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Griese’s toughness and surprising speed impressing coaches

Jack Griese is getting lots of action in training camp, and with so few backs with experience on the roster, he has a chance to play.

Field Hockey: Hoos picked first; four players on Preseason All-ACC Team

The Virginia field hockey team has been voted to finish first in the ACC Coaches Preseason Poll, as announced Tuesday by the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Women’s Soccer: ACC tabs Virginia’s Galvin as Defensive Player of the Week

Tatum Galvin helped the Cavaliers to a pair of victories over Towson and Northwestern, helping anchor a back line that posted a pair of shutouts.

Men’s Soccer: Gelnovatch announces 2024 UVA team captains

Virginia head men’s soccer coach, George Gelnovatch announced Tuesday that Paul Wiese, Albin Gashi and Umberto Pelà have been selected as team captains for the 2024 season.

UVA makes cut for Honolulu point guard Mandaquit

Virginia basketball has made the cut for another 2025 point guard, JJ Mandaquit out of Honolulu, who announced his final nine schools on Monday.

Elliott hopes to name starting QB before game week

“I’m hopeful that sometime this week that we should be able to settle in on who is going to be the guy, or if it’s going to be a combination of both of them,” Elliott said.

Former UVA star Coughlin wins Scotland Open, stays red hot

Laura Coughlin’s magical ride on the LPGA Tour continued on Sunday when she claimed her second tournament victory in her last three events.

Women’s Soccer: Virginia posts another shutout against Northwestern, 2-0

The Virginia women’s soccer team posted its second straight shutout to start the season with a 2-0 victory over Northwestern on Sunday.

Greene wants to make Virginia great again; praises Tyree’s blazing speed

The relationship goes back to ninth grade when Malcolm Greene was at Highland Springs High School and Chris Tyree played at Thomas Dale.

UVA training camp: QB battle rages on

Virginia has finished 21 practices in training camp and the battle for the starting quarterback spot rages onward between veteran Tony Muskett and young gunslinger Anthony Colandrea.

Women’s Soccer: Hoos blank Towson in season opener, 2-0

The Virginia women’s soccer team opened the season with a victory on Thursday, shutting out Towson by a score of 2-0 at Klöckner Stadium.

Former UVA star Joe Harris retires from basketball

Joe Harris, one of the most popular players in Virginia basketball history who helped turn the Cavaliers program around early in the Tony Bennett era, has retired from the game after a decade in the NBA.

Women’s Soccer: UVA hosts Towson Thursday to kick off 2024 fall season

The Virginia women’s soccer team opens the 2024 season on Thursday night when the Cavaliers host Towson in a 6 p.m. contest at Klöckner Stadium.

Men’s Soccer: UVA picked 6th in Preseason ACC poll

Clemson has been chosen as the favorite to win the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Championship. Virginia was picked to finish sixth.

Charlottesville’s Mike Cubbage: 50 golden years of memories

“Cubby,” as we all affectionately called him, was arguably the best athlete ever produced in Charlottesville.

Men’s Golf: James, Chang advance to U.S. Amateur’s Match Play round

Virginia men’s golfers Ben James and Paul Chang advanced to match play following the second round of stroke play at the U.S. Amateur Championship.

Training camp notebook: QBs, defense, receivers, punt game & injury report

Tony Elliott was encouraged with what he saw in Virginia’s first scrimmage last Saturday at Scott Stadium, as the Cavaliers have transitioned to full pads for the remainder of training camp.