Story by Chris Graham sportsdom@ntelos.net It’s the hardest thing a young athlete can do. “It sounds like a good idea – I’ll go, I’ll redshirt, OK. Until you’re used to playing games every year of your life, and that’s taken away. And so you wander around – you wonder why you’re practicing, because you’re not …
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The SportsDominion is live at JPJ for today’s season opener for Virginia as the Cavs host Vermont. Join us here for live updates from the game – and tonight at 7 p.m. for a postgame edition of “The SportsDominion Show” with interviews with UVa. coach Dave Leitao, Vermont coach Mike Lonergan and more.
Story by Chris Graham sportsdom@ntelos.net Ever wonder who your favorite team’s football coach backs politically? Come on – you can admit it. It’s crossed your mind once or twice. And even if it didn’t … well, it’s Election Day. Don’t consider this at all exhaustive – but I promise you will learn a little about …
Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall By Chris Graham and Patrick Hite The following is an excerpt from Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall, a book on the history of University of Virginia basketball at University Hall, which closed in 2006. The book was published in 2006 …
Item by Chris Graham sportsdom@ntelos.net Single-game tickets for several UVa. men’s and women’s basketball games will go on sale Friday and Monday, the university’s athletics department announced Wednesday. Tickets are available for men’s games with Vermont (Nov. 11), Howard (Nov. 14), Drexel (Nov. 20), Longwood (Dec. 7), Hampton (Dec. 19), Elon (Dec. 22) and Hartford …
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Story by Chris Graham thesportsdominion@comcast.net You don’t just replace 18.4 points per game with a snap of the fingers. But accounting for the scoring that J.R. Reynolds brought to the 2006-2007 Virginia basketball team is not at the top of Dave Leitao’s worry list. “Everybody goes through that when you have graduation, especially with good …
The Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham sportsdom@ntelos.net You want evidence as to why the New York Yankees should move on from the Joe Torre Era into what I think should be the Joe Girardi Era? Two words: Dave Leitao. Leitao is the Joe Girardi of UVa. basketball – a get-in-your-face coach …
Story by Chris Graham Dick Vitale thinks the ACC got a “raw deal” only getting four teams into the Big Dance last March Madness. The ESPN analyst and 2007 Basketball Hall of Fame nominee thinks the conference is going to get seven or maybe eight teams into the NCAA Tournament this year.
