UVA and Martha Jefferson Hospitals get high marks in recent rankings

A recent U.S. News and World Report ranked the University of Virginia Medical Center and Martha Jefferson Hospital among the best hospitals in the region and state, based on a three-year average of data used to compile the list. In the 2014-15 ranking, the UVA Medical Center was second in Central Virginia and seventh in […]

UVA baseball falls short of national title, loses to Vanderbilt 3-2 in final

Exploding fireworks and Vanderbilt players dogpiling each other around the pitcher’s mound were the last images of the 2014 College World Series, and Virginia left TD Ameritrade Park dejected, but not disappointed, as the baseball program’s most successful season in school history came to a close in a 3-2 loss in game three. Vanderbilt’s win […]

UVA baseball to play in winner-take-all game Wednesday night

With their backs against the wall in an elimination game, the UVA baseball team showed resiliency as they bounced back from a 9-8 loss Monday night to even up the College World Series championship by securing a 7-2 victory Tuesday in Omaha. After sophomore ace Nathan Kirby uncharacteristically got rocked for eight runs in a single […]

Bennett gets a new contract, will take home $1.9 million per year

UVA basketball coach Tony Bennett has signed a contract that ties him to Virginia for several more years and ups his base salary 13 percent to $1.924 million. “We are pleased with Coach Bennett’s commitment to the University of Virginia,” said UVA Director of Athletics Craig Littlepage in a news release this week. “Tony believes in […]