James Madison men’s basketball has been selected to finish sixth in the 11-team Colonial Athletic Association it was announced on Tuesday at the league’s annual media day at Champps-Pentagon Row in Arlington, Va. The annual preseason poll is based on votes from the league’s coaches, sports information directors and media members.
Junior guard Ataira Franklin (Bowie, Md.) of the Virginia women’s basketball team earned preseason All-ACC honors after being named to the Blue Ribbon Panel preseason All-ACC team and the preseason Coaches All-ACC team. The Cavaliers have been picked to finish fourth in the preseason poll and tied for sixth in the coaches poll.
Saturday’s surprising day of results among the top teams led to nine teams earning first-place votes on Monday, but Eastern Washington (5-1) was still a decisive No. 1 over James Madison, which moved up two spots to No. 2 after beating William & Mary in double overtime. The Dukes (5-1) gained 42 first- place votes and 3,831 points.
Herman Boone, the inspirational football coach depicted in the Walt Disney production “Remember the Titans,” will speak at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct.19, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.
Gov. Bob McDonnell on Wednesday announced the launch of CommonHelp, an easy to use and secure self-service delivery system that will provide Virginians with the ability to screen, apply, check on the status of applications, update or renew for public assistance benefits online.
Hundreds of children in the Central Shenandoah Valley will receive their first distribution of take-home meals and snacks this month through the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank’s BackPack Program thanks in part to several local donors who have stepped up to fund the program this school year.
The Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University is partnering with the Virginia State Bar’s Diversity Conference to present “Jazz 4 Justice,” featuring JMU’s Jazz Ensemble directed by Dr. Chuck Dotas, award-winning faculty members and a special guest conductor.
With the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War now into its second year and attracting visitors to the Commonwealth from around the nation, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced 11 state grant awards to organizations working to conserve historic battlefield lands for present and future generations of Americans.
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