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7 days ago
Dukes move up one spot in both Top 25 polls
Following its ninth consecutive victory, James Madison rose one spot in both major college football polls, checking in at #20 in this week's AP Top 25 and #21 in the US LBM Coaches Poll.
7 days ago
EMU Men’s Basketball defeats Carlow for first win of the season
EMU Men's Basketball defeats Carlow for first win of the season, 71-61.
1 week ago
Area High School Football Playoff Scoreboard – Friday, 11/21
Area High School Football Playoff Scoreboard - Friday, 11/21
1 week ago
Dukes defeat Troy in four sets in Sun Belt Volleyball Quarterfinals; Nhial sets school record
James Madison sophomore middle Ayen Nhial tallied a school-record 16 blocks as part of a historic night for the Dukes' block, as JMU defeated the Troy Trojans in four sets (26-24, 25-14, 11-25, 25-23) on Friday night at the Foley Sports Tourism Center in the Quarterfinals of the 2025 Sun Belt Championship.
1 week ago
Travis Kelce plans to decide on retirement after the season, wants to give Chiefs time to prepare
Four-time All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce plans to wait until after the season to make a decision on retirement, though he did say Friday that he wants to make that decision early enough that the Kansas City Chiefs have time to prepare for the future.
1 week ago
NBA sees highest opening-month viewership in more than decade, record social media engagement
National NBA games being shown on NBC/Peacock, Amazon Prime Video or ESPN have drawn more than 60 million viewers through the first month of the regular season, the league announced Thursday, noting that is the highest opening total in 15 years.
1 week ago
Milan Cortina Olympic mountains are wintry white after 1st big snowstorm of the season
The mountains that will host the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have been hit with their first significant snowstorm of the season.
1 week ago
Texans get 8 sacks and Bullock forces 3 turnovers in Houston’s 23-19 win over Bills
Buffalo's Josh Allen was harassed by Houston's defense all night Thursday and it was no different on his last play of the game. "Our d-line was getting to him and made him make that bad decision at the end and he threw the ball right to me," Houston safety Calen Bullock said.
1 week ago
Lando Norris will tie McLaren record with 150th start at Las Vegas Grand Prix
Lando Norris will tie David Coulthard as the most-tenured driver in McLaren history when the lights go out for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, where the current Formula 1 points leader will make his 150th career start.
2 weeks ago
James Madison Women’s Basketball loses at No. 4 Texas, 95-56
No. 4 Texas knocked down 39-of-71 (.549) from the field and recorded 50 points in the paint, while James Madison committed a season-high 29 turnovers as the Dukes fell to the Longhorns 95-56 on Wednesday night in non-conference women's basketball action at Moody Center.
2 weeks ago
EMU Women’s Basketball falls at home to Washington Adventist, 67-62
EMU Women's Basketball falls at home to Washington Adventist, 67-62
2 weeks ago
JMU’s Louisell, Steinbrecher earn major Sun Belt Awards; Five Dukes named All-Conference
Kennedy Louisell was named the Player of the Year, Head Coach Lauren Steinbrecher was selected Coach of the Year, and five James Madison volleyball players landed on the 2025 Sun Belt All-Conference teams, the league announced on Wednesday afternoon.
2 weeks ago
Dukes’ Chesney named George Munger Award semifinalist
James Madison Head Coach Bob Chesney has been selected as one of 24 semifinalists for the 2025 George Munger College Coach of the Year Award, which is presented annually by the Maxwell Football Club.
2 weeks ago
MLB’s new media deals with ESPN, NBC, and Netflix total $800M annually
ESPN and Major League Baseball appeared headed for an ugly separation after the network opted out of its rights deal in February. Nine months later, it appears to be the best thing to happen to both parties.
2 weeks ago
Rookie QB Shedeur Sanders will make his first NFL start for the Browns on Sunday in Las Vegas
A natural showman, one of the many gifts inherited from his famous father, Shedeur Sanders is already hyping his first NFL start. It will happen on a 100-yard-long stage in America's entertainment mecca.
2 weeks ago
Roger Federer elected to International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1st year of eligibility
Well, this will come as no surprise to anyone who's paid any attention over the past quarter-century: Roger Federer was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, the Rhode Island-based Hall announced Wednesday.
2 weeks ago
Curaçao makes soccer history as smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup
The tiny Caribbean island country Curaçao will go to the 2026 World Cup as the smallest nation by population ever to qualify for the marquee event in men's soccer.
2 weeks ago
JMU Men’s Basketball stops two-game skid with 81-75 win over Towson
Bradley Douglas and Justin McBride combined for 43 points to help guide James Madison men's basketball past Towson, 81-75, on Tuesday night at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.
2 weeks ago
Bridgewater Women’s Basketball rallies past Stevenson, 51-44
The Bridgewater College women's basketball team overcame an 18-point deficit and held Stevenson to eight points in the second half on the way to a 51-44 victory on Tuesday night.
2 weeks ago
EMU Men’s Basketball comes up short at Southern Virginia, 71-63
EMU Men's Basketball comes up short at Southern Virginia, 71-63
