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Gillen returns for another season

Pete Gillen's seat just got a lot cooler. Virginia Athletics Director Craig Littlepage announced yesterday that the services of Virginia's men's basketball coach will be retained for next season. Littlepage emphasized the Cavaliers' late-season success, the progress of freshman point guard T.J.


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New ticketing system just what Virginia needs

As a three-year member of the 'Hoo Crew and as a rabid basketball fan who hasn't missed a non-winter break home game since first year, I would like to endorse the Athletic Department's proposed online basketball ticketing system. I'll admit that I was skeptical at first, believing that any system that required the Virginia student body to plan to attend a basketball game was inherently flawed considering the large fluctuations in student attendance over the past few years.


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Littlepage discusses future with Gillen

Virginia head basketball coach Pete Gillen was scheduled to meet with Athletic Director Craig Littlepage yesterday morning to review the state of the men's basketball program, the Charlottesville Daily Progress reported. Top Virginia officials have aroused recent suspicion surrounding Gillen's coaching status by not commenting on whether or not the coach will be retained for the remainder of his contract.


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Cavaliers concentrate on establishing consistency

The Virginia softball team takes to the field this afternoon at The Park for a doubleheader against Brown (6-9). The Cavaliers (23-18) will be looking to bounce back after falling short of the Hoo's Who Tournament crown Sunday. After defeating Penn State, 5-0, on Sunday afternoon to advance to the championship game later that evening, Virginia couldn't pull through in the title match as they lost, 3-2, to N.C.


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Virginia tames Bears with huge rally

Based on the first half inning of last night's game against Brown, it looked like Virginia would be in for a long night. Brown's lead-off hitter, right fielder Paul Christian, hit a home run in the first at bat of the contest.


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Team Tommy John

After watching Virginia effectively ice their rainout win over Brown last night by scoring nine two-out runs in the first inning, the intensity of the game was completely sapped.


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Reck paces team with hard work, success

This girl does it all. Senior rower Jen Reck is a first-team All-American, an international silver medalist, captain of the 2003 ACC Crew of the Year and a national scholar-athlete working towards a degree from the Commerce School.


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March Madness about underdogs, not office pools

For many, flipping the wall calendar from March to April is a joyous occasion, signifying the end of winter and the onset of spring, the packing of sweaters in favor of shorts and a shift from cloudy afternoons to warm sunshine on the Lawn.


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Virginia starts off slowly, rebounds against Temple

The No. 4 Virginia women's lacrosse team (8-2) scored early and often in a convincing 19-5 victory over the Temple Owls (2-4) Saturday at Klockner Stadium. Attacker Tyler Leachman led the scoring onslaught with five goals and an assist, while attacker Amy Appelt added three goals and two assists.

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