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1 hour ago in Sports, UVA, UVA Sports
Virginia men’s basketball set to play Vanderbilt in LinkU Invitational
The exhibition is a doubleheader featuring Virginia and Vanderbilt as the first game at 1 p.m. with the College of Charleston and Citadel following at 3 p.m.
3 hours ago in Sports
‘Ferytale’ rolls on at Wimbledon as British wild card Fery reaches semifinals after meeting queen
The 23-year-old British player Arthur Fery, who needed a wild-card invitation to enter the Wimbledon tournament, beat ninth-seeded Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-0 on Centre Court in front of roaring home fans and a Royal Box contingent that included Britain's Queen Camilla on Wednesday.
6 hours ago in Charlottesville City, Sports
Charlottesville Tom Sox baseball camps keep local kids on the field
As the Tom Sox's regular season comes to a close, the camps are a time for community outreach and for growing the youth sports landscape of Charlottesville.
20 hours ago in Sports, Trending
World Cup quarterfinals: It’s Messi, Morocco, and 6 teams from Europe. And that’s not unusual
More World Cup teams. Same World Cup story. This edition started with 48 teams; it's now down to eight, with six of those from Europe. And unless Morocco pulls off a series of surprising outcomes over the final two weeks, the champion will come from Europe or South America. Again. As always.
20 hours ago in Sports
Justin Verlander plans to retire after this season, capping a career with 3 Cy Young Awards
Justin Verlander plans to call it a career later this year. The three-time Cy Young Award winner, two-time World Series champion and 2011 AL MVP will retire after this season with the Detroit Tigers.
1 day ago in Sports
Lionel Messi leads Argentina to 3-2 comeback victory over Egypt and spot in World Cup quarterfinals
It was another World Cup epic from an Argentina team that simply doesn't know when it's beaten. Trailing 2-0 against Egypt with 11 minutes of regulation time to play on Tuesday, the defending champions rallied for an improbable 3-2 victory and a spot in the quarterfinals.
1 day ago in Sports
Shohei Ohtani hits his 300th career homer, becoming first Japanese-born MLB player to reach mark
Shohei Ohtani hit his 300th career homer on Tuesday night, a leadoff shot against Colorado Rockies pitcher Michael Lorenzen that made him the first Japanese-born player in the majors to reach the milestone.
Local News
4 hours ago in Albemarle County, Business, Charlottesville City, Local, UVA
Flow Automotive focuses on community investment as new showroom opens on Pantops
Don Flow, a UVA graduate, started his business in the Charlottesville area 57 years ago. Wednesday, Flow Automotive opened its 15th showroom in the area.
4 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Health & Wellness, Local, Local Nonprofits
Broadcasters for Blood Drive aims to boost local supply during critical summer months
This year's event is Monday at Albemarle Square Shopping Center from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
16 hours ago in Charlottesville City, Education, Local, Politics
Charlottesville eyes eight possible school projects to fund with sales tax raise
City Council still has to approve adding the sales tax referendum to November's ballot.