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Cavaliers defeat Towson in two-game series

As an enormous ACC series approaches, it would be easy to put less emphasis on a midweek game against Towson.That is exactly what happened last season, as the Cavaliers dropped the second of a two-game, midweek series with the Tigers on a Wednesday night at Davenport Field.In another two-game set with Towson played Tuesday and Wednesday ? with No.


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Go get Tubby

Sometimes, it is all too easy to read between the lines. No matter how the athletic department advertised its ?farewell? to Virginia basketball coach Dave Leitao, I cannot help but feel that a pink slip was involved.In a move that was less ?resignation? and more ?your services are no longer needed,? it is my opinion that Craig Littlepage finally pulled the trigger.Whether it was pressure from Virginia boosters, fans or from within, Littlepage sent a message that I read as a 10-18 record is just not good enough.


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Cavs aim to hurdle Highlanders

The Virginia softball team will challenge non-conference foe Radford in a Thursday doubleheader on the road before preparing for a weekend series against in-state rival Virginia Tech.The Cavaliers (18-7, 1-2 ACC) are coming off their first ACC series last weekend, in which they dropped two of three games against N.C.


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Streak of losses to ranked foes ends against Dukes

The No. 10 Virginia women?s lacrosse team topped No. 18 JMU 18-9 last night in Harrisonburg, Va., ending a three-game losing streak against ranked opponents.The Cavaliers (7-3, 1-2 ACC) scored 12 goals in the second half and were led by senior midfielders Blair Weymouth and Ashley McCulloch, along with junior attack Whitaker Hagerman, who each scored a hat trick.


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Around the ACC

Men?s BasketballThe performance of ACC teams in the NCAA Tournament the past weekend was mediocre, and they came nowhere near the success of representing teams from the rival Big East, which still has five of the eight teams it sent to the tourney.


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Cavs

Eventually, every song must stop and every dance must come to an end.Unfortunately for the Virginia women?s basketball team, the fun came to a halt all too early, as a dominant California team ousted the Cavaliers 99-73 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last night.


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The last shot

Looking through the window of my hotel room and down at the street 21 stories below, one would have witnessed a typical evening scene in downtown Philadelphia, where businessmen, street vendors, bums and children form a medley of intersecting dots in a rush to get from place to place amid the din of frantic taxis and angry bus drivers.


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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.