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Mental errors plague Cavaliers in loss

The personnel on the field were right. The play call was right. Everything was right, except for the execution. The Cavaliers were trailing by three points with less than three minutes left in the fourth quarter, but forced the No.


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Virginia faces tough test in final weekend

It's the stereotypical end-of-season sports scenario -- the hopes of an entire year coming down to one last weekend of games. The Virginia volleyball team (17-9, 7-7 ACC) enters this weekend with the possibility of finishing the season as high as third place or as low as ninth.


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ACC releases 2005 football matchups

The ACC unveiled the conference matchups for the 2005 football season Wednesday. Virginia, part of the new Coastal Division, will host Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech.


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Brooks named Butkus Award Finalist

The Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando announced Thursday that Virginia sophomore inside linebacker Ahmad Brooks is one of three finalists for the Butkus Award, given annually to the nation's top linebacker. Brooks leads the Cavalier defense with 7.8 tackles per game, four pass break-ups, two interceptions, and nine quarterback pressures. Southern California's Matt Grootegoed and Texas' Derrick Johnson were the other two finalists


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Cavaliers look to prove their worth

This is the game that Cavalier fans have had circled on their schedules for months. Many imagined that this late-season contest against the perennial BCS powerhouse Miami Hurricanes could have major implications for Virginia's post-season hopes.


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Cavs enter new season young, but deep

Despite the loss of All-Americans Scott Moore and Tim Foley who finished their eligibility last year, the Virginia wrestling team is planning for no letdown this season and hopes to improve on last year's No.


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Speedy Canes, Hester could pester Virginia defense

Florida State rests in the panhandle and Miami hails from South Florida. The school colors are different, the mascots are different and most importantly the names on the backs of the jerseys are different. But, one thing will definitely be the same this Saturday as Virginia faces another test from a Florida school: speed. Miami "should be similar to Florida State," Virginia senior safety Jermaine Hardy said.


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Revamped Cavs confident at start

Confident is not usually a word used to describe a team coming off of a 13-16 record. But that's the word that Virginia women's basketball coach Debbie Ryan is using to describe this year's squad.


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Second half surge sends Cavaliers on

Cary, N.C. -- One half of Virginia domination spilled over into another half of Virginia goal scoring yesterday, as the Cavaliers knocked Duke out of the ACC Tournament in the first round with a 3-1 victory. While Virginia played faster, smarter and more successfully than the Blue Devils in the first half, the rivals went into the break scoreless.


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Four Virginia men's soccer players honored by ACC

The stellar seasons of four Virginia men's soccer stars were recognized yesterday when junior Hunter Freeman, senior Matt Oliver, freshman Nico Colaluca and freshman Jeremy Barlow were named to the 2004 All-ACC Teams. Defenders Freeman and Oliver were chosen for the All-ACC First Team, and Colaluca, a midfielder, was selected for the All-ACC Second Team.


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Freshmen ready to make impact immediately

With five seniors coming back for Virginia, fans may be asking what will be different about this year's women's basketball team that will allow the Cavaliers to turn their backs on a season in which they went 13-16 and missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 21 years.


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