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Hall of Fame bestows honor on Stockton

By Ginny Min | April 20, 2001

Twenty national junior championships. Twenty-four professional titles. Three hall of fame honors. If all of the above wasn't enough for Virginia men's tennis coach Dick Stockton, he can add one more prize to his collection. In a ceremony at the United Nations building in New York, N.Y., the United States Tennis Association will induct Stockton into its Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame tonight, acknowledging the 50-year-old coach for his distinguished playing career.

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Softball wins two against Elon

By Kate Lipper | April 19, 2001

The temperature may have taken a dive yesterday but the Virginia softball team (43-13) showed no signs of cooling down as it extended its current win streak to six and trounced visiting underdog Elon College (12-31) in both games of a doubleheader, 4-0 and 11-4. In addition to the two wins, a new Virginia record was set in each game.

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Report sets high goals for Tier Two

By Ben Keim | April 19, 2001

(This is the third article in a four-part daily series examining proposed restructuring of the Virginia athletics program.) While money may not really make the world go 'round, it is nevertheless a driving force in the realm of Division I athletics.

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Proposal's tiering follows gender lines

By David Semler | April 18, 2001

(This is the second article in a four-part daily series examining proposed restructuring of the Virginia athletics program.) At a glance, it's easy to see that the Tier Three sports in the Strategic Planning Task Force on Athletics' proposal are all female sports. Tier Three programs are essentially the female equivalents of the Tier Four programs.

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Cav baseball drops game to JMU

By Ben Beach | April 18, 2001

Some days one hit is enough to win a game. On other days not even 14 will get the job done. Such was the case for the Virginia baseball team yesterday as it lost a tough game to James Madison, 4-3, at U.Va.

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Athletics proposals spark controversy

By Ben Keim | April 17, 2001

(This is the first article in a four-part daily series examining the proposed restructuring of the Virginia athletics department.) Success in the hyper-competitive world of Division I sports requires tremendous commitment, both from the athletes themselves and also from the institutions they represent.

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Women's lacrosse gears up for George Mason

By Jessica Garrison | April 17, 2001

The Virginia women's lacrosse team has seen anything but smooth sailing so far this season, losing three conference matches and battling sluggish starts as its stands 8-5 overall and 0-3 in the ACC thus far. But the waters seem calm, at least for the time being.

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Baseball looks to snap

By Joe Abrams | April 17, 2001

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - There is light at the end of the tunnel for the Virginia baseball team. After losing 10 of their last 11 games, the Cavaliers (19-20, 6-12 ACC) solidly defeated North Carolina, 5-2, Sunday at Boshamer Stadium.

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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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