Having grown up about five minutes apart, Treat Huey and Othmane Garma have known each other for several years.

With all that behind him, Little launches his career as a professional golfer in today’s Richmond Open, a three-day, 54-hole stroke play event on the eGolf Tour.

The 24-year-old Russian dominated from wire to wire, bolting to this morning’s finals with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Osterloh at Boar’s Head Sports Club.

When the dust settled, Lee-Waters overcame four match points in a final set tiebreaker to squeak out a 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (12-10) upset victory over third-seeded Gullickson.

That was once again the case on Friday afternoon when the Atlanta resident upset No. 1 seed Alexa Glatch, 6-3, 6-2, and moved into today’s semifinals of the Boyd Tinsley USTA $50,000 Women’s Pro Tennis Championships.

Bunny Williams’ life comes full circle every spring when she returns to Charlottesville for the Boyd Tinsley USTA Women’s Pro Tennis Championships at Boar’s Head Sports Club.

On Tuesday at the Boar’s Head Sports Club, Lucic, now 27, took another baby step in her comeback.

A trio of American teenagers are hoping this week’s eighth annual Boyd Tinsley $50,000 USTA Women’s Pro Tennis Championships will help them crack into the Top 100 rankings.

Ryan Zimmerman strolled into the home clubhouse at Nationals Park after Monday’s news conference announcing his $45 million, five-year contract and was greeted with a smile and a yell from a teammate sitting on a couch.

Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan is the top seed in the 7th Annual Boyd Tinsley USTA Women’s Pro Tennis Championships set to begin Sunday at Boar’s Head Sports Club.

Longtime Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas, who punctuated innumerable home runs with his “Outta here!“ call, died Monday after being found passed out in the broadcast booth before a game against the Washington Nationals. He was 73.

Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and the Washington Nationals agreed to a $3,325,000, one-year contract, avoiding arbitration.

Shortly after becoming coach of the New York Jets on Monday, Rex Ryan made sure Mike Pettine came with him as his defensive coordinator. Pettine, who played at UVa from 1984-87, was on Baltimore’s staff as a defensive assistant for seven years, including the last four as the Ravens’ outside linebackers coach.

Former UVa standout Matt Schaub should return for Houston’s Sunday game at Green Bay, barring any setbacks in the recovery of his injured left knee.

“This is a bright and shining moment,“ Mayor Michael Nutter said. “We’re going to have a great time.“

Yet while each day he played was at a different venue in a different environment, the one bit of consistency for Davidson was his play. Coming into the final 18 holes in a tie at 10-under for the tournament, Davidson fought off Jeff Curl to win by two strokes.

Jeff Curl put himself in good position to go after a fourth tournament victory by shooting a 6-under 66. That round left him lurking one stroke behind Luke List, who posted a 7-under 65.

Jimmy Rollins got it started, Brad Lidge finished, and the losingest team in professional sports history was a winner.

A bulldozing running back on the field with biceps that bodybuilders envy, Jones is as elusive as they come around the media. In his ninth NFL season and second with the Jets, Jones shuns the spotlight and gives few peeks into his personal life.

Rick Carlisle sounds much more relaxed these days.

The NFL suspended Cincinnati Bengals reserve linebacker Darryl Blackstock for the next four games on Tuesday because he used a performance-enhancing substance.

Former UVa standout Angela Hucles will join Lilly in Boston. Hucles previously played for the Boston Breakers in the defunct Women’s United Soccer Association and for the Boston Renegades of the semipro W-League.

Umpires will be allowed to check video on home run calls starting Thursday after Major League Baseball, guardian of America’s most traditional sport, reversed its decades-long opposition to instant replay.

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed linebacker James Farrior to a five-year, $18.2 million contract extension that includes a $5 million signing bonus.

Virginian LaShawn Merritt has upset defending champion Jeremy Wariner to lead a U.S. sweep of the medals in the 400 meters at the Olympics.

The United States won the gold medal in women’s eight rowing, finally knocking off Romania and another crew for a win in the sport’s signature event.

Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal Sunday at the Beijing Olympics as a member of the victorious U.S. 400-meter medley relay team.

Midfielder Angela Hucles, a former University of Virginia standout, scored the winning goal in the Peace Queen Cup final in South Korea in June — on a set piece that might normally have gone through Abby Wambach.

The past and future of Virginia athletics will be on display at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing Olympics.

“People have no idea that CVa kids, rowing here in the reservoir — that they’re world-class athletes,” said Kevin Sauer recently.