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O'Connor turns down chance at Auburn job to stay with Cavaliers

By Jeremy Root | July 1, 2004

After three days of talks last week with Auburn about their vacant head coaching position, Virginia baseball coach Brian O'Connor withdrew his name from consideration from the job on Friday. In his first year at the helm, O'Connor masterfully led the Cavaliers to a 44-15 season, a second-place finish in the ACC and a school record 18 conference victories, including five three-game sweeps.

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National Team connections help soccer recruiting

By Eric Ast | July 1, 2004

Soccer is different from every other sport on earth, both professionally and on the amateur level.

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Zimmerman named to USA Baseball National Team

By Sean McLernon | July 1, 2004

Virginia third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was one of 22 players to be named to the final roster of the USA Baseball National Team Monday.

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Groh brings in record 18 new recruits for 2005-06

By Adrian Vigil | July 1, 2004

There is an old adage in football that says the coach's job is never done. Virginia head coach Al Groh and his staff having taken that maxim to heart this summer by amassing the nation's largest recruiting class -- for 2005.

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With influx of foreigners, high schoolers, this isn't your father's NBA Draft

By Joe Lemire | July 1, 2004

Since when did the NBA Draft become so much like the NHL Draft? Foreign players, guys straight out of high school, athletes with little concept of typical American English.

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Athlon makes Miss Cleo sound like Nostradamus

By Bart Isley | June 24, 2004

Every year before the college football season commences, every sports magazine, Web site or other form of sports media puts out a pre-season poll.

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Five years later, Agent Orange arrives

By Sean McLernon | June 24, 2004

Five years ago, Beth Oppenheimer could easily predict the result of each Virginia women's club ultimate frisbee contest before it was played.

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Point guard Bannister found not guilty of misdemeanor

By Sean McLernon | June 24, 2004

Men's basketball starting point guard T.J. Bannister was found not guilty of disorderly conduct Monday in Charlottesville General District Court. The rising sophomore, who earned a starting position at the end of last season, was arrested along with six other people after fights broke out near Beta Bridge after a large fraternity party on April 18. Bannister will likely battle incoming freshman Sean Singletary for the starting point guard position next season.

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Koshansky looks to continue dominance

By Clayton O'Toole | June 24, 2004

Arguably Virginia's best baseball player of all time is now a Tri-City Dust Devil. And quite happy about it. Two weeks ago, graduate Joe Koshansky was drafted in the sixth round of the Major League Baseball amateur draft following his senior campaign at Virginia that earned him honors such as third-team All-American and ACC Player of the Year.

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New blood revives program

By Eric Ast | June 24, 2004

The similarities between the Virginia men's and women's tennis program do not appear to extend much further than the sport they play. The men's team is led by Brian Boland, whose three-year tenure at Virginia is in the mere stages of infancy compared to the 22 seasons women's coach Phil Rogers has been on the job. Extending past the coaching discrepancy is the recent performance of each club.

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Gillen fills pair of coaching staff vacancies by hiring Byington and Fitzpatrick

By Sean McLernon | June 24, 2004

After weeks of searching, men's basketball coach Pete Gillen finally completed the two vacancies on his staff by hiring John Fitzpatrick as an assistant coach and Mark Byington as director of basketball operations. Fitzpatrick spent the last four seasons at the University of Houston, the last two as associate coach.

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Numbers, versatility cement Appelt's place as top player in women's lacrosse

By Becky Piedel | June 17, 2004

Not nausea, not injury; neither a double team nor a triple team can stop her. She's tough, she's quick and she's tenacious.

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Another painful close call in New York

By Joe Lemire | June 17, 2004

ELMONT, N.Y. -- History is bigger than you, it's bigger than me and it's certainly bigger than Smarty Jones.

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Northwestern named Virginia men's basketball opponent in this fall's ACC/Big Ten Challenge

By Sean McLernon | June 17, 2004

The Cavaliers will travel to Chicago to take on Northwestern in this year's ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

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Jorgensen named All-American after Top Ten finish at NCAA Track and Field Championships

By Sean McLernon | June 17, 2004

For the second consecutive season in which she's been in competition, javelin thrower Inge Jorgensen earned all American honors, taking eighth place with a throw of 161 feet, 6 inches at the NCAA Championships Friday in Austin, Texas.

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Rivalry increases bond between father and son

By Bart Isley | June 17, 2004

I was named after my father, the third to his junior. But I've never gone by that name except for tax purposes.

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Blonde ambition: Offbeat crew stands out, wins title

By Sean McLernon | June 17, 2004

It was about a week before the NCAA Championships, and something was just not right with Virginia's Varsity Four Crew. The quartet of talented rowers, who all happened to be freshmen, were nagging each other during practice, and their inner-boat rivalry was reaching a head.

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Varsity Four crew finishes first at NCAA Championships

By Sean McLernon | June 10, 2004

As a team, the Virginia women's rowing team placed sixth at the NCAA Championships at Rancho Cordova, Ca., May 30, but the Varsity Four boat won the NCAA title in their event, edging out Washington by three seconds. Virginia's championship boat was made up of four freshman rowers: Kerry Maher, Renee Albers, Libby McCann and Ashley Jones.

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Virginia tames No. 1 Tigers to take title

By SR Sidarth | June 10, 2004

A number of streaks were on the line in the 2004 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse championship game between No.

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What an amazing ride it was: The story of the 2004 Cavaliers

By Bayless Parsley | June 10, 2004

June 6, 2004: This was the day that officially marked the halfway point of my college career. It had nothing to do with when I finished my last exam.