UVa.-Miami set for noon kickoff

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The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today Virginia’s home football game versus Miami on Saturday, Oct. 30 will kick off at noon. The game will be broadcast on either ESPN or ESPN2. The final determination of the broadcast will be announced no later than noon on Oct. 24. The following information is confirmed regarding ACC Football…

ACC Players of the Week

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Wake Forest redshirt-freshman running back Josh Harris and North Carolina junior wide receiver Dwight Jones headline a list of six players recognized as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week, announced Monday by the ACC. Harris, in his first career start, ran for 241 yards, the fifth-best mark by an ACC freshman. He…

Zeglinski to have surgery, status uncertain

Chris Graham

Virginia redshirt junior guard Sammy Zeglinski (Philadelphia, Pa./The William Penn Charter School) will undergo an operation on his left knee on Tuesday (Oct. 19). The operation will involve cartilage work and the duration of Zeglinski’s rehabilitation will be determined after the surgery. Zeglinski injured the knee during a workout in early October. “I feel for…

UVa.-Miami set for noon kickoff

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The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today Virginia’s home football game versus Miami on Saturday, Oct. 30 will kick off at noon. The game will be broadcast on either ESPN or ESPN2. The final determination of the broadcast will be announced no later than noon on Oct. 24. The following information is confirmed regarding ACC Football…

Poll: Hurt has six-point edge over Perriello

Chris Graham

Republican nominee Robert Hurt has a six-point lead over Democratic incumbent Tom Perriello in a new poll of voters in the Fifth District congressional race. The Roanoke College poll gives Hurt a 46 percent-40 percent lead over Perriello. Independent Jeffrey Clark polls 1 percent of the vote, with 13 percent undecided. The poll includes interviews…

Court hears arguments in AG challenge to health-care reform

Chris Graham

A federal judge heard arguments for the state and for the federal government in a case brought by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli challenging the constitutionality of the federal health-care reform bill passed and signed into law earlier this year. Judge Henry E. Hudson said in Monday’s hearing in Richmond that he will hand down…

Dukes drop another one

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The #6/7 James Madison football team mustered less than 100 yards of offense in the second half and visiting #15/16 New Hampshire scored 18 unanswered points in the second half to come away with a 28-14 victory at Bridgeforth Stadium. With the loss, the Dukes fall to 4-2 overall and 1-2 in Colonial Athletic Association…

Beatdown: North Carolina pummels mistake-prone Cavs, 44-10

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First play from scrimmage: North Carolina quarterback T.J. Yates finds Dwight Jones out in the left flat for what looked to be about a 10- to 12-yard gain. Then Jones breaks the tackle and streaks past the Virginia secondary for what turned into an 81-yard touchdown. First play of the game, and UNC is on…