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Cavs cap trying year with title

[caption id="attachment_44134" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="After a one-game suspension, senior midfielder Colin Briggs scored five goals and earned Most Outstanding Player honors during the finals matchup.


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Seniors gear for last home game

[caption id="attachment_44040" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Defender Marghi Walters and the team's other three seniors will attempt to topple Northwestern for the first time during their Cavalier careers.


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Virginia looks to trounce Quakers

The Virginia men's lacrosse teams enters its last regular season game of the season in a decidedly unfamiliar position - playing for its shot at a postseason. Coming off back-to-back losses to Duke, the Cavaliers (8-5) will host Penn (8-4) this weekend with a chance to prove they deserve to be playing in May.


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Squad savors fresh start

[caption id="attachment_44035" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior infielder Kennedy Byxbee said the team hopes to push past the Wolfpack and position itself better for the ACC Tournament next month.


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The hypocrisy of the NFL owners

If you were living under a rock for the past three days, I've got some news for you. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Nelson issued a 94-page ruling Monday evening regarding the recent NFL work stoppage in which she sided with the players.


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Cavs hit untimely snag

With its NCAA Tournament hopes hanging in the balance, the No. 11 Virginia women's lacrosse team suffered a devastating 16-14 loss against No.


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Radford sweeps reeling ball club

The Virginia softball team suffered two narrow defeats during a rare midweek road doubleheader against Radford yesterday. Sophomore starter Melanie Mitchell allowed only one run in seven innings of work during the first matchup, but her performance went for naught as the Highlanders (33-15, 12-2) silenced the Virginia lineup.


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Farewell

Although Chuck Norris gives it a run for its money, no single force is more destructive than time.


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Virginia eyes rebound at Radford

[caption id="attachment_43915" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Despite batting eighth for Virginia, sophomore outfielder Taylor Williams provided the only offensive spark during a 9-2 loss to Georgia Tech this past weekend.


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Baseball team on top

When you think of the best team in all of baseball, which team comes to mind? Is it the Rockies, who exploded to a sizzling start and currently hold one of the best records in the big leagues?


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A year in Virginia sports

I'm not going to lie, sometimes writing a sports column has its perks. By merely slipping on our press badges, we sports writers obtain access to the heroes that most people only get to watch from the stands or on television at home.


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Downs nears end of storied career

[caption id="attachment_43850" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="In her final season at Virginia, senior defender Liz Downs has made the list of 24 finalists for the women's lacrosse 2011 National Player of the Year award.


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Kostelac, Garcia top podium at ACCs

Freshman Anthony Kostelac and redshirt senior Stephanie Garcia placed first in the 800 meter race and the steeplechase, respectively, to become conference champions at this past weekend's ACC Championship meet held in Durham, N.C. Kostelac, who also claimed victory in the 800 meter event during the indoor championship, crossed the finish line at the 1:49.02 mark to narrowly defeat teammate junior Lance Roller by less than a second.


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Squad defends crown

[caption id="attachment_43856" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The No. 5 Virginia rowing team claimed its 11th conference crown Saturday as the squad swept all four races to finish 11 points ahead of second-place finisher, No.

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