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JMU Men’s Basketball tabbed Sun Belt favorites, Douglas named Preseason First Team

NEW ORLEANS (JMU Athletics) – James Madison men’s basketball was voted the favorite in the Preseason Sun Belt Coaches Poll,…

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Dukes’ Barnett named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week

James Madison quarterback Alonza Barnett III added to his week eight honors on Monday, as he was voted Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced.

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JMU Women’s Basketball picked as Sun Belt favorite, McDaniel voted Preseason Player of the Year

James Madison women's basketball was voted the top team in the Sun Belt Conference for the third consecutive season, while Peyton McDaniel was tabbed as the Preseason Player of the Year and Ashanti Barnes earned an All-Sun Belt Second Team nod, as announced by the league on Monday afternoon.

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BC’s Kowalski and Queen earn weekly ODAC Men’s Soccer honors

Bridgewater Men's Soccer Freshman goalkeeper Zane Kowalski and junior midfielder Riley Queen swept conference player of the week honors, announced by the league office Monday afternoon.

19 hours ago in Sports

Red-hot Mbappé, Kane and Haaland lead Madrid, Bayern and City as Champions League returns

Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City return to the Champions League with Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland enjoying red-hot starts to their seasons.

20 hours ago in National

Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services

A problem at Amazon's cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world early Monday, taking down dozens of online services, including social media site Snapchat, the Roblox and Fortnite video games and chat app Signal.

20 hours ago in Entertainment

Horror sequel ‘Black Phone 2’ dials up a No. 1 opening

The horror sequel "Black Phone 2" topped the North American box office charts this weekend with $26.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

20 hours ago in World

Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum

In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world's most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre 's facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.

20 hours ago in Lifestyle

Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.

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Merck Breaks Ground on $3 Billion Pharmaceutical Facility in Virginia, Creating 500 Jobs

The new site will serve as Merck’s Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Small Molecule Manufacturing, bringing 500 new jobs to Rockingham County and marking a major expansion of the company’s long-standing presence in the Shenandoah Valley.

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Cowboys beat Commanders 44-22

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — CeeDee Lamb ran sideways, arms in the air with the ball in one hand while finishing…

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Virginia uses tiebreaking safety to top Washington State

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s Kam Robinson and Hunter Osborne stuffed Kirby Vorhees in the end zone for a game-winning…

2 days ago in

Dukes dominate second half; defeat Old Dominion, 63-27

James Madison football scored 42 unanswered points and forced three second-half turnovers while Alonza Barnett III accounted for six touchdowns in a dominant 63-27 Homecoming victory over Old Dominion in Sun Belt Conference action on Saturday in front of a sold-out Bridgeforth Stadium.

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Bridgewater Football rolls past Gallaudet, 73-13

The Bridgewater College football team bounced back with a historic day in a 73-13 victory over Gallaudet on Saturday.

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Area High School Football Scoreboard – Friday, 10/17

Area High School Football Scoreboard - Friday, 10/17

4 days ago in

JMU Volleyball hands Coastal Carolina its first Sun Belt loss

Kennedy Louisell led a balanced James Madison attack, as the Dukes snapped Coastal Carolina's six-match win streak with a four-set triumph (25-20, 22-25, 25-22, 25-22) on Friday night at the HTC Center.

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Bridgewater Volleyball falls at No. 21 Virginia Wesleyan in three sets

Bridgewater women's volleyball was bested in three sets against No. 21 nationally ranked Virginia Wesleyan on the road Friday night.

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EMU Volleyball gets swept at home by Guilford

The EMU Volleyball team played host to Guilford on Friday night, with both teams looking for a key ODAC win. It was a tightly-contested back-and-forth match, but Guilford ultimately picked up the win in straight sets, knocking off EMU 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-18)

4 days ago in Sports

Indiana announces new 8-year contract with coach Curt Cignetti worth nearly $93 million

Curt Cignetti's new deal shows Indiana isn't content with being known as just a basketball school. Indiana announced a new eight-year contract with its football coach worth at least $92.8 million on Thursday, rewarding him for pushing the Hoosiers into national championship contention in just two seasons.

4 days ago in National

Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged with storing and sharing classified information

John Bolton, who served as national security adviser to President Donald Trump during his first term and later became a vocal critic of the Republican leader, was charged Thursday with storing top secret records at home and sharing with relatives diary-like notes about his time in government that contained classified information.

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Horror sequel ‘Black Phone 2’ dials up a No. 1 opening

The horror sequel "Black Phone 2" topped the North American box office charts this weekend with $26.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Ace Frehley, Kiss’ original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, who captivated audiences with his elaborate galactic makeup and smoking guitar, died Thursday. He was 74.

6 days ago in Entertainment

A character wouldn’t leave Reese Witherspoon alone. It led to her first novel

Reese Witherspoon's first novel for adults began with the kind of inspiration veteran fiction writers know well — a character who wouldn't leave her alone.