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It’s a rite of Selection Sunday that Virginia Tech fans could do without. The Hokies, with a 21-11 record, 11 wins in the ACC, two wins over NCAA Tourney participant Florida State, a win over #1 West Region seed Duke two weeks ago, were once again left out of the NCAA field. George Mason (26-6)…
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An Erick Green layup at the 18-minute mark brought Virginia Tech within six, but an 11-2 Duke run pushed the lead back into double figures to stay as the #2-seeded Blue Devils topped the #6 seed Hokies 77-63 on Saturday in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals. About 16 hours after an emotional 52-51 victory over Florida…
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John Hicks (Jr., Sandy Hook, Va.) singled in the go-ahead run with two out in the ninth inning to lift No. 6 Virginia to an 8-7 win over No. 4 Clemson Saturday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. After squandering a three-run lead, Virginia (15-1, 2-0 ACC) then rallied from a three-run deficit…
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Longwood University swept a home baseball doubleheader past visiting University of Buffalo from the Mid-American Conference Saturday at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville. The Lancers (13-5) have won 11 straight games after taking game one against the Bulls (2-7) by a score of 15-5 and game two by a score of 9-6.
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Colin Briggs scored three goals to pace No. 2 Virginia (6-1) to an 11-9 triumph over the No. 14 Cornell Big Red (3-2) on Saturday afternoon, in front of 17,057 in the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic, inside M&T Bank Stadium. Inside Lacrosse named Briggs the MVP of the game. With the victory, Virginia head coach…
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The No. 7 Virginia women’s lacrosse team saw its second-half rally fall short Saturday afternoon at Fetzer Field, as the No. 5 North Carolina Tar Heels escaped with an 8-7 victory over the Cavaliers in an Atlantic Coast Conference match-up. With the loss, the Cavaliers fall to 3-3 on the season and 0-2 in the…
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Erick Green made an 18-footer with 4.5 seconds left to give Virginia Tech the lead, and an apparent game-winner at the buzzer by Florida State’s Derwin Kitchen was nullified by a lengthy official review, allowing the Hokies to escape with a 52-51 victory in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals Friday night. #6 seed Tech (21-10) advances…
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The sixth-ranked Virginia baseball team opened ACC play with a 5-0 shutout of No. 4 Clemson Friday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The Cavaliers (14-1, 1-0 ACC) received another stellar start from staff ace Danny Hultzen (Jr., Bethesda, Md.) in recording their fifth shutout in the last eight games and pushing their winning streak to eight….
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Top-seeded James Madison had four players score in double figures and rolled to a 70-51 victory over #9 Georgia State in the first quarterfinal game of the 2011 Virginia 529 College Savings Plan CAA Women’s Basketball Championship on Friday afternoon at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md. Three players finished with 14 points…
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AFP editor Chris Graham talks news and sports on WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The discussion begins with an early look at the local budget season. It won’t be any easier than recent years, Chris predicts, even with the improving economy, with Washington and Richmond not doing any more than in recent years to pass…
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