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Joined on Monday by Virginia public school students, teachers, superintendents and parents, Gov. Bob McDonnell unveiled his 2012 legislative and budget actions that support his administration’s ongoing “Opportunity to Learn” K-12 education agenda. The actions, to be introduced in the 2012 General Assembly session, focus on raising standards for schools and teachers, reducing mandates on…
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Junior guard A.J. Davis (Columbus, Ohio/Harmony Community), junior forward Andrey Semenov (St. Petersburg, Russia/Blue Ridge School) and senior guard Humpty Hitchens (Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe) combined for 53 points as James Madison topped Hampton 74-67 for a non-conference men’s basketball win Monday night at the Convocation Center. JMU snapped a three-game losing skid and improved to 8-7…
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Jonathan Lee and Quincy Ford each had 20 points and Northeastern used a 14-2 run at the midpoint of the second half to defeat James Madison 68-56 in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game on Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center. JMU fell to 7-7 overall, 1-3 in the CAA and 2-4 at home…
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Longwood University took an 85-70 men’s basketball victory past the visiting New Jersey Institute of Technology from the Great West Conference Saturday afternoon at Willett Hall in Farmville. The Lancers (5-11) led early at 11-3 just 3:42 into the contest and never looked back against the Highlanders (6-8) while stopping a recent five-game losing streak. …
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Longwood University dropped a 96-77 men’s basketball decision on the road at the United States Military Academy (Army) of the Patriot League Tuesday night in West Point, New York. The Lancers (4-11) trailed 51-30 at halftime and never recovered while led by senior Jeremiah Bowman|Washington, D.C. (Harcum JC) with 17 points, a career-high and game-high…
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Old Dominion charged back from a 12-point second-half deficit to tie the game late and used a 7-0 run to take control in overtime to defeat James Madison 67-61 in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Monday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center. ODU improved to 7-7 overall and 2-0 in the CAA while…
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Longwood University dropped an 82-79 men’s basketball decision to Hampton University of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Friday evening during the consolation game of the Dr. Pepper Classic in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Lancers (4-10) missed a last-second three-point field goal attempt to tie, and were led by senior Antwan Carter|St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg) with 23…
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Longwood University dropped an 87-61 men’s basketball decision to visiting Seton Hall of the Big East Friday night at Willett Hall in Farmville. The Lancers (4-8) took an early 17-6 lead just 4:47 into the contest before the talented Pirates (11-1) responded and led 45-33 at halftime en route to their eighth-straight win. LU was…
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James Madison built a 22-point lead with 13 minutes to go and managed just enough to hold off a furious George Washington rally in a 62-57 road victory Thursday night in a non-conference men’s basketball game at the Charles E. Smith Center. JMU won its third straight game on the road to improve to 6-3…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on Wednesday that the Virginia Department of Transportation advertised more than $2 billion worth of construction and maintenance contracts during 2011. Contracts include repaving, bridge repairs and replacements, intersection and safety improvements and road widenings among several other transportation projects across the state. “I tasked VDOT to push projects out the…
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