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Senior guard Ariana Moorer (Woodbridge, Va.) netted her 1,000th-career point as the Virginia women’s basketball team (14-4, 2-2 ACC) topped Virginia Tech, 52-39, Thursday at John Paul Jones Arena. The victory also marked the 800th win in the history of the Cavalier program. Moorer finished with 11 points, one of three Virginia players in double…
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Tim Kaine didn’t run for governor in 2005 promising to cut the state budget to the bone, but that’s pretty much what he had to do as the state faced down the recession a year into his term. The key lesson that he learned: You can’t do across-the-board cuts. “Everything isn’t worth everything else,” said…
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On Jan. 26th, Fort Knox Recording artists See-I will bring their unique brand of reggae – injected with heavy doses of funk, soul, dub and rock – to the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville alongside Yellow Dubmarine. See-I is hot on the heels of a successful Fall Tour as well as their recently released See-I Remixed…
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Longwood University battled for a hard-fought 79-77 come-from-behind men’s basketball victory on the road at Brown University of the Ivy League Wednesday night in Providence, Rhode Island. The Lancers (6-11) trailed the Bears (5-11) by as many as 13 points late in the first half, and were behind 75-68 late in the game before outscoring…
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Just when it looked like the Runnin Royals would have the final say, Randolph-Macon turned the tables and won with a three pointer at the buzzer. For the second time this season, R-MC stole a win with a last second bomb, this time a 74-71 decision in Harrisonburg Wednesday night. Big man Owen Longacre (Telford,…
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The George Allen for U.S. Senate campaign announced today a strong fundraising total in the fourth quarter of 2012, raising $1,062,132 in the period beginning Oct. 1 and ending Dec. 31. The end of the year report will show that the Allen campaign raised over $4.5 million in 2011 and will start 2012 with $2,037,405…
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Despite having a number of players affected by an illness, the Runnin Royals took care of business Monday in a matinee at Frostburg State, running away with an 80-59 non-conference win. Eastern Mennonite scored first in the game, but made a statement on the defensive end. The men frustrated the Bobcats into a season low…
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Junior guard A.J. Davis (Columbus, Ohio/Harmony Community), junior forward Andrey Semenov (St. Petersburg, Russia/Blue Ridge School) and senior guard Humpty Hitchens (Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe) combined for 53 points as James Madison topped Hampton 74-67 for a non-conference men’s basketball win Monday night at the Convocation Center. JMU snapped a three-game losing skid and improved to 8-7…
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The recent December unemployment report provides welcome news that more jobs were created last month at a time when so many are struggling. And while signifying a step in the right direction nationally, the simple fact remains that there are still too many in Central and Southside Virginia out of work, and there is still…
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Simone Egwu (Odenton, Md.) had her second double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Virginia women’s basketball team to a 54-47 victory at Clemson on Sunday (Jan. 8). The victory improved Virginia’s overall record to 13-4 (1-2 ACC) and gave Virginia head coach Joanne Boyle her first Atlantic Coast…
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