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Bennett: ‘You have to protect the program’

Column by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net   The Love Affair with Tony Bennett hit a rocky point for Cavalier fans, looking back on it now, sometime around the snowstorm that sent the 14-7 UVa. team back home from Maryland and set up a killer stretch of games that eventually knocked the ‘Hoos from NCAA Tournament contention. [...]


Protected: Hokies: Still some work to do

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Live Blog: UVa. vs. Duke

Moderated by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net    ACCVirginia.com is live at the John Paul Jones Arena for tonight’s men’s basketball game between the University of Virginia (14-12, 5-8 ACC) and #5 Duke (24-4, 11-2 ACC). The opening tip is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. The game is being broadcast on Fox SportsNet. Editor Chris Graham is courtside [...]


Zzzzz … UVa. sleeps through another one

Cavs have hit the wall in back-to-back blowout losses Column by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net Yeah, I’m Master of the Obvious for pointing this out, I know, but somebody’s gotta say it. Three games in five nights, two on the road, all against teams trying to build their resumes for NCAA Tournament bids. Yeah, you’re going [...]


UVa. women knock off UNC in double-OT

   Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com No. 21 Virginia defeated No. 20 North Carolina, 82-78, in double overtime on Monday night at John Paul Jones Arena. Monica Wright (Woodbridge, Va.) led all scorers with 33 points, while Telia McCall (Marietta, Ga.) hauled down 20 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Virginia improved to 19-6 overall and 8-3 [...]


UVa. basketball: Back to reality

Choke points at point, center put Cavs’ NCAA run on the ropes Column by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net All season long I’ve been saying the same thing about the Virginia basketball team that for a good run had everybody thinking, improbably, that the Cavs were headed back to the NCAA Tournament in Tony Bennett’s first year [...]


UVa.-Maryland game moved due to winter storm

  Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com The Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball game between Maryland and Virginia scheduled at the Comcast Center for Wednesday, Feb. 10, has been postponed until Monday, Feb. 15. The game’s starting time and television broadcast information will be announced at a later time. All tickets for the originally scheduled game [...]


XLIV

   Column by Mike Judge WeekendWatchdog.blogspot.com Will the Saints go marching in? Or is the Super Bowl Peyton’s place. We’ll find out starting at 6:30 p.m. (or a few minutes later) Sunday, when the Saints and Colts meet at Joe Robbie/Dolphins/Sun Life Stadium on CBS. Both teams have already visited the facility and won this [...]


UVa. slams Pack, climbs back into first-place tie in ACC

   Story by Chris Graham Video: Mustapha Farrakhan poster dunk Audio: Tony Bennett’s postgame press conference freepress2@ntelos.net Mustapha Farrakhan had been dealing with his struggles of late by hitting the gym. Wednesday night he hit North Carolina State with a poster slam dunk that ignited the John Paul Jones Arena crowd and his Virginia teammates. [...]