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Shoulder injury

By the time yesterday's crowd at University Hall realized that the loud scream and tears were coming from Dean'na Mitchelson, the Virginia women's basketball team was worrying how they were going to survive without their leading inside presence.


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Swimming team sinks Dukes

The Virginia women's swimming and diving team remained unbeaten after Friday's 164-119 win over James Madison at the Aquatic and Fitness Center. Cara Lane, Mirjana Bosevska and Laura Sullivan each won two events to carry the Cavaliers (3-0) to victory. The Cavs won 11 of the first 13 events. Virginia is now ranked No.


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Women stumble in season debut

Debbie Ryan asked for a challenge, and that's what she got. The Ryan-coached Virginia women's basketball team fell yesterday afternoon to St.


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Men's soccer tames Tigers in triple OT

Even the orange "P" painted on the pitch by some Princeton supporters sometime early yesterday morning could not protect the Tigers from Virginia's fury. The Cavaliers pulled off a grueling triple-overtime victory Sunday against Princeton, beating the Tigers 2-1 in front of 1,478 fans at Klöckner Stadium. Halfway through the third overtime period, Drew O'Donnell, Cav co-captain and lone fourth year, found himself at the top of the box with the ball on his feet.


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Cavaliers crush VMI in 41-point blowout

The VMI men's basketball team came into last night's game in University Hall looking for a repeat performance of last year's contest, in which the Keydets stunned the Cavaliers by keeping the came close through the entire first half.


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Terrapins prove

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- After Saturday's 34-30 victory over Maryland, the focal point of many seemed to be the thrilling scoring drive that ended with 26 seconds left and gave Virginia the victory.


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Cavs get tough for NCAA third round

The relay drill was going well for the Virginia women's soccer team at last week's practice -- until common courtesy intervened. As third-year forward Kyla Robinson made the tag at the end of her relay leg and began to slow up from her sprint, teammate Angela Hucles was right on her heels.


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Picking up the pieces of high schoolers' shattered NBA dreams

As "Hoop Dreams" - the brilliant documentary focusing on the separate but similar sagas of two aspiring high-school ballers - draws to a close, William Gates, whose hardcourt heroics earned him a scholarship to Marquette, leaves the audience to ponder these final words: "If I don't make it, don't forget about me." I wonder if Korleone Young was listening.


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Scott snares another volleyball accolade

Mary Frances Scott's Virginia volleyball career may be winding down, but the fourth-year setter keeps piling up the awards. Scott earned Co-ACC Volleyball Player of the Week accolades for her play last week, her second such honor this season.


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Rivers gets raw deal

What an absolute travesty it was that backup quarterback David Rivers did not see more time Saturday than a mere appearance late in the fourth quarter. Just one week prior, Rivers rescued the possibility of a seven-win season with a monster outing against then-No.