On a pivotal sequence in the third quarter, Virginia linebacker Cam Johnson raced around the Miami offense line and dropped quarterback Jacory Harris to the ground.

Devvarman, ranked No. 121 in the world, defeated Ryan Sweeting 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to advance to this afternoon’s finals against Kevin Kim, who was a winner over Donald Young in the other semifinal.

Miami blanked Virginia’s already stagnant offense in the second half, torched the Cavaliers’ defense for four touchdowns in the final two quarters and cruised to 52-17 victory at Land Shark Stadium in front of 48,350.

With backup Marc Verica playing the entire way as UVa’s quarterback, the Cavaliers put forth their worst offensive performance of the season and were pounded 52-17 at Land Shark Stadium.

Just six days from the season opener and the start of the Tony Bennett era, the Virginia men’s basketball program has suffered a big loss.

Al Groh trotted off the field for the 110th time as Virginia’s head football coach on Saturday at Miami’s Land Shark Stadium.

For Clark, 154 rushing yards on 34 carries surely speaks for itself, as he led the Saints to a 30-7 victory.

I still consider a chance meeting in 1977 as part of my football education as a sportswriter.

After sitting out last week’s victory over Strasburg, Logan Terrell was both an unstoppable force and an unmovable object as Madison County rolled to a 41-0 win.

UVa junior Sanam Singh gave Kevin Kim, the No. 87 player in the world, all he wanted before coming up just short in a third-set tiebreaker. Kim defeated Singh, 7-5, 6-7, 7-6, to move into a semifinal showdown today with Donald Young, who beat Virginia alum Dom Inglot in straight sets.

Goochland couldn’t have asked for a better way to end the regular season in its first year in the Group AA Jefferson District.

Whether it leads to moving boxes or moving bowl tickets, that potentially tumultuous path starts today against No. 16 Miami (6-2, 3-2 ACC) at noon at Land Shark Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.

No. 3 Virginia won its second game in as many days, defeating No. 2 North Carolina 1-0 last night in the second matchup of the ACC field hockey semifinals.

The Western Albemarle senior got the result she was looking for, collecting 12 kills and 18 digs as the Warriors defeated Fluvanna County 3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 25-23) in the district championship on the Flying Flucos’ home court.

Anthony Kostelac’s first cross country victory came at last week’s Commonwealth District race. His second came Thursday on his home course. Albemarle’s cross country star ran 16:10 to capture the Northwest Region boys’ title.

Despite the nickname, no one will confuse McCauley with Michael Vick or Vince Young. What Smith did get in his new quarterback was an accomplished pocket passer who, with assists from some other former Patriots, has helped the Barons capture the top seed in the VISAA Division II playoffs.

Virginia’s back-up punter was suddenly having his status changed. Hours later against Duke, the junior would become assume starting status.

When you consider that doing so is one of the fastest routes for a freshman player to earn playing time, Evans could be in good shape as he begins his college career. Factor in that he’ll be playing for one of the most defensive-minded coaches in the country in Tony Bennett, and he could be in excellent shape.

The No. 3 Virginia women’s field hockey team defeated No. 14 Duke 3-1 Thursday night in the first round of the ACC tournament.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while finding the coaching turnover in the conference a bit surprising in such a short span ...

For Miami’s most productive defensive lineman, getting to school was quite the venture.

Earlier this week at the Virginia National Bank Men’s Pro Championship, a person connected with the tournament — evidently a tennis purist — snarled at the sight of Brian and Dann Battistone. He referred to the brothers as a gimmick.

Seconds later, the reaction was more pronounced when it was revealed that the Mustangs had finished fourth, giving them their first trip to the Group AA tournament in school history.

Yet a gold medal in the sport resides where Virginia’s Oday Aboushi sleeps every evening at the University of Virginia.

The Warriors didn’t take their foot off the gas in any way as they cruised to a 6-0 victory over visiting Louisa County on Tuesday, recording three goals in each half.

It was a good news and bad news situation for the Virginia tennis program at the Virginia National Bank Men’s Pro Championships on Tuesday.

Moore was joined on the preseason squad by teammate Tina Charles, Stanford’s Jayne Appel, Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender and Virginia’s Monica Wright.

What Miami did in rallying past Wake Forest on Saturday for a 28-27 road win prompted Groh to rehash two painful losses, one of which was fresh.

Tonight, the best player in the history of Virginia tennis returns home.

Thus far, 14 true freshmen have appeared in games this season along with 11 redshirt freshmen, meaning that 39 percent of the team that has gained playing time in the first eight games have been freshmen (29 of 75).