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Tough ACC schedule begins with FSU

By Jack Bird | September 25, 2008

After a disappointing road loss against West Virginia Sunday, the No. 13 Virginia women?s soccer team will take on ACC opponent Florida State today on the road.The matchup between the Cavaliers (6-1-1) and Florida State (6-1-1) marks the Cavaliers? first ACC game, as well as the beginning of arguably the most challenging part of the season, which will test the validity of the high ranking Virginia has maintained through the season thus far.?I honestly believe the competition within the ACC from top to bottom is the best,? Virginia coach Steve Swanson said.The Cavaliers? conference opener will be against a team that can easily be described as one of the best.

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To be perfectly rank...

By Zach Rowen | September 25, 2008

I went online yesterday and saw an interesting headline: ?View the top-ten photos from top-25 action this week in college football.? I browsed more: ?College Football Power Rankings,? on si.com, ?NFL Power Rankings: 2008 Week 4 edition? on espn.com.One site even gave you, the lonely Web browser, the option of submitting your own NFL rankings.And so it seems that you can?t open a newspaper or go onto the Internet without seeing at least one ranking or poll.

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Virginia seeks change of Beantown fortunes

By Ben Gomez | September 25, 2008

The field hockey team will hit the road this weekend to take on No. 12 Boston College and Boston University.Friday?s matchup with the Eagles marks the beginning of conference play for the Cavaliers, a stretch of their schedule that boasts five of the current top 10 teams in the country.

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Volleyball blanked in Blacksburg

By Mallory Denniston | September 25, 2008

The Virginia volleyball team traveled to Blacksburg Tuesday night to take on in-state rival Virginia Tech and suffered a 0-3 loss in its first conference game of the season.The third set was close throughout, as it featured 13 tie scores and eight lead changes in the game.

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Agorsor injured in victory

By Paul Montana | September 24, 2008

When freshman Tony Tchani?s penalty kick in the 17th minute caught Central Connecticut State goalkeeper Paul Armstrong guessing left as it went in the lower right corner, the last thing on anyone?s mind was Virginia?s 2-0 early cushion.Only moments earlier, freshman Chris Agorsor had been carted off the field and loaded into an ambulance after he was tripped in the box by a Blue Devil defender, which led to the penalty.

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Craig for a day

By Dan Stalcup | September 24, 2008

I just got an e-mail from Craig Littlepage. He unfortunately is stuck with cleaning duty at Scott Stadium all day ? something about the janitorial staff refusing to pick up so many large pieces of white paper ? so he?s appointed me Virginia?s athletic director until he?s done.

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Senior leadership sparks Cavs to top-10 ranking

By William Hrachovina | September 24, 2008

While game skills and playing ability are often used to measure the quality of a team, experience can often make or break a close game.The Virginia field hockey team, though mainly composed of freshmen and sophomores, benefits from the experience of its three seniors.

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Valhalla: not just for Vikings anymore

By Paul Wiley | September 24, 2008

Every game in every sport has that moment where you just know it?s over. Whether by destiny or by fate or simply by the arc of history, the impending chain of events will play out by rules higher than those of the competition immediately at hand.For the 37th Ryder Cup, played Sept.

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Archrival Virginia Tech serves as Cavaliers

By Dan Stalcup | September 23, 2008

Virginia?s volleyball team opens its conference schedule tonight with a match against Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.The match ? in which the Cavaliers (8-4) will seek to improve upon a 1-2 performance in the Wildcat Classic ? will also be the ACC debut for the Hokies (9-2).One of the Cavaliers? losses in Chicago

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Students using sports

By Eric Strow | September 23, 2008

Any athlete or fan can tell you why he or she loves sports. The reasons vary, from answers like ?They encourage us to try our best? to ?They give me something to watch every day of the week.? Athletes and spectators alike become emotionally invested in sports not just because of the simple acts of throwing or catching a ball, but also because of what sports stand for.So, every now and then, we need to step back and take a look at what sports can accomplish.

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Women

By Brandon Ly | September 23, 2008

In a game pitting the No. 7 Virginia women?s soccer team against No. 15 West Virginia, the Mountaineers engineered a shutout, downing the Cavaliers 3-0.

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Former linebacker Bivens debuts

By Paul Montana | September 22, 2008

When sophomore John Bivens stepped up to the plate yesterday, a chorus of cheers could be detected even from the small crowd that spotted the bleachers at Davenport Field.In the Virginia baseball team?s 2008-09 debut in a 14-inning exhibition against the Ontario Blue Jays Friday, the Cavaliers rallied from a 3-2 hole to win 6-3.

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Setting the record straight

By Paul Montana | September 22, 2008

By now, you are probably well aware of the fact that Peter Lalich was dismissed from the football team Thursday after the sophomore quarterback had several run-ins with the law dating back to the summer.

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