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Live Blog: #3 UVA basketball hosts Davidson
Third-ranked UVA (11-0) hosts Davidson (9-1) Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va. Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham is courtside at JPJ to lead a live blog with score updates, commentary, analysis and more.
Game Notes: #6 UVA basketball dominates Harvard
Harvard’s one first-half field goal Sunday at UVA tied the NCAA record for fewest made field goals in a half in the shot clock era (Savannah State, one second-half field goal at Kansas State on Jan. 7, 2008)
Live Blog: #6 UVA basketball hosts Harvard
The sixth-ranked UVA basketball team (10-0) hosts Harvard (7-1) at noon at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham will be courtside at JPJ to lead our live blog with score updates, analysis, commentary and flavor from inside the arena.
Live Blog: #6 UVA basketball hosts Cleveland State
The sixth-ranked UVA basketball team (9-0) will host Cleveland State (5-5) Thursday at 7 p.m. at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham will be courtside at JPJ. He will contribute to the live blog with score updates, commentary, analysis, observations and more.
Surprised at UVA move on Mike London?
UVA Athletics Director Craig Littlepage made it official on Wednesday, telling Wahoo Nation that football coach Mike London would be back for 2015, cooling the hot seat talk, for now, anyway.
GameDay Blog: #8 UVA basketball hosts Tennessee State
#8 UVA basketball hosts Tennessee State Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham will be courtside at JPJ with live score updates, analysis, commentary and more.
GameDay Blog: #9 UVA basketball hosts George Washington
#9 UVA basketball hosts George Washington Friday night at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham is courtside at JPJ with score updates, game analysis and more.
#9 UVA basketball defeats overmatched South Carolina State, 75-55
Ninth-ranked UVA got 17 points apiece from Malcolm Brogdon and Justin Anderson en route to an easy 75-55 win over an overmatched South Carolina State Tuesday night.
Looking for a ticket to UVA-JMU basketball season opener? It’s going to cost
If you want a ticket to the UVA basketball season opener on Friday at JMU, tickets are available, but they are going to set you back a little bit.
Catching up with UVA basketball legend Sean Singletary
Sean Singletary’s jersey hangs in the rafters at the John Paul Jones Arena, but he hasn’t been back for a game at his old stomping grounds since graduating in 2008.
UVA men¹s basketball single-game tickets on sale Oct. 10
Single-game tickets for the UVA men’s basketball 2014-15 season go on sale Friday, Oct. 10 at 9 a.m. Single-game tickets will be available for purchase online at VirginiaSports.com. Sales by phone and in-person will begin Oct. 13 at 9 a.m.
Police chief: Similarities between UVA missing student case, Harrington case
Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo said today at a press conference that there are clear similarities between the case of missing UVA student Hannah Graham and the 2009 disappearance of Morgan Harrington.
TNA doesn’t want, or need, Top Rope Pro Wrestling’s marketing help
A friend who is a big TNA wrestling fan asked us if we’d thought of reaching out to the company to offer to help push ticket sales to its planned Sept. 5 show in Charlottesville, Virginia.
First three UVA football practices open to the public
The UVA football team’s first three practices of the fall will be open to the public. The practices are scheduled for Monday, Aug. 4, Tuesday, Aug. 5 and Wednesday, Aug. 6.
Chris Graham: Why UVa. pays Tony Bennett 50 times more than the average schoolteacher
So you read the story in the Washington Post about UVa. negotiating a raise for UVa. basketball coach Tony Bennett, and then you scan down to the comments section. And have to suppress the desire to smack yourself upside the head.
Chris Graham: Inside how Michigan State sneaked past UVa.
It starts and ends with shooting. UVa. got its usual run of open looks from backdoor cuts and screens freeing up three-point shooters, and just couldn’t knock them down.
#2 UVa. baseball hosts Virginia Tech this weekend
The second-ranked UVa. baseball team continues a stretch of six home games in eight days as it plays host to Virginia Tech this weekend in a three-game ACC series at Davenport Field.
