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Joe Hager delivered a pinch-hit RBI single in the 12th inning to lift UNC Greensboro past James Madison 4-3 in a non-conference baseball game Saturday night at the UNCG Baseball Stadium. UNCG improved to 18-15 overall while JMU fell to 24-12. The Dukes played their third consecutive 12-inning game but came up on the losing…
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MicroAire Surgical Instruments announced today that it will invest $8 million to expand its operations in Albemarle County for the development of new products. The project will create 51 new jobs. “Close proximity to its company headquarters and R&D opportunities with the University of Virginia made Albemarle County an easy choice for MicroAire’s expansion project,”…
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Steven Proscia (Jr., Suffern, N.Y.) singled in John Barr (Sr., Ivyland, Pa.) with two outs in the ninth inning to complete a three-run ninth inning rally and lead the top-ranked Virginia baseball team to an 8-7 win over Coastal Carolina Wednesday night at Davenport Field. It was a back-and-forth affair throughout the evening, as Coastal…
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The Center for Innovative Technology announced today that it has received $4 million for its GAP Funds as part of Gov. McDonnell’s and the General Assembly’s budget package, and $2 million from the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy through the U.S. Department of Energy American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to identify and fund…
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This past week in Congress we continued to focus on taking the necessary steps to help foster a better environment for job creation for the people of the Fifth District by shrinking the size and scope of the federal government, reducing unnecessary regulations, working to lower energy costs, and cutting spending. I was proud to…
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The New Dominion Magazine won three awards in the 2010 Virginia Press Association News, Editorial and Photo Contest. The awards were presented on April 9 at the VPA’s annual conference in Norfolk. The magazine, published by Augusta Free Press LLC in Waynesboro, has won awards in the Specialty Publications category all three years in which…
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The No. 1-ranked Virginia baseball team saw its 12-game winning streak come to an end with a 10-8 loss at No. 8 Georgia Tech Sunday afternoon at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta. The defeat also snapped Virginia’s school-record 11-game road win streak. Virginia (31-3, 13-2 ACC) won two of three games in the series with…
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Junior Evan Scott (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead home run and junior catcher Jake Lowery (Midlothian, Va./Cosby) drove in five with a pair of homers as James Madison scored six runs in the ninth to rally past Liberty 16-12 for the 600th coaching victory for Spanky McFarland in a non-conference baseball game Wednesday afternoon…
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WWE is bringing its Monday Night Raw brand to the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville on Sunday, June 5, with a 5 p.m. belltime. Tickets for the show are on sale now – with prices ranging from $17 to $62. Tickets are available online at www.johnpauljonesarena.com. WWE superstars scheduled for the show include Randy…
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Shaka Smart is not going to be at VCU much longer. That was the conventional wisdom even before the Rams’ surprise run in the 2011 NCAA Tournament had come to an end. And then comes today’s shocker. Smart, 33, has agreed in principle to an eight-year extension at Virginia Commonwealth, after reportedly spurning N.C. State….
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