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Cavaliers shell Terrapins, 76-65

The No. 7 Virginia men’s basketball stayed perfect on the season, dispatching the No. 21 Maryland Terrapins by a final score of 76-65. The win marks the Cavaliers’ first victory over a ranked opponent in their 2014-15 campaign.


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Women's soccer battles Texas A&M in NCAA Semifinals

Virginia (22-2) faces an unfamiliar foe in the semifinals as they square off against No. 1 seed Texas A&M (22-2-2), which has had an impressive run to the final four, defeating powerhouses Notre Dame and Penn State. The Aggies represent the only SEC team still active in the College Cup, but their rise to national prominence in recent years has put the traditionally football-dominated conference on the women’s college soccer radar.


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Swim and Dive prepare for tough Georgia Invitational

Virginia will travel south this weekend to compete in the Georgia Fall Invitational, which will serve as the swimmers’ first chance at making NCAA times. The No. 9 Cavalier women (2-1) will compete against No. 2 Georgia (7-0), No. 5 California (3-1), No. 6 Auburn (6-0-1), No. 15 Penn State (8-1) and Florida State (1-2) while the Virginia men (1-3) will compete against those team’s male counterparts — No. 1 California (3-0), No. 4 Georgia (5-1), No. 13 Auburn (3-2), No. 18 Penn State (5-2) and No. 20 Florida State (1-2).


American soccer star Landon Donovan plays his final Major League Soccer game Sunday, when his LA Galaxy play the New England Revolution for the 2014 MLS Cup.
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Farewell, Landon Donovan

As Landon Donovan prepares to play his last MLS game, I’d like to take a second to relive and thank him for the “Oh My Gosh! That Was Amazing!” moments I was fortunate enough to see during his 15-year career.


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The end of an era

Tony Verna received a call in the production bus and on the other line was Tex Schramm, the first general manager of the Dallas Cowboys.


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Imovbioh, women's basketball go 1-1 at Florida International Tournament

The Virginia women’s basketball team split a pair of games in the Florida International Tournament this past Thanksgiving weekend, losing in the last five seconds against Toledo on Friday before coming back with a double-digit win against host Florida International on Sunday. With less than 10 seconds left in the game, Toledo senior guard Inma Zanoguera dribbled the ball down the court, sidestepped her defender, Virginia sophomore guard Breyana Mason, and hit her fourth three-point shot of the night to give Toledo a 64-62 lead. With five seconds left in the game Virginia freshman guard Mikayla Venson, who prior to Zanoguera’s shot had hit a jumper to give Virginia a 62-61 lead, attempted a three-point shot of own, but it bounced off the rim to give Toledo the win.


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Residual anger

I am angry. Angry that Virginia posted its third straight losing season. Angry that we missed a bowl.


The U.S. Men's National Team hasn't looked sharp since last summer's World Cup, but this part of the team's cycle is not about winning, columnist Nik Samaras writes. Right now, the team is figuring who can contribute in the near and more distant future. Pictured: midfielder Kyle Beckerman.
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Watch and learn

There seems to be a sense of panic spreading across U.S. Soccer circles. On the tail end of consecutive losses in international friendlies to Colombia and the Republic of Ireland, the team is winless since a post-World Cup friendly with the Czech Republic.


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The Organization of Young Filipino Americans is one of many cultural Contracted Independent Organizations at the University, and their mission is to create a supportive community for Filipino students. Danella Romera, the current president of OYFA and fourth-year College student, discusses the importance of OYFA as a cultural organization and how OYFA plans for this year’s Culturefest, an annual multicultural showcase. 

Listen to the episode here.