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Football looks to plug holes, silence critics

Any college football analyst could deliver a slew of reasons why the Virginia football team could struggle this season. It's easy. Most arguments begin with the departure of tailback Thomas Jones, the school's all-time leading rusher and the undisputed backbone of last year's squad.


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Keeping up with Thomas Jones

To: Thomas Jones Subject: Contract Negotiations CC: Tom Condon Dear TJ, I've been trying to keep tabs on you here from Charlottesville, but I've been pretty busy looking for a summer job.


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Women's soccer begins with new coach, attitude

A new school year seems like an appropriate time for new beginnings. A fresh start, a clean slate. But with a new head coach, the loss of three starters in key positions, including legend Angela Hucles, and the addition of six freshmen, the clean slate of the Virginia women's soccer team just may be the cleanest of all. New coach Steve Swanson replaced April Heinrichs in February, who left Virginia for the U.S.


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Virginia swimmers aim sights at Olympic berths

Take a moment to look at your watch. At this very second, thousands of young athletes are dreaming of that one moment - their country's flag hanging high in the air, their national anthem resonating off the walls and a radiant gold medal dangling from their necks.


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Cavs receive commitment from Jenifer

Pete Gillen can now scratch one of five available scholarships for 2001-02 off his list. Virginia received its first commitment for 2001-02 Tuesday when Keith Jenifer of Towson Catholic School in Baltimore informed the men's basketball program that he will join the Cavalier family.


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Bad things happen to good teams

If you, Jack and Jill Wahoo, are currently squealing with malevolent glee at the possibility that this whole Corey Maggette mess might force Duke to vacate its second-place finish in the 1999 NCAA Tournament and fork over hundreds of thousands of dollars, wipe that smirk off your face.


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Look out Virginia: The NCAA's eyes are watching

If you, Jack and Jill Wahoo, are currently squealing with malevolent glee at the possibility that this whole Corey Maggette mess might force Duke to vacate its second-place finish in the 1999 NCAA Tournament and fork over hundreds of thousands of dollars, wipe that smirk off your face.


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Cav swimmers look to fulfill Olympic dreams

Take a moment to look at your watch. At this very second, thousands of young athletes are dreaming of that one moment - their country's flag hanging high in the air, their national anthem resonating off the walls and a radiant gold medal dangling from their necks.


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Jenifer commits to men's hoops

Pete Gillen can now scratch one of five available scholarships for 2001-02 off his list. Virginia received its first commitment for 2001-02 Tuesday when Keith Jenifer of Towson Catholic School in Baltimore informed the men's basketball program that he will join the Cavalier family.


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Duke learns Maggette accepted Piggie's money

In a statement released Tuesday, Duke University confirmed it had received notice from former Blue Devil basketball player Corey Maggette stating he had illegally received money from a coach while in high school. Maggette, who left Duke after one season to play for the Orlando Magic, was scheduled to testify before a federal court in Kansas City yesterday on whether or not he was paid $2,000 to play for AAU coach Myron Piggie.


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Rowing competes in Henley Royal Regatta

While many students relaxed on America's beaches during the Independence Day weekend, the women's and men's rowing teams were on the Thames in England, competing in the 151st Henley Royal Regatta, the sport's most prestigious competition. And while many students prepared for their summer midterm exams, the teams were taking their final tests of the rowing season against the world's best boats in a setting the participants described as unrivaled in tradition and energy. There were 200,000 spectators lining the course from start to finish for the Virginia women's varsity eight's first-round race against the University of Washington.

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Today, we sit down with both the president and treasurer of the Virginia women's club basketball team to discuss everything from making free throws to recent increased viewership in women's basketball.