Whether she likes it or not, Wright suddenly finds herself learning how to be a team leader.

Val Ackerman, a former women’s basketball player at Virginia, will receive the 2008 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September.

Then Phelps moved ahead of the crowd, breaking his own world record with a time of one minute, 52.03 seconds in the 200-meter butterfly late Tuesday night. He was scheduled to compete in the800 freestyle relay later in the night.

Norway jumped on the United States from the opening whistle, getting two goals in the first four minutes Wednesday to beat the U.S. women’s soccer team 2-0 at the Beijing Olympics. 

Former Western Albemarle attacker Kellen Lynn led the Red team to the Charlottesville Adult Summer Lacrosse League championship on Tuesday night at St. Anne’s-Belfield.

Louisa County coach Mark Fischer scheduled practice for 12:01 a.m. Yes, you read that right.

Clemson quarterback Cullen Harper is the ACC’s preseason player of the year.

MIDLOTHIAN — Amateur Roger Newsom has won the SunTrust State Open of Virginia. Newsom won the title with a birdie on the fourth hole of a playoff with pro Chip Sullivan at Independence Golf Club on Sunday. 

After handling his final “SportsRap” broadcast Monday at WKAV, the 26-year-old will make the transition to a two-hour show that will air locally, statewide and in parts of West Virginia.

Three-time world champion Oscar Freire of Spain closed in on the sprint title by winning Saturday’s 14th stage, while Australia’s Cadel Evans kept the yellow jersey in the doping-battered race for a fifth straight day.

MIDLOTHIAN — Amateur Roger W. Newsom of Virginia Beach shot 5-under-par 67 Saturday for a two-shot lead entering Sunday’s final round of the 2008 SunTrust State Open of Virginia.

MIDLOTHIAN — Amateur Roger W. Newsom and PGA professional Chip Sullivan shared the lead entering weekend play at the 2008 State Open of Virginia.

Kurt-Asle Arvesen of Norway won the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday, a ride largely overshadowed by the second doping bust to mar the race this year.

Evan Beck jumped out to a quick start in the second round of the stroke play qualifiying to seize the top spot in the the VSGA Junior Match Play Championship.

On Monday, Perry Jones verbally committed to play football at Virginia, aware that he was most likely going to undergo a position switch, sliding from linebacker to safety. He became the ninth commitment for the Cavaliers in the Class of 2009 and the seventh from inside the state.

Shooting two under par 70, Nick Little, a 22-year-old Crozet native ran away with title, winning by eight strokes.

Nick Little fell a little off his blistering Friday pace but played well enough to maintain a four-shot lead at the Faulconer Invitational at Lake Monticello Golf Course.

Nick Little finished up early at Friday’s first round of the Faulconer Invitational at Lake Monticello Golf Course. The early exit meant he didn’t realize just how far ahead he was.

Virginia freshman Michael Shabaz hasn’t really thought about how many pounds he’s dropped since the fall.

The Western Albemarle boys lacrosse team is back in familiar territory. On Tuesday night, the Warriors dispatched Monticello 12-6, earning a spot in Jefferson District championship.

The race for the 2008 Battle Trophy is on. Now in the 18th year of competition, the Battle Trophy is one of Central Virginia’s most coveted prizes, annually signifying the region’s top amateur golfer through a points system. Points are awarded in seven local tournaments, along with the Virginia State Amateur and SunTrust of Virginia Open.

It appears that the Louisa County baseball team is all but assured to walk away with the Jefferson District regular-season title, which leaves everyone else fighting for seeding.