W. Rowing. NCAA Rowing Championship Field Announced

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

The 2013 NCAA Rowing Championship field of 22 schools was announced by the NCAA Tuesday (May 21). By virtue of its ACC Championship win on May 12, the Virginia rowing program earned a spot at the national regatta, which will be held on Eagle Creek Park Lake in Indianapolis, Ind., May 31-June 2.

The countdown is on

Source: ACC Football Blog

Today marks 100 days until the start of the 2013 season, and colleague Mark Schlabach writes that it can't get here soon enough. The folks at ESPN Stats & Info put together a list of 100 numbers you must know, and the ACC -- for better or for worse -- had its moments, including No. 1. Here's a sampling ... 1. (Preseason No. 1): Who will be this year's AP Preseason No. 1? Whoever it is must overcome recent history. Only two teams in the BCS era have won the national title after being ranked No.

Fitzpatrick surprised by Virginia offer - Virginia [$$] (Rivals)

Source: Yahoo! NCAAF

Baseball. No. 5 Virginia Baseball Opens ACC Baseball Championship on Wednesday

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Virginia opens postseason play at 3 p.m. Wednesday when it takes on Virginia Tech in the ACC Baseball Championship at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

W. Tennis. Elbaba Named ITA National Rookie of the Year

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Elbaba, who earned All-ACC and ACC Freshman of the Year honors, helped Virginia to its third consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 berth and fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. She is the first UVa women's tennis player to earn the prestigious national rookie award.

ACC players on Rimington Trophy watch list

Source: ACC Football Blog

The Rimington Trophy, which is awarded to the nation's top center, released its watch list and the ACC was well-represented: Russell Bodine, North Carolina Jay Finch, Georgia Tech Macky MacPherson, Syracuse Shane McDermott, Miami Bryan Stork, Florida State Two of the five players include a pair of repeaters from the 2012 Watch List in Finch and MacPherson. From the ACC's release: Finch led a Georgia Tech offense which finished 4th nationally in rushing yardage in 2012 and has rushed for more yards in the past three years than any other school in the nation.

Video: Spring MVP -- Florida State

Source: ACC Football Blog

Heather Dinich talks about the top overall player for FSU this spring -- and it's not Jameis Winston.

M. Lacrosse. Four Cavalier Men's Lacrosse Recruits Named Under Armour All-Americans

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Four Virginia men's lacrosse recruits that signed National Letters of Intent (NLI) for the 2013-14 academic year were named Under Armour All-Americans and will play in the 2013 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic.

ACC could face B1G in new bowl

Source: ACC Football Blog

The Detroit Lions are expected to create and operate a new bowl game at Ford Field starting in 2014, according to ESPN's Brett McMurphy, and the game could feature an ACC vs. Big Ten matchup. McMurphy reports the Lions would keep the Big Ten as an anchor in the bowl, but an ACC team would likely replace the MAC as the Big Ten's opponent in the game. Unfortunately for the ACC, the game would be in Detroit, which is in Big Ten country, but playing against the Big Ten would definitely enhance the ACC's bowl lineup, especially if it also included a game against the Big Ten in the Pinstripe Bowl.

W. Tennis. Virginia Trio to Compete in NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Virginia freshman standout Julia Elbaba (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) and the doubles tandem of freshman Stephanie Nauta (Galveston, Texas) and junior Li Xi (Kunming, China) will compete in the 2013 NCAA Women's Tennis Singles and Doubles Championships.

M. Golf. McCarthy Earns All-ACC Honors for Second Consecutive Season

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today Virginia sophomore men's golfer Denny McCarthy (Rockville, Md.) has been named to the All-ACC team.

Q&A with Pitt OC Joe Rudolph

Source: ACC Football Blog

Pitt offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Joe Rudolph is entering his second season with the Panthers and he has six returning starters to work with. It’s a young group that’s facing a lot of questions, but Rudolph addressed some of those concerns and his quarterback competition in a spring interview. Here are the highlights of our conversation: How did Tom [Savage] look this spring? A lot of fans haven’t seen him play. What does he look like as a quarterback?

