UVa.’s Kenny Towns selected for College Home Run Derby
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Virginia sophomore infielder Kenny Towns (Burke, Va.) has been selected to participate in the 2013 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby in Omaha, Neb.
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JRW Announces Long as the Winner of the Best Unpublished Novel Contest
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James River Writers announced Laura Long of Charlottesville, for What Will Burn, as the first place winner of the JRW and Richmond Magazine 2013 Best Unpublished Novel Contest. Phyllis Haislip of Williamsburg, for The Viscount’s Daughter, and Derek Kannemeyer of Richmond, for The Memory Addicts, have been selected as finalists.
Chris Graham: Much ado about nothing important
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I’m beginning to think I’ve been wrong all these years in thinking that people who aren’t into sports have it all wrong. My reasoning has been that following a sports team closely, using the collective we in reference to its exploits and failings, being light as a feather happy when it wins, falling into a deep, existential funk when it falls short, is healthy because doing so makes one become part of something bigger than one’s own self. More and more these days, I’m starting to think that it’s all just a big waste of time and energy better spent, well, doing anything else, really.
Sen. Kaine discusses veterans issues with VA secretary
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Armed Services Committee, met Thursday with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki to discuss significant issues facing veterans today including the disability claims backlog, education, health care access, and unemployment.
Matt Lohr elected to regional agriculture post
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Matthew J. Lohr, commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, accepted the gavel June 12 as president of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture.
UVa.’s Mike Papi, Kyle Crockett named to All-America teams
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Virginia’s Mike Papi (So., Tunkhannock, Pa.) and Kyle Crockett (Jr., Poquoson, Va.) each earned All-America honors Wednesday from a pair of national organizations. Papi was named a First-Team All-American by Baseball America, while Crockett was tabbed a Third-Team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
National College in Harrisonburg announces 2013 graduates
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The Harrisonburg Campus of National College announced the graduates in the class of 2013.
Mississippi State eliminates Virginia from Super Regionals, 6-5
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Two weather delays that lasted a total of 18 hours and 25 minutes moved the conclusion of game two of the 2013 NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional to Monday afternoon where Mississippi State averted ninth inning heroics by Virginia, holding onto a 6-5 win in front of a sellout crowd of 4,956 at Davenport Field.
Sunday Virginia-Mississippi State Game Suspended, Will Restart at 4 p.m. Monday
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The second game of the 2013 NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional at Davenport Field was suspended Sunday evening because of inclement weather. UVa.’s game with Mississippi State was delayed in the bottom of the seventh inning with MSU holding a 5-3 lead.
Mississippi State rolls past UVa., 11-6, in Game 1 of Super Regionals
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Mississippi State collected 20 hits to grab an 11-6 win over Virginia and take a 1-0 lead in the 2013 NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional Saturday before a sell-out crowd of 4,956 at Davenport Field.
