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Over the course of its nation-leading win streak, the George Mason men’s basketball team had never trailed entering the second half. On Saturday night in front of a national television audience, the Patriots overcame a hot-shooting Northern Iowa team, 77-71, eliminating a second-half double-digit deficit to extend their winning streak to 13 in a 77-71…
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The William and Mary men’s basketball team used a balanced attack in recording its first ESPN BracketBuster win, dominating Big South foe Radford, 84-52, on Saturday night at Kaplan Arena. The Tribe jumped out to an early advantage and rolled to the easy the victory, placing five players in double figures and shooting better than…
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The James Madison baseball team continued showing early offensive prowess in its doubleheader sweep of visiting Bucknell, 9-2 and 26-15, Feb. 19. With the two wins, the Dukes move to 3-0 on the year with the Bison falling to 0-3. In the opener, JMU broke on top in the first as sophomore Johnny Bladel (Ashburn,…
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Behind six shutout innings from starting pitcher Tyler Wilson (Sr., Midlothian, Va.) and 13 runs from the offense over the final five innings, the No. 13 Virginia baseball team routed No. 23 Auburn, 13-2, Saturday afternoon in the Auburn Tournament, held at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Ala. Making his first start after 51-consecutive relief outings,…
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It seems to me that Tim Kaine is the logical choice for Virginia Democrats looking for a Senate candidate in 2012 – and I wouldn’t call myself a political genius for thinking that way. The conventional wisdom isn’t stopping a group of Virginia Dems who are pushing recently unseated former congressman Tom Perriello for the…
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A 13-1 Virginia Tech run cut a 15-point Virginia second-half lead to three, but Mustapha Farrakhan answered with a long three-pointer, and the ‘Hoos were able to hold off the Hokies in the final minute to pull out a 61-54 win on Saturday. The loss could be a blow to Virginia Tech’s NCAA Tournament hopes….
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Sen. Jim Webb is on board with President Obama’s push for new investments in nuclear energy. “These investments in nuclear energy technologies will help invigorate the U.S. economy and expand access to clean, domestic energy,” Webb, D-Va., said today. “They are going to keep the United States competitive in a global marketplace that has accelerated…
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Mark Warner, once again, I’m right there with you, dude. “This problem cannot be solved simply by focusing on cuts to non-defense discretionary spending, which is only 12 percent of the budget. Increased revenues and economic growth by themselves will not get us there, either. That’s why we must have a grown-up discussion about spending…
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Make no mistake about it – the peaceful Egyptian revolution was brought about by the workers and small business owners of that country protesting together. They want economic opportunity for all and a democratically elected government that puts its peoples’ interests above the interests of the financially powerful, well-connected oligarchy. There is a lesson here…
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