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Freshman Landon Prentiss went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a RBI, and Virginia Commonwealth University evened the three-game series against James Madison with a 4-2 victory Saturday evening at The Diamond. VCU improves to 7-11 overall with a 1-1 mark in Colonial Athletic Association play. James Madison slips to 14-5, 6-2. Senior John…
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Rhamel Bratton and Steele Stanwick scored four goals apiece and Chris Bocklet added three scores to pace the No. 2 Virginia Cavaliers (7-1) to a 14-11 triumph over the No. 20 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-3), Saturday afternoon, inside Klöckner Stadium. The victory is the 100th all-time in UVa’s home venue, which opened in 1993. The…
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Longwood University split a home baseball doubleheader against visiting Le Moyne College Saturday at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville. The Lancers (16-6) won game one against the Dolphins (4-13) by a score of 4-3 before falling in game two by a score of 6-2 as their recent winning streak was stopped at 14 straight….
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Junior third baseman Steven Proscia belted the game-winning hit, driving in John Hicks to lift the No. 5 Virginia Cavaliers (18-1, 4-0 ACC) to a 4-3 triumph over the No. 4 Florida State Seminoles (15-3, 3-1 ACC), Friday night, inside Davenport Field. The 11th inning started out with little fanfare, as Florida State’s reliever Daniel…
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Virginia Commonwealth University scored three runs in the eighth and one more in the ninth to force an extra frame but James Madison used a four-run 10th inning to defeat VCU, 12-8, Friday night in the opener of a three-game Colonial Athletic Association series at The Diamond. Junior Taylor Perkins, who went 2-for-4 with a…
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Season tickets for 2011 Virginia football home games will be on sale to all fans starting Monday, March 21. The season ticket price in all lower level sections and the upper level sideline sections is $270 – the same price as last season. New this year are three specially priced season ticket options in Scott…
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Virginia-based CustomInk.com has established a new digital and screen printing operation for custom apparel in Albemarle County. The project will create more than 100 new jobs in the next few years. CustomInk is a privately held company that provides an online service that people use to design and order custom-decorated products, such as printed T-shirts…
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AFP editor Chris Graham talks news and sports on WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The segment begins with a review of Virginia politics news. The focus in that sector is still on what Tim Kaine will or will not do regarding a potential run at the 2012 Democratic Senate nomination. A look at the Virginia…
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I warned my wife before we got in the car. “You’re going to love Coach K after this,” I said as we made our way over to the UVa.-Duke game in February. I had an extra press pass for the game, and my wife, a Virginia Tech grad, had never seen Duke in person. Figuring…
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I warned my wife before we got in the car. “You’re going to love Coach K after this,” I said as we made our way over to the UVa.-Duke game in February. I had an extra press pass for the game, and my wife, a Virginia Tech grad, had never seen Duke in person. Figuring…
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