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Cavaliers look to remain undefeated against Penn State

The Virginia swimming and diving teams will look to continue their undefeated seasons Sunday when they host Penn State at the Aquatic and Fitness Center at 1 p.m. The 12th-ranked women's team (3-0) is coming off a second place finish in the Continental Airlines Classic held last Friday at Rice University.


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Cavaliers kick off tough ACC

The No. 2 Virginia men's soccer team finished its regular season undefeated with a 16-0-1 record, and at this weekend's ACC tournament it hopes to continue winning in style.


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A recipe for

Let's take a little visit to the Cavalier kitchen, just to see what Virginia will have to cook up to recapture the Commonwealth Cup this weekend. Picture football coach Al Groh in a "Kiss the Cook" apron, relieved that his Georgia Tech souffle wasn't quite the sou-flop of the previous five games.


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Cavs look to step up, spike ACC foes

As the Virginia women's volleyball team begins play in the ACC tournament in Tallahassee, Fla., tonight, thoughts of the regular season's missed opportunities and inconsistencies will be left behind.


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Sports in Brief

Cavaliers' swimmer garners double honors Junior All-American Mirjana Bosevska captured honors early in the 2001-2002 season when she was named CollegeSwimming.com's Division I women's collegiate swimmer of the week for the week ending Nov.


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Spinning a Web of Success

In what has been a roller-coaster season for Virginia quarterback Bryson Spinner, there is one word that comes to mind when thinking about the strongest aspects of his game.


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Sports In Brief

Virginia's last game of the season - against Penn State on Dec. 1 - is sold out. The Cavaliers are set to face off against the Nittany Lions at noon, and the game will be televised on ESPN. Jones and Braves reach a deal Instead of testing the free agent market, Atlanta Braves center fielder Andruw Jones agreed to a $75 million, six-year contract on Tuesday.


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Invoke Darwin clause in

Last week in Chicago, Major League Baseball's owners conferred over the merits of contracting franchises that barely register an electro-cardiograph reading. On average, Montreal lured 7,364 highbrows to Olympic Stadium every night to witness the best in big-league ball, featuring pop icons Rob Ducey and Darwin Cubillan, among others. Lowly Florida isn't much better, finishing the season at 76-86.


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ACC honors football duo Virginia wide receiver Tavon Mason was named the ACC's specialist of the week and center Kevin Bailey earned ACC offensive lineman of the week honors. Mason set a new Virginia record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the Cavaliers' 39-38 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday.


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Virginia earns 1st NCAA bid since 1993

After barely missing out on a bid to last season's NCAA championship meet, the No. 14 Virginia women's cross country team decided it would never again be left sitting at home instead of hitting the trails come mid-November.


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Cavaliers close fall season with 2 wins

The Virginia crew team closed out its fall season optimistic with the progress it has made in a little over a month of competition. After losing to Ohio State by 12 seconds in the Head of the Charles regatta on Oct.

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