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Men's hoops takes the floor Sunday

So it begins. After a wait of what might have seemed like years for the Virginia men's basketball team, it is finally time to shove off last year's late-season collapse and begin anew, as they are set to begin their exhibition season Sunday against Big Apple Basketball. Many spectators will recognize this year's team, since there is a good chance that at least three players who were ineligible for last year's team will be on the court when the season begins Sunday at 3 p.m. After four weeks of banging against teammates in practice, the Cavaliers are ready to put the hurt on opponents for the first time since March, when they ended the season with three straight losses. "It will be good to get back on the floor," coach Pete Gillen said.

Cavalier Open is NCAA tune-up

Coming off their third place finish at the ACC Championships, the men's and women's cross-country teams are preparing to head to the NCAA regional championships next weekend. Before the regional meet, however, comes the Cavalier Open, which takes place this Saturday in Charlottesville.

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Men's golf finishes fifth at Hawaii Fall Classic The Virginia men's golf team, the defending champion of the Hawaii Fall Classic, finished fifth in this year's competition that ended Tuesday. UNLV won the team championship with a seven-under 857, followed by Tennessee with a three-under 861.

Nittany Lions' Johnson a runaway train

When I was younger, my father used to take me to the railroad, and place a penny on the train track.

Teamer, Cavs host Hungary squad

Defying expectations is something the Virginia women's basketball team is quite familiar with. Picked last year to finish seventh in the ACC, the Cavaliers ended up with a 17-13 overall record (9-7 ACC) and an NCAA tournament berth. This season, the prognosticators have given the Cavaliers more respect.

Unlikely star leads Virginia into conference tournament

Considering everything she's done for the team, the U.Va. field hockey program might want to send Jess Coleman a bouquet of roses to thank her.

Cavaliers open ACC tourney against Duke

This weekend, having completed its regular season, the No. 18 Virginia women's soccer team (11-5-2, 4-3 ACC) travels to Tallahassee, Fla.

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Amstutz named ACC performer of the week Virginia junior Diver Pete Amstutz was named the ACC men's swimming and diving performer of the week after he swept the one and three-meter diving contests against Duke Saturday.

Cavs shut out Pitt, stay undefeated at home

With a constant rain falling through the bright lights at Klöckner Stadium, the Virginia Cavaliers shutout the Pittsburgh Panthers, 2-0, extending its home winning streak to 11 games. Virginia (12-5, 3-3 ACC) kept up a strong offensive pressure throughout the game dominating the Panthers (8-9-1, 2-7-1 Big East) almost the entire 90 minutes. The Cavaliers were without their leading scorer, junior forward Alecko Eskandarian, but it did not seem to make a difference. "Alecko has been playing great all season," senior forward Ryan Gibbs said.

Leading by Example

At about 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, the future of Virginia's football season looked ominous. The 0-2 Cavaliers, fresh off a 40-19 shellacking at the hands of Florida State were trailing No.

A new approach to motivating players to play

Look out losers, your wallet may be at stake. A bizarre global soccer story brings this warning to life.

After week off, Virginia looks ahead to Johnson, Penn State

As the Virginia football team (6-3) returns to the field after a week-long break, the focus is on preparing for Saturday's matchup with No.

Women's club tennis remains undefeated The Virginia women's club tennis team continued its undefeated season Saturday at Snyder Tennis Center with a 7-2 win over William & Mary.

Taking a break from receiving grades, its time for NFL midterms

As "midterm season" around Grounds finally comes to an end, the teams of the National Football League just completed Week 9 of their 17-week season.

Cavaliers take on Pittsburgh without Eskandarian

The Virginia men's soccer team will lace its cleats to play Pittsburgh tonight at 7 in Klöckner Stadium without the nation's leading scorer.

Cavaliers suffer 3-0 loss to Florida State

As the Virginia women's volleyball team took the court Sunday before an emotional Senior Day crowd recognizing seniors Simona Kuipers and Kiersten Kaufman, the Cavaliers looked to end a five-match losing streak with an upset of Florida State. Despite solid early play, however, the Cavaliers (7-22, 1-12 ACC) were unable to capitalize on their chances and were swept by the Seminoles, 3-0 (30-24, 30-13, 30-25). With the win, Florida State (18-8, 9-3) moves into a tie for second place in the ACC, while the Cavaliers must look to their last three regular season games to secure the eighth seed in the conference tournament. "We wanted to approach this match playing all out, having a good time, and trying to improve on what we do," Virginia Coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton said.

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Women's soccer upsets FSU to end regular season The Virginia women's soccer team ended its ACC and regular season with a 2-1 upset of No.

Cavaliers take pair of victories off Blue Devils

The competition might have been lacking, but that didn't stop the undefeated Virginia men's and women's swimming teams and their fans from exhibiting impressive spirit throughout their first ACC dual meet against Duke this weekend. Cheers coming from the pool at the Aquatic & Fitness Center reverberated out into the street. Before the events began, the Cavaliers streamed out of the locker room chanting in unison and throughout the meet, stood poolside and rooted on their teammates, adding festivity to the slaughter. Throughout the meet, as expected, the No.

Virginia takes third place at ACC meet

ATLANTA -- The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams both took third place at the 2002 ACC Cross Country Championships on Saturday.

Cavs top No. 5 Terps in shutout win

On a frigid Friday night at Klöckner Stadium, the No. 20 Virginia men's soccer team (11-5, 3-3 ACC) upset the No.