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 season – first time that has ever happened.
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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
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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.
“I have not seen it yet, but it felt great,” said Farrakhan, who scored nine points in a long second-half 24-6 UVa. run that propelled the surprising Cavaliers to another ACC win, knocking off the Wolfpack by a 59-47 final.
The Virginia lead was at 43-36 after a Farrakhan three when the junior guard picked up a loose ball at midcourt and drove hard to the basket on State guard Javier Gonzalez. The lefthanded Farrakhan elevated over Gonzalez from the right side of the lane and threw the ball down with his right hand while getting fouled by Gonzalez.
The free throw pushed the UVa. lead to 10 with 6:42 to go, and a Farrakhan three from the left corner a minute and a half later pushed the lead to 13 at 51-38. Read more
Live Blog | UVa. vs. N.C. State
Moderated by Chris Graham
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ACCVirginia.com will be live at tonight’s UVa.-North Carolina State ACC basketball game.
The game is set for a 7 p.m. tipoff. It is being broadcast on ESPNU.
Editor Chris Graham will be courtside at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville providing score updates and commentary and analysis on the action.
Landesberg named ACC player of the week
Staff Report
ACC sports: www.theacc.com
Virginia’s Sylven Landesberg has been named ACC Player of the Week while Maryland’s Jordan Williams has earned ACC Rookie of the Week recognition.
In Virginia’s 75-60 win at North Carolina Sunday, Landesberg scored a game-high 29 points, had five rebounds, two assists, two steals and one blocked shot as the Cavaliers’ won for the fourth time in six ACC games.
In earning the award for the second time in three weeks, the Flushing, N.Y., sophomore averaged 23.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in two conference games. On the year, Landesberg is averaging 18.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.
In earning the Rookie of the Week award for the first time this season, Williams averaged 10.5 points, 9.5 rebounds as the Terps slit a pair of ACC games. In Tuesday’s 81-59 win over Miami, the Torrington, Conn., product had eight points, six rebounds, two steals and a blocked shot. In Sunday’s 62-53 loss at Clemson, Williams turned in his third double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Cavs knock off ‘Canes, sit alone atop ACC
Story by Scott German
UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com
One would have a difficult time convincing the University of Miami basketball team that indeed Virginia is for lovers. Especially after The U finished up a disastrous four-day visit to the Old Dominion that began Wednesday with an 81-66 loss at Virginia Tech and concluded Saturday night with a 75-57 trouncing by Virginia at John Paul Jones Arena.
Sylven Landesburg scored 18 points to lead the upstart Cavaliers to their seventh straight win, and as importantly a 3-0 start in Atlantic Coast Conference play, leaving Virginia the only unbeaten team in league play.
In improving to 11-4 overall, Virginia is a perfect 3-0 against ranked teams this season. Read more
Six in a row
Cavs knock off Georgia Tech in ACC home opener
Story by Chris Graham
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With AFP Audio: Tony Bennett Postgame Press Conference
It wasn’t supposed to be this fast.
“That’s a good team, and we outlasted them,” said UVa. coach Tony Bennett after his Cavs had claimed their second Top 25 victim in three weeks, knocking off #20 Georgia Tech 82-75 on Wednesday night.
The win was the sixth in a row for Virginia after a 4-4 start that wasn’t entirely unexpected in Bennett’s first season in Charlottesville. The 2008-2009 ‘Hoos won only 10 games all season en route to coach Dave Leitao losing his job after a 4-12 tailspin in ACC play.
It’s still a little early to get too excited about the ’09-’10 Cavaliers, but 2-0 in the ACC is still 2-0 in the ACC – for a program that hasn’t won its first two in conference play in 15 years. Read more
Live Blog | UVa. vs. Georgia Tech
Moderated by Chris Graham
freepress2@ntelos.net
ACCVirginia.com will be live at tonight’s ACC basketball game between UVa. and Georgia Tech.
Tipoff is at 7 p.m. The game is not being televised.
Editor Chris Graham will be courtside at the John Paul Jones Arena reporting back with score updates and commentary and analysis on the game action.
