
UVA Basketball: ‘Hoos get #1 seed in South
UVA will be the top seed in the South Region, and face Gardner-Webb on Friday in Columbia, S.C.

UVA will be the top seed in the South Region, and face Gardner-Webb on Friday in Columbia, S.C.

UVA (9-10, 2-4 ACC) scored four runs in its final two turns at the plate but ultimately had its comeback fall short in a 6-5 loss to Georgia Tech (13-7, 3-3 ACC) on Sunday afternoon at Russ Chandler Stadium.

UVA is launching the state’s first regional community survey panel, called BeHeardCVA, as a vehicle for communicating the voices of residents in the Charlottesville area and Central Virginia.

Moose, the 7-year-old therapy dog, just doesn’t care, and that is perhaps his greatest superpower.

It’s been the downfall of previous Virginia teams in March. The Cavaliers don’t have a “Plan B.” When things go awry — when opponents are hitting those heavily contested shots and Virginia simply isn’t making enough, even when they’re open — the Cavaliers are doomed.

The Duke-UNC game in prime time on Friday night at the 2019 ACC Tournament produced for ESPN a 3.0 overnight rating, making it the highest rated Champ Week game on ESPN.

Down two runs in the top of the ninth, UVA (9-8, 2-2 ACC) scored three times to come away with a 9-8, series-opening win over Georgia Tech (11-7, 1-3 ACC) at Russ Chandler Stadium.

Zion Williamson scored the go-ahead bucket with 30.3 seconds left, tipping in his own miss on a short jumper, and Coby White missed in the final seconds in a thrilling finish that saw Duke defeat North Carolina 74-73 in the ACC Tournament semifinals Friday night.

The Virginia Cavaliers, with 13-and-a-half minutes left, took a 45-44 lead on a Kihei Clark jumper. It looked like the Cavaliers, after falling behind by as much as 10, had stemmed the tide.

Hey, UVA basketball fans, you’re bummed. I get it. I am, too. So, like a good coach, who yells at you when you just won, to keep you sharp, and boosts you, when you just got beat bad, to help you rebuild, here’s some soothsaying.
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