ACC's lunchtime links

Source: ACC Football Blog

100 days and counting ... The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the Virginia Tech-Maryland game scheduled for 2014 in M&T Bank Stadium is off because the Terps are heading to the Big Ten. Former FSU coach Bobby Bowden is preparing for a return trip to Tally. The quarterback situation at NC State just got more interesting with the addition of Arkansas transfer Brandon Mitchell. Paul Johnson disputes the criticism that playing against his offense in practice hurts his defense.

NoleNation links: WR recruiting board

Source: ACC Football Blog

NoleNation has more coverage of the Florida State Seminoles. From Corey Dowlar : After landing a wide receiver commit over the weekend, FSU still has other big-name targets on the WR board. From David M. Hale: The Pressure Player series looks at Lamarcus Joyner, as the Noles' success on defense in 2013 could hinge on Joyner's move to cornerback.

Live chat: 100 days until kickoff

Source: ACC Football Blog

We're 100 days away from the start of the college football season, so what better time to check in with our conference bloggers on the state of their teams heading into the summer? Join us at 1 p.m. ET as we go conference-by-conference taking your questions until 3 p.m. See you there.

Football. UVa Football Hosts Women's Football Camp with Head Coach Mike London

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

The Virginia football program and head coach Mike London will host its annual Women's Football Camp on Friday, May 31.

Hoos in the MLB: Virginia baseball alums excel in the Majors

Source: Streaking The Lawn by Brian Schwartz

The recent golden era of Virginia baseball has led to an influx of talent into MLB farm systems. However, as the Danny Hultzens, Steven Proscias, and Stephen Brunos of the world wait in the wings, the current class of 7 ex-Virginia baseball players all finished their college careers in 2008 or earlier. David Adams was the most recent Hoo to make the big show when the Yankees called him up on May 15th, his 26th birthday. Here's a look at Hoos in the MLB (or at least on 40-man rosters).

David Adams - 3B, New York Yankees

100-days checklist: ACC

Source: ACC Football Blog

As of today, there are 100 days until the start of the college football season. You bet we’re counting. If you’re Scot Loeffler, Virginia Tech's new offensive coordinator, 100 days must feel like a nanosecond. The Hokies aren’t the only ones, though, with plenty of work to do before the season begins. Here’s a checklist of five things the ACC and its teams must accomplish before the opening kickoff: 1. Name starting quarterbacks.

San Francisco Elite 11: Wilton Speight interview

Source: ESPN YouTube

Michigan commit Wilton Speight made the trip from Virginia for the Elite 11 in Northern California. Speight, No. 125 in the ESPN 150, talks about the Wolverines' No. 1 recruiting class and goals for his senior season at Collegiate (Richmond, Va.).

The ACC Baseball Tournament

Source: Lambeth Field

We have finished off another baseball regular season, and now the fun really begins. From here on out, Virginia will be facing, to steal a line from Top Gun, the best of the best. And no, we will not sing ‘You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling’, so don’t ask. I will not jump up on my soapbox, as I have done on Twitter all weekend about how UVa finishes the year with the most ACC wins, takes 2 of 3 on the road at UNC, and sweeps FSU, and is seeded 3rd in the Tournament, because that will not get us anywhere now. That will not change in the foreseeable future. Luckily, this might be one of the last years off pool play, so we have that going for us. But in the 2013, we are back to the tried and true system, played from Wednesday

Baseball. 'Hoos Peaking as Postseason Arrives

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Fifth-ranked UVa opens play in the ACC baseball tournament Wednesday afternoon against Virginia Tech in Durham, N.C.

Baseball. Papi Named ACC Player of Week for Second Straight Week

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Papi was 8-for-18 (.444) as the Cavaliers went 3-1 last week, including a three-game series win at then-No. 2 North Carolina.

M. Tennis. Virginia Reaches Third Straight NCAA Tournament Final

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

The second-seeded Cavaliers down Georgia 4-1 and will meet top-seeded UCLA in Tuesday's championship match.

Wanted: Rival for Syracuse

Source: ACC Football Blog

Pitt isn’t the only team in need of an ACC rival. The good news in the ACC is that six teams -- Florida State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Virginia and Virginia Tech already have rivalries in place should the ACC decide to reserve the final week of the regular season for rivalry games. North Carolina and NC State would also make sense, but there are still six teams in need of somebody to hate. My take is don’t force it, because that’s the only option with Syracuse right now.

