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Bearing down and Manning up

Peyton Manning, you can now let out a sigh of relief. You are no longer mentioned in the same breath as Dan Marino, Jim Kelly, Dan Fouts and Fran Tarkenton as being among the best quarterbacks never to have won a Super Bowl.


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Virginia shocks Duke in late-night thriller

Time stood still last night at the John Paul Jones Arena. It was only for a second, but while junior guard Sean Singletary's game-winning floater soared through the air, the Cavalier faithful stood in silent anticipation of beating arguably one of the best programs in college basketball history.


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An overtime class-ic

Krzyzewski and their 20 some-odd TAs put on a stellar performance. Here is what I learned: I learned that Sean Singletary plays a whole lot better when he is angry.


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Virginia travels north to take on Ohio, Ashland in back-to-back meets

Virginia (5-6, 1-1 ACC) hit its stride Sunday during its convincing 25-9 win over Virginia Tech. Virginia hopes to ride this momentum into Athens, Ohio, where it will take on Ohio University (13-6) and Ashland University (7-6) in back-to-back meets Saturday. The importance of these meets is not lost on the Cavaliers, as they head into the homestretch of the season.


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Red Sox Nation: Don't ask me why

I am a Red Sox fan. (Yankees fans, feel free to continue reading. I won't make any slights after this one: In 2004, your team blew a 3-0 series ALCS lead on Boston, who has won a World Series title more recently than New York.) Whenever I tell people I am a Red Sox fan, they immediately ask why.


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Cavs rise through the ranks

As the last month of the season gets underway, the Virginia men's club ice hockey team has four games left to play before the Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League Tournament takes place later in February.


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Correction

The caption for the photo accompanying the Jan. 30 article "Yahner adjusting to new team" said the photo depicted women's tennis player Maggie Yahner.


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Cavs prepare for Spiders' web

The women of the Virginia swim and dive team will take on Richmond tonight in a mid-week dual meet at the Aquatic & Fitness Center. Tonight's competition will be the Spiders' last regular-season meet before heading to Buffalo, N.Y.


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Caponi aims for All-American

Intensity, hard work and desire are three qualities sophomore Rocco Caponi brings to the mat. However, leadership may be the most valuable asset he provides for the Virginia wrestling team. "He's been the only guy on the team that has been as vocal as we want them to be," Virginia coach Steve Garland said.


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Sophomore Littles rises to occasion to lead Cavaliers

Sophomore Lyndra Littles knew this off-season that Virginia's success would depend on her ability to improve her game after a promising freshman season. While most college students were enjoying summer break, Littles was in the gym working on conditioning and improving her shaky free throw numbers. Her role on the team would become even bigger when Virginia's top recruit, junior college transfer Aisha Mohammed, was declared out for the season after tearing her ACL weeks prior to the season opener against Rhode Island. "We have to help each other out," Littles said. Littles had to rise to the challenge, and she did so in a big way. The results are undeniable.


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Yahner adjusting to new team

New faces make up the majority of the women's tennis team this season. Among those new faces is the face of Maggie Yahner, a sophomore who is not only new to the team, but also new to Virginia as a transfer from Vanderbilt University. She faces the challenge of adapting to an entirely new school and new training and practice programs.


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Talking the talk and walking the walk

I can't get the thought out of my head. Gilbert Arenas tearing it up against the Blue Devils as a helpless Mike Krzyzewski pleads/whines to officials for more fouls to be called. While this dream has zippy chance of being fulfilled, Arenas' selection as a starter for the Eastern Conference All-Star team last week solidified what is becoming quite the special season for the budding superstar and my Washington Wizards. Ever since this past summer, when Arenas was left off the Team USA roster, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound point guard has been on a tear and has directed much of his motivation towards the coaches of the U.S.

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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.