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#10 Virginia women force overtime, upset #7 Georgia 82-73 to advance to NCAA second round
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (436+ words) IOWA CITY, Ia. (WDBJ) - Kymora Johnson and Sa’Myah Smith became the first Cavalier duo to score 20 points apiece in an NCAA Tournament game since 1992 as UVA survived an overtime thriller in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The 10th-seeded…...
Virginia Tech baseball pitching dominates Flames in 8-4 win
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (263+ words) LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ/HokieSports.com) - Carrying a no-hitter through six and two-thirds innings on Wednesday night, the Virginia Tech baseball team picked up a marquee midweek victory at Liberty as the Hokies dampened the Flames, 8-4, at Worthington Field at Liberty…...
Virginia baseball receives at-large bid, will play CUSA champ Jacksonville State Friday
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (119+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia baseball fans felt pretty good about their chances of making it into the NCAA tournament as an at-large. That mission has been accomplished, but some tough matchups lie ahead. The Cavaliers will play in the Hattiesburg,…...
Virginia baseball falls to Georgia Tech in ACC Tournament slugfest, 16-10
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (400+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WDBJ) – The Virginia baseball team (36-21) was outslugged by the No. 3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (46-9), 16-10, in the quarterfinals of the ACC Baseball Championship at Truist Field on Thursday (May 21). In a contest that saw nine home runs, UVA built a 9-5 lead…...
Virginia Tech freshman QB garners praise, while James Franklin considers extra scrimmage to evaluate candidates
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (228+ words) BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia Tech’s search for a starting quarterback rolled on this week, and while Ethan Grunkemeyer remains the presumed starter in 2026, another young signalcaller scooped up some attention this week in freshman Troy Huhn. The Hokies’ quarterback room…...
Man rescued after parachute accident on scoreboard at Virginia Tech Spring Game
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (132+ words) BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A man was rescued Saturday, April 18 after parachuting down with the flag and landing on the scoreboard at the Virginia Tech Spring Game, according to Blacksburg Fire Department. Shortly before kickoff at 3 p.m., three skydivers were parachuting into…...
Virginia baseball advances in ACC tournament past Duke, 6-4
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (812+ words) WDBJ7 CHARLOTTE, NC. (WDBJ) - Behind the heroics of Henry Zatkowski and Zach Jackson, the Virginia baseball team (36-20) topped the Duke Blue Devils (26-31) 6-4 in the second round of the ACC Baseball Championship on Wednesday (May 20) at Truist Park. Zatkowski picked up his…...
Virginia Teacher of the Year tackles opioid crisis in class
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (93+ words) WDBJ7 ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - 2026 Virginia Teacher of the Year Matthew Neale and Niles Comer from Partnership for Community Wellness joined Here @ Home to talk about how the English teacher implements community wellness into the classroom. Subjects he deals with include vaping…...
Virginia hires Aaron Roussell as new women’s head basketball coach
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (146+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - Barely 72 hours after the University of Virginia women’s basketball head coaching position became open, Cavaliers administrators moved quickly to secure the program’s next leader. Virginia has hired Aaron Roussell to replace Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, making him the seventh…...
Virginia softball walks off Pitt, 2-1, sets up showdown versus Virginia Tech Thursday
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (312+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (theACC.com) – No. 6 seed Virginia closed out the first day of the 2026 Allstate ACC Softball Championship with a walk-off win over No. 11 seed Pitt, 2-1, on Wednesday, May 6, at Palmer Park in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Cavaliers (38-12) will take the…...