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BC Women’s Basketball opens season with 74-37 win over Mary Baldwin

The Bridgewater College women's basketball team opened the 2025-26 campaign with a 74-37 victory over Mary Baldwin on Monday night.

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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.

1 week ago in Entertainment

What to Stream: ‘Freakier Friday,’ NF, ‘Landman,’ ‘Palm Royale’ and Black Ops 7

Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan re-teaming as the body-swapping mother and daughter duo in "Freakier Friday" and albums from 5 Seconds of Summer and the rapper NF are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

1 week ago in National

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

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A look at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 inductees and how they were honored

The ceremony held Saturday at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater was a mix of tributes, speeches and performances by acts like Soundgarden, Salt-N-Pepa and Big Boi of Outkast, along with numerous A-list musical guests.

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Former French President Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal in conspiracy case

France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy departed a Paris prison Monday after a Paris appeals court granted him release under judicial supervision, less that three weeks after he began serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya.

1 week ago in Sports

Rodgers’ struggles continue to mount in Steelers’ loss to Chargers

Aaron Rodgers' tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers began on a high note with four wins in five games to start the season. Since then, however, the 41-year-old quarterback's performance has gotten progressively worse and worse as the Steelers have lost three of four.

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MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors

Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls in the dirt instead of strikes, to ensure successful bets.

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Black hat worn by the Wicked Witch of the West in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is going up for auction

Just in time for the theatrical release of "Wicked: For Good," fans will get a chance to own memorabilia from the 1939 original film, "The Wizard of Oz," and one item is especially witchy.

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Flight cancellations and delays worsen as government shutdown drags on

The pain Americans are facing at airports across the country is expected to get worse this week if Congress is unable to reach a deal to reopen the federal government.

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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says

President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a Justice Department official says.

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Goff, Gibbs and Campbell lead the Lions to a 44-22 win over the Commanders in front of Trump

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Dan Campbell’s Detroit Lions do not lose consecutive games. They simply don’t. And he made sure…

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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.

JMU BASKETBALL MENS

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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.

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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.

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Bridgewater sweeps weekly ODAC Football awards

The Bridgewater College football team swept the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Football Players of the Week after the program's historic win over No. 25 Hampden-Sydney on Saturday.

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James Madison appears on AP Top 25-based CFP bracket; Georgia Tech, Texas also among the 12 teams

HARRISONBURG VA: (AP) – James Madison of the Sun Belt Conference would represent the Group of Five in the College…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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Brendan Fraser’s new horizons include ‘Rental Family’ and rental hedgehogs

Brendan Fraser has his first leading role since 2022's "The Whale", in "Rental Family," a Tokyo-set drama by the filmmaker Hikari. In it, Fraser plays a struggling actor who, out of desperation, takes a job with a small agency that hires out actors to fulfill roles in real people's lives.

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The 2025 Country Music Association Awards are almost here: How to watch

Excuse me, you look like you like... country award shows. And you're in luck: The 2025 Country Music Association Awards are here. So, what should you expect?

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Labubu and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ to dazzle at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Here’s what to know

Two things that made massive cultural splashes this year — Labubu and "KPop Demon Hunters" — will fill the sky and streets of New York when the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off this year.