News Headlines for Arlington, Virginia

Virginia Tech - Team Notes (USA Today)
Virginia Tech and No. 21 Boston College will face off in the ACC championship game for the second straight year Saturday at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium. That's a surprising development for both teams, considering the talent they both lost to graduation last year and the hurdles they had to clear this season.

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Virginia - Team Notes (USA Today)
Virginia's 2008 season won't be an easy one for the program to define.

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West Virginia - Team Notes (USA Today)
   A week after he became the all-time leading rusher among collegiate quarterbacks, West Virginia again tried to turn him into a passing quarterback, and it cost them a defeat in the 101st Backyard Brawl with Pitt and any chance of earning a BCS bid.

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AD: No extra year on Groh's Virginia contract (Sports Illustrated)
For the second time in three years, Virginia has declined to add a year to head football coach Al Groh's contract under a rollover clause, athletic director Craig Littlepage announced Sunday.

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Gonzaga Upsets Virginia (Washington Post)
Heather Bowman scores 18 points to lead Gonzaga to a 69-62 upset over No. 16 Virginia on Sunday at the WBCA Classic in Milwaukee.

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Virginia declines to add year to Groh's contract (Sports Illustrated)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- For the second time in three years, Virginia has declined to add a year to football coach Al Groh's contract under a rollover clause.

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Gonzaga Upsets No. 16 Virginia (Washington Post)
Heather Bowman scores 18 points to lead Gonzaga to a 69-62 upset over No. 16 Virginia on Sunday in the WBCA Classic.

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Gonzaga upsets No. 16 Virginia 69-62 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Heather Bowman scored 18 points to lead Gonzaga to a 69-62 upset over No. 16 Virginia on Sunday in the WBCA Classic.

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Wisconsin and Virginia Tech kick off Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Covers.com)
Wisconsin hasn't fared well in the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge, particularly on the road. Looking for their first road win in six tries in the Challenge, the No. 25 Badgers visit Virginia Tech on Monday. Oddsmakers have set the Badgers as 2.5-...

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Virginia Sees Decline of On-The-Job Deaths (Insurance Journal)
Fewer workers in Virginia are being killed while on the job. Federal figures released Monday show workplace fatalties declined by 15 percent, from 165 in 2006 to 141 in 2007. Highway accidents w

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