
Jayden Gardner reveals the key reason he ended up at Virginia
Coaches were promising East Carolina transfer Jayden Gardner the world. The rugged 6’8”, 235-pound junior landed at Virginia because Tony Bennett didn’t promise him anything.

Coaches were promising East Carolina transfer Jayden Gardner the world. The rugged 6’8”, 235-pound junior landed at Virginia because Tony Bennett didn’t promise him anything.

For all the talk this spring from Bronco Mendenhall about getting the running game going, it starts in the trenches – with maybe the deepest and most experienced O line in all of college football residing in Charlottesville.

Virginia swimming & diving head coach Todd DeSorbo, fresh off having guided the UVA women’s team to its first national title, has signed a five-year contract extension through the 2026-2027 season.

Big recruiting news, and the status of Trey Murphy III, then spring football. “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” with Chris Graham dives deep into a busy UVA sports week.

Virginia junior forward Trey Murphy III announced Tuesday that he will test the NBA Draft waters, with the blessing of coach Tony Bennett.

The Albemarle County Police Department has identified the victim of the vehicle-cyclist crash on Monday as Robert Ryals Bowman, 66, of Charlottesville.

Over the past year, child and sexual abuse hotlines have reported significant increases in call and message volume, and emergency room physicians have reported seeing more severe child-abuse-related injuries than in a typical year.

Virginia Tech’s season-opening football game against North Carolina will kick off in primetime.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced this week $19,155,185 in federal funding to provide economic relief to 11 airports across Virginia.

Three local projects are among the 15 statewide set to receive a total of $6.3 million in GO Virginia economic development grants.
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