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Redshirt-sophomore Cameron Starke drilled a 35-yard field goal into a strong wind as time expired to lift #17 James Madison to a 20-17 win at Eastern Kentucky in the opening round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship at Roy Kidd Stadium, Nov. 26. With their third consecutive victory, the Dukes move to 8-4 on…
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Senior guard Humpty Hitchens (Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe) hit the game winner with 12 seconds left and senior forwardJulius Wells (Toledo, Ohio/Libbey) blocked the attempt to tie at the buzzer as James Madison topped Penn 60-58 on Saturday night at The Palestra as part of the Philly Hoop Group Classic. JMU improved to 3-2 overall after winning…
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Junior guard A.J. Davis (Columbus, Ohio/Harmony Christian) shot 8-for-9 as part of a 15-for-21 team effort from the arc as James Madison topped Rider 86-69 as part of the 2011 Philly Hoop Group Classic on Friday afternoon at The Palestra. JMU snapped a two-game losing skid to improve to 2-2 while Rider fell to 1-5….
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U.S. District Court Judge Michael Urbanski will hear arguments on Monday, Nov. 28, in the ACLU of Virginia and Freedom from Religion Foundation’s challenge to the posting of the Ten Commandments at Narrows High School in Giles County. The court will consider arguments in the defendant’s motion to dismiss the case and plaintiffs’ motion to…
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Falling leaves, pumpkins, a cornucopia and turkeys: Whether we are conscious of it or not, some of the most prevalent Thanksgiving symbols come from nature. No matter where you are in the country, whether the leaves change, the snow falls or you spend Thanksgiving on a beach, you are bound to see some of these…
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The Waynesboro Players will hold auditions for a production of Pirate Appreciation Day by local author and playwright Matthew Warner on Sunday, Nov. 27, and Wednesday, Nov. 30. The auditions will be held at the Waynesboro Players Warehouse, 722 E. Main St., Waynesboro, from 6-8 p.m. on both Nov. 27 and Nov. 30. Pirate Appreciation…
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In recent days, sparks are still flying over a controversial “Unify Main Street” BBQ dinner attended by several community groups that gathered with Communication Workers of America Local 2204 near Verizon headquarters on Nov. 3 in support of a fair contract for Verizon employees and for preserving middle-class jobs in the Shenandoah Valley. In a…
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My images of Thanksgiving and the holiday season are like a Norman Rockwell tableau: happy, smiling faces giving thanks and taking time to list the big things: health, family, security. During the holidays I feel especially thankful and proud to live in a country where few have to walk miles to get water, or pray…
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Virginia senior forward Mike Scott scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Cavaliers to a 49-35 victory over Drexel at the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Saturday (Nov. 19). UVa limited the Dragons to just 25.9 percent (14-54) shooting from the field in the consolation bracket victory. The double-double was the…
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In a word, Improbable. Dustin Hopkins missed a 42-yard field-goal attempt with three seconds left, and Virginia held on by the slimmest of margins for a 14-13 win over #25 Florida State Saturday night in Tallahassee. The win propels the Cavs into a de facto ACC Coastal Division championship game against in-state rival Virginia Tech…
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