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Virginia opens season with overtime win

For the sixth consecutive year No. 7 Virginia opened up the season by beating Drexel. However, the 13th overall meeting between the two teams, which Virginia won 12-11, was the first to be decided by overtime.


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Tar Heels stomp Cavaliers, 93-81

Despite junior guard Joe Harris’ second consecutive enthralling offensive performance, Virginia yielded season-highs in points and 3-pointers made in a fast-paced 93-81 defeat to North Carolina in Chapel Hill Saturday afternoon. Harris scored a career-high 27 points, including 20 on 7-of-9 shooting in the second half, for the Cavaliers (19-7, 8-4 ACC), who shot a conference-season high 58.5 percent from the field.


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Young squad craves success

In the coming weeks and months, the No. 8 Cavaliers will play out a regular season loaded with matchups against opponents harboring championship aspirations that mirror their own.


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Virginia torches Tech, 73-55

The Virginia men’s basketball team has been unstoppable at John Paul Jones Arena of late, and Tuesday was no different as the Cavaliers completed a season sweep of rival Virginia Tech, 73-55.


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Believe your eyes

Coach Tony Bennett and the Virginia basketball team are trying to pull the wool over your eyes. Believe what you see, not what you hear. The Cavaliers have won seven of eight games, 14 straight at home and have notched nationally televised victories against Wisconsin, North Carolina, NC State and now, Virginia Tech.


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Upset alert

I love upsets. I was raised as a sports fan to follow the principle that if you don’t have a particular allegiance to either of the teams involved, you root for the underdog.


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Cavaliers take on in-state rival Virginia Tech

Coach Tony Bennett did not hesitate when he saw freshman wunderkind Justin Anderson cough up a turnover with a showboating behind-the-back-dribble in the Virginia basketball team’s 78-41 blowout win against Clemson last Thursday.


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Tennis falters at Indoors

The No. 12 Virginia women’s tennis team dropped all three of its matches to fierce competition at the highly-anticipated ITA National Team Indoors in Charlottesville this weekend.


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Latest Podcast

As the fall semester is underway across Grounds, Special Olympics at the University is kicking off its new season. Beyond training for the upcoming Shenandoah Super Games, the student-led volunteer organization plays a vital role in connecting University students with local Charlottesville residents through sports. On this episode of On Record, Grant Supancich, Special Olympics president-in-training and third-year Commerce student, discusses team goals, community impact and how to build a lasting relationship with the organization.