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Cavs cruise 4-1 in ACC opener

[caption id="attachment_45463" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore forward Gloria Douglas opened the scoring in the 14th minute against Maryland and later added an assist.


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Team faces tough test against 49ers

[caption id="attachment_45458" align="alignleft" width="266" caption="Freshman forward Chris Somerville has started all six games for Virginia this season but has failed to find the net since a 7-1 romp against Richmond Aug.


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Disgraceful

I try to like the MLB. I really do. I can live with the quaint opposition to instant replay in an attempt to keep the game as it was back in the day.


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Cavs continue road stint

[caption id="attachment_45376" align="alignleft" width="262" caption="Entering this weekend's slate against the Hokies and the Huskies, junior settle Beth Wildermuth is averaging 9.97 assists per set.


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Standouts hit world stage

Following a disappointing 3-0 shutout loss against Michigan State Saturday, the Virginia field hockey team received positive news Tuesday as it was announced that senior midfielders Paige Selenski and Michelle Vittese would participate in the upcoming Pan American Games for Team USA. The qualifier tournament, which will be held Oct.


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Finishing strong

Quickly, raise your hand if you have heard one of these before: "He's a great closer; when the game's on the line you want the ball in his hands." Or, on the other side, "He's a choke artist; he just doesn't know how to finish games." I write this because as a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan, last Sunday I was forced to watch in agony as my team blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead, thanks in large part to the struggles of quarterback Tony Romo.


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Flames torch Cavaliers

[caption id="attachment_45318" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior defender Hunter Jumper picked up a yellow card during a physical 2-0 loss against Liberty.


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The man with the golden foot

Unless you were either hiding under a rock last Saturday night or were too plastered to remember, you are probably aware that Virginia Tech is not the only 2-0 football team in the commonwealth.


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Legends never die

Plaxico Burress should be a New York Giants legend. He just should. There's no debate about it. If we lived in a just world, Plax would have gone down in Giants lore right alongside Michael Strahan and Eli Manning as a legend of the Super Bowl XLII team.


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Cavaliers grab two triumphs

[caption id="attachment_45251" align="alignleft" width="194" caption="Sophomore libero Emily Rottman registered 47 digs throughout the three-day Ohio Volleyball Tournament this past weekend.


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Team succeeds in season debut

The No. 17 Virginia women's cross country team and the No. 19 men's team finished first and second place, respectively, at this weekend's Lou Onesty Open held in Charlottesville. [caption id="attachment_45249" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior Anna Corrigan finished first in the 5k at the Lou Onesty Open.


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Virginia suffers year

The No. 7 Virginia women's soccer team entered the Nike Soccer Classic this weekend undefeated but struggled during the weekend's tournament as it finished with a scoreless draw Friday against Washington State and then suffered the season's first loss Sunday against Penn State.


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There's always next year

To me, the greatest thing about sports is that there's always a next year. No matter how many games a team loses, or how close the players got to a championship, only to see the ultimate prize slip through their fingertips at the final moments, there will always be a next year to come out and try it again. Unfortunately, in life, it's often much more difficult to look forward to next year - a fact we were all reminded of by the events we as a nation commemorated this past Sunday.

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