, Blue Cain, hears from Virginia, Kansas

Virginia is one of several basketball programs to have reached out to former Georgia Tech four-star commitment Blue Cain, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Knoxville, Tenn.

Baseball: No. 8 Virginia holds off late Georgetown rally to win, 6-4

No. 8 Virginia recorded its second victory of the week with a 6-4 win over Georgetown at Disharoon Park on Wednesday.

Men’s Tennis: No. 8 UVA stays hot, sweeps Virginia Tech, 7-0

The No. 8 Virginia men’s tennis team picked up a 7-0 victory against Virginia Tech on Wednesday at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort.

Swimming & Diving: Hoos set school record in 200 medley relay at NCAA Championships

Virginia men’s swimming & diving set a UVA record and finished eighth in the 200-yard medley relay on Wednesday night at the 2023 NCAA Championships at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis.

Women’s Lacrosse: No. 5 JMU holds off No. 12 Cavaliers, 10-8

The No. 12 Virginia women’s lacrosse team was leading heading into the fourth period, but No. 5 JMU outscored the Cavaliers 5-2 in the final 15 minutes to take the 10-8 win at Sentara Park on Wednesday in Harrisonburg.

UVA Athletics names Cav Futures official NIL collective

Cav Futures, a Virginia non-stock corporation providing an inclusive marketplace for University of Virginia student-athletes to capitalize on their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), has been named the official NIL collective of Virginia athletics.

UVA’s Hollins talks about miracle recovery from shooting tragedy, how he’s inspiring teammates

Only God and Mike Hollins know what made him turn around and run back onto the killing bus that chilly night last November, when he stared down alleged murderer Christopher Darnell Jones.

Swimming & Diving: No. 15 Virginia set to compete at NCAA Championships

The No. 15 Virginia men’s swimming & diving team will compete at the 2023 NCAA Championships from Wednesday through Saturday at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, Minn.