#2 UVa. rolls to win over George Mason
Edited by Chris Graham
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The second-ranked Virginia baseball team racked up 15 hits in posting a 10-3 win over George Mason Wednesday evening at Davenport Field. Six Cavaliers notched at least two hits as the Cavaliers rolled to the win. Read more
Month six: Update on Harrington investigation
Edited by Chris Graham
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Morgan Harrington was last seen alive outside the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville the night of Oct. 17, 2009. We’re nearing the six-month mark since her disappearance, and are still not any closer to learning what led to her death. Read more
Live Blog: UVa. vs. Duke
Moderated by Chris Graham
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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 and will provide score updates and analysis and commentary during the game.
UVa. women win one on road in OT
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Paulisha Kellum (Upper Marlboro, Md.) scored 10 points in overtime to lead No. 21 Virginia to a 69-63 road victory at Miami Thursday night. Monica Wright (Woodbridge, Va.) finished with 24 points as the Cavaliers’ high scorer.
It was UVa’s first overtime game of the 2009-10 season, and its record improved to 18-6 overall and 7-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. With the loss, Miami’s record went to 16-8 overall and 3-6 in the ACC.
Kellum finished with 14 points and also had five rebounds. Wright, meanwhile, contributed six rebounds and three steals in addition to her 24 points. Read more
News Update: Monday, Feb. 8
- Waynesboro City Council meeting agenda
- Staunton City Council meeting agenda
- Supreme Court to hear UVa. Law School case
Edited by Chris Graham
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Waynesboro City Council meeting agenda: Waynesboro City Council will hold a business meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, 503 W. Main St., Waynesboro.
The agenda for the meeting includes:
1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Consent Agenda (any item placed on the consent agenda shall be removed and considered as a separate matter, if so requested by any member of Council, otherwise all items will be voted on with one (1) motion).
a) Consider approving the minutes from the December 16, 209 Work Session and the January 25, 2010 Regular Business Meeting, and dispense with the reading of the minutes. Read more
Wright’s 25 push UVa. past Clemson
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Senior guard Monica Wright (Woodbridge, Va.) moved into fifth place on the ACC’s all-time scoring list and No. 24 Virginia defeated visiting Clemson, 82-60, Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
With the victory, Virginia improved to 16-6 overall and 5-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Clemson’s record fell to 11-13, 2-6 in the league.
Wright finished with 25 points, bringing her career total to 2,293. Already Virginia’s all-time leading scorer, Wright moved into sole possession of fifth place in the history of the ACC. She passed former North Carolina guard Ivory Latta (2003-07; 2,285 points). Fourth place on the league’s all-time scoring list is occupied by N.C. State’s Linda Page (1982-85; 2,307 points). Read more
Location of ‘greatest significance’ in Harrington investigation
Story by Chris Graham
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The Albemarle County farm where the remains of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington were discovered on Jan. 26 are of “the greatest significance” in unraveling the mystery of her Oct. 17 disappearance, a Virginia State Police investigator said Thursday.
Investigators believe that the person or persons responsible for her homicide is or are likely to have traveled, worked, recreated or lived in close proximity to the historic Anchorage Farm located in southern Albemarle County.
“Of all the events that transpired between Morgan and the person or persons responsible for this tragic incident, the person(s) responsible had complete control of deciding to choose the specific farm where Morgan was discovered. Therefore, investigators need to understand who knows this area,” said Lt. Joe Rader of the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Appomattox field office. 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.
Lazor: ‘It’s important to be explosive’
Story by Chris Graham
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Bill Lazor has worked for some of the biggest names in the NFL – Dan Reeves, Joe Gibbs, Mike Holmgren. It was the chance to work with Mike London drew him back into the college game.
“I’m excited to be a part of what he’s going to build here,” said Lazor, 37, most recently the quarterbacks coach with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.
The Cornell grad was not retained by Seattle when new coach Pete Carroll was hired to replace Jim Mora. Mutual friends in the football business put Lazor, a record-setting quarterback at Cornell in the 1990s, in touch with London, who had held off on filling his offensive-coordinator job while reportedly wooing two other NFL assistants, Bill Musgrave and Rip Scherer, to come to Charlottesville.
Lazor flew to Central Virginia on Jan. 25 to talk with London in person and was announced as the new coordinator on Jan. 28. Read more
UVa. women fall on road at Wake
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The 20th-ranked Virginia women’s basketball team fell on the road to Wake Forest, 64-57, Sunday afternoon. Lexie Gerson was the Cavaliers’ high scorer with a career-high 15 points, while Monica Wright had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Virginia’s record dropped to 15-6, 4-3 in the ACC with the loss. Wake Forest improved to 13-8, 4-3 in the league.
Gerson (Fort Washington, Pa.) hit three three-pointers and added two steals. Ariana Moorer (Woodbridge, Va.) was also in double figures, as she netted 14 points. Read more
ACV honors outstanding artisans
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The Artisans Center of Virginia recently honored three Virginians for outstanding achievement by Virginia artisans, organizations or individuals who support and encourage the craft industry in the Commonwealth.
The 2010 ACV honorees were:
- Woody Crenshaw, Floyd, president of ‘Round the Mountain and Owner of Crenshaw Lighting. Crenshaw is a vital conduit for positive change, advancing Virginia’s craft industry. Crenshaw continues to be instrumental in developing the Artisan Trails of Southwest Virginia and is a voice for artisan entrepreneurs as important assets to the economic development of Virginia communities. Read more
Z for three is great, but he needs to make the routine play
Column by Chris Graham
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Sammy Zeglinski made the “SportsCenter” Top 10 plays with his off-balance game-tying three with 1.3 seconds left in regulation that sent last night’s Virginia-Virginia Tech game into overtime.
It’s a little thing that he consistently failed to do in the Cavs’ 76-71 loss that got my attention.
Tony Bennett’s motion offense features as a base set a play that has one of his post players catching the ball from the wing in the area of the top of the key to serve as a pivot for swinging the ball to the opposite wing, then moving over in the direction of the second pass to set a ball screen.
The ball screen either frees the ballhandler to dribble toward an open spot in the area between the top of the key and the lane, or, if the defender on him tries to cheat under the screen to that area, leaves him open for a three. Read more
