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Doherty awakens Carolina basketball from Guthridge-era slumber

By Michael Gillespie | February 15, 2001

Every good literary character has a crucial moment of moral conflict in which they must question themselves and their intentions. Raskolnikov, in "Crime and Punishment": Do I go against all notions of humanity and brutally murder this Russian pawnbroker? Pontius Pilate, in the Bible: Do I go against the heavens and crucify the Son of God? Me, in this column: Do I go against everything which is good and just and pull for the UNC men's basketball team? Those of you who think that my dilemma is any less serious obviously weren't raised in ACC country.

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Swimming pushes for conference crown

By Katie Jacob | February 15, 2001

As the host of the 2001 ACC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, Virginia hopes history will repeat itself. Virginia (7-1, 4-1 ACC) and North Carolina (8-1, 5-0), both swimming and diving powerhouses, have won the championship the past two years with the home team swimming to victory each year.

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Men's basketball takes shot at Duke

By Andrew Dressel | February 14, 2001

Inconsistency has plagued the Virginia men's basketball team all season. The Cavaliers will get a chance to continue their unpredictable streak of highs and lows when they host perennial powerhouse Duke at University Hall in a nationally-televised game on ESPN at 7 p.m. No.

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Virginia's Mitchelson calms turbulent team

By Jessica Garrison | February 14, 2001

Something changes when she steps on the court. Whether she's putting back rebounds for a score, muscling her way under the basket or directing her teammates in a huddle, Dean'na Mitchelson is a commanding but calming presence for the Virginia women's basketball team. The 6-foot-2 senior captain has earned a starting position for 12 of the Cavaliers' games this year.

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A-to-Z Guide to 2001 Major League Baseball

By Jim Reedy | February 14, 2001

This week, in my wee corner of the sports page, I could regale you with my thoughts on the surprisingly competitive NBA All-Star Game or explain why the XFL does not represent the downfall of American sports culture as we know it.

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Men's basketball enters crunch time

By Ginny Min | February 13, 2001

It does not take a genius to figure it out. The Virginia men's basketball team is on the verge of a major disappointment. After two consecutive road losses in the past week that tied Virginia for fifth place in the ACC standings, things are not looking good for the Cavaliers (16-6, 5-6 ACC). With No.

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Virginia indoor track excels at Winter Frolic

By Chris Yeung | February 13, 2001

On a day when many members of the Virginia indoor track team shined, Eliese Mitchell was undisputedly the day's brightest star. The sophomore thrower bested her own school record by over two feet with a throw of 61 feet, inch (18.6 meters), and took first place in the 20-pound weight throw Saturday at the Winter Frolic in Newport News.

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Media coverage cacophony drowns out Williams' class and maturity

By Jed Williams | February 13, 2001

Lost somewhere amid the sounds of our sporting culture - the perfectly miserable mix of fan booing and player bellyaching that so harmoniously blend to produce the NBA All-Star experience, the heavy breathing of XFL fans (all nine of them), and the constant in-house gripes of Minnesota Vikings - was the unassuming timbre of Jason Williams' voice. Last week, while we all were reaching for earmuffs to dodge the latest Allen Iverson expletive or muzzle the newest Jesse Ventura invective, we missed a short sound byte worth not only our time but our attention. Somewhere in the depths of Cameron Indoor Stadium, after Duke's drubbing of Florida State, Williams, the Blue Devils sophomore floor general, made a statement. It went something like this: "I'm staying." Not for the duration of the 2000-2001 season, mind you, but until the New Jersey native walks the stage, diploma in left hand, ready-to-fling graduation cap in the other. Not for reasons solely related to advancing his already phat skills. Not with a bigger paycheck in mind. Naturally, an improved game and an enlarged bank account are inevitable for such an impressive combination of talent and maturity.

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Tennis finds way to win against Penn

By Kate Bedingfield | February 13, 2001

The Virginia women's tennis team won its final two matches Sunday to sew up a 4-3, come-from-behind victory over Pennsylvania and improve its record to 2-1 overall. The Cavaliers dropped two of three doubles matches and trailed 1-0 heading into singles play.

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Groh reels in football freshmen

By Jim Reedy | February 9, 2001

After a frenzied first month on the job, Virginia football coach Al Groh delivered a solid recruiting class of 18 future Cavaliers. When the national signing period opened Wednesday, Groh received letters of intent from all but two of the recruits who gave verbal commitments to his predecessor, George Welsh, and added three recruits of his own. Tight end Patrick Estes of Richmond's Benedictine High and safety Randy Jones from Richmond Senior High in Rockingham, N.C., headline the class.

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Men's hoops seeks cure for road woes

By Ben Keim | February 9, 2001

Following Wednesday night's debacle in Raleigh, N.C., the Virginia men's basketball team (16-5, 5-5 ACC) hits the road again this weekend to face Georgia Tech on Sunday afternoon.

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Ryan blasts women's basketball after surprising defeat

By Paul Crane | February 9, 2001

Last night, Virginia was unable to find the answers to the problems that have plagued the team all year and lost to Georgia Tech, 87-70. The story of the season has become all too familiar for the Cavaliers (15-10, 6-6 ACC): a sluggish first half followed by an unsuccessful last-minute comeback. "The effort tonight in the first half was awful," Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said.

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