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An intense matchup between the No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers (4-1) and the No. 1 Syracuse Orange (3-0) saw the home team taking the contest 12-10 on Friday night, in front of 14,340 fans, inside the Carrier Dome. The setback snapped UVa’s three-game winning streak inside the edifice. UVa and Syracuse were both ranked this week…
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The No. 1 Maryland Terrapins used two five-goal second-half spurts to knock off the No. 5 Virginia women’s lacrosse team, 18-6, in an Atlantic Coast Conference game played Friday night at Klöckner Stadium. With the win, the Terrapins remain undefeated this season at 5-0 and 2-0 in ACC play, while the Cavaliers fall to 2-2…
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Virginia Commonwealth University split a pair of one-run games at Presbyterian on Friday afternoon in its first action away from The Diamond this season. A sacrifice fly by junior Paul Nice gave VCU a 4-3 victory in game one of the doubleheader but the Rams couldn’t overcome a two-run, ninth inning deficit and fell in…
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A new Public Policy Polling survey of Virginia Republicans has George Allen well out in front of a potential field of GOP contenders for the 2012 U.S. Senate nomination. Allen, a former U.S. senator and Virginia governor, was the top choice of 67 percent of the Republican voters surveyed by PPP last week. State Del….
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James Madison senior forward Denzel Bowles (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) claimed first-team All-CAA honors as the Colonial Athletic Association held its annual awards banquet on Thursday night on the eve of the 2011 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship. Bowles, who was second-team All-CAA a year ago, became the first JMU player to claim first-team All-CAA honors since…
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The 2001-2011 class of Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute will hold a three day training session in Staunton March 16-18. The meeting is the fourth of six sessions held throughout the year, at locations across the state. Focus of discussion during the session will include sustainable agriculture, nutrient management planning, community food systems, concepts of…
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During the last quarter, 24 Augusta Health employees earned national certifications in their areas of expertise. These certifications require demonstration of extensive knowledge in a subject area, usually by examination. “We are very proud of the number of our employees who pursue national certification and distinguish themselves as experts in their fields,” said Mary N….
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The eighth-ranked Virginia baseball team used a career-high 7.2 scoreless innings from starter Will Roberts (Jr., Richmond, Va.) in shutting out Niagara, 7-0, Wednesday at Davenport Field. Roberts allowed just three hits and a walk while striking out seven as he earned the win and improved to 1-0 this year.
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The case of the disappearance and death Alicia Showalter Reynolds marked a sad milestone on Wednesday – the 15-year anniversary of the day that Reynolds was last seen alive. It was March 2, 1996, when Reynolds was abducted in Culpeper County on Route 29 while traveling from Baltimore to Charlottesville. Since then the Virginia State…
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The United States Supreme Court voted 8-1 to uphold an appeals court decision to overturn a $5 million verdict against a Kansas church that protests the funerals of American soldiers to bring attention to its message that God is punishing the U.S. for its embrace of gays and lesbians. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli was…
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