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Strategy and greed: the gritty drama of draft day

By Jed Williams | April 17, 2001

NFL front-office suits aren't exactly adept soap opera stars. That's why on 363 days out of the year the pigskin pundits let the crew from "Passions" fashion true television drama while the footballers stick to what they know best: busting the living bejeezus out of each other. But two days a year, the NFL drops its blood and guts mantra for 16 hours of titillating teledrama, or teledrool, depending on your level of interest in water cooler chat about offensive tackles from Emporia State.

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Stellar pitching nabs sweep for Cavaliers

By Greg Hallmark | April 17, 2001

Saturday was a beautiful day for the Virginia softball team in more ways than one. While the spring weather for the Cavaliers' doubleheader against Georgia Tech was almost perfect, the pitching and clutch hitting were even better. Virginia pitchers gave up five hits in the two games and led the Cavaliers (39-13, 2-2 ACC) to win the first game, 2-1, on a walk-off double by sophomore Ruby Rojas and the second game, 1-0, on an extra-inning home run by senior Meaghan Young. "It was a great pitching duel," Virginia coach Cheryl Sprangel said.

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Lacrosse seeks share of title

By Katie Montgomery | April 13, 2001

The Virginia men's lacrosse team knows nothing comes easy in the ACC. The conference regular season title will be on the line Saturday as the ninth-ranked Cavaliers travel to Durham, N.C., to take on No.

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O'Donnell laughs her way back

By Ginny Min | April 13, 2001

What would you do if you had to sit out of your sport for months to recover from surgery? You might get depressed or sulk and complain. But if you were Virginia women's tennis player Amy O'Donnell, you would probably smile and maybe even crack a joke or two. "She always laughs through everything," Virginia assistant coach Justin Drzal said of O'Donnell.

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Baseball ends losing streak against Tech

By Jonathan Evans | April 12, 2001

The Cavaliers proved there is a light at the end of the tunnel yesterday afternoon at the U.Va. Baseball Field. Virginia (18-18) ended an eight-game losing streak with a 7-4 victory against Virginia Tech (16-17). The victory was especially sweet because it came against Virginia's rivals from Blacksburg. "It's great to get a win," Cavalier shortstop Hunter Wyant said.

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Montgomerys tackle tennis, life in tandem

By Ginny Min | April 12, 2001

Practice and discipline are words exchanged between player and coach. Love and friendship are thoughts shared among father and son. But to Bobby and Huntley Montgomery, who embrace both relationships, their bond is something unprecedented.

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Baseball falls to Liberty in 11th inning

By Paul Crane | April 11, 2001

The Virginia baseball game against Liberty yesterday mirrored the unpredictable Charlottesville weather. Thanks to a late rally by the Flames (16-15) and missed opportunities by Virginia (17-18), the Cavaliers lost, 5-4, in 11 innings. "It was a tough game, and you lose those occasionally," Virginia coach Dennis Womack said.

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Title IX puts athletics departments

By Jim Reedy | April 11, 2001

It's hard not to feel for the men of the Virginia track team. When they heard this weekend that the recommendations of a University task force included the elimination of the men's indoor track team and the creation of a women's golf team, they understandably felt betrayed.

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Billet may transfer

By Lindsay Means | April 11, 2001

The Rutgers University Sports Information Web site reported yesterday that Virginia has been granted permission to contact Scarlet Knight 6-foot-1 point guard Todd Billet regarding the possibility of his transferring to play men's basketball for the Cavaliers. Billet, a sophomore, led the Scarlet Knights in the 2001 season in scoring average, with 16.6 points.

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Men's tennis obliterates Terps in final ACC match

By Ginny Min | April 11, 2001

The Virginia men's tennis team knew it was going to win. But that didn't stop the Cavaliers from avoiding a letdown and putting together one of their most impressive performances of the year. In both teams' last conference match of 2001, Virginia (11-5, 4-4 ACC) completely manhandled Maryland (4-11, 0-8), 7-0, and gave the Terrapins yet another winless ACC season.

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Coaches, athletes criticize proposal

By Chip Knighton | April 10, 2001

In a meeting Sunday night, University athletes and coaches expressed concern about the Virginia 2020 Strategic Planning Task Force for the Department of Athletics recommendation for radical changes in the athletic department.

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Among the bunkers and greens, Augusta National writes its own stories

By Jed Williams | April 10, 2001

Augusta National Golf Club makes few promises. It grants Eldrick Woods no guarantee that he will fist-pump and sandblast his way to another Tiger slam 12 months from now. It offers frequent second-fiddler Phil Mickelson little consolation that the pear blossoms and periwinkles coating Amen Corner will serve as the backdrop for his first major triumph.

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Duquette serves up passion, improvements

By Ginny Min | April 9, 2001

Michael Duquette could have been frustrated. He could have been discouraged. He could have given up. But after struggling through a tough 2000 season, the Virginia men's tennis player didn't give in.

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