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Panthers Devour Cavaliers

PITTSBURGH -- It seemed like the more Virginia tried to do something right on either side of the ball Saturday, the more things just kept getting worse in the Cavaliers' 38-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Panthers. Virginia missed its former stars on the defensive end, giving up four one-play touchdowns, as well as on offense, only scoring two field goals and a touchdown set up by an interception return. On Pittsburgh's opening drive, senior quarterback Tyler Palko picked apart the defense with ease in a 65-yard drive, as he completed all seven of his attempts.


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Cavaliers hit the road to take on tough Vols

Coming off their third straight win, the Virginia women's soccer team travels to Knoxville this weekend to take on the Tennessee Lady Volunteers in what will be the Cavaliers' first away contest of the season. Sunday's game will also be the first time in the 2006 season that No.


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Former Cavs star in MLB, NFL

The University of Virginia is known as having one of the best athletic programs in the country. So it should come as no surprise that many former Virginia athletes have gone on to do great things once they leave Charlottesville. When Virginia takes a trip to the Steel City to take on the Panthers this Saturday, they will be playing in the same stadium a former Cavalier currently calls home.


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Nepotism or the right man for the job?

I've had enough of reading articles and preview magazines that mention Mike Groh's impending demise as Virginia's offensive coordinator, in the same mold as several other sons of well-known coaches who received similar promotions. We wondered about this in the spring, when Al Groh named his son "Michael," a former Cavalier star at quarterback, as his offensive coordinator.


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Cavaliers look for Hughes replacement to kick start season

While much of the focus this off-season has been on how to replace departed high-profile star players like Marques Hagans and Kai Parham, a more important issue may be who will step up to take the place of kickers Connor Hughes and Kurt Smith. The kicking positions "are right up on the same bar of importance with the other positions," Virginia coach Al Groh said.


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On young team, one freshman still stands out

While Virginia women's soccer coach Steve Swanson says he still considers his team to be rather "young," midfielder Caitlin Miskel is actually the only freshman who will be taking the field regularly this season. "Caitlin has a great mentality, some great feet and a really sound soccer mind," Swanson said.


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Two is enough for Cavs who sneak by Davidson, UCSB 1-0

One thing was obvious the moment the No. 3 Virginia men's soccer team took on the No. 21 UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos: This game would not be for the faint of heart. Last year, the two teams ripped and clawed their way to a combined 54 fouls and eight yellow cards.

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