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JMU Men’s Basketball opens Sun Belt Tournament with 87-72 win over Louisiana

No. 9 seed James Madison got 21 points from Cliff Davis and 20 from Justin McBride to dispatch 12th-seeded Louisiana, 87-72, on Wednesday night to advance to the Third Round of the 2026 Visit Pensacola Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship.

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James Madison Softball gets blanked at home by Michigan, 8-0

James Madison softball (9-8) dropped an 8–0 decision to Michigan (17-5) at Veterans Memorial Park on Wednesday afternoon.

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Eastern Mennonite Men’s Volleyball falls in five sets to Randolph

Eastern Mennonite Men's Volleyball falls in five sets to Randolph

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Bridgewater Softball splits at Whittier on final day in California

The Bridgewater College softball team split a pair of games with Whittier to wrap up its trip to southern California.

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EMU Softball opens season with two losses at Southern Virginia

EMU Softball opens season with two losses at Southern Virginia

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Virginia court allows a referendum on Democrat-led redistricting that could flip 4 US House seats

The court ruled that a statewide referendum can be held on April 21 .

2 weeks ago in Lifestyle

Apple’s ‘big week’ launches a pair of $599 devices aimed at budget buyers

Apple CEO Tim Cook promised a "big week" of product announcements has seen the introduction of a new budget-friendly iPhone trim, an entry-level MacBook tier, updated iPad Air models, refreshed monitors and higher-end chipsets. All of which was on display at hands-on media events held Wednesday in New York, London and Shanghai.

2 weeks ago in Entertainment

The director and ‘The Bride!’ Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jessie Buckley dare you to meet your monster

Maggie Gyllenhaal had earned a little currency as a filmmaker and wanted to make something big. Something epic. Something honest. Something that wouldn't just hit a vein, as she'd done with her first film, an adaptation of Elena Ferrante's "The Lost Daughter," but burst it wide-open.

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State Lawmakers Weigh New Permit Requirement for Hunters Using Dogs

The proposal would bar hunters from releasing dogs onto private land without written permission.

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The weight loss boom is reshaping American aesthetics

An estimated 63% of weight loss drug patients now seeking facial treatments have never set foot in a cosmetic clinic before. Thirty-one million Americans are now taking GLP-1 weight loss medications, according to KFF polling data from November 2025.

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An Oscar race that looked like a runaway may be a close call, after all

Who says to beware the Ides of March? A March 15 Academy Awards may feel late. By then, it will be almost a year since "Sinners" sunk its teeth into moviegoers last April. Some nominees have been on the campaign trail since the Cannes Film Festival in May.

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Robert De Niro delivers Lincoln’s civility warning at a Carnegie Hall benefit

Robert De Niro walked onto Carnegie Hall's stage Tuesday night, unannounced and to loud applause. He didn't make any speeches, at least none of his own. After a career defined by playing gangsters, an avenging taxi driver and a paranoid prize fighter, the Oscar-winning actor recited a call for civility, as first spoken by Abraham Lincoln.

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Shohei Ohtani is the show again in Japan for the World Baseball Classic

It's officially named the World Baseball Classic. But for the Group C games in Japan, simply call it the world according to Shohei Ohtani.

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Top-ranked tennis player Aryna Sabalenka announces engagement to Georgios Frangulis

Top-ranked tennis player Aryna Sabalenka has announced her engagement to Brazilian businessman Georgios Frangulis. Sabalenka posted a video of the proposal on Instagram, accompanied with the words "You & me, forever" along with a ring and heart emoji.

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Jasmine Crockett concedes to James Talarico in Texas Democratic Senate primary

Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday conceded the Democratic primary in the Texas Senate race to James Talarico. The congresswoman called on the party to unify behind the state representative, who clinched the nomination overnight.

3 weeks ago in National

Republicans brace for an ugly fight in the Texas Senate runoff between Cornyn and Paxton

The mess in Texas may be just beginning. Four-term Sen. John Cornyn and his allies spent nearly $70 million to survive the first round of the party's nomination fight on Tuesday. He was slightly ahead of conservative firebrand Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, with more votes still being counted on Wednesday.

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Obenshain votes against pay increase

Obenshain said he voted against that amendment.

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Area High School Basketball Scoreboard – Tuesday, 3/3

Scores from Quarterfinal games around the Shenandoah Valley.

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James Madison Baseball falls at home to George Mason, 11-2

With rain descending from the sky for the majority of the game, George Mason used five extra-base hits to maneuver past James Madison baseball, 11-2, on Tuesday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park.

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JMU Lacrosse loses at No. 9 Johns Hopkins, 12-10

A six-goal fourth quarter propelled No.9 Johns Hopkins past James Madison Lacrosse as the Dukes fell 12-10 at Homewood Field on Tuesday afternoon.

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