Eight-run eighth pushes JMU over George Washington

Senior right fielder Cole McInturff (Centreville, Va./Westfield) and junior second baseman Conner Brown (Richmond, Va/Godwin) combined for nine RBIs, including three apiece as part of an eight-run eighth inning, as James Madison pulled away from George Washington for a 14-5 non-conference baseball win on Sunday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.

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Campbell walks off with 2-1 win over VMI

Connor Bach handcuffed the North Division-leading Campbell Camels for 8 2/3 innings, but the VMI Keydets went 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position and CU’s Blake Boyce had a walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the ninth, giving Campbell a 2-1 win over VMI Friday in Buies Creek, N.C. The game was the opener of a Big South three-game series and marked VMI’s second straight walk-off setback.

Study: Protein structure discovery could lead to better treatments for HIV, early aging

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Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined the molecular structure of a protein whose mutations have been linked to several early aging diseases, and side effects for common HIV and AIDS medications. This breakthrough could eventually help researchers develop new treatments for these early aging diseases and redesign AIDS medications to avoid side effects such as diabetes.

Cuccinelli pleased with Supreme Court move to exonerate Diamond

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli was “pleased” with the move of the Supreme Court of Virginia to issue a Writ of Actual Innocence to Garry Lowell Diamond on Friday. Diamond had already served his prison sentence on convictions for abduction with intent to defile and two counts of abduction. “I was pleased to hear the news…