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Sports

6 hours ago in Sports, UVA, UVA Sports

Barber: Could Kalu Anya be this year’s sleeper pick-up for UVA hoops?

Basketball drill: a player in an orange jersey dribbles the ball past a defender on an indoor court, gym in background, spectators blurred.

The transfer forward from St. Louis has impressed UVA coach Ryan Odom with his shooting and his defense.

20 hours ago in Sports

Haaland scores deciding goal as Norway wins its 1st World Cup knockout game, beating Ivory Coast 2-1

Erling Haaland scored the deciding goal in the 86th minute and Norway won a knockout game at the World Cup for the first time, advancing to the round of 16 with a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast on Tuesday.

20 hours ago in Sports

Serena Williams begins Wimbledon comeback on Centre Court in her return to singles

Serena Williams is back on Wimbledon's Centre Court for her first singles match in nearly four years. The 44-year-old Williams was given a standing ovation Tuesday as she walked onto the grass court where she won seven of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles.

20 hours ago in Sports

LeBron hits free agency: James not returning to Lakers, plans to play 24th season elsewhere

LeBron James is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers, which means another decision awaits. A mere 16 years after his first famed "decision" — the one that saw him leave Cleveland for Miami — James is getting ready to change uniforms once again.

22 hours ago in Charlottesville City, Sports, UVA, UVA Sports

Ty Jerome makes his return to annual basketball camp

Coach in a white t-shirt speaking to a group in a gym, holding a drink, with a basketball hoop in the background.

In its fifth year, Ty Jerome's basketball camp saw the former Virginia national champion and current Memphis guard return to Charlottesville, imparting his skills and wisdom on a new class of young players.

1 day ago in Sports

Sportsbooks say World Cup betting has surged past expectations, with US hype driving action

Sportsbook operators anticipated this year's World Cup would set betting records because the major elements were aligned. The world's most popular sporting event is being played in North America, so U.S. audiences can see the games live while the sun is out or in the early evening. The U.S. also has a team that may be its most talented in history.

1 day ago in Sports

Ja Morant is headed to Portland after the Memphis Grizzlies trade the 2-time All-Star

Ja Morant is headed to Portland, after the Trail Blazers and Memphis completed a trade Monday night that sees the Grizzlies starting anew and gives the two-time All-Star a chance to revive his career.

Lifestyle

1 day ago in Lifestyle

Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks

Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better. Those brightly colored engagement tactics long ago jumped from smartphone games to everything from online shopping to sports betting and classrooms. So it should come as no surprise that many nutrition-tracking apps like MyFitnessPal and Noom also use gaming features to keep users coming back.

1 day ago in Lifestyle

How to talk about money with your kids

At the grocery store, Jamie Corum sets a two-minute timer for her 10-year-old daughter to look around. Then she resets it to 10 minutes so her daughter can choose one thing to buy, making sure she considers her budget and how much tax she'll have to pay.

2 days ago in Lifestyle

Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it’s a bad idea

You've likely heard it since childhood: Don't scratch that bug bite or rash, you'll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad?

7 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

When a rip current sucks you out to sea, try not to panic

To someone who is getting sucked out to sea by a rip current, "Don't panic!" may be difficult to heed, even if that's exactly what you should do. But lifeguards say to not only relax but flip over and float out of the danger.

1 week ago in Lifestyle

$75 caviar-topped tots. A day’s pay worth of beer. Here’s the World Cup menu — and prices

World Cup tickets are expensive. Flights to North America are expensive. Hotel rooms in many places are expensive. Then there's the price of beer.

Local News from Cville Right Now

60 minutes ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local

A view of the Mall: ‘I’ve gotten to watch this place grow’

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Older man with gray hair and glasses standing in front of a wall covered with colorful concert posters.

Charlottesville resident Brian Federico has spent over 25 years working on the Downtown Mall and watching history unfold.

4 hours ago in Albemarle County, Business, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local

Hark Vineyards wins 2026 Monticello Cup wine competition

Local Hark Vineyards takes home the Monticello Cup for their Cabernet Franc.

22 hours ago in Charlottesville City, Sports, UVA, UVA Sports

Ty Jerome makes his return to annual basketball camp

22 hours ago in Local, UVA

UVA celebrating July 4 by printing copies of the Declaration of Independence

Older man in a white paper hat and apron holds a large printed Declaration beside a vintage printing press in a workshop setting.

Visitors will be able to print their own copies of the Declaration of Independence at the Albert and Shirley Small Collections Library on Saturday.

1 day ago in Ask The Expert, Home Healthcare, Local

Cville Local Experts: The importance of caregivers in helping seniors thrive

BrightStar Community Outreach Specialist Korey Hess highlights the invaluable work caregivers do every day for their clients.

News

3 hours ago in National, Trending

Americans step out for their nation’s 250th in a proud moment sown with division and doubt

3 hours ago in Entertainment

Los Angeles medical examiner says former child actor Daveigh Chase died of AIDS

Former child actor Daveigh Chase's death on June 16 was due to AIDS, the office of the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner reported. The cause of death for Chase, 35, was acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, according to online medical examiner records from this week that listed her last name as Schwallier.

4 hours ago in Albemarle County, Business, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local

Hark Vineyards wins 2026 Monticello Cup wine competition

Local Hark Vineyards takes home the Monticello Cup for their Cabernet Franc.

20 hours ago in Entertainment

Blake Lively wants $8 million in legal fees from Justin Baldoni after ‘It Ends With Us’ dispute

Blake Lively is seeking $8 million in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after resolving their dispute over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film "It Ends With Us."

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