University Hall crowd leads UVa to last-second triumph
(02/15/01 5:00am)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Virginia coach Pete Gillen will not be jumping off a bridge anytime soon.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Virginia coach Pete Gillen will not be jumping off a bridge anytime soon.
It was not pretty last time, and based on the past couple performances, it does not figure to be pretty this time either.
Just like the women's lacrosse program she represents, Meghan Walters might be young, but she's also very talented.
Brand, Avery and Maggette. The great exodus of 1999.
He has been called overweight and slow and he has been accused of being the reason Duke did not start the preseason ranked No. 1.
When it came time for the basketball previews to be released in late-October, many of them read, "Casey Sanders and Nick Horvath add much-needed depth to the Duke lineup."
Who'd-a thunk it. After all, it was only a year ago that professional sports got its first surprise championship in years with a Rams-Titans matchup-and look what happened, it was one of the best Super Bowls ever. So how about that Ravens-Giants matchup? Sounds interesting, eh? Not unless you're a regular three-and-out fan or have a thing for watching paint dry. Or at least that would have been the argument until the G-men put up a 41-0 pounding of the Minnesota Vikings at the Meadowlands last weekend. That is a problem for the purple-wearing bandwagon Beltway fans. Through the entire playoffs, the Ravens have relied on the skills of Ray Lewis and their murderous defense win them games. They killed the NFL's highest-rated quarterback in round one, and shut down one of its best runners in round two. As for the AFC Championship, well, they wore out the Raiders and slowly pulled away. It is a good strategy, but it will not work against New York. The Giants have a good defense, just like the Ravens-it was fifth in the league with Baltimore's first. But, unlike the Ravens, New York does not have a stagnant offense. The Giants will not go a month without scoring a touchdown. Against the league's other top defenses, like the Dolphins, Baltimore lost in convincing fashion, 19-6. The wear-'em-down-and-strike strategy did not work then and it will not work now. Not only that, but the Ravens also have to contend with a great offensive line that gave Kerry Collins what seemed like minutes to throw against Minnesota. For those of you who watched that game you know he can hit Amani Toomer and Ike Hilliard when given that much time. Luckily for Ravens fans, the Vikings' defense was somewhere between Cleveland's and Cincinnati's. So with a defense only a little worse than Baltimore's and a passing game that is infinitely better, the only X-factor lies in the running game of Tiki Barber vs. Jamal Lewis. Oh yeah, but the Giants do have Ron Dayne too, but he is balanced by Priest Holmes.... So how will the Ravens deal with a team that has proven the past two weeks it can beat the best in the league from all angles? Simple. They won't. The G-men will finally get their parade down Broadway this year.
It was only one point.
First came Wake Forest in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, followed by Maryland and St. John's in the BB&T Classic.
There is a four-star recruit coming to Duke, but this time it is for the football team.
There must be a second-round jinx.
It is not often that an exhibition team poses much of a challenge to the second-ranked men's basketball team. In years past, these early season games have been little more than a training exercise against a team that had less talent than a Division III squad puts on the floor.
It is finally time.
Whether out of necessity, an underestimation of his talent, or a bit of both, Joseph Forte was a pleasant surprise for North Carolina.
The problems never stop for the football team.
For the first time all year it was actually close, so close that some thought that big fat zero in the win column just might vanish.
Now comes the easier bit. Maybe.
In the past few years, there has been only one beacon of light to guide Blue Devil fans through the dark days of their fall sports programs.
As he lay on the grass field after watching long-time teammate Josh Wolff, strike the winning goal, Evan Whitfield had not quite grasped what had just happened.
It was a foregone conclusion.