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Lady Monarchs carry the day in close overtime win

Twenty-four hours after the Virginia men's team ended Old Dominion's season in dramatic fashion, the Lady Monarchs returned the favor Tuesday night in another instant classic, defeating Virginia 88-85 in overtime of the second round of the NCAA Tournament. With the game tied at 85 and 31.3 seconds showing on the game clock, Old Dominion called a timeout to set up its final play.


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(Holy) See It My Way

Dear Pope Benedict XVI, How's it going? I'm guessing you're in a pretty good mood after your big day last weekend (with your boy Christ rising from the dead and everything) so I wanted to take the opportunity to ask you a favor. (On a side note, I'd also like a pair of those sweet red loafers, so if you could stick some size 12s in the mail that would be awesome). But back to my main point.


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Tweaking the system

It's that glorious time of year again -- March Madness, also known as the NCAA Tournaments for men's and women's college basketball.


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Solid second half keys Cav victory

It's great to be back. After a two-year absence, the Virginia women's basketball team took the court in Norfolk Sunday night for its first NCAA Tournament game since 2005, using a dominant second half to defeat UC Santa Barbara 86-52. The game came more than two weeks after Virginia's semifinal loss to North Carolina in the ACC Tournament, and the Cavaliers were a bit sluggish at the start of the contest. "I think our timing was a little bit off," coach Debbie Ryan said.


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Four-run explosion in seventh propels Georgetown to victory

The Virginia softball team got off to an inauspicious start in the Cavalier Classic Thursday afternoon against Georgetown, as the Hoyas broke a 0-0 tie in the final inning with four runs to defeat the Cavaliers 4-0. Virginia (7-17) started off strong, in part because of an impressive pitching performance from junior starting pitcher Karla Wilburn, who threw six scoreless innings before giving up three runs in the top of the seventh.


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Undefeated streak nears 19 matches

Setting high standards has become a specialty of the Virginia men's tennis team. The Cavaliers were the first ACC team to win the National Team Indoors title in February, and after defeating Virginia Tech 7-0 Wednesday, the team has won 17 consecutive matches, a new school record.


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Mind your manners

Besides sharing a top-five ranking, the Virginia and Princeton women's lacrosse teams have both faced four ranked teams in their first seven games.


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Defending champs look to end skid at Virginia

The No. 2 Virginia men's lacrosse team goes head-to-head with Johns Hopkins tomorrow afternoon, as the Blue Jays look to break their losing streak with a win on the road. The defending national champions dropped to sixth in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Coaches Poll this week after their second straight overtime upset.

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As the Cavalier Marching Band wraps up an exciting season, Taran Gupta, drum major and fourth-year Engineering student, discusses the energy, creativity and leadership behind CMB. From halftime performances to long rehearsals, Gupta reflects on how CMB contributes to game day atmosphere and strengthens student community on Grounds.