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Virginia running back Keith Payne has been invited to the NFL Players Association Game, formally known as the Texas vs. The Nation All-Star game. In addition to a new name, the game has moved from the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas to the Alamo Dome in San Antonio. The premise of the game remains…
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The Wildlife Center of Virginia, a leading teaching and research hospital for wildlife, is enlisting the help of area elementary-school children in coming up with a name for a Red-tailed Hawk – an non-releasable hawk that will soon be visiting schools as one of the Center’s environmental ambassadors. Earlier this month, the Wildlife Center contacted…
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Old Dominion had an answer for every James Madison run and took advantage of free throws, rebounding, and fast-break transitions to record a 64-58 victory in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Wednesday night at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. ODU won for the fifth time in its last six conference games to improve…
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It’s tough to find a better motivation technique than revenge. If anyone wants to question that statement, they should have been inside the Verizon Wireless Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center on Wednesday night. That’s where a tremendous defensive effort by the Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball resulted in a 71-54 throttling of Georgia…
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Virginia cornerback Ras-I Dowling has been selected to play in the 2011 Under Armour Senior Bowl. The 2011 game is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 29th in Mobile’s Ladd-Peebles Stadium. NFL Network will televise the game and all practices live. Dowling joins UVa teammate Danny Aiken in the annual senior game. Dowling entered…
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Backing a recently released final report on the 2010 BP oil spill, a local wildlife expert said it is likely that the oil company responsible for the 208 million-gallon spill into the Gulf of Mexico will likely get away with paying for little or none of the damage, and that the federal government’s efforts to…
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LOSER: Duke ain’t all that good Continuing in the mode of saying it like it is. The loss to Florida State on the road is one thing. Winning on the road in the ACC is never easy, and FSU has a solid ballclub this year. Having to rally to beat a depleted Virginia team at…
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The Wildlife Center of Virginia, an internationally acclaimed teaching and research hospital for wildlife and conservation medicine located in Waynesboro, admitted a total of 2,303 animals for treatment during 2010 – injured, ailing, and orphaned wildlife from all across Virginia. During 2010, the Center treated: 1037 mammals, including 299 Eastern Cottontail Rabbits; 223 Eastern Gray…
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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli today announced his support for new legislation which clarifies Virginia’s gambling laws. Questions about the law arose in 2010 when a number of Internet gambling businesses started to appear around the Commonwealth. Companion bills, House Bill 1700 and Senate Bill 1195, patroned by Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal) and Sen….
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House Republican leaders are taking up the hot-button issue of illegal immigration at the outset of a Virginia General Assembly session taking place against the backdrop of fall elections. “House Republicans believe that playing by the rules and abiding by the law is important. Countless immigrants to this great nation have come here to embrace…
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