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The biggest news in the past couple of years involving Cesaro up until mid-week last week was that WWE had decided to drop his first name Antonio because somebody in the office didn’t think Antonio sounded tough enough. Seems like a long time ago that his first name was a topic of discussion. Cesaro scored…
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Beginning at 9 a.m. ET on Monday, Feb. 24, and for a limited time, WWE will offer a free one-week trial of WWE Network at WWE.com. “Today is a historic day for WWE as we transform and reimagine how we deliver our premium live content and 24/7 programming directly to our fans around the world,”…
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Virginia is a key farm export state, with trade offices in eight locations around the world. The newest one opened last fall in Canada, which imported $205 million in Virginia farm products in 2012 and is Virginia’s second-largest export market behind China.
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It’s not quite Hulk Hogan leaving WWF or Ric Flair walking out on the NWA, but CM Punk’s apparent departure from WWE in the prime of his career is unprecedented. The only comparison that comes to mind is Stone Cold Steve Austin leaving WWE after WrestleMania 19, at the age of 38, but that was…
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1. Daniel Bryan Notes: Bryan is still riding high after his victory in a non-title match over WWE Champ Randy Orton. Talk is that DB will be included in the main event for WrestleMania 30 alongside Randy Orton and Batista. That would be a wise move on the part of WWE creative 2. CM Punk…
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There was something old-fashioned and even spiritual about selecting the time of one’s own death and then inviting friends over. I have learned a lot about life, love, and death from the Day of the Dead and Nearings’ passage over thirty years ago, as well as from other death experiences. Death can be a teacher, if one moves beyond denial into acceptance—harder in some cases than others. A death awareness movement seems to be growing and takes various forms.
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The Feb. 14 deadline for NBCUniversal to respond to WWE regarding their broadcast contract has come and gone without any news, likely meaning that WWE is now free to negotiate with other broadcast networks for its future home. WWE was reportedly seeking a hefty increase from its $140 million broadcast rights contract with NBCUniversal, which…
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The No. 6 UVa. women’s lacrosse team (0-2) opened up the 2014 home slate with a 16-12 loss to No. 9 Loyola (1-0) on Saturday (Feb. 15) at University Hall Turf Field in Charlottesville, Va.
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The Cavaliers’ 12-1 record marks their best ACC start since opening the 1981-82 season 12-1 in league play. UVa. has its first nine-game ACC winning streak since 1981-82.
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It’s hard to imagine at UVa., where the student section still yells “Not gay!” at a key moment of the school song, right after the words, “We come from Old Virginia, where all is bright and gay,” that our Smile and Smooch Cam will anytime soon feature an actual same sex couple.
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