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          <title>Baseball to start using instant replay Thursday</title>
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Umpires will be allowed to check video on home run calls starting Thursday after Major League Baseball, guardian of America&#8217;s most traditional sport, reversed its decades-long opposition to instant replay.
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          <title>Farrior gets new contract from Steelers</title>
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The Pittsburgh Steelers signed linebacker James Farrior to a five-year, $18.2 million contract extension that includes a $5 million signing bonus.
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          <title>Merritt upsets Wariner to win 400&#45;meter gold medal</title>
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Virginian LaShawn Merritt has upset defending champion Jeremy Wariner to lead a U.S. sweep of the medals in the 400 meters at the Olympics.
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          <title>Charlottesville&#8217;s Shoop takes rowing gold</title>
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 The United States won the gold medal in women&#8217;s eight rowing, finally knocking off Romania and another crew for a win in the sport&#8217;s signature event. 


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          <title>Top of the mountain: Phelps wins eighth gold medal in 4x100 medley</title>
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Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal Sunday at the Beijing Olympics as a member of the victorious U.S. 400-meter medley relay team.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:37:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Hucles heads to Beijing looking for another gold</title>
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Midfielder Angela Hucles, a former University of Virginia standout, scored the winning goal in the Peace Queen Cup final in South Korea in June &#8212; on a set piece that might normally have gone through Abby Wambach.


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          <pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Swimmer Rogulj to represent Croatia</title>
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The past and future of Virginia athletics will be on display at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing Olympics.


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          <title>Virginia becomes Olympic rowing proving ground</title>
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&#8220;People have no idea that CVa kids, rowing here in the reservoir &#8212; that they&#8217;re world-class athletes,&#8221; said Kevin Sauer recently. 


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          <pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>A new journey: Staley bound for Beijing as assistant coach</title>
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As the makeup of the United States women&#8217;s basketball team shifts to a younger generation, legendary guard Dawn Staley is going through some changes of her own.


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          <pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Third time the charm for Nelson?</title>
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When you get the chance, watch Adam Nelson at work.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>K.C. line offensive in many ways</title>
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It wasn&#8217;t always this way. Rivals once cast envious eyes upon Kansas City&#8217;s offensive line.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:19:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Former UVa star Reyna makes retirement official</title>
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Former U.S. national team captain Claudio Reyna retired Wednesday, less than two seasons after returning from Europe to join Major League Soccer&#8217;s New York Red Bulls. 


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          <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:41:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>King for a day: Singletary drafted by Sacramento</title>
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The Sacramento Kings picked the Philadelphia native in the second round with the 42nd overall pick.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Sims comes out of nowhere</title>
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With Jesse Smith, Hank Kim and Andy Bare just halfway through the back nine, Michael Sims was forced to wait things out on the clubhouse patio before beginning any celebrations. It wasn&#8217;t long until the round was up, and by the time the last group came in, Sims was still on top.


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          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Smith holds on to lead</title>
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While the last hole of the day may leave a bitter taste, Smith heads into the last two days of the Classic 11 strokes under par, good enough for a two-stroke lead.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Robinson has peachy day at Spring Creek</title>
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After the first round ended, David Robinson was tied atop the leaderboard with Andy Bare, who also posted a 65. Both were just a shot off the course record of 64 set during last year&#8217;s inaugural Spring Creek Classic. Both Bare and Robinson have already won a pair of events on the tour this season, with Bare winning last week&#8217;s Warrior Classic in China Grove, N.C.


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          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:44:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Spring Creek will challenge Heels</title>
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The top four money winners on the Tarheel Tour will tee it up with 148 of their closest friends &#8212; or at least competitors &#8212; today in the second annual Spring Creek Classic at the Spring Creek Golf Club.


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          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Webb leads at Cannon</title>
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In Gordonsville, Longwood junior Adam Webb shot a second-round 72 to take a one-shot lead at the Cannon Cup at Spring Creek Golf Course.


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          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Longshot Gordon takes Tinsley over Puchkova for first&#45;ever title</title>
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Ever since Alexis Gordon turned pro in January, she and her coach/boyfriend Michael King have had one goal in mind.


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          <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Underdog Gordon reaches Boyd Tinsley final</title>
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When told that she would be playing Alexis Gordon today in the final of the Boyd Tinsley USTA Women&#8217;s Pro Tennis Championships, Olga Puchkova sounded confused.


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          <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 23:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Dressed for success</title>
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Her suitcase was packed with two types of clothes: those to play tennis in and those to hit the town in. That was the original plan when Bethanie Mattek went to the Australian Open in 2004.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 23:50:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Puchkova collects victory</title>
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Attention University of Virginia athletes (male ones): Olga Puchkova would love an autographed jersey. Puchkova, the No. 2 seed at this week&#8217;s Boyd Tinsley USTA Women&#8217;s Pro Tennis Championships, is an avid collector.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 00:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Couts follows her destiny</title>
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At one point or another, every player in the field at the Boyd Tinsley USTA Women&#8217;s Pro Tennis Championships made a life-changing decision. Essentially, Kimberly Couts made her career choice at the ripe age of 7.


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          <title>Podkolzina trips up No. 1 seed Dubois at Tinsley</title>
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&#8220;The head coach at Cal&#8230;it was a bunch of [bleep],&#8221; Alexandra Podkolzina said. &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to go into it, but it&#8217;s the best school. It&#8217;s the No. 1 public school in the country.&#8221;


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          <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 01:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Blazing the comeback trail</title>
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A decade ago, the knee injury that all athletes dreaded was the torn anterior cruciate ligament. Today, it&#8217;s been replaced by a scarier one &#8212; an injury that requires microfracture surgery.
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          <title>Lepchenko back at Boyd Tinsley</title>
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She first came to Charlottesville as a fragile teenager forced to grow up by seeking her fortune as a budding international tennis player. At 14, Varvara Lepchenko and her father came to the U.S. to seek political asylum and to make a living playing tennis. They left behind their country, war-strifed Uzbekistan, which was plagued by civil conflict. They also left behind Lepchenko&#8217;s mother.
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          <title>Kelley storms back to take Greene Hills</title>
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With so many participants in the Greene Hill Invitational complaining about the windy conditions on Saturday, Mother Nature gave the golfers some much needed change.


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          <title>Local golf notebook: Run for Battle Trophy kicks off this weekend</title>
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The 2008 Battle Trophy race is on.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:34:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Burton surges to lead in Greene Hills Invitational</title>
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Jerry Burton, a former professional out of Williamsburg, burst onto the local scene last year after regaining his amateur status. The Spring Creek member has been impressive in his short time in Central Virginia, making it to the finals of last fall&#8217;s match play championships before losing to eventual champion Bowen Sargent.


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