There are few more cultured baseball people in the world than Charlottesville’s own Mike Cubbage. From a second round pick out of UVA in 1971, to an eight-year Major Leaguer with the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins, to a coach with the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox, Cubbage is baseball’s embodiment of […]

For those who had Sam Perlozzo in the Major League Managers Office Death Pool for June, please collect your winnings next to the coffee and doughnuts. The 56-year-old Perlozzo was welcomed on June 18 into the Orioles scrap heap of Ray Miller, Mike Hargrove and Lee Mazzilli—all managers who failed to produce a winner in […]

Here’s a riddle. What do putting your finger in an electrical socket, going to a strip club with Adam “Pacman” Jones and starting a new professional football league have in common? Answer: All are really bad ideas. Apparently forgetting the alphabet soup of failed football league attempts, Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban is considering the […]

There were moments for cheering, moments for jeering and a few moments that left us shaking our heads. Here’s a look back at the 2006-2007 year in UVA sports. Sports Moment of the Year“The Shoot and Point” The baseball team gave us the UVA game of the year when they defeated Oregon State, defending national […]

With Wes McElroy off on a week’s vacation, his family dog, Ishi the Golden Retriever, has filled the void with a topic particularly close to his heart.

I recently sat down with John Riggins, Washington Redskins Hall of Famer turned D.C. talk radio host. Here’s what he had to say. Wes McElroy: New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens has once again been given special considerations: He can leave the team on days he does not pitch. How would “special considerations” have gone […]

My job is covering sports. Typical days revolve around traveling, interviewing sports figures, and discussing slightly more than the who, what, when, where, why and how. Many have told me that mine is the greatest job in the world: I get to talk sports, go to games, meet sports figures, and interview them on a […]

Last year USA Today reported that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb walked around training camp with a t-shirt on which he’d printed under the word “leadership”:  “The problem with the people in the world today is everyone wants to be the man, but when it’s time to step up and take charge, they take two […]

Barry Bonds likely will go down in baseball history, but for home runs or growth hormone? "And down the stretch they come!” That legendary line of announcer Dave Johnson has punctuated the final stretch of many great horse races, including the Triple Crown. But Mr. Johnson’s trademark might best be used to announce another trio […]

There are memorable nights in sports, and then there are the unforgettable. Friday, April 20, was one of those unforgettable ones.