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Volleyball: Virginia drops first of two with NC State in four-setter
Virginia (1-4, 0-4 ACC) fell 25-22, 25-16, 21-25, 25-21, to NC State (1-4, 1-4 ACC) on Friday evening inside Memorial Gymnasium.
Field hockey: Louisville pulls away late, defeats Virginia, 5-2
Louisville took control late, and posted a 5-2 win over Virginia in field hockey action on Friday.
Shenandoah U. Athletics announces completion of 22 Tough campaign
Shenandoah University Athletics announced Friday morning the completion of its “22 Tough” campaign.
Five Things: UVA vs. Miami
What about Brennan Armstrong? Has Miami finally figured out what to do at QB? What is up with the Virginia D? How much do they want it? Will you be watching? Chris Graham tries to make sense of things heading into UVA-Miami.
ACC Soccer: News and notes, schedules for busy week for men, women
Six ACC teams are ranked in this week’s United Soccer Coaches Poll – the most of any conference – highlighted by the nation’s top four teams.
Conner earns Beamer’s No. 25 jersey for Saturday’s game at Wake Forest
Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente announced Thursday that defensive back Chamarri Conner will wear Frank Beamer’s No. 25 jersey on Saturday in Tech’s contest at Wake Forest.
Norfolk State announces 2020-2021 MEAC basketball schedule
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference on Thursday announced the conference basketball schedule for the 2020-2021 season.
ACC Football: Schedule, TV, how the bettors see Week 7 playing out
A Top 25 battle between #14 UNC and #23 NC State highlights a busy weekend of ACC Football action.
Sports isn’t appointment TV viewing anymore
Everything about the consumption of sports content seems to be down. That’s what I’ve been finding the past few days as I’ve tried to make sense of declining numbers on my AFP internal dashboard related to our coverage of UVA Football.
Street Knowledge: Rod Mullins breaks down NASCAR playoff chase
Rod Mullins recaps Kansas, looks ahead to Texas, and goes over NASCAR silly season news and notes.
Update: Still nothing new on UVA quarterback situation mid-week
The latest on the health and availability of UVA starting quarterback Brennan Armstrong is … we still don’t know.
SoCon, VMI announce eight-game spring 2021 football schedule
The Southern Conference spring football schedule will kick off on Saturday, Feb. 20, with VMI competing in eight league contests over nine weeks.
Basketball: Defending champ Virginia, Florida set to square off at Mohegan Sun on Nov. 27
Reigning, defending national champ Virginia will face Florida on Friday, Nov. 27, at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.
Unbeaten Liberty adds football game with UMass back to 2020 schedule
Liberty will host UMass on Friday, Nov. 27, adding a game back that had been scuttled when UMass had decided back in the summer to cancel its fall schedule.
UVA’s Wes Porter honored among ACC Cross Country Performers of the Week
The ACC today recognized four student-athletes as ACC Cross Country Performers of the Week for the week of Oct. 21.
Liberty Soccer alum Gabrielle Farrell signs pro contract with ZFK Spartak
Liberty Soccer alum Gabrielle Farrell has signed her first professional contract, as she joins ZFK Spartak Subotica in Serbia.
This Week in ACC Volleyball: Upcoming schedule, news and notes
Seven ACC teams are ranked in the Oct. 14 AVCA Fall Top 15 Coaches Poll, the most of any conference. Notre Dame leads the league at No. 5, followed by Louisville at No. 6, Georgia Tech at No. 9, Pitt at No. 10, Miami at No. 11, Duke at No. 12 and Syracuse at No. 14.
Street Knowledge: Chris Graham breaks down critical week for UVA Football
AFP digital editor Crystal Abbe Graham gets the latest from Chris Graham on UVA Football as the ‘Hoos prepare for #11 Miami.
UVA’s Lavel Davis Jr. named to FWAA Freshman All-America Watch List
Virginia wide receiver Lavel Davis Jr. has been added to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-American Watch List.
FSU, Virginia, Wake Forest earn ACC Women’s Soccer weekly honors
Florida State senior midfielder Clara Robbins and Virginia junior forward Alexa Spaanstra have been named ACC Women’s Soccer Co-Offensive Players of the Week, while Wake Forest redshirt freshman goalkeeper Kaitlyn Parks has been tabbed Defensive Player of the Week.
Report Card: Grading out UVA’s performance in loss at Wake Forest
I had to wait on this one because I didn’t have access to anything other than counting statistics in the immediate aftermath of the 40-23 loss at Wake Forest on Saturday.
