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James Madison Baseball comes up short in season opener at No. 16 Florida State

James Madison baseball was within a run of No. 16 Florida State entering the eighth inning before the Seminoles brought three runs across in the inning, leading to a 5-1 final score at Dick Howser Stadium on Friday night.

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JMU Softball loses first game at Clearwater to No. 3 Tennessee

James Madison softball fell to No. 3 Tennessee, 11-0, on Friday evening at the Eddie C. Moore Complex. 

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Bridgewater Baseball opens season with 10-2 win over DeSales

Bridgewater College baseball opened the season with a strong 10-2 win over DeSales at JMU's Eagle Field at Veteran's Memorial Park Friday afternoon.

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James Madison Men’s Tennis wins a thriller over South Alabama, 4-3

James Madison men's tennis opened Sun Belt Conference play by rallying in singles play for a thrilling 4-3 victory against South Alabama on Friday at East Campus Tennis Courts.

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EMU Baseball drops series opener at William Peace, 3-2

EMU Baseball drops series opener at William Peace, 3-2

3 weeks ago in Sports

Chris Paul, the ‘Point God,’ retires as All-Star weekend begins, ending a 21-season NBA run

Chris Paul, the "Point God" who was a 12-time All-Star selection and two-time Olympic gold medalist, announced his retirement on Friday in the capper of a 21-season career that will surely merit induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

3 weeks ago in Sports

A healthy Shohei Ohtani eyes the one major award he hasn’t won — a Cy Young Award

Shohei Ohtani is a five-time All-Star, a four-time Most Valuable Player, a two-time World Series winner and a World Baseball Classic champion, giving him a sparkling baseball resume that no current player can touch. The only major honor he hasn't won? A Cy Young Award.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Sports

Taylor Swift rumors spiked ticket sales for Pebble Beach golf tournament

Pebble Beach had an extra buzz Friday morning with rumors swirling in the cool Pacific breeze Swift would be there to watch her fiancé, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, playing in the PGA Tour event that combines corporate CEOs and celebrities with golf's best.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment

After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look back — and ahead

Eight hundred episodes, 37 seasons, and one four-fingered family that refuses to age. As "The Simpsons" hits a milestone few series have ever glimpsed this weekend, the architects behind Springfield are reflecting on the choices that turned crude 1987 shorts from "The Tracey Ullman Show" into a cultural juggernaut.

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JMU Football Spring Game to be held on April 25

James Madison football will host the 2026 Spring Game, presented by Duke's Mayo, on Saturday, April 25 at Bridgeforth Stadium.

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Jamse Madison Women’s Tennis blanks Howard in home opener

James Madison opened its women's tennis home slate with a convincing 4-0 victory against Howard on Friday morning at East Campus Tennis Courts.

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Norway’s Klaebo makes history on skis, ties all-time Winter Olympics gold record

Friday the 13th will be remembered as a lucky day for Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo. Norway's cross-country skiing star tied an all‑time Winter Games record by winning his eighth gold medal Friday at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The 29‑year‑old claimed victory in the men's 10 kilometer interval‑start race, for his third gold at the 2026 games.

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Inflation measure falls to nearly five-year low as gas prices fall and housing costs cool

A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices fell, offering some relief to Americans grappling with the sharp cost increases of the past five years.

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JMU Men’s Basketball outlasts Georgia State in overtime, 81-79

Cliff Davis tallied a season-high 26 points, Justin McBride added 22 points, and James Madison men's basketball held on for an 81-79 overtime win over Georgia State on Thursday night at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.

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Area High School Basketball Scoreboard – Thursday, 2/12

Area High School Basketball Scoreboard - Thursday, 2/12

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Chloe Kim falls short of Olympic three-peat, taking silver as Choi Gaon wins women’s halfpipe

Chloe Kim fell short in her bid to become the first Olympic snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals, finishing second to Choi Gaon of South Korea in the women's halfpipe on Thursday.

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Chloe Kim on deck for chance at third straight Olympic gold

Now, it's Chloe Kim's turn to grasp a special spot in snowboarding's record book. Kim will be in the halfpipe Thursday night, trying to become the first snowboarder to win three straight Olympic gold medals.

3 weeks ago in National

Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday.

3 weeks ago in World

Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics over banned helmet honoring war dead

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a likely medal contender at the Milan Cortina Games, was barred from racing Thursday after refusing a last-minute plea from the International Olympic Committee to not use a helmet that honors more than 20 athletes and coaches killed in his country's war with Russia.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment

Actor Blake Lively and director Justin Baldoni go to New York in required effort to avoid trial

Actor Blake Lively and director Justin Baldoni came to a New York courthouse on Wednesday to see if her lawsuit alleging sexual harassment on the set of the 2024 romantic drama "It Ends With Us" could be settled before a May trial.

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Trial that could lead to the breakup of Ticketmaster’s parent company gets underway

A high-stakes antitrust trial that could lead to the possible breakup of Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, got underway Tuesday in a case over whether the entertainment giant's dominance of the concert industry amounts to an illegal monopoly.

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Padma Lakshmi finds a new competitive kitchen with CBS’ ‘America’s Culinary Cup’

Padma Lakshmi is back in the kitchen with a knives-out cooking competition, and this time the stakes are higher — for the contestants and for her. The former host of Bravo's "Top Chef" lands on network prime time hosting and judging the CBS show "America's Culinary Cup," which boasts the largest cash prize in culinary television history — $1 million.

19 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

The Guess Who plan the band’s first official US tour in over two decades

Two principal songwriters of The Guess Who — the band that crafted the hit song "American Woman" — will tour America itself later this year for the first time in over two decades.