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Posted: Friday March 28, 2008 11:20AM; Updated: Friday March 28, 2008 1:35PM


	By Andy Gray

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Virginia Tech Beats Olympic Team

Jenny Finch and the U.S. Olympic softball team were beaten by VaTech. :: Stewart Shining/SI, AP

Before playing Virginia Tech on Wednesday, the U.S. Olympic softball team had a 185-game winning streak in pre-Olympic exhibitions stretching back to 1996. The Hokies did not let it extend to 186, as the lovely Angela Tincher threw a no-hitter to beat Jenny Finch (above) and the U.S. team.

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My Dorm Room was a School Library Couch

We liked this tale of George Washington sophomore Marco Chomut, who, after being evicted from his dorm room, made a home in the sixth floor of the school library for an entire month.

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Pop Culture Nugget

If someone were to "untoon" Homer Simpson, here is what he'd look like. While we're on The Simpsons, here is a five-minute video of every couch gag from the show's opening sequence.

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