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#7 Virginia baseball defeats #2 UNC in 11, 8-7, takes series

The No. 7 Virginia baseball team scored four runs in the 11th inning and then held off a furious North Carolina rally in the bottom of the inning to claim a wild 8-7 victory over the second-ranked Tar Heels Saturday afternoon in front of a sellout crowd of 4,100 at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill. Virginia (45-9, 22-8 ACC) won the series, two games to one, and captured eight of its 10 ACC series this year.

Steve Macek: Let’s not sacrifice our privacy on the altar of cyber security

In the name of protecting us from hackers, computer viruses and cyber-terrorists, the House of Representatives has passed a bill that would make it easier for sites like Facebook and Twitter and Internet service providers like Comcast and Time-Warner to share users’ private messages and files with government agencies.

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Salem Red Sox rally, defeat Carolina, 5-4

Chris Graham

Down 4-1 after six innings, the Salem Red Sox finally figured out Carolina starter Jacob Lee in the seventh. Salem had mustered only two hits through six, but the Sox rallied for four runs on five hits in the pivotal top half of the seventh, surging to a 5-4 victory over the Mudcats on Wednesday night at Five County Stadium.