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2 weeks ago

Louisell sets JMU Volleyball single-season kills record, Dukes fall to Texas State

Kennedy Louisell set the James Madison single-season kills record, but Texas State held on for a five-set (25-18, 19-25, 13-25, 25-22, 8-15) win over the Dukes on Friday evening in front of a program-record 937 fans inside the Convocation Center.

2 weeks ago

JMU Volleyball lets 2-0 lead slip away as they lose to Texas State in five sets

Texas State rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat James Madison volleyball, (25-21, 25-19, 19-25, 21-25, 12-15), on Thursday night at the Convocation Center.

2 weeks ago

Bridgewater upsets No. 25 Lynchburg to advance to ODAC Volleyball Championship

Bridgewater women's volleyball knocked out nationally ranked Lynchburg in the ODAC semifinals in a thrilling five-set victory Thursday night on the road. The No. 3 seeded Eagles advances to the ODAC championship on Saturday as the host team facing No. 4 seed Washington & Lee.

2 weeks ago

JMU Men’s Basketball loses on the road at Longwood, 82-72

Longwood made 36 free throws to down James Madison men's basketball, 82-72, on Wednesday evening at the Joan Perry Brock Center.

2 weeks ago

James Madison Women’s Basketball uses big second half to rally past Liberty

James Madison women's basketball trailed Liberty by as much as 12 (39-27) early in the second half, but rallied back by shooting 20-for-37 (.647) from the field over the final two quarters, aided by Ashanti Barnes' career-high 29 points for a 74-61 comeback victory on Wednesday night inside the Atlantic Union Bank Center.

3 weeks ago

Bridgewater’s final football game canceled; will play a scrimmage on Saturday

Bridgewater College Athletics has announced that the football program will host a Crimson and White Game on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. at The Stadium at the Jopson Athletic Complex. Due to the decision of the ODAC on Monday to cancel the rest of the football seasons for Averett and Guilford after an alternation took place between the two teams last Saturday, this week's regular season finale with Guilford has been counted as an administrative forfeit and will not take place.

3 weeks ago

Dukes Football enters national rankings for the first time this season

Following a seven-game win streak, James Madison is nationally ranked in both major polls for the first time in the 2025 season, coming in at #24 in the AP Top 25 and #25 in the US LBM Coaches Poll.

3 weeks ago

Davis scores 16 as JMU Men’s Basketball downs Coppin State, 84-70

Six different Dukes scored in double figures as James Madison men's basketball took care of Coppin State, 84-70, at the Atlantic Union Bank Center on Sunday afternoon.

3 weeks ago

James Madison Women’s Basketball cruises past Queens, 87-38

James Madison women's basketball shot 34-of-67 (.507) from the field and poured in 48 points in the paint to down Queens, 87-38, inside the Atlantic Union Bank Center on Sunday night.

3 weeks ago

Dukes hold off Marshall, 35-23, to win seventh straight game

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (JMU Athletics) – Alonza Barnett III threw for 270 passing yards and three touchdowns, as James Madison football…

3 weeks ago

Bridgewater rallies to take down No. 25 Hampden-Sydney, 45-42

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. (BC Athletics) – The Bridgewater College Football team took down No. 25 Hampden-Sydney 45-42 on a field goal…

3 weeks ago

James Madison Volleyball outlasts ODU to clinch Sun Belt regular season title

James Madison volleyball won its 13th straight match, clinching the outright Sun Belt Conference regular-season championship with a five-set win (25-22, 21-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-11) over Old Dominion on Saturday afternoon.

3 weeks ago

Area High School Football Scoreboard – Friday, 11/7

Area High School Football Scoreboard - Friday, 11/7

3 weeks ago

JMU Volleyball sweeps ODU to clinch Sun Belt East title

James Madison volleyball won its 12th straight match, sweeping Old Dominion 25-15, 25-23, 25-23, on Friday evening inside the ODU Volleyball Center.

3 weeks ago

JMU Women’s Basketball loses at home to George Mason, 72-57

James Madison shot 4-of-29 (.138) from three and 21-of-78 (.269) from the field in a 72-57 loss at the hands of George Mason in non-conference women's basketball action on Thursday night inside the Atlantic Union Bank Center.

3 weeks ago

Area High School Volleyball Scoreboard – Thursday, 11/6

Area High School Volleyball Scoreboard - Thursday, 11/6

3 weeks ago

Dukes’ Wayne Knight named one of six finalists for Paul Hornung Award

James Madison running back Wayne Knight was selected as one of six finalists for the 2025 Paul Hornung Award, which is given annually to the most versatile player in major college football.

3 weeks ago

JMU Men’s Basketball defeats Washington and Lee in home opener

Gabe Newhof and Justin McBride combined for 32 points, and James Madison men's basketball won its first game of the 2025-26 season, downing Washington & Lee 70-56 on Wednesday night at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.

3 weeks ago

Area High School Volleyball Scoreboard – Wednesday, 11/5

Area High School Volleyball Scoreboard - Wednesday, 11/5

3 weeks ago

James Madison’s Barnett named Manning Award QB of the Week

The Allstate Sugar Bowl announced that James Madison redshirt junior Alonza Barnett III has been selected as the Manning Award QB of the Week for week 10 of the college football season.

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3 days ago in Entertainment

‘Rush Hour 4’ will be distributed by Paramount after Trump’s reported request

After President Donald Trump's reported intervention, Paramount Pictures is set to distribute Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour 4," a project that Hollywood had eschewed after earlier sexual misconduct allegations against the director.

3 days ago in Sports

Enhanced Games to offer performance enhancers … and stock … to the public

The Enhanced Games is going public in two ways — with a new listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange and also by offering a direct-to-consumer business focused on performance products in a move it says "aims to democratize access to performance enhancement tools and protocols."

3 days ago in National

Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn’t known, AP sources say

A suspect is in custody in the shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, police said.

3 days ago in National

National Parks to raise fees for millions of international tourists to popular US parks

The National Park Service said Tuesday it is going to start charging the millions of international tourists who visit U.S. parks each year an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular sites, while leaving them out of fee-free days that will be reserved for American residents.

3 days ago in National, Trending

Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony

President Donald Trump didn't bring much holiday cheer Tuesday when bestowing ceremonial pardons on two Thanksgiving turkeys, dispensing more insults than goodwill at the traditional White House ritual.

3 days ago in Entertainment

How Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal found the emotional power of ‘Hamnet’

In "Hamnet," Chloé Zhao's adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's prizewinning 2020 novel, Paul Mescal plays William Shakespeare and Jessie Buckley his wife, Agnes. It's a fictional, speculative drama with basis in historical fact.