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Five prep All-Americans highlight a football recruiting class composed of 20 student-athletes, as announced by Virginia Tech on Wednesday. “We’re really pleased with this class,” head coach Frank Beamer said. “It’s a solid, good class with a lot of players who have great potential. In a year that we had limited scholarships, I’m happy we…
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The Virginia football program signed 24 players to a National Letters of Intent (NLI) for the 2011-12 academic school year head coach Mike London announced. Two additional recruits enrolled at UVa in January, topping the class off at 26. Highlighting the nationally ranked class are five ESPNU Top 150 prospects, 17 signees from the state…
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Trailing 50-31 with over 13 minutes to go, James Madison used a full-court pressure defense and penetrating offense to go on a 30-11 momentum-swinging push to rally for a 77-71 win over Delaware in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon at the Bob Carpenter Center. JMU improved to 17-6 overall and 7-4…
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Charles Jenkins scored 35 points and Hofstra rallied from a second-half deficit as large as 15 to defeat James Madison 92-90 in overtime in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Monday night at the Mack Sports Complex. HU won for the seventh time in eight games to improve to 14-6 overall, 8-1 in the…
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George Mason used a 17-2 run midway through the second half and held off James Madison the rest of the way to record a 75-73 win in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Saturday at the Convocation Center. Mason improved to 14-5 with the win and 6-2 in the CAA. JMU lost its second…
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Old Dominion had an answer for every James Madison run and took advantage of free throws, rebounding, and fast-break transitions to record a 64-58 victory in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Wednesday night at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. ODU won for the fifth time in its last six conference games to improve…
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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli today announced his support for new legislation which clarifies Virginia’s gambling laws. Questions about the law arose in 2010 when a number of Internet gambling businesses started to appear around the Commonwealth. Companion bills, House Bill 1700 and Senate Bill 1195, patroned by Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal) and Sen….
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Redshirt sophomore forward Andrey Semenov (St. Petersburg, Russia/Blue Ridge School) led five Dukes in double figures with 16 points as James Madison won its eighth in a row with a 79-67 decision over Georgia State in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game on Thursday night at the Convocation Center. JMU improved to 14-3 overall…
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James Madison used a 14-2 run in the final 3:29 to turn a 77-70 deficit into an 84-79 victory over William and Mary in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Saturday night at Kaplan Arena at William and Mary Hall. JMU improved to 13-3 overall and 3-1 in the CAA. The Dukes won their…
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James Madison shot 66 percent from the floor with 12 three-pointers and all 12 available players scored in a 99-68 Colonial Athletic Association victory over Towson on Wednesday night at the Convocation Center. JMU improved to 12-3 overall and 2-1 in the CAA while Towson dropped to 4-9 overall and 0-3 in league play. The…
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