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Shabaz, Inglot take title; Stevens makes round of 16 before losing

Featuring players from more than 30 colleges across the country, last weekend?s ITA National Indoor Championships marked the first time Virginia has hosted an event of national championship caliber.On the men?s side of the draw, the doubles team of sophomore Michael Shabaz and senior Dominic Inglot headlined the weekend for the Cavaliers at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar?s Head Sports Club.

Back to square one

Remember how in the movie ?Men in Black? Tommy Lee Jones used a little machine to erase people?s memories of certain events?

Deacons terrorize Cavaliers in weekend tilt

For the fifth straight game, the Virginia football team gave up a score on its opponent?s opening drive.In every one of these games before their contest at Wake Forest Saturday, the Cavaliers managed to recover to take a win or send the contest to overtime.

Three articles in one

A favorite method of all sportswriters for hooking the reader into an article is to capture a particular moment or sequence of a game that is defining or epitomizes the game?s theme in some way.

Exhibition win serves as tune-up for season

As expected, Virginia dominated Shepherd in yesterday?s exhibition game 87-52.

Wake Forest vanquishes Cavs during senior night

Senior night is supposed to be a proper send-off for graduating athletes.

Field hockey suffers narrow loss

The Virginia field hockey team lost a heartbreaking game to Maryland 4-3 in overtime Friday during the semifinals of the 2008 ACC Tournament.In their second overtime loss to the Terrapins this season,

Women

The Virginia women?s soccer team fell to Virginia Tech in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament Friday night at the WakeMed Soccer Park.

Cavs welcome unbeaten Wake Forest tonight

The seniors of the men?s soccer team could not ask for a more formidable opponent for their last home game.

Virginia looks to trounce Demon Deacons on road

A sweet winning streak for the Virginia football team turned sour at the end of last Saturday?s game at Scott Stadium.

After a big win last weekend, Virginia?s top runners will be getting some well-deserved rest.

Heels march into Memorial Gym to avenge earlier loss

The ACC is finally starting to settle down. Clemson, last year?s conference champion, has stormed back to the top of the standings.

Team features three top-25 wrestlers

Expectations are through the roof as the Virginia wrestling team is set to start its season this weekend.?If we don?t have at least three All-Americans, I am going to be distraught,? coach Steve Garland said.This is how confident the Cavaliers are as they begin their season.

Field hockey wins first game of ACC Tournament

Selenski to Ragukas was the name of the game in Durham, N.C. yesterday as the Virginia field hockey team downed Duke 5-2 to advance to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.

The results are in

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ACC Tournament starts with Duke in Durham

In collegiate field hockey, conference opponents might face each other twice in regular and postseason play, but those teams rarely match up in back-to-back games, let alone twice in one week in the same city.

Virginia tennis teams host ITA Indoor Championships

The Virginia men?s and women?s tennis teams are preparing to host the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, which will begin today.

Undefeated teams travel to SEC schools for meets

The Virginia men?s and women?s swimming and diving teams will travel outside the commonwealth this weekend to face SEC competitors.

Cavs escape first round of ACC Tournament

The third-seeded Virginia women?s soccer team squeezed past sixth-seeded Wake Forest last night in a 3-2 double-overtime thriller in the first round of the ACC Tournament in Cary, N.C., after sophomore forward Sinead Farrelly clanged a shot off the post and in the net for the game-winning goal in the 104th minute.The Cavaliers dominated the game statistically, out-shooting the Demon Deacons 23-7 and out-cornering them 12-5.

Teams gear up for ACC Tourney; Cavaliers face Wake in rematch

The Virginia women?s soccer team hopes to take down Wake Forest tonight in its second matchup against the Demon Deacons this week.