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Game Preview: #3 Virginia hosts NC State on ACC Sunday Night Hoops

Third-ranked Virginia might be the hottest team in the ACC right now, except for NC State, which is coming two pretty high-profile wins over ranked teams. The Jekyll and Hyde Pack (12-5, 2-2 ACC) were their Hyde selves back on Jan. 3 in an ugly 88-58 loss at Notre Dame that dropped them to 0-2 in the ACC. But then came last weekend’s 96-85 win over then-#2 Duke that had State scoring an…

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What to see at UVA: 10 inspiring events commemorating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Every year, the University of Virginia’s Office of the Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity, along with dozens of UVA departments and offices, partners with local organizations to offer a variety of events that echo and continue the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s work for social justice, from interfaith services to talks with leading intellectuals and artists. This year’s…

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Women's basketball: Virginia plays at Boston College on Thursday

Women’s basketball: Virginia plays at Boston College on Thursday

The Virginia women’s basketball team (11-6, 4-0 ACC) travels to take on Boston College (6-9, 1-1 ACC) on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass. All of the 2017-18 Virginia women’s basketball games – home and away – are available locally on the radio on NewsRadio 1070 AM and 98.9 FM WINA. The game will also stream live online as an ACC Network Extra production. The…

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Emergence of De'Andre Hunter gives Virginia another dimension

Emergence of De’Andre Hunter gives Virginia another dimension

The soft spot in the Syracuse 2-3 zone is the foul line. Virginia guard De’Andre Hunter was Tony Bennett’s secret weapon in attacking that soft spot in Tuesday’s 68-61 win. Hunter scored 15 points in a season-high 27 minutes off the bench, alternating time at the three and four. He did most of his damage at the four on the offensive end in the first half, when he scored 13 points on 5-of-8…

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Postgame: Virginia coach Tony Bennett, players after win over Syracuse

Virginia coach Tony Bennett and UVA players De’Andre Hunter, Devon Hall, Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome talk with reporters after the Cavs’ 68-61 win over Syracuse. Coach Tony Bennett Opening remarks: “It took a little joy away at the end, the way they turned us over and we had some unforced errors. I thought that they have guys who can make individual plays off the bounce and they make tough contested…

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Inside the Numbers: Room for improvement for #3 Virginia

Nitpicking Virginia’s 68-61 win over Syracuse on Tuesday, the first nit to pick is defensive rebounding, which for the second straight game was atrocious. The Orange rebounded 51.4 percent of their misses in the defeat. Saturday, North Carolina, in a 61-49 loss to the ‘Hoos, rebounded 48.7 percent of its misses. Sum total for the two games: rebounds are a 50-50 proposition on the defensive end…

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#3 Virginia holds off Syracuse, wins 68-61

A 12-2 second-half run gave #3 Virginia a working margin, but the ‘Hoos had to work to finish off Syracuse in a 68-61 win on Tuesday in Charlottesville. UVA (15-1, 4-0 ACC) led 64-50 with 1:24 to go after two free throws by Devon Hall, but the Orange (12-5, 1-4 ACC) got within five with a 9-0 run that made it 64-59 with 29.4 seconds left. Two more free throws by Hall with 24 seconds left made it…

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