Perry Jones III

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Auto Racing--Formula One, Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying, 6 a.m. (NBCSN); Drag Racing, NHRA Four-Wide Nationals qualifying, same-day tape, 4 p.m. (ESPN2); Indy Racing League, IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach pole qualifying,...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Men’s College Basketball--Arkansas at Michigan, 11 a.m. (CBS); Portland at Kentucky, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Long Beach State at Ohio State, 11 a.m. (Big 10 Network); Texas Christian at Tulsa, Noon (FXSP); Colorado at Kansas, 1...

Cody Journell kicked a 29-yard field goal with 4 seconds to play, and Virginia Tech beat Virginia 17-14 Saturday to qualify for a bowl game and win its ninth straight from its in-state rival. Antone Exum set up the winning drive when he intercepted...

Any team that loses six consecutive games clearly needs to find answers in a hurry, or heads might soon roll. Virginia may have discovered solutions in Saturday’s 33-6 win against North Carolina State that could help coaches and players breathe a...

Virginia became the first team this season to deny Giovani Bernard a rushing touchdown. Otherwise, Thursday’s home finale against North Carolina was downright grim for the Cavaliers. A yard away from the tying touchdown late in the third quarter,...

Last season, rotating Michael Rocco and David Watford at quarterback contributed mightily to Virginia’s 28-14 home loss to North Carolina State. Saturday, juggling Phillip Sims and Rocco created no hiccups as the Cavaliers dusted the Wolfpack 33-6....

After finishing last season with an 8-5 record and its first bowl appearance in four years, there was at least some semblance of a feeling that Virginia’s football program was trending up. All those sentiments have vanished. A 2-6 start this season...

   Dan Majerle laughed when the fact was pointed out to him, because it meant the Miami Heat not only have gotten on in years, but so has he.    "Wow, time flies," he said from his office at the US Airways Center in Phoenix. "I can't be that old. Twenty-...

For Virginia’s offensive coaching staff, the ultimate conundrum has presented itself with maddening frequency throughout the season. How do you make big chunks of yards and explosive big plays translate into points? U.Va. offensive coordinator Bill...

Eleven months ago, Virginia dominated Maryland to become bowl eligible and snap a two-year November losing streak. The defeat was the Terps’ fifth straight, a skid that ended in a 2-10 ditch. Saturday is not complete role-reversal —...

The question that stumped Virginia offensive coordinator Bill Lazor after Saturday’s 56-20 loss at Georgia Tech had nothing to do with his interpretation of a bad read or a faulty protection or why he chose to play so-and-so in a certain situation....

Virginia tailbacks Perry Jones and Kevin Parks rushed for a combined 235 yards last season against Georgia Tech. That’s more ground production than the entire team has generated through two games this season. So might Saturday’s game road...