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Area High School Basketball Scoreboard – Tuesday, 2/10

Area High School Basketball Scoreboard - Tuesday, 2/10

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EMU Baseball opens season with 9-4 loss at Christopher Newport

EMU Baseball opens season with 9-4 loss at Christopher Newport

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Justin Verlander returns to the Detroit Tigers on a $13 million, one-year contract

For his 21st season in the majors, Justin Verlander is going back to the very beginning of his career. All the way back to Motown.

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Winter Olympics recap: Shiffrin out of the medals again, Klaebo wins another gold

Make that seven straight races without a medal for Mikaela Shiffrin at the Winter Olympics. The American skiing standout was given the ideal platform to win the new team combined event after partner Breezy Johnson led the opening downhill leg on Tuesday.

3 weeks ago

Dukes’ pitcher Max Kuhle named to 2026 Stopper of the Year watch list

James Madison senior Max Kuhle was one of 104 players named to the initial 2026 Watch List for the 21st Annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, the association announced Tuesday.

3 weeks ago

JMU Lacrosse vs. Virginia Tech moved to turf field at Sentara Park

Due to game field conditions, James Madison's lacrosse game against Virginia Tech will be played at the Sentara Park turf field at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11.

3 weeks ago

Injured Warriors star Stephen Curry to sit out All-Star Game with lingering right knee injury

Stephen Curry will sit out the All-Star Game in Los Angeles because of his troublesome right knee that sidelined the Golden State Warriors star for a fourth straight game Monday night against Memphis.

3 weeks ago

Four players ejected after Pistons and Hornets tussle in physical game won by Detroit

A fight between the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets in the third quarter of Monday night's game, resulted in four player ejections.

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Raedler and Huber of Austria win team combined at the Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin is 4th

Ariane Raedler and Katharina Huber of Austria won gold in the new team combined event at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday when Mikaela Shiffrin surprisingly crossed fourth after wasting a first-run lead by teammate Breezy Johnson.

3 weeks ago

Area High School Basketball Scoreboard – Monday, 2/9

Area High School Basketball Scoreboard - Monday, 2/9

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Seahawks ride their ‘Dark Side’ defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13

The "Dark Side" defense carried Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks to a Lombardi Trophy. Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald's ferocious unit pummeled Drake Maye, and the Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to win the franchise's second Super Bowl.

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Lindsey Vonn breaks leg in downhill crash at Winter Olympics, in stable condition at hospital

Lindsey Vonn's defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended Sunday in a frightening crash that left her with a broken leg and saw her taken to safety by a rescue helicopter for the second time in nine days.

3 weeks ago

JMU Women’s Basketball hands UMass first home loss of the season

Peyton McDaniel tied her season high of 29 points, as James Madison dominated the glass, 46-26, for a 71-57 victory over Massachusetts inside the Mullins Center on Sunday afternoon to hand the Minutewomen their first home loss of the 2025-26 season.

3 weeks ago

James Madison Softball splits on final day at Chapel Hill

Home runs from sophomore Emily LeGrand and freshman Mia Tribul powered James Madison softball to a split of games on the final day in Chapel Hill, taking down Elon, 13-4, before falling to North Carolina, 11-3, at Eugene A. Anderson Stadium.

3 weeks ago

James Madison Men’s Basketball takes down Toledo, 73-71

Justin McBride and Eli Wilborn hit three free throws in the final 20 seconds to propel James Madison men's basketball to a 73-71 win over Toledo on Saturday afternoon at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.

3 weeks ago

Bridgewater Women’s Basketball rallies from early deficit to defeat Guilford, 54-48

The Bridgewater College women's basketball team bounced back on Saturday with a 54-48 victory over Guilford led by a strong second half.

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EMU Men’s Basketball drops home game to No. 17 Roanoke, 73-57

EMU Men's Basketball drops home game to No. 17 Roanoke, 73-57

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BC Men’s Basketball stops skid with 80-67 win at Averett

Bridgewater College men's basketball bested Averett on the road Saturday afternoon by a final score of 80-67.

3 weeks ago

Area High School Basketball Scoreboard – Friday, 2/6

Area High School Basketball Scoreboard - Friday, 2/6

3 weeks ago

No. 19 JMU Lacrosse drops season opener to No. 1 North Carolina, 19-11

Despite a fourth-quarter surge, No. 19 James Madison lacrosse was unable to overcome its deficit as the Dukes fell to No. 1 North Carolina, 19-11, at Sentara Park on Friday afternoon.

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2 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Eddie Vedder turns solo vulnerability into a powerful plea in Netflix’s ‘Matter of Time’

The first time Eddie Vedder toured without Pearl Jam, he made some glaring mistakes onstage and felt discouraged. A few shows later, he ran into Bruce Springsteen, who told him that performing solo is terrifying but that vulnerability can be a force to harness.

2 days ago in Entertainment

30 years after Pokémon’s release, fans are still trying to catch ’em all

In the 30 years since Pokémon debuted in Japan with the 1996 release of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green for Nintendo Game Boy, the franchise has taken over the globe with its animated shows, mobile games and highly coveted trading cards. Its popularity continues with fans young and old.

3 days ago in Entertainment

Park Chan-wook will lead the Cannes Film Festival jury, will be the 1st Korean in the role

Park Chan-wook, the Korean filmmaker of "Oldboy" and "No Other Choice," will head the jury at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, festival organizers announced Thursday.