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1 week ago

Avalanche clinch top spot in Western Conference and shift focus to bigger goals

Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar isn't ready to plan any parades just yet. Moments after the Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Tuesday night to clinch Central Division and top seed in the Western Conference, Bednar was already focusing on the next step toward the ultimate goal of a Stanley Cup.

1 week ago

Dukes take down No. 13 Virginia in 10 innings for first win over Hoos since 2007

James Madison baseball knocked off No. 13 Virginia for the first time since 2007, scoring the winning run on a wild pitch in the 10th inning on Tuesday night for an 8-7 win at Disharoon Park.

1 week ago

No. 9 Bridgewater Baseball falls at home to No. 5 Shenandoah, 13-4

No. 9 Bridgewater Baseball falls at home to No. 5 Shenandoah, 13-4

1 week ago

EMU Baseball drops two games against Washington and Lee

On Tuesday, the Diamond Royals marched into Lexington to do battle with the Generals of Washington & Lee, completing a suspended game from two weeks ago before the originally scheduled ODAC night game. Sadly, EMU came home empty, losing the suspended game 10-6 before dropping a 3-2 heartbreaker to the Generals.

1 week ago

Cauthorn sets single-game strikeout record in BC Softball’s sweep of EMU

Cauthorn sets single-game strikeout record in BC Softball's sweep of EMU

1 week ago

Area High School Scoreboard – Tuesday, 4/7

Area High School Scoreboard - Tuesday, 4/7

1 week ago

EMU Men’s Volleyball upsets No. 3 Lynchburg in ODAC Quarterfinals

EMU Men's Volleyball upsets No. 3 Lynchburg in ODAC Quarterfinals

1 week ago

The NBA’s stretch run has arrived. Here’s a look at what’s happening

A busy 10-game NBA slate awaits on Tuesday, and some clarity might come in terms of who'll end up seeded where.

1 week ago

Michigan muscles its way to program’s 2nd national title, beating stubborn UConn 69-63

The five fabulous transfers who make up Michigan coach Dusty May's starting lineup got down and dirty with the rest of the Wolverines — coming out with the national title trophy Monday night after muscling their way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn.

1 week ago

Area High School Scoreboard – Monday, 4/6

Area High School Scoreboard - Monday, 4/6

1 week ago

JMU’s Root, Cuviello earn weekly American Lacrosse honors

James Madison lacrosse attacker Payton Root and defender Reese Cuviello have been named American Conference Attack Player and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, the conference announced on Monday.

1 week ago

Mets to retire Carlos Beltrán’s No. 15 in ceremony before he enters team’s hall of fame on Sept. 19

The New York Mets will retire Carlos Beltrán's No. 15 and he will enter the team's hall of fame before their home game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sept. 19.

1 week ago

Dodgers and Yankees off to impressive starts, and Ohtani and Judge are just starting to hit

The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees are off to good starts — and their MVPs are finally starting to hit. Shohei Ohtani hadn't driven in a run until Friday, then homered in that game and again Sunday. He and Aaron Judge each have three straight multihit games.

1 week ago

UCLA storms past South Carolina to claim its 1st NCAA women’s basketball title

It's mission accomplished for UCLA. Gabriela Jaquez, Lauren Betts and the rest of the UCLA seniors secured the first NCAA women's basketball national championship in school history — a goal that was set after losing in the first Final Four last season.

2 weeks ago

JMU Baseball takes down Louisiana, 5-1, to win series

Solid pitching and timely hitting led James Madison baseball to a 5-1 victory over Louisiana, securing the series on Saturday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park.

2 weeks ago

No. 10 Bridgewater Baseball gets road sweep at Randolph-Macon

ASHLAND, Va. (BC Athletics)- The No. 6/10 Bridgewater College baseball team rolled to a sweep in the doubleheader against nationally…

2 weeks ago

James Madison Lacrosse rolls to a 20-10 victory at Charlotte

Ten Dukes found this scoring column as James Madison lacrosse defeated Charlotte, 20-10, in American Conference play at Jerry Richardson Stadium on Saturday evening.

2 weeks ago

EMU Baseball drops two games at home to Hampden-Sydney

EMU Baseball drops two games at home to Hampden-Sydney

2 weeks ago

JMU Baseball rallies to defeat Louisiana in 11 innings, 6-5

James Madison baseball defeated Louisiana, 6-5, in an 11-inning thriller on Saturday evening at Veterans Memorial Park to even the three-game Sun Belt Conference series.

2 weeks ago

Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer named The Associated Press men’s national player of the year

Cameron Boozer was at the center of everything for Duke this season. The 6-foot-9, 250-pound forward proved tough enough to score through...

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Tom Holland says new ‘Spider-Man’ is the most emotional, most mature, yet

Tom Holland's Peter Parker is dealing with the reality of making his friends forget his identity in the upcoming "Spider-Man" movie.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Hollywood heavyweights voice ‘unequivocal opposition’ to Paramount-Warner merger in open letter

More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their "unequivocal opposition" to the proposed Paramount merger with Warner Bros. Discovery in an open letter published Monday.

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Kim Kardashian makes her Broadway producing debut with the criminal justice play ‘The Fear of 13’

Kim Kardashian is adding to her resume the title of Broadway producer. The reality TV star and entrepreneur has signed on to help produce the play "The Fear of 13," about the true story of Nick Yarris, a man who spent more than two decades on death row for a murder he insists he did not commit.