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No. 16 Virginia rolls into ACC clash at North Carolina
No. 16 Virginia has figured out how to navigate late-game situations during the past month.,North Carolina finally had a sampling of a tight finish in a game with a power conference opponent, but it didn't end well.,Now the teams are set to meet Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C., where Virgini...
Late safety lifts No. 18 Virginia over Washington State for fifth straight win
No. 18 Virginia erased a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit and took its only lead on a safety with 2:41 left for a 22-20 victory over Washington State on Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Cavaliers (6-1) won their fifth consecutive game and became bowl eligible for the first time since 2021...
Washington State challenges No. 18 Virginia's high-scoring offense
Washington State will attempt to slow down No. 18 Virginia when the programs meet for the first time on Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (5-1) are riding a four-game winning streak and have scored at least 30 points in every game, winning their last two in overtime before a bye l...
Legends of the fall: These teams could disrupt the CFP picture
With the regular season approaching the halfway point, the College Football Playoff picture is starting to come into focus.,In what was expected to be a wide-open year, preseason No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Penn State are now both unranked after taking stunning losses Saturday.,Defending champion Ohio Sta...
Chandler Morris (5 TDs) leads Virginia past No. 8 Florida State in 2OT
Chandler Morris ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more as Virginia came away with a wild 46-38 double-overtime win over No. 8 Florida State on Friday night in Charlottesville, Va.,Morris' third rushing score, from 4 yards, out and the ensuing two-point conversion pass served as the game-win...
With QB in question, No. 8 Florida State sets out to battle Virginia
Florida State has had time to bask in its win over Alabama.,In the three weeks since their 31-17 upset of that Top 10 team, the Seminoles have crushed East Texas A&M and Kent State by a combined score of 143-13, with a bye week in between, as they surged into the Top 10 themselves.,The No. 8 Seminol...
Harrison Waylee helps Virginia pound William & Mary
Harrison Waylee rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns as host Virginia seized control early, pulled away in the second quarter and set a school record with 700 total yards in a 55-16 rout of William & Mary on Saturday afternoon in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (2-1) scored on six of their f...
Virginia vies to rebound from setback in clash vs. William & Mary
Virginia will look for its seventh straight victory in the in-state rivalry with William & Mary on Saturday afternoon when the Cavaliers' former head coach returns to Charlottesville, Va.,Both the host Cavaliers (1-1) and coach Mike London's Tribe (1-1) are coming off narrow decisions last weekend.,...
Hollywood Smothers, NC State too strong for Virginia
Hollywood Smothers ran for two touchdowns and 140 yards as North Carolina State beat Virginia 35-31 on Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C.,CJ Bailey threw for 200 yards and one touchdown on 16-for-23 passing and added two rushing scores for the Wolfpack (2-0).,Noah Rogers, who was injured in NC Stat...
Virginia, NC State hope to keep rolling
Virginia and North Carolina State ended last season with losing records, but one of them will be off to a 2-0 start this year.,The teams will meet Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C., in what officially will be called a non-conference game between two Atlantic Coast Conference teams.,There's good mo...
Cam Ross, Virginia get off to hot start, dominate Coastal Carolina
Chandler Morris threw for two touchdowns in his first game for Virginia and Cam Ross scored twice, including on a kickoff return, as the Cavaliers rolled to a 48-7 season-opening victory against Coastal Carolina on Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va.,Morris, a transfer from North Texas, completed...
New quarterbacks take stage as Coastal Carolina visits Virginia
Virginia coach Tony Elliott isn't afraid to tout the positives associated with his team entering the season.,He hopes many of those attributes are on display against Coastal Carolina on Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va.,"I think you're going to like what you see," Elliott said. "The expectation...
Virginia Tech investigating tampering allegation
Virginia Tech said Saturday it is investigating allegations by North Carolina Central coach Trei Oliver that a Hokies staff member tried to get his star running back to transfer to the ACC school.,Oliver was one of five coaches of North Carolina football programs who took part Friday in The Bill Doo...
Virginia names Duke's Chris Pollard new head coach
One day after Duke lost to Murray State in the Durham super regional, Blue Devils head coach Chris Pollard left for the same position at ACC rival Virginia on Tuesday.,The winningest baseball coach in Duke history with 420 victories, Pollard replaces Brian O'Connor, who took the head coaching positi...
Joaquin Niemann wins in Virginia for sixth career LIV title
Joaquin Niemann birdied Nos. 14-17 to cap off a bogey-free, 8-under-par 63 for his final round and hung on to win LIV Golf Virginia on Sunday in Gainesville, Va.,The 26-year-old from Chile went 15-under 198 for the week at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club and beat Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell (66)...
Anirban Lahiri up 2 entering final round at LIV Golf Virginia
Pursuing his first individual win with LIV Golf, Anirban Lahiri of India played a bogey-free second round at 7-under 64 on Saturday and holds a two-shot lead at LIV Golf Virginia on Saturday in Gainesville, Va.,A runner-up four times with LIV Golf, Lahiri sank seven birdies and made a 39-foot par pu...
Bryson DeChambeau chips his way into tie for lead at LIV Golf Virginia
Bryson DeChambeau chipped in for an eagle and a birdie on his way to a 5-under-par 66, and he shares the first-round lead with Germany's Martin Kaymer at LIV Golf Virginia on Friday in Gainesville, Va.,DeChambeau shot up the leaderboard after a brief weather delay, eagling the par-5 14th and birdiei...
Bryson DeChambeau: LIV move led to massive influencer role
Bryson DeChambeau discussed his "fun side quests" on Wednesday as he prepared to return to his day job and start gearing up for the upcoming U.S. Open.,Since tying for second at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow last month, the two-time major winner's busy calendar has included a lap around the t...
Golf Glance: Rory returns in Canada; LIV Golf hits Virginia
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: the Memorial Tournament (Scottie Scheffler),THIS WEEK: RBC Canadian Open, Caledon, Ontario, Canada, June 5-8,Course: TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, North Cou...
Mississippi State hires Virginia baseball coach Brian O'Connor
Mississippi State announced the hiring of longtime Virginia baseball coach Brian O'Connor to lead its program.,O'Connor, 54, guided the Cavaliers to a College World Series championship in 2015 and was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2024.,A three-time national coach of th...