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Agorsor injured in victory

By Paul Montana | September 24, 2008

When freshman Tony Tchani?s penalty kick in the 17th minute caught Central Connecticut State goalkeeper Paul Armstrong guessing left as it went in the lower right corner, the last thing on anyone?s mind was Virginia?s 2-0 early cushion.Only moments earlier, freshman Chris Agorsor had been carted off the field and loaded into an ambulance after he was tripped in the box by a Blue Devil defender, which led to the penalty.

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Craig for a day

By Dan Stalcup | September 24, 2008

I just got an e-mail from Craig Littlepage. He unfortunately is stuck with cleaning duty at Scott Stadium all day ? something about the janitorial staff refusing to pick up so many large pieces of white paper ? so he?s appointed me Virginia?s athletic director until he?s done.

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Senior leadership sparks Cavs to top-10 ranking

By William Hrachovina | September 24, 2008

While game skills and playing ability are often used to measure the quality of a team, experience can often make or break a close game.The Virginia field hockey team, though mainly composed of freshmen and sophomores, benefits from the experience of its three seniors.

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Valhalla: not just for Vikings anymore

By Paul Wiley | September 24, 2008

Every game in every sport has that moment where you just know it?s over. Whether by destiny or by fate or simply by the arc of history, the impending chain of events will play out by rules higher than those of the competition immediately at hand.For the 37th Ryder Cup, played Sept.

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Archrival Virginia Tech serves as Cavaliers

By Dan Stalcup | September 23, 2008

Virginia?s volleyball team opens its conference schedule tonight with a match against Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.The match ? in which the Cavaliers (8-4) will seek to improve upon a 1-2 performance in the Wildcat Classic ? will also be the ACC debut for the Hokies (9-2).One of the Cavaliers? losses in Chicago

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Team seeks to maintain momentum after 5-0 win

By Anders Sleight | September 23, 2008

It seems like the turning point has finally been realized ? and it couldn?t have come at a better time for the Virginia men?s soccer team.Virginia (3-3, 1-0 ACC)

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Students using sports

By Eric Strow | September 23, 2008

Any athlete or fan can tell you why he or she loves sports. The reasons vary, from answers like ?They encourage us to try our best? to ?They give me something to watch every day of the week.? Athletes and spectators alike become emotionally invested in sports not just because of the simple acts of throwing or catching a ball, but also because of what sports stand for.So, every now and then, we need to step back and take a look at what sports can accomplish.

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Verica likely to fill QB role after Sewell, Lalich dismissed

By Blair Capps | September 23, 2008

Some of the high drama remains from last season?s theatrical performance by the Virginia football team; however, the story has changed.

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Women

By Brandon Ly | September 23, 2008

In a game pitting the No. 7 Virginia women?s soccer team against No. 15 West Virginia, the Mountaineers engineered a shutout, downing the Cavaliers 3-0.

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Former linebacker Bivens debuts

By Paul Montana | September 22, 2008

When sophomore John Bivens stepped up to the plate yesterday, a chorus of cheers could be detected even from the small crowd that spotted the bleachers at Davenport Field.In the Virginia baseball team?s 2008-09 debut in a 14-inning exhibition against the Ontario Blue Jays Friday, the Cavaliers rallied from a 3-2 hole to win 6-3.

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Setting the record straight

By Paul Montana | September 22, 2008

By now, you are probably well aware of the fact that Peter Lalich was dismissed from the football team Thursday after the sophomore quarterback had several run-ins with the law dating back to the summer.

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Virginia ekes out close win against plucky Bobcats team

By Ben Gomez | September 22, 2008

The Virginia field hockey team extended its home winning streak to eight

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Cavaliers take down N.C. State in ACC opener

By Cayce Troxel | September 22, 2008

Virginia men?s soccer coach George Gelnovatch went into Friday night?s ACC opener against N.C.

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Gritty Wolfpack visit U.Va. for ACC opener

By Blair Capps | September 19, 2008

Tonight?s 7 p.m. matchup against N.C. State at Kl

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Lalich dismissed from football team

By Aaron Perryman | September 19, 2008

Sophomore quarterback Peter Lalich has been dismissed from the Virginia football team after admitting he violated the terms of his probation by consuming alcohol.

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Cavs head to West Virginia for Mountaineers matchup

By Jack Bird | September 19, 2008

For its last non-conference game before ACC play starts, the Virginia women?s soccer team will travel to Morgantown, W.Va., to take on the Mountaineers at 2 p.m.

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No. 4 UCLA poses threat for Virginia

By Dan Stalcup | September 19, 2008

Having put together a 7-2 record so far, including a sweep of the Marriott Jefferson Cup last weekend, Virginia?s volleyball team will head to Evanston, Ill.

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Gritty Wolfpack visits U.Va. for ACC opener

By Blair Capps | September 19, 2008

Tonight?s 7 p.m. matchup against N.C. State at Kl

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Team blanks Rams with battering offensive force, staunch defense

By Ben Gomez | September 19, 2008

The Virginia field hockey kept its 27-game ? now 28-game ? unbeaten streak against Virginia Commonwealth alive as the Cavaliers trounced the Rams 3-0 last night at the University Hall Turf Field.The Cavaliers (7-1) also extended their home winning streak to seven games.

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Food for sport

By Zach Rowen | September 18, 2008

I am about to do something I doubt any other sports columnist has ever done before. For the next 107 lines, several paragraphs and few hundred words, I?m going to talk about food.Not just any food, though.