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Football to start practice Friday

By Sean McLernon | March 26, 2003

The Virginia football team will open its spring minicamp on Friday, officially launching preparation for the 2003 season. Practices will run from March 18 until April 19 when camp will conclude with the annual spring festival and game. A handful of practices this spring will be open to the public free of charge, including Friday's opening practice, scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m.

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Virginia takes two from UNC Greensboro

By Chris Kelly | March 26, 2003

It was a beautiful day for softball at the Park yesterday as the Virginia team swept UNC-Greensboro in a non-conference doubleheader. Virginia (21-16) took the first game in strong fashion as freshman pitcher Erin Horn threw a two-hit shutout to improve her record to 9-7 on the season. UNC-Greensboro (21-6) could not find a way to combat Horn's dominating pitching and Virginia took advantage.

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Thirteen named to 2003 Hall of Fame class

By Sean McLernon | March 26, 2003

Barry Sanders and Joe Theisman are among 13 players named to this year's College Football Hall of Fame class.

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Club Sports in Brief

By Joe Lemire | March 26, 2003

Women's club tennis plays well at UNC, looks forward to national tournament The women's club tennis team traveled to North Carolina this past weekend to battle Duke, N.C.

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Schummer brings playmaking ability, defensive tenacity to field

By Jonny Schwab | March 26, 2003

Possessing the most experience of anyone on the team, Virginia women's lacrosse midfielder Tiffany Schummer continues to stand on the Virginia defensive line with pride.

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Oklahoma will finally prevail

By Chip Knighton | March 26, 2003

Last night, the Virginia men's basketball team bowed out of the NIT with a second-round loss to St.

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Cavs pound JMU, nab 12th straight home win

By Bayless Parsley | March 26, 2003

Seven batters were hit by pitches en route to a 13-3 victory for the Virginia baseball team yesterday at Davenport Field.

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Cavs soar over No. 22 Ducks

By Samantha Silverberg | March 25, 2003

The women's tennis team served up an explosive 6-1 victory at the Snyder Center yesterday afternoon, upsetting No.

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Cavaliers fall to Lady Vols in second round

By Sean McLernon | March 25, 2003

Knoxville, Tenn. -EThe Virginia women's basketball team ended its season with its biggest loss of the year last night, suffering an 81-51 drubbing at the hands of No.

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Sports In Brief

By Melissa Silverman | March 25, 2003

Men's tennis defeats Wake, NC State The No. 38 Virginia men's tennis team won two ACC matches this weekend, first upsetting No.

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"The Kid" no longer

By Paul Crane | March 25, 2003

As the flowers start to bloom around Grounds, the birds chirp away and the sun finally provides needed warmth after a long, cold winter, it is safe to say that spring is finally in the air.

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Virginia set to face unranked UMBC

By Andrew Dressel | March 25, 2003

After three straight victories over top-10 opponents, the No. 4 Virginia women lacrosse squad (6-2, ACC 1-1) gets a short respite from its rough schedule when it travels to unranked University of Maryland-Baltimore County to face the Lady Retrievers at 4 p.m.

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Neutrality: a skewed concept for the NCAA

By Jason Wise | March 25, 2003

Knoxville, Tenn. There is something very eerie about thousands of people dressed in orange standing and clapping in unison.

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Cavs advance to 2nd round of NCAAs

By Jason Wise | March 24, 2003

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Virginia women's basketball team won its first round NCAA Tournament game for the first time in three years, beating the No.

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Three earn first team All-America honors

By Melissa Silverman | March 24, 2003

Three Virginia swimmers were named first-team All-Americans at this weekend's NCAA Championships in Auburn, Ala.

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No. 1 Virginia suffers first loss to JHU, 8-7

By Sean McLernon | March 24, 2003

BALTIMORE -- Freshman attackman Matt Ward's last second shot flew inches wide of the right post, as No.

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Virginia to play St. John's in second-round NIT action

By Joe Lemire | March 24, 2003

The Cavaliers men's basketball team resumes its run through the National Invitation Tournament this evening, playing St.

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Cavaliers sweep three-game set

By Kathleen Thornton | March 24, 2003

The Virginia baseball team completed their three-game sweep of visiting Duke Sunday afternoon at Davenport Field, riding the arm of junior Chris Gale and the bat of shortstop Mark Reynolds and defeating the Blue Devils, 6-0. The Cavaliers (13-8, 3-3 ACC) entered the series mired in a three-game ACC losing streak after opening conference play at No.

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Three Virginia wrestlers compete in NCAAs

By Joe Lemire | March 24, 2003

Seniors Bob Seidel and Joe Alexander and junior Tim Foley all fell in the early rounds of the double-elimination national wrestling championships. Seidel enjoyed the most success, winning two of his 141-pound matches and finishing two wins shy of All-American honors.

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Women' lacrosse knocks off UNC, 7-6

By Joe Lemire | March 24, 2003

Junior midfielder Caitlin Banks scored two second-half goals to help lead the No. 4 Cavaliers to a 7-6 victory over the No.