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10th-inning hijinks send Cavs to loss

By Ben Beach | April 20, 2000

BLACKSBURG-The Virginia baseball program has a long rivalry with the Hokies of Virginia Tech, but the Cavs 7-6 loss in Blacksburg yesterday might go down as one of the most bizarre meetings yet. After fighting their way back from four runs down to send the game into extra innings, the Cavaliers (17-23-1, 5-10 ACC) suffered a 10th-inning meltdown to lose their fifth game in a row. Cav pitcher Alexander Starr opened the bottom of the 10th by walking the first batter.

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How I learned to stop worrying and love LaVar

By Jed Williams | April 20, 2000

He had me at hello. Okay, maybe not that quickly, but certainly at goodbye. Just minutes after discovering via cell phone that the Washington Redskins were investing a mighty chunk of their future in him, wildly-athletic, often hyperactive Penn State linebacker LaVar Arrington stepped behind a Madison Square Garden podium and faced the media for the first time as a professional. As Arrington proudly sauntered to the front of the room, I stood close enough to the man to take his pulse.

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With Virginia fiascoes

By Tracy Berman | April 19, 2000

Cavalier basketball fans tend to look on former Virginia coach Jeff Jones with mixed feelings. On the one hand, he led Virginia to five NCAA Tournament berths and the 1992 NIT title.

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Six Cavaliers sign as NFL free agents

By Tracy Berman | April 18, 2000

After watching four of their former teammates get selected in the 2000 NFL draft, six of the other seven available Virginia players signed with NFL teams as free agents. Defensive lineman Maurice Anderson and offensive lineman Noel LaMontagne signed yesterday, while tight end Casey Crawford signed Sunday night.

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Jones takes coaching job at American

By Claudia Hickey | April 18, 2000

In a press conference yesterday, American University Director of Athletics Lee McElroy announced that former Virginia men's basketball coach Jeff Jones has signed a five-year contract to coach the Eagles. Jones, who served as an associate head coach at Rhode Island this season, coached the Cavaliers from 1990-98.

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Jones goes to Arizona as seventh draft pick

By John Moorehouse | April 17, 2000

NEW YORK-He wasn't the first running back chosen, but that didn't make Thomas Jones' selection any less sweet. A long road came to an end for the senior tailback Saturday when the Arizona Cardinals selected him seventh overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. "It feels really good to have all that stuff over," Jones said.

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Men's lacrosse tops Duke for ACC title

By Chip Knighton | April 17, 2000

While Duke attackman T.J. Durnan was carrying the hopes of the Blue Devils, the stars of the Virginia men's lacrosse team were content to share the wealth. Durnan scored four goals, twice as many as any other player, but the No.

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Scholarship board discusses compliance

By Sam Le | April 17, 2000

Two University Jefferson Scholars met Friday with the Alumni Association Board of Managers to discuss how to bring the scholarship program in compliance with NCAA regulations. Third-year wrestler Jason Bernd and third-year rower Jen Blomberg were suspended from competing with their varsity teams after the Virginia Athletic Department ruled the Jefferson Scholarship to be impermissible financial aid in late January. The scholarship was deemed non-compliant because it is run solely by the Jefferson Scholars foundation without oversight from the University Financial Aid Office.

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Softball swats Jackets to vacate league cellar

By Sam Le | April 17, 2000

The Virginia softball team moved out of last place in the ACC by winning both ends of a doubleheader against Georgia Tech in Atlanta Saturday. Related Links Virginia softball Georgia Tech softball Virginia women's tennis NC State women's tennis Wake Forest women's tennis Virginia baseball &nbsp Six players collected hits for Virginia (21-33, 2-2 ACC) in a 4-2 victory in the first game.

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