W. Volleyball. Rottman, Woolridge Named 2013 Virginia Volleyball Captains

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Rising Virginia volleyball senior Emily Rottman and redshirt junior Mallory Woolridge have been named co-captains for the 2013 Virginia volleyball season, head coach Dennis Hohenshelt announced Monday (May 20).

Why Clemson will -- and won't -- win it all

Source: ACC Football Blog

From May 20-31, Insider's college football experts will be examining the national championship chances of the 10 teams with the best odds to win the BCS title this season, according to Brian Fremeau's post-spring projections. Today, KC Joyner takes a look at the path the Clemson Tigers could take to the national championship game, and the factors that could trip them up along the way. Joyner writes that, "while their national championship chances aren't as strong as the rest of the teams we'll be profiling in the next two weeks, a zero- or one-loss season would absolutely put them in the title discussion.

Wanted: ACC rival for Pitt

Source: ACC Football Blog

One of the topics discussed at last week’s ACC spring meetings in Amelia Island, Fla., was the idea of reserving the final week of the regular season for built-in rivalry games. There’s only one problem: Pitt-West Virginia doesn’t exist anymore. For half the ACC, this is a no-brainer. It’s already become an expected date on the schedule for many schools, like Virginia Tech-Virginia, Wake Forest-Vanderbilt, Clemson-South Carolina, Florida State-Florida and Georgia Tech-Georgia.

Baseball. Six Cavaliers Named to All-ACC Baseball Team

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Six student-athletes from the Virginia baseball team have been named to the 2013 All-ACC Baseball Team, which was announced by the league office Monday.

General News. Pritzker Named Associate Athletics Director for Business Operations

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Steve Pritzker has been named associate athletics director for business operations and the chief financial officer (CFO) for the University of Virginia athletics department. Virginia Executive Associate Director of Athletics Jon Oliver announced Pritzker's appointment today.

Swimming & Diving. Kolod Places 10th in 3m Diving at World Championship Trials

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Virginia rising junior diver JB Kolod qualified for the finals and finished 10th on the 3-meter springboards at the USA Diving World Championship Trials Sunday (May 19) in Tallahassee, Fla.

Looking at the hoops committee model

Source: ACC Football Blog

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. -- One of the biggest takeaways from the ACC spring meetings was what the league coaches want to see done with the football selection committee for the future playoff. They prefer the committee to resemble the model used in basketball to select the NCAA tournament field, and also prefer that people currently affiliated with the sport serve on the committee. Could that work in football? There really is no better person to ask than Georgia Tech athletic director Mike Bobinski, who has served as chairman of the NCAA men's basketball tournament selection committee the past two years.

Can Clemson's top recruit withstand lure of SEC?

Source: ACC Football Blog

Deshaun Watson, ESPN's No. 1-rated dual-threat quarterback prospect in the Class of 2014, is committed to Clemson. He has been for about two years. The question is whether or not he will continue to be. And so continues the recruiting ritual, where a commitment means about as much as a second date. The SEC will continue to recruit Watson, who lives in Georgia, and Mitch Sherman of ESPN RecruitingNation went to Gainesville, Ga., to document just how firm this pledge of loyalty is right now.

ACC's lunchtime links

Source: ACC Football Blog

Don't worry, the season will be here before you know it. Sammy Watkins is flying under the radar after a quiet season, but his stats tell a different story. Pitt is entering the ACC without a natural football rival. The ACC is considering a permanent rivalry week on the last weekend of the regular season, beginning in 2014, according to Jeremy Fowler. The legend of FSU quarterback Jameis Winston continues to grow. Former Virginia Tech receiver Danny Coale has been hurting in the NFL.

Ryan Day makes his return to Boston

Source: ACC Football Blog

Offensive coordinator Ryan Day has spent more time at Boston College than any other program, so it is easy to see why he settled in so easily when he made his return in January. Day spent five seasons at BC as an offensive assistant between 2007-11. His only year away in the last seven was his first job as an offensive coordinator, under Steve Addazio at Temple. When Addazio took the BC job, he brought Day along with him. And with Day came some familiarity with the upperclassmen already on the roster.

Video: Spring MVP -- Georgia Tech

Source: ACC Football Blog

Andrea Adelson talks about the spring MVP at Georgia Tech -- cornerback Jemea Thomas.

