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Basketball teams announce new recruiting classes

By Matthew Morris | November 12, 2014

Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett announced Wednesday afternoon that the team had signed the bulky Brewster Academy senior forward Jarred Reuter to a National Letter of Intent. Earlier in the day, Virginia women’s basketball coach Joanne Boyle also announced that high school senior post players Debra Ferguson, Moné Jones and Shakyna Payne would all head to Charlottesville for the 2015-16 season.

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Cavaliers visit James Madison to start new season

November 12, 2014

The Virginia men’s basketball team will tip off its 2014-15 regular season this Friday night at James Madison in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Junior forward Evan Nolte and sophomore guard London Perrantes have been suspended for the game due to violations of team rules over the summer.

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Hoops with a side of stuffing

By Matthew Morris | November 12, 2014

This summer, Virginia junior guard Justin Anderson collaborated with strength and conditioning coach Mike Curtis to lose a little weight and strike the proper ratio between body fat and muscle. Now a sleeker 225 pounds, Anderson said Curtis — dubbed the “best strength coach in the country” by coach Tony Bennett at the No. 9 Cavaliers’ Oct. 22 media day — helped him fine-tune his diet.

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Men's basketball opens 2014-15 season, eyes ACC repeat

By Ryan Taylor | November 12, 2014

The No. 9 Virginia men’s basketball team returns to the hardwood Friday for the first time since falling to Michigan State in the NCAA tournament. Despite reigning as ACC regular season and tournament champions, the Cavaliers enter the 2014-15 campaign as just the fourth-highest ranked team in the ACC.

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Women's basketball seeks first postseason appearance since 2012

By Chanhong Luu | November 12, 2014

The Virginia women’s basketball team opens its 2014-15 campaign this Friday night at John Paul Jones Arena against Ohio State, looking to improve on last season's 14-17 overall and 6-10 ACC record. The season was the first-ever losing effort in coach Joanne Boyle's 12 years at the collegiate level — none of her teams had ever finished fewer than two games above .500.

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Man City's woes

By Nikolas Samaras | November 12, 2014

America loves to hate winners. The teams who make you scowl just to think about with their sickeningly sweet appearances, fair-weather fans, and ubiquitous worldwide pomp.

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The power of 757

By Matthew Morris | November 11, 2014

It has been more than two years since Bayside High rising senior Taquan “Smoke” Mizzell committed to Virginia over North Carolina and West Virginia, affirming the Cavaliers’ considerable influence in Southeastern Virginia’s Hampton Roads region.

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Detrimentally early recruiting

By Krishna Korupolu | November 11, 2014

In nearly every circumstance, the early-recruiting process that exists in basketball hurts recruits such as Boatright, Peebles and Kelly by removing them from the nationwide recruiting process.

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Outclassed

By Matthew Morris | November 9, 2014

Simply shoring up perceived deficiencies won’t put Virginia in position to really compete with teams like Florida State. To do that, the Cavaliers must take a lengthy step forward.

Despite throwing a career-high three touchdowns Saturday against No. 2 Florida State, sophomore quarterback Greyson Lambert turned the ball over twice and could not lead the Cavaliers to victory in Tallahassee.
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Miscues doom Virginia against No. 2 Seminoles

By Ryan Taylor | November 9, 2014

The Virginia football team (4-6, 2-4 ACC) dropped its fourth game in a row Saturday with a 34-20 loss to No. 2 Florida State (9-0, 6-0 ACC) in Tallahassee. The Cavaliers now must win their final two games if they hope to reach bowl eligibility.

Redshirt senior tight end Zachary Swanson caught the second touchdown of his collegiate career last week against Georgia Tech.
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Swanson seeks strong finish

By Matthew Morris | November 6, 2014

Redshirt senior tight end Zachary Swanson has two touchdowns in his Virginia football career. The first came two years ago, when he gloved a short pass from quarterback Phillip Sims as time expired at Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium.

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Men's soccer survives physical clash against Hokies

By Robert Elder | November 6, 2014

Junior midfielder Todd Wharton converted a penalty kick for No. 15 Virginia (10-5-2, 4-3-2 ACC) in the 55th minute, which ultimately proved sufficient to take down Virginia Tech (7-8-2, 2-6-1), 1-0, for the second time this season to advance to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament on Sunday.

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