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Ugly by design

There is undeniable appeal in watching a juggernaut churn out championships. The Yankees’ 27 titles attract fans nationwide.


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No place like home

With the Virginia men’s basketball team holding a far from secure 56-55 lead and 26.1 seconds showing on the clock, Jontel Evans found himself in the same situation he had been in when the first half came to a close — at the free throw line.


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Cavaliers roll 74-58 against rival Hokies

The Virginia men’s basketball team sailed by Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, building a 9-point lead by halftime en route to a workmanlike 74-58 victory. Freshman forward Evan Nolte led Virginia’s offensive efforts.


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After long journey, Browman's time arrives

Virginia senior point guard Doug Browman stands apart from his teammates. He spoke to me from outside the Cavaliers’ swanky film room — in which Browman’s higher-profile teammates address the media — after Saturday’s 56-36 clobbering of Florida State.


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State of the Hoo-nion

This year’s Virginia men’s basketball team shares some undeniable similarities with last year’s NCAA tournament squad, as the midpoint in college basketball season approaches.


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A momentous afternoon

Like astrology, Greek life recruitment or determining the quantity of licks needed to reach the center of a Tootsie Pop, assigning one “defining moment” to an entire game or season is an imprecise art.


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Coach speak

One of the many taboos of “coach-speak” — the bland jargon coaches often employ to shield themselves from revealing too much or speaking too candidly and which Rex Ryan has never quite grasped — is to assume a victor’s disposition after defeat.


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Cavs get hot but cool down after big win

Forward Akil Mitchell cannot pinpoint a single Hoosiers-like moment when things began to click for the Virginia basketball team, but whatever the cause, the Cavaliers have begun a steady ascent into ACC relevancy.


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Ahead of Lighting of the Lawn, Riley McNeill and Chelsea Huffman, co-chairs of the Lighting of the Lawn Committee and fourth-year College students, and Peter Mildrew, the president of the Hullabahoos and third-year Commerce student, discuss the festive tradition which brings the community together year after year. From planning the event to preparing performances, McNeil, Huffman and Mildrew elucidate how the light show has historically helped the community heal in the midst of hardship.