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Men’s basketball hosts Louisville

Virginia’s next front-court challenge comes Saturday night, when defensive-minded Louisville rolls into town. The No. 8 Cardinals (19-3, 7-2 ACC) feature a potent backcourt combination in guards senior Chris Jones and sophomore Terry Rozier as well as one of the best big men in college basketball, junior forward Montrezl Harrell.


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Margins of calamity

This past weekend in sports was one of the worst for me in a long time. The Virginia basketball team lost in a heartbreaker to Duke, and the New England Patriots — my least favorite team in football — won its fourth Super Bowl in 13 years. As much as I was angered by the outcomes of these two games, the manner in which those outcomes came about made it that much worse.


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Men’s basketball pushes past No. 13 North Carolina, 75-64

Just 48 hours after coming up short at home against No. 4 Duke, the Virginia men’s basketball team defeated North Carolina 75-64 Monday night at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The No. 3 Cavaliers (20-1, 8-1 ACC) trailed by a point at halftime but steadily pulled away in the last 14 minutes to improve to 8-0 on the road in 2014-15.


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Hindsight bias

Tajuan “Ty” Law played in the NFL for 15 years, was a five time Pro-Bowler and won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.


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Women’s tennis edges No. 9 Georgia, 4-2

The Virginia women’s tennis team rallied for a 4-2 win against Georgia Monday night at the Boar’s Head Sports Club. The No. 10 Cavaliers (4-1) lost the doubles point sweep-style before claiming four of five finished singles matches for their second straight victory against a ranked opponent.


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Cavalier runners shatter records in Boston

Select members of the Virginia track and field team competed in Boston, Massachusetts at the John Thomas Terrier Classic over the weekend. Many East Coast schools participated in both field and running events, but the Cavaliers only took part in the latter.


Sophomore floor general Mikayla Venson averages 15.1 points per game to  lead Virginia but scored only eight on 14 shots in the loss to Virginia  Tech.
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Women’s basketball downs NC State, 71-63

After only attempting seven free throw attempts and missing four of them in its last game, the Virginia women’s basketball team practiced its foul shots minutes before Thursday night’s game against NC State—and it paid off.


Virginia captain senior Mitchell Frank is one of eight Cavaliers set to compete in the Dallas Challenger. The pro-level event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour, and Virginia's participants will likely be made to play through qualifiers for a spot in the main draw. 
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Weekend Previews: Jan. 30-Feb. 1

The Skinny on weekend competition for the Virginia indoor track and field, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s basketball and wrestling teams. A full preview for men’s basketball is available online and in Thursday’s issue of The Cavalier Daily.


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Damned lies and statistics

There are lies, damned lies, and then there are statistics. And when it comes to Virginia basketball, traditional statistics horribly misrepresent the team’s actual performance. Just turn to the Cavaliers’ home page on ESPN. Prominently featured are a selection of four commonly cited stats: points per game, rebounds per game, assists per game, and field goal percentage.


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Bennett revives national title hopes

It’s in every news story with each addiot Virginia men’s basketball team win: “The unbeaten Cavaliers are off to their best start since the 1980-81 season when they started 23-0.” Let me do the math for you: 1981 was 34 years ago.

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