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Story by Scott German Virginia seemed the perfect opponent for weary, bruised North Carolina, having lost six in a row, four by margins of 10 points or more. The Cavaliers had a completely different thought in mind, however, in welcoming the Tar Heels to their first-ever visit to John Paul Jones Arena.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Growing pains come when they come. For me, it was when I hit the age of 12. I’d cry all night, my legs hurt so bad that summer – when I grew from 4-10 to 5-8. For Dave Leitao, the growing pains have come a bit later in life. “It’s…
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Photos by Chris Graham The Saltimbanco Bus Tour brought a circus-like atmosphere to Downtown Waynesboro Monday afternoon. Four performers from Saltimbanco engaged the crowds in an active street performance. The appearance was a sort of preview for an upcoming series of shows at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville scheduled for…
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Story by Scott German Here we go again. With a ton of talent, experience and motivation the Virginia baseball team find themselves in familiar territory. But when May arrives they must let the past be the past and rise to the occasion when it most matters – the postseason. Despite the loss of several key…
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Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham [email protected] I was about to write a column giving some bigtime praise to UVa. point guard Sean Singletary for his gallant effort Wednesday night in College Park … When an e-mail jolted me back to reality. “Every aspect of this team’s game (with one obvious exception)…
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The SportsDominion is live at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville for today’s ACC game between Georgia Tech and Virginia. SportsDominion correspondent Scott German is at JPJ and will provide commentary and analysis from the arena after the game. SD editor Chris Graham will lead today’s live blog. Feel free to join in with…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] WINNER: Virginia Tech wins in Charlottesville for the first time since before I was born I had no idea it had been that long, incidentally. And I like that Jeff Allen kid. He’s going to be a star. ASCENDING: Virginia Tech DESCENDING: Virginia, obviously LOSER: Everybody is…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] One basket, at the buzzer. A one-point margin. Razorthin, that one was. And the two teams left headed in the most opposite of opposite directions. “I think we’re real dangerous. We came in, and everybody called us an underdog, basically. Everybody think we’re just a team on the schedule, but…
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Column by Scott German Virginia basketball coach Dave Leitao’s postgame press conference following Wednesday night’s gut wrenching 70-69 loss to Virginia Tech lasted just short of five minutes. Leitao was obviously in no mood to discuss, much less answer questions concerning his club’s latest loss.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s not the football game, but … It is still Virginia–Virginia Tech. And at least one of the teams in Wednesday night’s game in Charlottesville will be pumped a little more than usual heading in. “Playing Virginia Tech is always a challenge for us as it would be for both…
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