HANK KURZ JR.

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BC comes up short at No. 19 Virginia, 66-49

Boston College coach Steve Donahue has nine freshmen on his roster, and four in his starting lineup. Sometimes, the amount of on-the-job training they get depends on the pace of the game.

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No. 19 Virginia beats Boston College 66-49

Mike Scott scored 18 points and No. 19 Virginia pulled away from a 44-all tie with a 22-3 run to beat Boston College 66-49 on Thursday night.

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Ice cold No. 15 Virginia falls to Hokies 47-45

Virginia coach Tony Bennett glanced at the stat sheet, though he wasn't looking for answers.

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Virginia Tech beats No. 15 Virginia 47-45

Erick Green scored 15 points, including the free throws with 1:52 remaining to give Virginia Tech the lead, and Dorenzo Hudson had six points over the final 2:12 as the Hokies beat No. 15 Virginia 47-45 on Sunday night, ending the Cavaliers' nine-game home winning streak.

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Virginia Tech falls 82-68 to No. 8 UNC

Virginia Tech looked like it was ready to do something big.

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Barnes' 27 leads No. 8 UNC past Hokies, 82-68

Harrison Barnes scored nine of his 27 points during a 19-0 second-half run and No. 8 North Carolina bounced back from a 33-point loss at Florida State with an 82-68 victory over Virginia Tech on Thursday night.

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Rountree leads No. 24 UNC women past Hokies 56-37

Brittany Rountree scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half and No. 24 North Carolina overcome a sloppy effort and beat Virginia Tech 56-37 on Thursday night, ending a three-game losing streak.

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Short-handed Hokies no match for No. 7 Duke

Dennis Wolff got a rude welcome to ACC play on Sunday.

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Williams leads No. 7 Duke past Va Tech, 61-34

Freshman Elizabeth Williams had 20 points, seven rebounds and four blocks and No. 7 Duke took command with a 22-2 run in the first 10 minutes Sunday to beat Virginia Tech 61-34.

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No. 3 North Carolina beats Miami 73-56

So much of Miami's success starts with Malcolm Grant and Durand Scott giving the Hurricanes an edge in the backcourt. Against No. 3 North Carolina, the duo never came close to knocking down enough shots to help the Hurricanes hang around.

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Monarchs come up short in 75-68 loss to Missouri

Old Dominion used good perimeter defense to keep No. 8 Missouri from getting comfortable behind the 3-point line in the first half. In the second half, the Tigers made their own comfort.

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Denmon helps No. 8 Mizzou hold off Old Dominion

Marcus Denmon scored 17 of his 19 points after halftime and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 61 seconds to play Friday night as No. 8 Missouri survived a scare against Old Dominion with a 75-68 victory.

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Too much Scott wipes out upset hopes for UMES

Maryland-Eastern Shore's play in the first half against No. 23 Virginia gave Hawks coach Frankie Allen hope that his team might give the Cavaliers a game.

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Prep QB inspiring others after leg was amputated

Jacob Rainey is inspiring people all across the sports world.

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Scott leads Virginia past No. 14 Michigan 70-58

Mike Scott had 18 points and 11 rebounds Tuesday night and Virginia used a 19-2 second-half run to take command and beat No. 14 Michigan 70-58 in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge.

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Cavaliers come up short, but see silver lining

It was strength against strength, and Virginia coach Mike London was trying to give his No. 24 Cavaliers a sense very early in the game that they could play with No. 6 Virginia Tech.

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No. 6 Virginia Tech shuts down No. 24 UVa, 38-0

All week long, the chatter about Virginia being on the rise left out an important fact in the mind of Virginia Tech's players: They were still the best in the commonwealth until proven otherwise.

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Cavaliers stun No. 3 Lady Vols, 69-64 in OT

There's nothing like a reward to reinforce that hard work is paying off.

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Cavaliers stun No. 3 Lady Vols, 69-64 in OT

Chelsea Shine scored 18 points, including a key basket in overtime, and Virginia stunned turnover-prone No. 3 Tennessee 69-64 on Sunday.

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North Carolina's rally falls short against Va Tech

North Carolina got off to the best start imaginable and was poised to put No. 9 Virginia Tech on its heels.

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No. 9 Virginia Tech holds off North Carolina 24-21

Logan Thomas threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third, leading No. 9 Virginia Tech to a 24-21 victory over North Carolina on Thursday night and another 10-win season.

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Respect appreciated among NASCAR's contenders

Needing to almost win out for a chance at his sixth consecutive Sprint Cup championship, Jimmie Johnson had every opportunity to make that happen after Tony Stewart passed him less than three laps from the finish of Sunday's crash-filled race at Martinsville Speedway.

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Earnhardt has fun contributing to wild race

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was amped up. Literally.

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Harvick wins at Texas after Hornaday knocked out

Kevin Harvick won the NASCAR Truck Series race Friday night at Texas after his championship-contending truck driven by Ron Hornaday Jr. was knocked out of the race by a retaliating Kyle Busch.

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Rain washes out Cup qualifying at Martinsville

Rain has washed out Sprint Cup qualifying this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

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