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Central and Southside Virginians have made it abundantly clear that the most important issue facing the people of the Fifth District is job creation, and the disappointing May unemployment report highlighted the critical need for real change in our nation’s Capitol. For over two years, Democrats in Washington have pursued a failed economic agenda based…
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Virginia won the Charlottesville Regional with a 13-1 victory over East Carolina in the championship game Sunday night before 5,050 fans at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers, the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed, advance to the NCAA Super Regional round for the third consecutive season as they also recorded their school-record 52nd victory of the season….
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North Carolina pulled away from a tie game after five innings to defeat James Madison 9-3 to win the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional and advance to the super regional round on Sunday night at Boshamer Stadium. UNC, the overall No. 3 seed nationally and ranked 10th, swept through the regional by a three-game combined score…
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The Virginia baseball team won the 2011 ACC Championship with a 7-2 victory over Florida State Sunday afternoon at Durham Bulls Athletic Park at the ACC Baseball Championship. Virginia went unbeaten in the tournament (4-0) and defeated three top-20 foes (Miami, North Carolina, Florida State) en route to the title and the ACC’s automatic berth…
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After reaching new-record highs earlier this month, gas prices have continued to decline for the second straight week, which is welcome news for the 31 million Americans who plan to travel by car this Memorial Day weekend. Since reaching a spring high of $3.98 per gallon on May 4th, prices at the pump have dropped…
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The Virginia baseball team used strong pitching and defense as well as timely hitting to defeat North Carolina, 3-2, Saturday evening at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in the final game of pool play at the ACC Baseball Championship. Virginia concluded pool play with a 3-0 record and was the only team in the field to…
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James Madison plated six runs in the second inning and senior Alex Valadja (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic) limited Old Dominion to four hits over six innings to record a 10-1 win and capture the 2011 Colonial Athletic Association baseball championship on Saturday afternoon at Brooks Field. JMU (40-17), ranked 30th nationally by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, improved…
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Nearly 12 hours after the first pitch, the Virginia baseball team outlasted Miami, 6-4, Friday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in the ACC Baseball Championship. The teams waited out seven hours and 30 minutes worth of weather delays, combined with a three-hour, 56-minute game, in a marathon day at DBAP. Virginia (47-9) is the top…
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Two relievers shut the door while the first four batters combined for 12 hits as James Madison rallied from a 6-3 deficit to record a 13-7 victory over UNC Wilmington in game four of the 2011 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Championship on Friday afternoon at Brooks Field. JMU, ranked 30th nationally by Collegiate Baseball newspaper,…
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Sophomore Jacob Mayers fired Richmond’s third-consecutive complete game with a career-high 11 strikeouts as No. 5 Richmond advanced to the 2011 Atlantic 10 Championship game with a 7-2 win over No. 2 Rhode Island Friday night at Campbell’s Field in Camden, N.J. The Spiders will have to beat top-seeded Charlotte twice Saturday to claim the…
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