UVA hoops: How different it was when we wrote Mad About U

Chris Graham

Nine years ago, I co-wrote a book on the history of University of Virginia basketball, Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall, which covered the 40-year history of UVA basketball games played at the arena dubbed the “Pregnant Clam” by former hoops star Ted Jeffries, now a radio analyst on Virginia basketball broadcasts.

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Governor McAuliffe congratulates Luca Paschina on presentation of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

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Luca Paschina, General Manager and winemaker of Barboursville Vineyards, was inducted into the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in recognition of his leadership in the establishment of Barboursville Vineyards as the standard of excellence in Virginia wines.

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ACC Basketball: ‘Hoos on top?

Chris Graham

Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham breaks down the race for the regular-season title in the ACC with host Jim Bresnahan on WREL-1450 in Lexington, Va. Second-ranked UVA seems to have a firm grasp on the top seed, but #4 Duke is lurking not too far in the background, with Notre Dame, UNC and Louisville all still in contention.