
Chris Graham: Craig Littlepage reiterates support for Mike London
With spring practice looming, UVa. athletics director Craig Littlepage is doubling down on his vocal support for embattled football coach Mike London.

With spring practice looming, UVa. athletics director Craig Littlepage is doubling down on his vocal support for embattled football coach Mike London.

The American Heritage Series, races designed to promote healthy living, community involvement, and engagement with historically significant sites, returns to Orange County with the second running of the Montpelier 5K on Saturday, March 22.

The top-ranked UVa. baseball team managed just six hits in a 3-2 loss to VMI Tuesday afternoon at Davenport Field. Virginia (6-2) had its six-game win streak halted, while VMI (5-2) won its fifth-consecutive contest and snapped a 14-game losing streak in Charlottesville, dating back to March 7, 1991.

#11 UVa. (23-5, 14-1 ACC) continues its three-game homestand against Miami (14-13, 5-9 ACC) on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) is set for 7 p.m.

National FFA Week began in 1947 and is celebrated each year in conjunction with George Washington’s birthday in recognition of his legacy as a farmer.

UVa. hasn’t lost in more than a month, stands at 14-1 in the ACC, a game-and-a-half over second-place Syracuse, and the Cavs still can’t crack the Top 10 in either national poll.

Andrew Woods pitched six shutout innings, striking out eight, and the VMI Keydets’ pitching staff scattered five hits to lead their squad to a 3-1 win over the Lafayette Leopards, in the finale of a three-game series contested Sunday at Gray-Minor Stadium in Lexington, Va.

#1 UVa. got five and two-thirds strong innings from Brandon Waddell and six two-out run-scoring hits to post a 6-2 win over East Carolina on Sunday in front of a February record crowd of 3,592 at Davenport Field in Charlottesville, Va.

#1 UVa. (5-1) hosts East Carolina (3-3) in February college baseball action on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Davenport Field in Charlottesville, Va. Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham is in the press box for today’s game.

Motorists have undoubtedly noticed gas prices beginning their seasonal uptick in recent weeks, jumping double-digits in many places since the beginning of February ($3.28 on Feb.1).
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