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3 weeks ago

Bridgewater Baseball gets knocked out of ODAC Championship Weekend

The Bridgewater College baseball team dropped both games in the second day of the ODAC finals round to Shenandoah and Lynchburg Friday night which ended their impressive conference tournament run.

3 weeks ago

JMU Baseball lets seventh inning lead slip away in 8-5 loss to No. 12 Southern Miss

No. 12 Southern Miss used a six-run seventh inning to come from behind and upend James Madison baseball, 8-5, on Friday night in Sun Belt Conference action at Veterans Memorial Park.

3 weeks ago

BC Softball falls to No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan, 1-0, in game one of ODAC Champ Series

The Bridgewater College Softball team fell to No. 1 Va. Wesleyan 1-0 in a thriller in game one of the ODAC Championship Series.

3 weeks ago

NFL and referees agree on a 7-year collective bargaining agreement, avoiding potential work stoppage

The NFL and the NFL Referees Association agreed Friday on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement that avoids a potential work stoppage and use of replacement officials.

3 weeks ago

Djokovic beaten by a Croatian qualifier 18 years younger than him at the Italian Open

Novak Djokovic was beaten by a Croatian qualifier 18 years younger than him at the Italian Open on Friday in his first match after two months out due to a right shoulder injury.

3 weeks ago

Holmgren and Gilgeous-Alexander each score 22 as Thunder take 2-0 lead over Lakers in West semis

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander isn't scoring the way he usually does, but the Oklahoma City Thunder are still winning the way they normally do.

3 weeks ago

Cade Cunningham has 25 points and 10 assists to lift Pistons past Cavs 107-97 for a 2-0 lead

Cade Cunningham had 25 points and 10 assists, Tobias Harris scored 21 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series.

3 weeks ago

Bridgewater Baseball upsets No. 1 seed Lynchburg in ODAC Tournament in 14 innings

The No. 9 nationally ranked Bridgewater College baseball team made noise at the ODAC finals round in the first game of the double-elimination four-team field against top-seed Lynchburg with a 14-inning victory Thursday at Capital One Park by a final score of 4-3.

3 weeks ago

Dukes fall to Texas State, 5-2, in Sun Belt Softball Quarterfinals

No. 3 seed Texas State softball rallied from a 2-0 deficit with a five-run bottom of the sixth to move past sixth-seeded James Madison, 5-2, in Thursday's Quarterfinal of the 2026 Sun Belt Championship at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park.

3 weeks ago

March Madness tournaments will expand to 76 teams each starting next season

The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a long-expected move that will drop more games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially changing its overall form.

3 weeks ago

JMU’s O’Regan receives contract extension through the 2031-32

Following another banner season for James Madison that included a Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Championship title and a berth into the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship, Head Coach Sean O'Regan received a contract extension through the 2031-32 season, as announced Thursday by JMU Director of Athletics Matt Roan.

3 weeks ago

Joel Embiid misses Game 2 and the 76ers miss their big man in the 4th quarter of their loss

The Philadelphia 76ers put up a good fight without Joel Embiid, though could have used their man in the middle when they struggled to score in the final minutes of Game 2 on Wednesday night.

3 weeks ago

Wembanyama and Spurs rebound to hand Timberwolves largest postseason defeat, 133-95, to even series

Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs handed Minnesota its worst postseason loss in franchise history, beating the Timberwolves 133-95 on Wednesday night to even their Western Conference semifinal series at one game apiece.

4 weeks ago

James Madison Baseball loses in extra innings at George Washington

In its final midweek game of the season, James Madison baseball fell in 10 innings to George Washington, 5-4, on Tuesday afternoon at Barcroft Park.

4 weeks ago

Area High School Scoreboard – Tuesday, 5/5

Area High School Scoreboard - Tuesday, 5/5

4 weeks ago

Four Dukes earn All-Sun Belt Softball honors

The James Madison softball program was well represented in the Sun Belt Conference postseason awards as four Dukes earned all-conference recognition, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.

4 weeks ago

JMU’s Václav Tichý was named Third Team All-Sun Belt Men’s Golf

James Madison senior Václav Tichý was named Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference on Tuesday afternoon, as the Sun Belt Conference rolled out its 2025-26 postseason awards.

4 weeks ago

Knicks crush the 76ers 137-98 to start the second round and keep up a historic postseason roll

Jalen Brunson scored 27 of his 35 points in the first half and the New York Knicks emphatically added to a historic postseason roll by overwhelming the Philadelphia 76ers 137-98 on Monday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

4 weeks ago

Lakers’ Doncic, Thunder’s Williams ruled out for Game 1 of West semifinals with hamstring injuries

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic and Oklahoma City Thunder guard/forward Jalen Williams have been ruled out of Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Tuesday night with left hamstring injuries.

4 weeks ago

Two-time AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal to have elbow surgery to remove loose bodies

Two-time American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal will have surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow after being scratched from Monday's start against the Boston Red Sox.

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3 days ago in Sports, Trending

MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike

Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players' association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death

Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the "Friends" star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Music

The Chicks announce intimate ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour. ‘This is our lives’

Call it a comeback, a crossover moment, or both. Twenty years ago, The Chicks released their blockbuster 2006 album "Taking the Long Way" — their first full-length after the country music industry turned their backs on them — and one of the biggest of their career.