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A top seed has never lost to a #16. No pressure there as #1 Virginia prepares to face Maryland-Baltimore County on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

A top seed has never lost to a #16. No pressure there as #1 Virginia prepares to face Maryland-Baltimore County on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

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What’s it like being backstage at something like an ACC Tournament? You remember those “This is SportsCenter” commercials from back in the day. Like that, on steroids.

Notre Dame coach Mike Brey and players Bonzie Colson, Rex Pflueger and Matt Farrell talk with reporters after the Irish’s 71-65 upset of Virginia Tech in the 2018 ACC Tournament.

Death-defying magician David Blaine is taking his mind-blowing show ‘David Blaine Live’ on the road this spring and summer with a new round of 36 North American tour dates.

The Virginia 4-H Horse Judging team won first overall at the Eastern National 4-H Horse Judging Contest in November.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that Virginia localities and organizations in Alexandria, Danville, Chesapeake and Harrisonburg will receive $2,301,433 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Virginia freshman guard Marco Anthony, heading into Wednesday’s game with Louisville, had played a total of six minutes in ACC play this season, all in what the kids call garbage time.

Eastern Mennonite University touts its Early Learning Center as a “child-centered, developmentally appropriate preschool program” whose “emergent” curriculum enables teachers “to be sensitive to the cues of the children and their interests.”

Louisville has been a pleasant surprise in ACC play. Heading into Wednesday’s matchup with #2 Virginia, the Cardinals have won six of eight in conference play, their only losses on the road in overtime at #20 Clemson and Miami, both teams with strong NCAA Tournament resumes themselves.
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