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UVa was outrebounded by the Wolfpack 42-25, including an 18-5 margin on the offensive end. N.C. State had 17 second-chance points to Virginia’s seven.
Florida State, thanks to two key hoops from Michael Snaer down the stretch, made Virginia pay, defeating the No. 16 Cavaliers, 58-55, in front of a crowd of 11,757 at the Tucker Center.
The Seminoles are indeed at the top of the heap of the ACC, tied at 6-1 with North Carolina, whom they walloped, 90-57, and Duke, whom they stunned on a last-second 3-pointer that ended the Blue Devils’ longest home winning streak in the nation.
The Cavaliers haven’t won in Tallahassee since February of 2001, when former coach Pete Gillen was at the helm — a string of eight games.
Every season Virginia men’s tennis coach Brian Boland seems to lose his best players to graduation. Every season you think there could be no way that his team could be as good as it was the season before. And almost every season you are wrong.
Scattershooting around the ACC, while wondering if Virginia can end its long losing streak in Tallahassee this Saturday afternoon.
We all know how Mike London wears his emotions on his sleeves, so it wasn’t surprising that National Signing Day would bring out all sorts of feelings in the Virginia coach.
Against Clemson, Mitchell — making his fourth straight start — had his most successful starting performance to date. The sophomore from Charlotte had eight points and seven rebounds in a career-high 35 minutes of action.
Everybody who was expected, officially signed on the dotted line, giving the Cavaliers’ program solid back-to-back recruiting classes ranked among the top 30 in the nation by the national recruiting services.
Player Bios of Virginia’s 2012 Recruiting Class
The Orange County High School wrestlers finished their regular season last week with a quad-meet against their former Jefferson District foes in Louisa Wednesday and at an the Wildcat Scramble Saturday in Warren County.
For the fourth consecutive year, local martial arts expert Master Gina Tatum has been inducted into what is purported to be the largest and most well-known martial arts hall of fame, the Action Martial Arts magazine Hall of Honor.
The Orange County High School varsity boys basketball team lost a disappointing Commonwealth District game Friday on the road at Mountain View.
For the second consecutive year, Devon Bowling was named the Orange County High School Angler of the Year.
The Orange County High School Anglers held their 2011 awards banquet and handed out prizes for the top performers and performances for the past year.
The Orange County High School varsity girls basketball team fell way behind early and struggled to catch up in a 62-35 loss Friday to Mountain View.
The Orange County High School gymnastics team placed second in a tri-meet Thursday at Harrisonburg High School in their last tune-up before Saturday’s district meet.
Five different players scored nine or more points for Woodberry as it easily disposed of the visiting Blue Devils, 61-43.
With rare exception, the Wahoos seldom make it easy on themselves or the 10,919 boisterous fans in the house.
Mike Scott had a game-high 23 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks — and hit 4 of 4 free throws in the final 16 seconds — to lead No. 16 Virginia to a 65-61 victory over Clemson in front of a crowd of 10,919.
“If Coach London wasn’t there I probably would not have even looked at UVa,” said Eli Harold, who had 78 tackles, 28 stops for a loss and 16 sacks during an All-American senior campaign at Ocean Lakes. He also rushed for 420 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Blessed with a son that landed offers from over 30 football powerhouses, Shawn Moore made it clear to his son, Mike, that support was unconditional.
This season, Virginia — which moved up to No. 16 in the AP Top 25 poll on Monday — is allowing the fewest points per game in the ACC; Clemson ranks second.
The Cavaliers are expected to land 25 players, including the top wide receiver in Massachusetts, on Wednesday.
Virginia closed out a crippling five-loss January campaign with a critical home win over Florida State on Sunday, pulling away early in the second half en route to a 62-52 victory at John Paul Jones Arena.
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A breakdown of graduation rates for athletes by state and school.
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