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Terps bring opportunity to Cavs

Virginia (2-4, 1-1 ACC) returns home Saturday to take on ACC rival Maryland (3-2, 0-1 ACC), in the first game of a three-game homestand. The Cavaliers hope the game will be a turning point in their season.


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Why does Virginia seem to suffer from a major case of homesickness?

Though I believe most would agree that a two-day fall break would be much more appreciated, you have got to hand it to the administration for scheduling reading weekend to coincide with one of the biggest sports weekends of the year (and you thought it was the midpoint of the semester). The incredible sports lineup and the rainy weather of this past weekend meant I got little reading done but rather, took in a full day of college football, playoff baseball and NHL hockey Saturday and an early appetizer of NFL football Sunaday.


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It's time to be a basketball school

Throughout the last 30 years, Virginia has fluctuated between defining itself as a "basketball school" and a "football school." In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Virginia was a "basketball school", marked by the iconic status of Ralph Sampson and the program's success before, during and after his tenure. By the late 1980s and early 1990s, however, Virginia was a "football school," led by a No.


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The Sports Advisor

Well, that's what happens when you make Saturday's picks Tuesday. A trying 1-4 week last week brought the season record back to earth.


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Lackluster Cavaliers sliced up by Pirates

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Virginia's defense surrendered a season-high 432 total offensive yards Saturday evening, as the Cavaliers fell 31-21 to East Carolina (2-3, 1-1 Conference USA) at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. "We were expecting East Carolina's best game of the season, knowing that it would take our best game of the season to counter that, and it certainly looked as if we got East Carolina's best game but obviously we didn't get our best game," Virginia coach Al Groh said.


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Zidenberg's tear continues

By Aaron Perryman Cavalier Daily Staff Writer Normally, if you asked a football fan who a standout player on their favorite team is, the answers would typically be a quarterback, running back, wide receiver or perhaps a terrific defensive player.

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