
Richmond makes it three in a row over Altoona
Left-hander Jack Snodgrass returned to form and led the Richmond Flying Squirrels (6-17) to their third straight win over the Altoona Curve, 4-1, on Wednesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.

Left-hander Jack Snodgrass returned to form and led the Richmond Flying Squirrels (6-17) to their third straight win over the Altoona Curve, 4-1, on Wednesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.

James Madison continued its rise in both national softball polls this week, as it moved to No. 18 in the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division I Top 25 Poll and No. 17 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll on Tuesday.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia today questioned Governor McAuliffe’s decision to veto SB 965 (Petersen D Fairfax) and HB 1673 (Anderson R Prince William) and promised that the organization will file suit to ensure compliance with Virginia’s current law regulating the collection and storage by government agencies of personal information about Virginians.

Today Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the actions he has taken on legislative items sent to his desk following the Virginia General Assembly’s consideration of his amendments during the 2015 Reconvened Session.

The P-Nats (10-11-Overall, 6-4-Road) withstood a ninth inning rally to hold on for a 5-4 win in the series finale with the Winston-Salem Dash (10-10-Overall, 4-5-Home) to snap their five-game losing streak on Thursday night at BB&T Ballpark.

The atmosphere of protest that boiled over into full-scale riots in Baltimore this week is a direct result of frustration and hopelessness in a city that has been losing jobs and economic power for decades.

The Augusta County Board of Supervisors announced Tuesday that Nexus Services will invest $22 million and create 250 jobs over the next three years at Mill Place Office Park in Augusta County, where it will relocate its corporate US headquarters.

The James Madison baseball team scored the first six runs of the game on Saturday afternoon, making the lead stick en route to a 10-6 win over Towson in Colonial Athletic Association action at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.

The 2015 TOYOTA OWNERS 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race scheduled for this evening has been postponed due to inclement weather. The race is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. Sunday.

Sophomore first baseman Brett Johnson hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the seventh inning to a cap an eight-RBI evening and lift the James Madison baseball team to a 15-13 victory over George Mason in non-conference action on Tuesday night at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
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