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UVA lacrosse player George Huguely has led a life of opportunity

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Four years ago, George Huguely’s prep school lacrosse coaches looked at him and found an easygoing prankster with a lighthearted attitude and the skills to earn him a spot on one of the country’s top college programs.

On Wednesday, police said they had looked in the University of Virginia senior’s apartment and found a crimson-stained Cavaliers lacrosse jersey and a letter to the woman Huguely is accused of beating to death, a senior on UVA’s women’s team.

The arrest of Huguely and the death this week of Yeardley Love, both 22, have struck the highly ranked teams as they prepare for the NCAA tournament and shaken some on the picturesque campus where students are studying for finals.

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