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Virginia Football WR TJ Thorpe dressed and cleared to play

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According to David Teel, the transfer out of North Carolina is dressed, warming up, and cleared to play for today's game against William & Mary. It was previously announced that he would be out for 10 weeks.

UNBREAKING: Thorpe cleared to play

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Virginia Football fans paint Beta Bridge for William & Mary

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I apologize to my W&M friends, but this was hilarious #betabridge #gohoos

A photo posted by Cecil Banks (@hooscrazy) on

Whelp, the kids are back at it, as Beta Bridge sets the stage once again to host our friends from down south at William & Mary.

U.Va. activates heat management plan for W&M game

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With the temperature expected to be above 90 for Virginia’s football game with William & Mary at Scott Stadium on Saturday, UVa has activated its heat management-operating plan.

Individuals attending the game are encouraged to be mindful of the heat and take precautions like staying properly hydrated by drinking plenty of water, finding shade if necessary, and utilizing the services and medical facilities provided at the stadium to deal with the heat.

Virginia Activates Heat Management Plan For Football Game, VirginiaSports.com

Pop quiz! UVa or William & Mary - who went where?

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This quiz tests your knowledge about who attended two of the four oldest colleges in Virginia, ahead of the two schools' meeting on the gridiron this Saturday.

Former UVA star Jarrett Parker hits first major league home run

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Jarrett Parker, now on the San Francisco Giants, hit the first homer of his major league career. He pinch-hit for pitcher Chris Heston and launched a solo shot that gave the team a 4-3 5th inning lead over the Reds. (The Giants would go on to lose 9-8 in 10 innings).

Here's video: http://m.mlb.com/video/v482359383/

ESPN ranks Virginia as the #2 college campus

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Notre Dame, Wisconsin, and Virginia are the only A-rate basketball schools to make ESPN's list of top 10 campuses for recruits to visit. The only school that bests Virginia? Pepperdine. In Malibu. So, yeah.

CBS Sports' Preseason NBA Draft Board: Malcolm Brogdon

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CBS Sports has Virginia's Malcolm Brogdon as No. 59 on their preseason NBA Draft Big Board. He's classified as a "Tier 6" player, which is five tiers away from where he is in our hearts.

Virginia Basketball among Top-5 programs most likely to succeed

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Gary Parrish published his list of 15 programs most likely to succeed over the next five years. Duke topped the list, but coming in fifth (#1 in our hearts) are the Hoos. Virginia is the second-highest-positioned ACC team on the list.

Also noteworthy, five ACC schools make the list. Joining Duke and Virginia are Louisville, UNC and NC State. That's a third of your 15 most-likely-to-succeed programs in conference.

UVa Club Hockey Goalie Ejected for Being Too Intimidating

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BREAKING: UVa's club ice hockey goalie was ejected over the weekend for chugging a beer during the 2nd period. We're unsure as to why, but we think the ref must have either been a communist or VCU was too scared by his awesomeness.

Thanks to Barstool for pointing out this injustice on their Instagram page. FIGHT THE POWER OF OVERBEARING REFS!