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For shame! Bowl offer can't make up for Tech loss

Did you know UVA’s beat-the-buzzer punt return and lateral pass was named Geico’s 2011 Play of the Year? The Cavs fielded their own punt, blindly lateraled the ball, and then ran 35 yards for a winning touchdown just as the clock expired.Could anyone ask for a more dram

Stats master: Test your World Series smarts

Last weekend, after a very strong start (I thought they would win in six games), the Texas Rangers suffered an epic collapse and lost the World Series for the second year in a row. This year’s series was so good that Game Seven seemed an abrupt end to an underwhelming sea

London (with AD Craig Littlepage) should embrace a little bit of failure.

2-2 record: Now's no time for Cav desperation

Fans who are having anxiety attacks over UVA’s losses to UNC and Southern Miss need to breathe into a paper bag and splash their face with cold water. And if that doesn’t help, they can try remembering that even though they’re stressful, the losses are part of a large

Local option: Why can't UVA & Tech fans watch games?

I love listening to football on the radio. When I go to a game, I always take my little Bell & Howell worldband with me so I can tune in; football games are often much easier to follow with some play-by-play. Then again, it’s not that easy to follow a game on the radi

Looks cool: But 'white out' doesn't slow FSU

What Scott Stadium looks like when most of the 47,096 fans sport white t-shirts. PHOTO BY SKIP

Snap: Marching to success

Cafe diners, right, register their awe. PHOTO BY JEANNE SILER With trumpets blaring and tubas piping, the

Alcohol charge dooms QB Lalich's rebound

Peter Lalich's woes started with a simple underage alcohol purchase. PHOTO BY VIRGINIASPORTS.COM Although tossed out of UVA's football program,

Tiki's alleged honor violation

"Tiki Barber dumps pregnant wife for hot blonde" screams the New York Post headline about former UVA football/New York Giants superstar

Al Groh to head Georgia Tech defense

Al Groh will don white and gold next season with the Yellow Jackets. ARCHIVE PHOTO After leading the UVA football squad to a 3-9 finish for the 2009 season and enduring "Fire Groh" signs painted across Beta Bridge, head coach Al Groh was unceremoniously dismissed after nin