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Asque earns All-ACC Team honors

By Matt Welsh | August 24, 2011

Senior outside hitter Simone Asque took some of the sting out of the Virginia volleyball team's expected ninth-place conference finish this season. Asque earned a selection to the 2011 Preseason All-ACC Team Tuesday- the third-consecutive season she has been named to the team by the annual ACC volleyball preseason poll. [caption id="attachment_44250" align="alignleft" width="291" caption="Senior outside hitter Simone Asque started all 30 games for Virginia during the 2010 season.

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Virginia eyes return to glory

By Ian Rappaport | August 23, 2011

[caption id="attachment_44185" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="After earning all-ACC honors in 2010, senior forward Brian Ownby returns to the Cavalier attack after spending a summer working to build chemistry with junior forward Will Bates and sophomore forward Brian Span.

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I like you, but you

By Ben Baskin | August 23, 2011

Carlos Zambrano is crazy. I think we can all agree on that. I bet we can also agree that in almost every setting, being crazy is a nuisance.

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Cavs dismantle Spiders

By Dean Overdyk | August 23, 2011

[caption id="attachment_44182" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore forward Gloria Douglas notched three assists during Virginia's shutout of the Spiders Sunday night.

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Hultzen inks hefty contract

By Ashley Robertson | August 23, 2011

[caption id="attachment_44180" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Former Cavalier pitcher Danny Hultzen will not return for his senior season, and instead has chosen to begin his professional career with the Mariners.

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Junior nabs annual title with upset

By Stacy Kruczkowski | August 23, 2011

Virginia men's tennis player Jarmere Jenkins defeated three world-ranked competitors en route to earning the singles title at the Purnell-Thomas Memorial Tennis Tournament Sunday afternoon in Salisbury, Md.

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Mustaches and money

By Ashley Robertson | August 20, 2011

Boston College football coach Frank Spaziani sits across from a few reporters and me, chatting about his mustache. "I'll give you an idea [of how long I've had it] without telling you how old I am," Spaziani says.

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McLean snags gold medal

By Matt Welsh | August 20, 2011

Former Cavalier standout Matt McLean collected two first-place finishes while representing the United States at the 2011 World University Games.

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Sports

Who

By Ashley Robertson | August 20, 2011

[caption id="attachment_44137" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshamn David Watford, sophomore Michael Rocoo, redshirt sophomore Ross Metheny and redshirt freshman Michael Strauss all hope to be the one under center come fall.

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Cavs cap trying year with title

By Matt Welsh | August 20, 2011

[caption id="attachment_44134" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="After a one-game suspension, senior midfielder Colin Briggs scored five goals and earned Most Outstanding Player honors during the finals matchup.

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Starsia dismisses star midfielder Shamel Bratton

By Matt Welsh | April 29, 2011

Virginia men's lacrosse coach Dom Starsia announced Friday that senior midfielder Shamel Bratton has been dismissed from the team for a violation of team policies.

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Cavs travel to Boston

By Michael Eilbacher | April 29, 2011

[caption id="attachment_44043" align="alignleft" width="169" caption="Junior third baseman Steven Proscia is batting .357 as part of a Virginia lineup that ranks 25th in the nation in hitting.

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Seniors gear for last home game

By Ian Rappaport | April 29, 2011

[caption id="attachment_44040" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Defender Marghi Walters and the team's other three seniors will attempt to topple Northwestern for the first time during their Cavalier careers.

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Virginia looks to trounce Quakers

By Dean Overdyk | April 29, 2011

The Virginia men's lacrosse teams enters its last regular season game of the season in a decidedly unfamiliar position - playing for its shot at a postseason. Coming off back-to-back losses to Duke, the Cavaliers (8-5) will host Penn (8-4) this weekend with a chance to prove they deserve to be playing in May.

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Squad savors fresh start

By Ben Baskin | April 29, 2011

[caption id="attachment_44035" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior infielder Kennedy Byxbee said the team hopes to push past the Wolfpack and position itself better for the ACC Tournament next month.

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Great Expectations

By Ashley Robertson | April 28, 2011

Neither junior pitcher Danny Hultzen nor junior hurler Scott Silverstein would have predicted the course their Virginia careers have taken. For Hultzen, his campaign as a Cavalier has far exceeded even his own expectation.

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The hypocrisy of the NFL owners

By Will Van Wazer | April 28, 2011

If you were living under a rock for the past three days, I've got some news for you. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Nelson issued a 94-page ruling Monday evening regarding the recent NFL work stoppage in which she sided with the players.

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Cavs hit untimely snag

By Ian Rappaport | April 28, 2011

With its NCAA Tournament hopes hanging in the balance, the No. 11 Virginia women's lacrosse team suffered a devastating 16-14 loss against No.

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Radford sweeps reeling ball club

By Ben Baskin | April 28, 2011

The Virginia softball team suffered two narrow defeats during a rare midweek road doubleheader against Radford yesterday. Sophomore starter Melanie Mitchell allowed only one run in seven innings of work during the first matchup, but her performance went for naught as the Highlanders (33-15, 12-2) silenced the Virginia lineup.

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Farewell

By Nick Eilerson | April 27, 2011

Although Chuck Norris gives it a run for its money, no single force is more destructive than time.