The NCAA has decided to let Division I, Division II, and Division III independently decide on whether or not to hold championships for sports in the fall.
Cavaliers' forward Jay Huff will return to the UVA men’s basketball team for his senior season, after withdrawing his name from the NBA Draft prior to Monday's deadline.
After its third round of testing for COVID-19, the UVA Athletics Department announced on Friday that it did not have any new cases among its student-athletes.
The coronavirus forced another change in Major League Baseball’s schedule, bringing the league’s total to eight teams affected in the first nine days of the season.
A number of high schools in Central Virginia are on the move, as the Virginia High School League announced its official mid-cycle realignments on Thursday.
The Atlantic Coast Conference released its plan for the fall sports season, which includes football playing eleven games, and Olympic sports playing the minimum required by the NCAA.
The Virginia Independent Conference and Blue Ridge Conference voted unanimously to do away with conference requirements this fall, leaving it up to member schools to decide how to proceed individually.
The Prep League and LIS have announced there will be no sports until at least October, and only cross country and girls tennis will be able to compete at that time.
The University of Virginia had two student-athletes test positive for COVID-19 over the last two weeks, bringing their total to four since testing began, the UVA Athletic Department announced on Friday.
UVA football seniors Terrell Jana and Dillon Reinkensmeyer are on the Preseason Watch List for the Wuerffel Trophy, which is presented for outstanding community service, in addition to athletic and academic achievement.
Virginia senior Brian Delaney is on the Preseason Watch List for the Lou Groza Award, which is presented each season to the best placekicker in college football.
UVA senior linebacker is on the Preseason Watch List for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which is presented to the top defensive player in college football.
UVA football coach Bronco Mendenhall describes the equipment used to clean and sanitize the Cavaliers' weight room as 'kind of like a Ghostbusters backpack.'
Virginia senior linebacker Charles Snowden is on the Preseason Watch List for the Butkus award, which is presented each year to the top linebacker in college football.
The James Madison football team is entertaining the idea of playing an Independent schedule, after the Colonial Athletic Association announced on Friday it wouldn’t be playing football this fall.
If the ACC or SEC move to a 'Conference-Only Plus-One' schedule, Georgia and Florida State choosing to play out-of-conference rivals could lead to a switch for UVA in the season opener.
Seventeen-year-old Tatum Walsh defeated medalist Julie Shin 5 & 3 to win the 95th VSGA Women’s Amateur Championship on Thursday at Roanoke Country Club.
The Virginia High School League announced three models for reopening sports during a special session on Wednesday, and in all three models, football will not be played in the fall.
College athletic departments rely on revenue from football to fund other sports programs, and even programs in Power Five conferences are not immune to cuts.
Less than two months from the start of the season, college football is still filled with unknowns, but UVA head coach Bronco Mendenhall says, “We’re going to prepare as if we’re opening up with Georgia."
The NFL franchise based in the Washington D.C. area will no longer be known as the ‘Redskins,' as the team announced on Monday it would be retiring the name and logo.
Virginia football standouts Charles Snowden and Noah Taylor have both been named to the Preseason Watch List for the Bednarik Award, which is which is presented annually to the most outstanding defensive player in college football.
Virginia men’s basketball head coach Tony Bennett is helping start the McLendon Minority Leadership Initiative, with a goal of providing minorities a jump-start to their careers.
The Virginia football team had two student-athletes test positive for COVID-19 in its initial round of testing, the UVA Athletics Department announced on Friday.
The CIAA has announced that its sports have been suspended for the fall of 2020 due to ongoing safety concerns associated with COVID-19. This means Virginia Union and Virginia State will not field schedules.
Olympic sports teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference won’t be able to begin their season until September 1st, at the earliest. The decision was unanimously approved by the ACC Board of Directors to give schools enough time to get competition protocols in place.
One of the top swim programs in the commonwealth is expanding its footprint, as the Virginia Gators have announced a new team forming to serve the Crozet/Waynesboro area.
Members of the Virginia football team returned to Grounds for Voluntary Activity this weekend, in preparation for the season opener against UGA on September 7th in Atlanta.
High school athletic departments in Virginia are hoping and planning to start on time in the fall, but at WAHS, they're trying to be ready for any scenario.
Jowon Briggs made seven starts for the Cavaliers as a true freshman, and the former four-star prospect is expected to play a big role for the 'Hoos this season.
Recruiting during a pandemic has presented a world of challenges, but coaches at the University of Virginia say there have been some positives to come out of it.
The 2020 Minor League Baseball season has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Major League Baseball informed the Richmond Flying Squirrels.
With a course designed by Davis Love III, Birdwood Golf Club will now have a chance to host everything from high-level amateur tournaments to PGA events.
The Virginia Athletics department announced on Friday that football players may return to Grounds beginning Sunday, July 5th, if they choose to participate in a voluntary workout period.
The NBA Draft is normally one of the highlights of the summer, but with the season on hold due to COVID-19, the draft was moved from June 25th to October 16th.
The College World Series wasn't played this season due to COVID-19, but five years ago, the Virginia baseball team was celebrating its first-ever national championship.
Quin Houff, one of the NASCAR drivers who hails from Weyers Cave, helped pushed Bubba Wallace’s car to the front of the grid before the start of the race on Monday and stood in solidarity with him.
Virginia baseball signee Nick Bitsko will not join the Cavaliers next season, as the right-handed pitcher officially agreed to terms with the Tampa Rays on Tuesday.
Emily Sonnett, Courtney Petersen, and Phoebe McClernon are on the roster of the NWSL's Orlando Pride, which had six players and four staff members test positive for COVID-19.
The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced its annual football kickoff event will not be held in Charlotte, North Carolina this year as planned. Instead the ACC will hold a virtual kickoff from July 21 to July 23.
Mike London was the first African-American head football coach at Richmond, Virginia and now William and Mary. When George Floyd's death sparked a nation-wide protest effort, London sprung into action.
St. Anne’s-Belfield School announced it will return to an 11-man football season in the 2020 – 2021 school year. The return follows two years playing 8-man football as part of the Virginia Independent Schools Football League.
Meadowcreek Golf Course will be open for the first time in three months this weekend, and golfers will find a pristine course, as well as some adjustments for social distancing.
For the first time since Brian O’Connor was hired in 2004, the Virginia baseball team did not have any players picked in the Major League Baseball Draft.
Rather than having as many as nine players selected, the Cavaliers may only have one or two picked in this year’s shortened MLB Draft, which could set UVA up for big things in 2021.
Cavaliers’ junior Andrew Abbott was selected in the 36th round of the MLB Draft coming out of high school, but the lefthanded pitcher is projected to go in the 2nd round of this year’s draft.
While they still aren’t able to play official games, the shift to Phase Two has allowed members of the McIntire Little League to get on the diamond for practice.
The Falcon Club’s biggest fundraisers are the concerts and events on the Downtown Mall, but with everything postponed, putting on the Awards Banquet will be more difficult this year.
Francisco Caffaro had difficulty staying out of foul trouble in 2019-20, but the Cavaliers are looking for the seven-footer known as 'Papi' to add aggressiveness to the lineup next year.