2013 C'ville Bar Madness: Miller's Downtown crowned King of the 'Ville!

Source: Streaking The Lawn by Brian J. Leung

The month-long tournament has come to a close, as Miller's Downtown brings home the crown, upending the former champion St. Maarten Cafe. Both bars had heroic battles to the championship round, with each taking down the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds in their respective regions. In the end, the ground campaign that Miller's deployed just proved too much, mobilizing their student- and Charlottesville resident-fan bases through Facebook.

Here's how the final vote tally came out:

And for those of you wondering how Miller's's's's path to the title came to be, here's your visual representation:

So the next time you find yourself wandering

Cavaliers Take Out the Tar Heels

Source: Streaking The Lawn by Will Campbell

Entering the weekend the only things to play for for UVa and UNC was the ACC Regular Season Championship, the #1 seed in the upcoming ACC Tournament, bragging rights, and a statement to the rest of the country that they were a force to be reckoned with, no matter who the other team was.

Unfortunately, the Cavaliers came up just short on the first two, but did send that statement loud and clear to every team in college baseball.

While not securing the Regular Season Championship probably have felt a bit like kissing your sister, those two victories are going to pay dividends in the long run when the national seeds come out for the NCAA tournament.

I am sure most, if not all followed the games via twitter or watched

M. Tennis. Cavaliers' Bid for NCAA Title Resumes Monday

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

With a win Monday over third-seeded Georgia, No. 2 seed UVa would advance to the NCAA men's tennis final for the third straight season.

Baseball. Virginia Earns No. 3 Seed in ACC Baseball Championship

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Brackets | 2013 Championship Home Page
Virginia has earned the No. 3 seed at the 2013 ACC Baseball Championship and will open at 3 p.m. Wednesday against Virginia Tech.

W. Lacrosse. Myers Takes Positives from Late-Season Turnaround

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

The UVa women's lacrosse team finished 11-10 after winning four of its final six games this season.

Baseball. No. 7 Baseball Takes Series at No. 2 UNC With 8-7 Win in 11 Innings

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Box ScoreVirginia scored four runs in the 11th inning and then held off a furious UNC rally in the bottom of the inning to claim a wild 8-7 victory over the Tar Heels Saturday.

Golf notes: Junior Golf Festival coming up

Source: The Daily Progress

There are numerous avenues for area youth to learn the game of golf. The First Tee of Charlottesville and First Citizen’s Golf Tour are two excellent opportunities for kids. Our golf tips columnist, K

W. Lacrosse. Virginia's Season Ends at the NCAA Quarterfinals

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Box Score
The No. 12 Virginia women's lacrosse team's season ended with a 13-9 loss at No. 3 North Carolina.

M. Tennis. Virginia Blanks Tennessee 4-0 in NCAA Quarterfinals

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

The Cavaliers post their fourth straight 4-0 victory in the NCAA Tournament to setup a semifinal matchup with Georgia.

W. Lacrosse. Virginia's Season Ends at the NCAA Quarterfinals

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Box Score
The Virginia women's lacrosse team's season came to an end with a 13-9 loss at No. 3 North Carolina.

M. Golf. McCarthy Grabs Individual Berth to NCAA Championships

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Virginia sophomore golfer Denny McCarthy (Rockville, Md.) will participate in the NCAA Championships after earning the individual berth from the NCAA Regional that wrapped up Saturday at the Ohio State Golf Club's Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio.

Baseball. No. 2 North Carolina Rallies Late to Top No. 7 Baseball, 8-5

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Box Score
North Carolina scored six runs in the eighth inning to rally from a 5-2 deficit and knock off Virginia, 8-5, Friday night.

W. Tennis. Texas A&M Tops Virginia in NCAA Round of 16

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Virginia ends the season with a 19-10 record, advancing to its third consecutive NCAA Sweet 16.

M. Golf. UVa Golfers Improve to 10th at NCAA Regional

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

The Virginia men's golf team shot 10-over 294 during the second round of the NCAARegional taking place at the Ohio State Golf Club's Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio.

W. Lacrosse. Cavaliers Peaking With Kolarik Back in Goal

Source: Cavaliers Official Site

Senior goalie Kim Kolarik's return from an injury has sparked the UVa women's lacrosse team, which meets North Carolina in the NCAA quarterfinals Saturday.