Where: John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
  Radio: WRVA (1140), WINA (1070)
  Records: Oral Roberts 2-1; Virginia 2-1
  Tickets : $15 reserved seating.
  Projected starting lineups:
  Notable: This will be the first game back for Virginia center Assane Sene, who was suspended to start the season. Forward Jamil Tucker, who is taking an indefinite leave of absence to focus on personal matters, remains out of the lineup. . . . Guard Calvin Baker continues to pick up more playing time as he makes his return from arthroscopic knee surgery. . . . This is the second game of the Cancun Challenge, which began Thursday. Regardless of the outcome, Virginia will play Stanford on Tuesday in Mexico, followed Wednesday by a game against an opponent to be determined. Both will be televised by CBS College Sports. Oral Roberts beat Stanford 83-81 on Wednesday with a game-winning basket as time expired. . . . The radio broadcast will be moved online to VirginiaSports.com when U.Va.‘s football game vs. Clemson begins at 3:30 p.m.

W hen: 3:30 p.m. O n the air: TV - ABC; radio -WRVA (1140), 2:30 Records: Virginia 2-4 ACC, 3-7; Clemson 5-2, 7-3
  Players to watch: U.Va. - LB Steve Greer, 80 tackles, 1 sack; RB Rashawn Jackson, 5.3 yards per carry, 2 TDs; QB Jameel Sewell, 6 TDs, 174 yards per game, 53.0 completion percentage. Clemson - LB Kavell Conner (Manchester), 63 tackles, 1 sack; DE Andre Branch (Varina) 33 tackles, 1 sack; RB C.J. Spiller, 312 all-purpose yards vs. Florida State.

Quarterback Marc Verica will not play tomorrow against Clemson as he continues to recover from a concussion he suffered a week and a half ago. Jameel Sewell is listed as probable with a shoulder injury. He took all the snaps last week and is likely to start. If Sewell can’t play, coach Al Groh said the team will go with freshman Riko Smalls, who has not seen game action yet.

Where: John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
  Radio: WRVA (1140), WINA (1070). TV: None
  Records : Rider 2-0, Virginia 1-1
  Tickets : $15 reserved seating
  Projected starting lineups:
  Notable: After beating Mississippi State, Rider is receiving votes in The AP Poll. . . . The teams have never met, and are being paired as opponents in the first round of the Cancun Challenge. . . . Regardless of the outcome, Virginia will play host to Oral Roberts on Saturday in round two of the Challenge. . . . The Cavs are 13-0 all-time against members of the MAAC. . . . Virginia coach Tony Bennett didn’t wear a tie on the sideline at South Florida, and laughed when he was asked about it yesterday, saying that he plans on wearing one at home, but not on the road.

Any thoughts the Virginia Cavaliers might have had about returning to form in an easy victory tonight were shattered when they watched tape of their opponent. The Rider Broncs opened their season by dismantling then-No. 18 Mississippi State 88-74. “They went into Mississippi State, and beat them pretty handily,“ U.Va. coach Tony Bennett said. “They’re an experienced team, and they shoot the ball extremely well.“

CHARLOTTESVILLE—The bowl representatives have quit visiting, but Virginia’s football complex is still a hot spot for NFL scouts. Despite a 3-7 season, the Cavaliers have a handful of seniors who could earn significant playing time on Sundays, and coach Al Groh’s NFL-like schemes ensure that those players are well-trained for the league when they enter.

Virginia Commonwealth University men’s soccer coach Tim O’Sullivan was fired yesterday. The school said O’Sullivan’s contract was not renewed after 15 years on the job. A search for a new coach will begin immediately. O’Sullivan compiled a 148-118-35 record at VCU, but the program has declined since winning three consecutive Colonial Athletic Association titles (2002-2004). The 2004 team advanced to the final eight of the NCAA tournament. Last season’s team was 5-10-2 overall, 2-8-1 in the CAA.

At least one member of the Bill Parcells coaching tree wasn’t surprised when the New England Patriots went for it on fourth down Sunday night—after all, Al Groh has done the same thing. Groh’s weekly press conference yesterday was mostly uneventful, with no news emerging and no players made available to reporters after a 14-10 loss. But the coach was passionate as he discussed Bill Belichick’s big gamble.

TAMPA, Fla. - Dominique Jones had 22 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals to lead South Florida to a 66-49 victory over cold-shooting Virginia. The Bulls (2-0) began the second half with a 17-5 run to take a 48-32 lead with 14 minutes remaining in the game. The closest Virginia (1-1) got the rest of the way was 10 points. The Cavaliers were held to one field goal in the final seven minutes.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Field hockey’s rules might still seem foreign, but the crowds at U.Va. this weekend understood a universal language—winning. The sport that went relatively unnoticed just a few years ago is in the spotlight right now as Virginia enjoys one of its best seasons in recent memory. And it doesn’t hurt that the high-profile sport down the street isn’t doing well.

Where: The Sun Dome, Tampa, Fla. (10,411)
  Records: South Florida 1-0, Virginia 1-0
  TV: MASN (Comcast 43). Radio: WRVA (1140); WINA (1070).
Projected starting lineups:
  Notable: The Cavs will be playing without center Assane Sene, who has been suspended for the first three games, and forward Jamil Tucker, who is taking an indefinite leave of absence to focus on personal matters. Guard Calvin Baker will likely sit out as he continues to recover from arthroscopic knee surgery. Forward Mike Scott will play, though he will rotate with Jerome Meyinsse because of a foot injury. The only other meeting between these schools came last year when Virginia won 77-75 in Charlottesville. Sylven Landesberg scored 21 points in that game. Virginia has lost its past 10 games in the state of Florida, dating to 2001.

CHARLOTTESVILLE—It’s not uncommon for fans to offer free advice to coaches from the seats behind the bench. What was unusual Friday was who was offering it. U.Va. coach Tony Bennett’s father, legendary coach Dick Bennett, was in town for the team’s home opener. After the game, the younger Bennett was asked what his dad thought of the sluggish defensive showing.

CHARLOTTESVILLE—Monica Wright sank her final 10 shots from the field and scored 25 of her game-high 31 points in the second half to lift Virginia’s No. 14-ranked women’s basketball team past Manhattan 86-68 yesterday. Wright, who attempted just four shots in the first half, finished 12 for 14 from the field and moved into fifth place on the Cavaliers’ all-time scoring list. The senior also added five steals and four assists. Virginia improved to 2-0.

CHARLOTTESVILLE—A whirlwind week of tournament play for the Richmond field hockey team ended with a 3-0 loss to No. 2 Virginia, in a second half where the Cavs had too much offensive firepower. Spiders coach Gina Lucido addressed her team afterward in front of a whiteboard that read “A-10 Champions,“ a reminder that the team accomplished its goal for the season.

Score: Boston College 14, Virginia 10 For starters: Boston College took a 7-0 lead into halftime, but Virginia was mostly pleased with that considering the Cavs nearly allowed another touchdown early in the game. Turning point: As Boston College unleashed a 7 minute, 7 second scoring drive to start the fourth quarter, it became evident that the Eagles had learned how to run the ball on the Cavs. Star of the game: Playing through the pain of several injuries, Jameel Sewell was nearly able to lead a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter. Big picture: Virginia has seven losses and will not be bowl eligible. That’s a strike against Al Groh, who likely is in his final games as Virginia coach. Go figure: 1—Sack by Virginia, which had been proficient at getting to the quarterback until running into Boston College’s mammoth offensive line. Next: Virginia travels to Clemson next Saturday for its final road game of the season. Game time will be announced today.