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Defending Mr. Littlepage

While Billy Packer and Jim Nantz (CBS sports announcers) were on national television last week ranting and raving about the sub-par job of the NCAA committee (chaired by Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage), it appears Littlepage did not get the credit he deserved.


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Virginia sweeps number two team

After taking a victory from Georgia Tech down in Atlanta last weekend, this weekend Virginia (19-4, 4-2 ACC) returned to Charlottesville and defeated second-ranked Clemson (11-6, 0-3 ACC) 7-4 sweeping the Tigers for the second consecutive series in Charlottesville.


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Virginia prepares for early-season showdown

For the first time this season, the No. 8 North Carolina lacrosse team will leave the friendly confines of Chapel Hill. Virginia looks to spoil that road debut and make it five consecutive Cavalier victories over the Tar Heels and hand Carolina a costly second conference loss. UNC has already lost to No.


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Well-balanced Cavs begin ACC play at Virginia Tech

The University of Virginia softball team begins ACC play this weekend as they travel to Virginia Tech for a three-game series. Entering the series, the Cavaliers bring a 13-7 record and a well-balanced attack in pitching and offense. Junior catcher and outfielder Amy McKean has been raising plenty of eyebrows this season, leading the Cavaliers' offense.


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Only Madness at UConn is in the lack of discipline

UConn made me love the single sanction. A.J. Price and Marcus Williams, two guards on the UConn men's basketball team, were involved in the theft of $11,000 worth of computers from fellow students this past summer. According to MSNBC, "In their criminal cases, both applied for a special form of probation for first-time offenders.


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Ferguson places sixth in NCAAs

As Spring Break came to a close and students returned to Charlottesville, the Virginia track team's Tomika Ferguson earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships in Arkansas. Ferguson placed sixth in the triple jump competition, hitting a jump of 13.32 m and breaking her own school record by 12 m.


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Six-run seventh inning wins game 10-3 for Cavaliers

The Virginia baseball team got out to a slow start, but they exploded in one big inning. After driving in six runs in the seventh, the Cavaliers blew out Dayton 10-3 to improve their record to 16-4 on the season. "It was a great win," Virginia coach Brian O'Connor said.


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The Organization of Young Filipino Americans is one of many cultural Contracted Independent Organizations at the University, and their mission is to create a supportive community for Filipino students. Danella Romera, the current president of OYFA and fourth-year College student, discusses the importance of OYFA as a cultural organization and how OYFA plans for this year’s Culturefest, an annual multicultural showcase. 

Listen to the episode here.