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Matt Barnes held the visiting Mudcats without a hit through the first four innings and struck out nine in his five-inning stint, leading Salem over Carolina 4-3 on Thursday. The Red Sox win combined with Winston-Salem’s 4-3 loss in Wilmington moved Salem within two games of first place with three games remaining in the first-half playoff chase
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The Hillcats didn’t let the Dylan Bundy ora scare them as they tagged the rookie phenom for four runs in three and two-thirds innings. Braeden Schlehuber highlighted the 5-3 victory with his eighth bomb of the season. Aaron Northcraft would get his second consecutive win to improve to 6-4
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When Gov. Bob McDonnell signed the Caboose Budget Bill on May 25, he delivered on his promise to speed up the phasing out of the Accelerated Sales Tax program, which the governor opposes as public policy
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James Madison men’s basketball head coach Matt Brady announced Thursday the addition of longtime Division I head coach Mike Deane to an assistant position on his coaching staff beginning with the 2012-13 season. Deane enters JMU with an extensive resume in 36 seasons of coaching
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Congressman Cantor has joined Gov. McDonnell in endorsing Bolling for governor in 2013. Earlier this week, the Bolling campaign also announced the support of more than 100 Republican Party leaders from all across Virginia
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Miguel Celestino tossed seven dominant innings as the Salem Sox breezed over the Blue Rocks 8-0 on Monday night at Frawley Stadium. The Sox mustered just five hits and only one for extra bases, but Wilmington’s trio of hurlers combined to issue a dozen free passes, the most that Salem has received in a game all season
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Tuesday night, actor Kal Penn joined nearly 300 volunteers at a young professionals event and phone bank in Arlington to discuss the importance of the 2012 election
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Roundup of a busy night of action in minor-league baseball in Virginia on Saturday
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While visiting Central Virginia Community College in Lynchburg on Thursday, Gov. Bob McDonnell ceremonially signed nine bills that streamline or eliminate burdensome state mandates on local governments
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Roundup of minor-league action across the Commonwealth on Wednesday
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