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Loving the enemy

By Fritz Metzinger | January 19, 2012

Given the combination of gruesome events the last 10 days, it's a wonder I can even think about sports without bashing myself in the head with my Chris Paul Hornets bobble-head. Perhaps I could have stomached a supremely-coached, devastatingly talented and far less complacent Alabama team trouncing my hometown darling LSU Tigers 21-0 in last Monday's BCS National Championship, if only because any team whose offensive game-plan revolves around Jordan Jefferson throwing wounded-duck bubble screens is probably undeserving of a championship, anyway. Virginia's loss to Duke at Cameron Indoor hardly helped matters, but at least I could have relished the team's spirited performance which validated its status as arguably the strongest defensive team in the country. But then "The Grab" happened Saturday.

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Squad hosts high-scoring

By Daniel Weltz | January 19, 2012

[caption id="attachment_48920" align="alignleft" width="115" caption="Junior guard Lexie Gerson, recently inserted into the starting lineup, ranks second in the ACC in steals.

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Pro leagues draft eight Cavalier standouts

By Stacy Kruczkowski | January 19, 2012

[caption id="attachment_48918" align="alignleft" width="265" caption="Senior attackman Steele Stanwick was selected second overall during last week's Major League Lacrosse draft.

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Auburn spoils Cavs

By Ashley Robertson | January 18, 2012

[caption id="attachment_48860" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Virginia coach Mike London finished his second season with a disappointing postseason defeat, but still guided the Cavaliers to their most successful season in four years.

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Lessons from Hotlanta

By Matt Welsh | January 18, 2012

ATLANTA - As I struggled with the first paragraph to my final Virginia football column, I stumbled upon these four lines of poetic grace served up by Ludacris on Jermaine Dupri's "Welcome to Atlanta." This veritable truth bomb captures well the losses endured and lessons learned during Virginia's trip to the Dec.

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Duke survives Virginia, 61-58

By Matt Welsh | January 18, 2012

[caption id="attachment_48857" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior forward Mike Scott went toe-to-toe with coach Mike Krzyzewski and the Cameron Crazies, but in spite of his game-high 23 points and nine rebounds, Scott and the Cavaliers saw their 12-game winning streak snapped.

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Kickin

By Ashley Robertson | January 18, 2012

DURHAM, N.C. - It's 9 a.m. on a Friday, and I wake up in a random Duke common room to the sound of someone making spaghetti.

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James Johnson departs from basketball program

By Ashley Robertson and Matt Welsh | December 24, 2011

For the second time in as many days, Virginia coach Tony Bennett announced that one of his players will leave the Cavalier basketball program.

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KT Harrell leaves Virginia basketball program

By Matt Welsh and Ashley Robertson | December 24, 2011

Virginia coach Tony Bennett announced Friday that sophomore guard KT Harrell is leaving the Cavalier basketball program and intends to transfer. The 6-foot-4, 202-pound native of Montgomery, Ala.

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Matmen eye ranked foes

By Sean McGoey | December 2, 2011

[caption id="attachment_48764" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Ryan Malo will see action this weekend as coach Steve Garland plans to adjust his lineup and play less experienced wrestlers.

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ACC loses third Challenge

By Matt Welsh | December 2, 2011

The Big Ten claimed its third consecutive victory in the annual Big Ten-ACC Challenge as eight of its 12 teams bested their respective ACC opponents.

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Cavs look to cream luckless Lancers

By Sam Casscells | December 2, 2011

[caption id="attachment_48772" align="alignleft" width="161" caption="Sophomore guard Joe Harris posted a team-high 18 points against the Wolverines Tuesday and will try to capitalize on a Lancers defense which surrenders more than 80 points per game.

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Virginia downs Indiana, 65-49

By Daniel Weltz | December 2, 2011

[caption id="attachment_48769" align="alignleft" width="273" caption="Sophomore guard Ataira Franklin helped the Cavaliers outscore Indiana 38-24 in the second half by pacing the team with 16 points.

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Cavs aim to right ship against Hoosiers

By Matt Comey | December 1, 2011

[caption id="attachment_48678" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore forward Jazmin Pitts will earn the starting nod from Virginia coach Joanne Boyle tonight against a big Indiana team.

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Reveling in the rematch

By Fritz Metzinger | December 1, 2011

At some point this past weekend, between LSU "honey badgering" Arkansas and Alabama's Trent Richardson running over the mannequins dressed up as Auburn defensive players, the country began to accept the grim reality: We're on our way to an SEC West rematch in the National Championship game. To the abject horror of fans who live outside the southeast and hate defense, the Tigers and Crimson Tide have all but clinched the top two spots in this weekend's season-ending BCS standings.

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Squads face top-notch foes

By Ian Rappaport | December 1, 2011

[caption id="attachment_48675" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="During the Cavaliers' double dual meet against Indiana and Penn State last month, sophomore Rachel Naurath collected four individual first-place finishes and recorded NCAA 'B' times in three races.

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Team to run without coach

By Stacy Kruczkowski | December 1, 2011

Less than two weeks after coach Jason Vigilante resigned from his post as coach of the Virginia men's and women's track and field and cross country teams, the Cavaliers will begin the indoor track and field season without a head coach at this weekend's Liberty Kick-Off in Lynchburg. The meet, which will take place tomorrow and Saturday, pits Virginia against a handful of in-state foes, including host Liberty, Radford, VMI and Lynchburg.

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Virginia slays Michigan, 70-58

By Matt Welsh | November 30, 2011

[caption id="attachment_48639" align="alignleft" width="212" caption="Freshman guard Malcolm Brogdon turned in a performance well beyond his years against Michigan.

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London wins 2011 ACC Coach of the Year award

By Matt Welsh | November 30, 2011

During just his second season at the helm of the Virginia football team, coach Mike London has already orchestrated the fifth-best single-season turnaround in the country and clinched the program's first winning record and bowl game since 2007.

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Squad relishes early upset win

By Daniel Weltz | November 30, 2011

[caption id="attachment_48636" align="alignleft" width="202" caption="Former Virginia coach Debbie Ryan and guard Monica Wright were a formidable force, but the current Cavalier team appears equally dangerous.