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“This is your opportunity to connect with your new fans,” first-year Virginia basketball coach Ryan Odom said he told his players before Friday night’s exhibition win over Villanova.

The victory was the Cavaliers’ sixth straight and third in OT already this season.

Malik Thomas scored 16 points as the ‘Hoos downed Villanova in a preseason exhibition.

For the fourth time in the past 10 months, Virginia’s football team is receiving a major donation aimed at “competitive operational support of the program.”

Trey Yesavage, who spent the summer of 2022 in Cville, starts for the Blue Jays, becoming the first Tom Sox player to appear in the Fall Classic.

The three local products will take the court on Friday night when UVA hosts Villanova in an exhibition game.

After putting up record-setting numbers through the first five games of the season, the Cavaliers are struggling to move the ball.

Volleyball also swept Virginia Tech last week.

Maybe Virginia has moxie. Maybe it’s playing with fire. Whichever it is, it’s fun to watch.

The Cavaliers won their fifth straight, scoring the go-ahead points with a safety in the final minutes.