#3 UVa. baseball tops Boston College in series opener, 8-1
Behind 6 1/3 shutout innings from Nathan Kirby (So., Midlothian, Va.), the third-ranked UVa. baseball team rolled to an 8-1 victory over Boston College Friday at Davenport Field. Virginia (13-3, 3-1 ACC) came within an out of a shutout as five Cavalier pitchers limited BC (6-10, 0-4) to six hits.
ACC Tournament monkey: It’s off UVa.’s back now
The ghosts of 1995. As every UVa. basketball fan alive knew all too well, that was the last time a Virginia team won a quarterfinal game in the ACC Tournament.
Weather forecast alters UVa. baseball series vs. Boston College
The schedule for the UVa.-Boston College baseball series this weekend at Davenport Field has been altered because of a forecast for inclement weather on Sunday (March 16).
Chris Graham: The Top 10 UVa. home basketball games post-Ralph Sampson
With the huge UVa.-Syracuse showdown looming, it seems a good time to look back at the biggest home games played in Charlottesville since Ralph Sampson played his last game in University Hall in 1983.
Live Blog: #11 UVa. hosts Miami in ACC basketball action
#11 UVa. (23-5, 14-1 ACC) hosts Miami (14-13, 5-9 ACC) Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va. Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham will be courtside at JPJ to lead a live blog. Join the blog for live score updates, in-game stats, commentary and analysis.
UVa.-Notre Dame basketball game sold out
The UVa. men’s basketball game against Notre Dame on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena is sold out. The sellout marks Virginia’s fourth of the season and most since selling out seven contests during the 2007-08 season.
Chris Graham: Yes, Virginia, that Tennessee game just happened
It was as good a time as any to look at the RPI ratings. Going into Monday’s game at Tennessee, Virginia was a decent, if middling, 51st overall, sandwiched between VCU and Mercer. An RPI rating of 51 doesn’t guarantee you an NCAA bid, but you’re close, and if you’re UVa., you’ve got the whole ACC season to build on what was going into Monday night already the 44th-toughest schedule in the country.
Chris Graham: So, UVa. paid Mike London $1.09 million per win?
My Google News alert for Mike London keeps buzzing with columnists across the country writing about a USA Today analysis of how much D1 schools are paying their football coaches on a cost-per-win basis. According to the analysis, UVa. paid London $1.09 million per win in 2013. (With one of those wins coming against one of the weaker I-AAs in the country, VMI.)
Chris Graham: Don’t get too down, UVa. Nation
Let’s face it. VCU is the heavyweight college basketball program in the state of Virginia, and has been for some time. There was a time, maybe about 15 years ago, that Virginia was the big boy in the Commonwealth, but that was before Pete Gillen, before Dave Leitao, long before Tony Bennett.
Postgame Blog: #14 VCU 59, #25 UVa. 56
Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham will be courtside at the John Paul Jones Arena for tonight’s college basketball matchup between #14 VCU and #25 UVa. Tipoff at sold-out John Paul Jones arena is set for 7 p.m.
UVa.’s Joe Harris named to Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List
Virginia senior guard Joe Harris is one of 15 players named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List, announced Tuesday by the United States Basketball Writers Association. The award is to be presented to the national player of the year by its namesake at the Devon Energy College Basketball Awards on April 14.
UVa.-VCU men’s basketball game sold out
The No. 24 Virginia men’s basketball game against No. 14 VCU on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena is sold out. Virginia opens the season against James Madison on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at JPJ. Tickets are on sale for this game at four price levels: $15, $16, $19 and $25. Family Package tickets are also on sale for this game.
UVa. basketball in AP Top 25
Will Tony Bennett’s fifth UVa. basketball team finally break through? Basketball writers seem to think so. The Cavs were ranked 24th in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll released Thursday. The preseason ranking is the first for the program since Virginia started the 2001-2002 season at #11.
WWE returns to JPJ
World Wrestling Entertainment returns to the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville Sunday, Nov. 29, for the first WWE show in Charlottesville in more than three years. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. Ticket prices are $15, $20, $30, $40, and $60 (plus applicable fees) and will be available at […]
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