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After 27 games on road, Cavs eager to open home schedule

The Virginia softball team will experience its first home action of the season this weekend when it hosts Rutgers, Youngstown State, La Salle and Towson in the Cavalier Classic. The Cavaliers opened the season strong and rode an early six-game winning streak to a 10-3 record; but since that impressive start, the team has fallen to 13-14.


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Cavaliers to play at Villanova in NIT second round contest tomorrow

The Virginia men's basketball team faces the Villanova Wildcats in second round NIT action Saturday in Villanova, Pa. The Cavaliers defeated George Washington University, 79-66, Wednesday en route to their second straight appearance in the tournament's second round. Last season Virginia was eliminated in the second round to eventual tournament champion St.


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ACC honors announced

N.C. State's Herb Sendek was named the ACC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year Tuesday. Sendek led the Wolfpack to an 11-5 conference mark and a regular-season runner-up title.


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Virginia alum makes his mark on MLB

Steroids. Corked bats. Pete Rose admitting he bet on baseball. The Yankees-Red Sox arms race. In a tumultuous offseason, major league baseball has made almost as many headlines as it does during the season.


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After NCAA snub, Cavs play on

In Elton Brown's mind, there was still hope. Even after Virginia fell to No. 5 Duke in the quarterfinals in the ACC tournament to drop its overall mark to 17-12 and its record against ACC teams to 7-11, the junior forward felt that the squad still had the necessary credentials to receive serious consideration from the NCAA tournament selection committee. "This team showed a lot of character at the end of the year," Brown said.


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