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Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan–Cortina Games

The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The torch relay is already underway and some of the top athletes are already making headlines. There are 16 sports in all, including some never seen before, and 116 gold medals are waiting to be awarded.

10 hours ago

James Madison Men’s Basketball drops Sun Belt opener at ODU, 77-68

James Madison men's basketball dropped its Sun Belt Conference opener, 77-68, to the Old Dominion Monarchs on Wednesday night at Chartway Arena.

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JMU Women’s Basketball rallies to win league opener at Coastal, 71-68

CONWAY, S.C. (JMU Athletics) – James Madison held Coastal Carolina without a made field goal for the final 3:41 to…

11 hours ago

Area High School Basketball Scoreboard – Wednesday, 12/17

Area High School Basketball Scoreboard - Wednesday, 12/17

11 hours ago

Bridgewater Women’s Basketball loses at Mary Washington, 63-56

Riley Corcoran registered a career-high 31 points as she tallied her 1000th career point as the Bridgewater College women's basketball team fell at Mary Washington 63-56

11 hours ago

EMU Men’s Basketball earns home win over William Peace, 68-54

EMU Men's Basketball earns home win over William Peace, 68-54

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Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes begins rehab after knee surgery with eye on Week 1 return in 2026

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has begun rehab following surgery to repair two torn ligaments in his left knee, and the team is optimistic the two-time MVP could be back early next season — perhaps even by the time Kansas City plays Week 1.

19 hours ago

Dolphins benching Tua Tagovailoa for rookie Quinn Ewers, AP source says

The Miami Dolphins are benching Tua Tagovailoa for rookie seventh-round pick Quinn Ewers, a person with knowledge of the quarterback change told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

1 day ago

Carlos Alcaraz ends 7-year partnership with coach Juan Carlos Ferrero

Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz is parting ways with his longtime coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, the man who guided him to the pinnacle of men's tennis during a remarkably successful seven-year partnership.

1 day ago

Losing to Jake Paul would be ‘awfully embarrassing’ for Joshua, says promoter Hearn

Writing in a column for the BBC, Eddie Hearn said it was "crazy" that Anthony Joshua — a former two-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist — was getting in the ring with Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer who is facing easily his biggest challenge yet.

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Area High School Basketball Scoreboard – Tuesday, 12/16

Area High School Basketball Scoreboard - Tuesday, 12/16

2 days ago

FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash

FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams' most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185.

2 days ago

Cooper Flagg becomes youngest player to score 42 points but laments Mavericks’ overtime loss to Jazz

Cooper Flagg scored the most points by an 18-year-old in NBA history, but he couldn't enjoy the accomplishment because it came in a loss. Flagg had 42 points — topping the previous mark of 37 set by LeBron James on Dec. 13, 2003 — in a 140-133 loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday night.

2 days ago

Aaron Rodgers and Steelers freeze out Dolphins, stay atop AFC North with 28-15 win

Aaron Rodgers passed for 224 yards and two touchdowns and Pittsburgh kept its grasp on the top spot in the AFC North with a clinical 28-15 victory over the Dolphins, who were eliminated from playoff contention.

2 days ago

Area High School Basketball Scoreboard – Monday, 12/15

Area High School Basketball Scoreboard - Monday, 12/15

3 days ago

James Madison RB Wayne Knight named Second Team AP All-American

James Madison running back added to his postseason accolades on Monday, as he was named a 2025 Associated Press Second Team All-American all-purpose player.

3 days ago

Patrick Mahomes suffers a torn ACL and Chiefs say he’s considering surgical options

Patrick Mahomes tore the ACL in his left knee while trying to keep the Kansas City Chiefs' postseason hopes alive in the waning seconds of a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, and the two-time MVP quarterback was considering surgical options.

3 days ago

Packers star pass rusher Micah Parsons feared to have torn ACL, AP source says

Micah Parsons is believed to have suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, a person with knowledge of the All-Pro pass rusher's injury told The Associated Press on Sunday.

3 days ago

JMU Women’s Basketball falls at home to No. 19 Notre Dame, 78-65

James Madison and No. 19 Notre Dame played even for the final three quarters (53-53), however, the Fighting Irish finished the first quarter ahead 25-12 and held on to the lead for a 78-65 victory on Sunday afternoon in front of 4,211 fans – the second-largest crowd ever for a women's basketball game at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.

6 days ago

Sherrone Moore charged with stalking, home invasion after being fired as Michigan football coach

Fired University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore "barged his way" into the apartment of a woman with whom he had been having an affair and threatened to kill himself after she reported the relationship to the school and he lost his job, prosecutors said Friday.

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Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan–Cortina Games

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The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The torch relay is already underway and some of the top athletes are already making headlines. There are 16 sports in all, including some never seen before, and 116 gold medals are waiting to be awarded.

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Add expectant father to Allen’s list of achievements in Buffalo, after Steinfeld announces pregnancy

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Thousands of fans join tribute to reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff in his native Jamaica

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The instructions on Wednesday were clear: no serious, sad or long faces. And the crowd filing into a gymnasium in Jamaica's capital largely obliged as they honored reggae giant Jimmy Cliff.

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4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans.