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Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Harry Parone Stadium at Spring Valley High School has been selected as the winner of the Pioneer Athletics 2012 Fields of Excellence Award.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  Clemson's rally from six runs down falls short as the 12th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers won game three and the series over the Tigers 8-5 on Sunday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Pinch-hitter Mike Papi hit a two-out, run-scoring single in the ninth inning to tie the score, then hit a solo homer in the 11th inning to lead No. 12 Virginia to a 6-5 win over Clemson in 11 innings at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  The Clemson Tigers suffered the team's worst ACC loss in a decade Thursday night, losing to Virginia 78-41.

Friday, November 23, 2012  Christ Church scored nine points in an eight-second span of the fourth quarter to take a 27-18 victory over Johnsonville to claim the Class A Division I state championship.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  Cavaliers score go-ahead run on bases-loaded walk to drop Tigers to 0-1 in round-robin pool play.

Thursday, January 13, 2011  One day after tweaking Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert and the Cavaliers on Twitter during the most lopsided loss in his former team's history, James explained he wasn't making fun of the Cavs.

Friday, December 03, 2010  Heat Is On: LeBron James ignores boos, taunts, leads Miami to 118-90 win in homecoming.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010  Different uniform. Same LeBron James. The NBA's two-time reigning MVP had his first full practice with the Miami Heat on Tuesday, barking out commands more loudly than any of his teammates.

Monday, September 27, 2010  For the first time in eight seasons, James was not at media day Monday as the Cavs embarked on a new era without the superstar, who decided to leave as a free agent and join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami to take a run at his first NBA title.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010  The NBA's two-time reigning MVP and new Miami Heat forward has told GQ magazine that he isn't sure the Cleveland Cavaliers owner "ever cared" about him during their time together.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010  Stung by the NBA superstar's decision to leave Cleveland and play for Miami, Cavaliers fans have been unloading their unwanted No. 23 jerseys, T-shirts and other clothing items bearing James' name at locations around the city.

Friday, July 16, 2010  Some young fans are literally making lemonade out of the $100,000 fine slapped on Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert over his criticism of LeBron James.

Monday, July 12, 2010  Following James' announcement last week, Gilbert fired off an incendiary letter to Cleveland's fans, ripping the 25-year-old.

Friday, July 09, 2010  It's celebration for the Heat, consternation for the Cavs, over LeBron's move to Miami