After wearing an orange necktie during Virginia’s season-opening victory over Longwood last week, Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett didn’t wear one in the team’s loss at South Florida on Monday night.

From dugouts and dogpiles to touchdowns and tackles, Kyle Parker has already experienced an array of athletic memories in college that many experience only in dreams.

Calvin Baker, who served as one of the team’s three captains last season, made his return to the court in Virginia’s 66-49 loss to South Florida on Monday night.

For the past few weeks, I have spent some of my spare time trying to figure out what went wrong with Virginia football.

Perry Jones, a seldom-used true freshman, was anointed with his first four carries of the season against Boston College in Simpson’s absence.

Western Albemarle quarterback Stephen Schuler and linebacker Mitchell Parks were named Jefferson District offensive and defensive players of the year on Tuesday.

South Florida, behind 22 points and seven rebounds from junior guard Dominique Jones, and 18 points and eight rebounds from Augustus Gilchrist, avenged their loss to Virginia last season in Charlottesville with a 66-49 victory in front of a crowd of 4,193 at The Sun Dome.

That revolving-door policy, among myriad other contributing factors, has made life complicated for Virginia coach Al Groh during the program’s worst slide in two decades.

C.J. Spiller just might be the most exciting football player in the ACC and it’s obvious why. He can kill you in so many ways.

After the break, the Barons woke up. The offense chipped away at the deficit in the third quarter, and the defense made big plays to erase it in the fourth. Speedy McCauley’s 37-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Williams was the final blow as Blue Ridge won 32-30 to advance to this weekend’s state final.

The Blue Ridge school football team came from behind to beat Atlantic Shores Christian 32-30 in the VISAA semi-finals Monday in Greene County, VA.

The Cavaliers are left to play for pride with the third losing season in four years already secured, and a young roster of players will miss another chance to have additional practice sessions leading up to a postseason affair.

The No. 2 seeded Virginia women’s field hockey team defeated Michigan State 3-2 in overtime Sunday afternoon to advance to the NCAA semifinals next weekend in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Tonight, the Cavaliers, with first-year coach Tony Bennett, hope to put the trend behind them when they play at the University of South Florida. UVa has a 10-game losing streak in the Sunshine State.

The storyline to watch for the season entailing the deep first-year class was overshadowed in the second half. After making just two shots from the field in the first half, senior guard Monica Wright exploded after intermission for 25 of her game-high 31 points.

Virginia’s postseason hopes were dashed by a spot that came just inches short as the Cavaliers fell to Boston College 14-10 as 44,324 sat stunned inside Scott Stadium.

On a picturesque fall afternoon, Western Albemarle did something it hadn’t done in 30 years.

When Virginia senior Chris Cook picked off Boston College quarterback Dave Shinskie’s pass in the third quarter and took it all the way back 58 yards for a touchdown, Scott Stadium was rocking.

When Virginia freshman Jontel Evans checked into Friday night’s game against Longwood at John Paul Jones Arena, there was a noticeable ovation from the crowd.

Quotes from Virginia-Boston College game

Quotes from Virginia-Boston College game

Sallie Rives Seiy scored two goals to lead Carlisle to a 2-1 victory over Covenant in the VISAA Division II field hockey championship on Saturday afternoon.

A few inches less, and maybe Boston College quarterback Dave Shinskie doesn’t sneak into the end zone for the eventual winning touchdown.

The 6-foot-5 senior completed 21 of 36 passes for 406 yards and four touchdowns in leading the Cougars over Fork Union 35-13. He was also intercepted four times and sacked on six occasions.

Notes from Virginia-Boston College game

Notes from Virginia-Boston College game

Quotes from Virginia-Boston College game

No. 2 Virginia defeated Richmond 3-0 on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA field hockey tournament as the Cavaliers hosted a regional for just the second time in school history.

Quotes from Virginia-Boston College game

UVa lost at home to Boston College 14-10.