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	Virginia vs. Louisiana Tech
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Virginia drops third straight, falls to Louisiana Tech, 44-38

Saturday’s 44-38 loss to Louisiana Tech featured the best and worst of an offense which has been too erratic to give the team’s inexperienced defense a fighting chance. With one of the top offenses in the country visiting Charlottesville in Louisiana Tech—the only team in the nation to score 50 or more points in each of its games—the Cavalier attack needed to be sharp throughout. Instead, the offense alternated between eye-opening stretches of execution and head-scratching periods of futility.


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Teammates tackle injuries together

It wasn’t official. It wasn’t a game or a scrimmage or even a practice. Just the guys getting together to play some soccer on a tranquil summer afternoon in 2011 before the team’s grueling preseason began.


Sports

The ACC rises

Week four of the college football season was an important one, as many teams began conference play. Gone for the most part were the tune-up games against depleted FCS squads.


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U.Va. cross country teams finish third

The Virginia men’s and women’s cross country teams both placed third against a loaded field at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational Saturday, setting the tone for the season’s biggest races which still lie ahead. The No.


	Sophomore Quarterback Phillip Sims
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TCU downs Virginia, 27-7

The Virginia football team fell to 2-2 with a second straight blowout road loss in a 27-7 thrashing by No. 17 TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. The Cavaliers’ (2-2, 0-1 ACC) offense committed four turnovers and failed to reach the red zone until the second half while the team’s defense struggled to slow junior quarterback Casey Pachall and the talented TCU offense.


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On March 19, the Federal Communications Commission authorized Nexstar Media Group to finalize its acquisition of TEGNA Media Group, potentially creating the most expensive and largest broadcast media company in U.S. history. However, there have been many appeals of the decision, as it could have lasting implications for the media that students at the University consume and study.