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Cavs take Bulls by horns in home squeaker

By Ernie Washington | November 20, 2008

In a game that lacked the basket-to-basket offensive excitement of last Sunday?s matchup against VMI, the Virginia men?s basketball team worked out a 77-75 victory against South Florida last night.?Without playing particularly well today, we were still able to win and do it a little bit gutty,? Virginia coach Dave Leitao said.One player who showed a lot of guts was freshman guard Sylven Landesberg, who played nothing like a freshman in this game, especially down the stretch.

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Copper captivates Cavs with career

By Paul Montana | November 20, 2008

No one said married life was easy. But senior Jon Copper takes it to an entirely new dimension.While starting 36 consecutive games and counting for Virginia at inside linebacker, Copper is also the only current football player for Virginia who has tied the knot.

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A Thanksgiving Day special since 1934

By Zach Rowen | November 20, 2008

There?s a lot to look forward to during Thanksgiving Break: your old bed, sleeping in, awkward questions from distant family members.

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Christensen nominated as national swimmer of week

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 20, 2008

After taking part in four first-place races at the double dual meet with Florida State and Penn State during the weekend, including an Aquatic & Fitness Center record time in the 200 back, junior Mei Christensen was awarded the Counsilman Hunsaker National Collegiate Swimmer-of-the-Week honors by CollegeSwimming.com.Christensen?s time of 1:56.42 beat the old time of 1:57.13, set in 2002 by Class of 2006 graduate Brielle White, a seven-time All-American backstroker and two-time ACC Swimmer of the Year in her career at Virginia.In addition to her record first-place time in the 200 back, Christensen also won the 100 back (54.59) and swam a leg of the first-place finishing 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay teams as the women?s team claimed two convincing victories, 216-129 against Florida State and 201-148 against Penn State.?compiled by Paul Montana

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Women

By Cayce Troxel | November 19, 2008

Advancing to the NCAA Championships in cross country is quite an accomplishment, earning an automatic berth is even more impressive, but having both men?s and women?s teams automatically qualify for nationals falls into the realm of the remarkable.The Virginia women?s cross country team?s first-place finish at last Saturday?s NCAA Southeast Regionals, coupled with the Cavalier men?s runner-up team performance, marks just the third time in program history that both squads have advanced to nationals and the first time both have made it on automatic bids.?I think it?s a huge step,? senior Andrew Jesien said.

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Do the Wright thing

By Dan Stalcup | November 19, 2008

I have three regrets in my life up to this point. The first is falling asleep during the 2006 Rose Bowl.

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Mr. Rodgers

By JP Stroman | November 19, 2008

Lost in the shuffle of Kurt Warner?s resurrection, the Tennessee Titans? out-of-nowhere undefeated record and the Detroit Lions forgetting how to win a game, is, in my opinion, the feel-good story of the year.

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U.Va. sneaks by Lady Vols in Knoxville

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 18, 2008

The No. 16 Virginia women?s basketball team upset reigning national champion No.

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Lengthening 3-point arc forces players to adjust

By Paul Montana | November 18, 2008

As the 2008-09 men?s basketball campaign gets underway, there is one question that coaches, players, fans and media alike are trying to answer: What is the effect of the new 3-point line?The rule change to move the line back was passed in the spring of 2007 to take effect starting this season; the line now sits 20 feet, 9 inches from the basket, one foot further than the previous line of 19 feet, 9 inches.With the three-ball turning into a short jump shot in recent years as big men expanded their games to the perimeter and as players became more athletic and versatile on the whole, basketball has clearly become a perimeter-based game; in 1986-87, Division I games averaged 9.1 3-point attempts per game, an number that has climbed steadily to an all-time high of 19.07 3-point attempts per game last season.

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Maes signs two 2009 recruits in early signing period

By Dan Stalcup | November 18, 2008

The early signing period for NCAA volleyball ends tomorrow, and Virginia?s team has landed two key recruits.Tobi Farrar, one of the signed recruits, is a middle blocker from Arlington, Texas.

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Rowing wins three races on Rivanna

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 18, 2008

The Virginia women?s rowing team capped off a full day of racing Sunday with three victories at the Rivanna Romp held on the Rivanna Reservoir in Charlottesville.The host Cavaliers emerged victorious in the Varsity 8 race, as Virginia ?A? crossed the line with a winning time of 13:06.55 to outpace second-place Ohio State ?A? by four seconds.

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Double-edged sword

By Aaron Perryman | November 18, 2008

Around 11:30 Sunday night I was definitely happy. The worries of an increasing academic load were suddenly lighter.

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One and done? Fine by me

By Eric Strow | November 18, 2008

In 2007, it was Greg Oden and Kevin Durant. In 2008, it was Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley.

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Cavaliers look to tame Bulls in home contest

By Samuel Adams | November 18, 2008

After a high-scoring victory in its season opener, the Virginia men?s basketball team will attempt to keep the ball rolling tonight against South Florida.The early games on the Cavaliers? schedule, meant to help the team prepare for its tougher ACC matchups, provide an interesting look at player development and the team?s overall potential.

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Cavaliers defeat VMI 107-97 in high-scoring affair

By Paul Montana | November 17, 2008

?I just fired our schedule-maker.?Virginia coach Dave Leitao?s quip following the men?s basketball team?s 107-97 victory against VMI was naturally in jest, but his point was clear.

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Virginia crushes High Point 78-48 Friday

By Dan Stalcup | November 17, 2008

For the Cavaliers, Friday night?s 78-48 victory against High Point was all about firsts.Their first game of the season.

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Squad downs West Virginia, Army in tournament

By Jack Bird | November 17, 2008

?On that day [against West Virginia], we weren?t good enough to win.

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Cavs sweep BC, overcome rocky start with Terps

By Dan Stalcup | November 17, 2008

Finish strong.This is the Virginia volleyball team motto for the second half of the season, and it is something the team has put into practice the past two weekends.Now on a three-match winning streak, the Cavaliers overcame a rocky first set against Maryland in Friday night?s match to win 3-1 (17-25, 26-24, 25-18, 25-22) and followed that with a Saturday evening 3-0 sweep of Boston College (25-14, 25-19, 25-18).Friday night against Maryland (6-23, 2-15 ACC), the Cavaliers (16-13, 8-9 ACC) took control of the game after the first set and refused to relent to the Terrapins? pushes to regain control.

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Men, women wash away Florida State, Penn State during weekend meets

By Emily Bareford | November 17, 2008

The Virginia men?s and women?s swimming and diving teams found their stroke this weekend in victories against ACC rival Florida State and nationally ranked Penn State in a two-day double dual meet.

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Wrestling goes 1-2 at ACC/Big Ten Clash

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 17, 2008

Though the Virginia wrestling team won just one of three dual matches Saturday to open the dual-match season, the team had a strong performance at the ACC/Big Ten Clash.