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On bubble for NCAA qualification, Cavs head into only home tournament of season

By Matt Boucher | April 22, 2005

After playing on the road for the entire season thus far, the Virginia men's golf team will return home this weekend for the most crucial two days of the year. Virginia will host the 18th Cavalier Classic at the Birdwood Golf Course Saturday and Sunday. The event will be Virginia's final regular season tournament of the season. "We are on the bubble right now for NCAAs, and we have to beat a few teams here," senior Kevin O'Connell said.

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Cavs head south to take on FSU

By Mickey Cloud | April 22, 2005

While the Virginia spring sports scene has been dominated by the success stories of the men's tennis and lacrosse squads, as well as the defending national champion women's lacrosse team, there's a team that has been quietly putting themselves in position to make some late-season noise. The Virginia softball squad, without garnering much of the big headlines and attention, recently has begun to turn its season around.

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Cavalier cavalry take out Lancers

By Barney Breen-Portnoy | April 21, 2005

In a battlefield fight between a Lancer and Cavalier, who would win the battle? That question can be left for military gurus to debate, but the Virginia baseball team (26-13, 6-10 ACC) has made it clear this season that, on the baseball diamond, the Cavalier is the superior soldier.

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Men, women head to ACC Tournament

By Chris Marsh | April 21, 2005

For the women's tennis team, the end of the tennis season is almost certainly near. For the men's team, however, the season is just beginning. This weekend, both teams will compete in the ACC tournament in Cary, North Carolina.

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Two days of non-stop, in-depth coverage of NFL Draft? Pick me!

By Bart Isley | April 21, 2005

The NFL Draft's first pick will be made sometime before 12:30 p.m. Saturday, and two days of the most uneventful television in sports will commence. There always seems to be something happening during ESPN's draft coverage, but really, it's just a glorified version of that quintessential playground moment where the captains pick teams.

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Players pledge commitment to Leitao

By Joey Mancini | April 20, 2005

When new Virginia head coach Dave Leitao entered the Bryant Hall recruiting room for Sunday's press conference, the large crowd of media, school officials and community members shushed to catch the first glimpse of his entrance. Leitao's family entered first, his wife Joyce leading three young sons to the front row.

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Hoyas face Cavs with upset in mind

By Ben Gibson | April 20, 2005

Dorothy was right, there is no place like home. After three games on the road, the No. 3 Virginia women's lacrosse team (11-2, 3-1 ACC) ends the season with three straight home games. After winning the first game convincingly against rival Virginia Tech March 15, the Cavaliers will put their four-game winning streak on the line as they host the No.

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Cavs discuss draft, questions that follow

By Chad Gallagher | April 20, 2005

With the third overall pick in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, the Seattle Mariners select... For three University of Virginia baseball players, June 7, 2005 will determine the future of their baseball opportunities.

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Questions replace hype as Spring Game nears

By J.D. Moss | April 19, 2005

Two frames adorn the wall outside Al Groh's office at the McCue Center. Both are newspaper pages from the day Virginia Tech beat Virginia in 2004, ending the Cavaliers' chances to win a share of the ACC title.

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Prospects ponder decision to turn pro

By Barney Breen-Portnoy | April 19, 2005

This weekend, ESPN and ESPN 2 will feature 16 hours of live coverage of the 2005 NFL Draft. A parade of NFL and college football analysts will break down the draft to its smallest minutiae. In early June, however, there will be no such round-the-clock coverage of the professional baseball draft.

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