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Redshirt senior point guard Devon Moore (Columbus, Ohio/Northland) sank two free throws with 3.7 seconds remaining to propel James Madison to a 58-57 win over Delaware on Sunday afternoon at the Richmond Coliseum to earn the program’s first Colonial Athletic Association title game appearance since 1997.
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Powered by a grand slam from sophomore shortstop Tyler Duke(Troutville, Va./James River) and solid hitting from the entire lineup, the James Madison baseball team defeated Hofstra 10-6 to complete the three-game sweep and open conference play undefeated. The Dukes moved to 9-6 on the season while the Pride fell to 3-11.
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The No. 17th-ranked Virginia baseball team lost its first game of the 2013 season Sunday, falling 4-2 to Maryland at Davenport Field. While the Cavaliers (14-1, 2-1 ACC) had their 14-game win streak snapped, they still claimed the series after sweeping a doubleheader Saturday. UVa’s 14-0 run to open the year was the second-best start to a season in program history (19-0 in 2009).
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The No. 17th-ranked UVa. baseball team improved to 14-0 on the season with a doubleheader sweep against Maryland Saturday in the ACC opener at Davenport Field. A walk-off double from Derek Fisher (So., Rexmont, Pa.) lifted the Cavaliers to a 7-6 win in the opener before three pitchers combined for a 5-0 UVa shutout in the nightcap.
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Seniors A.J. Davis and Devon Moore both scored 20 points as third-seeded James Madison edged sixth-seeded William and Mary 72-67 in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Colonial Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Championship, presented by Jani-King, at the Richmond Coliseum.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today that agricultural exports from Virginia reached a new all-time high of $2.61 billion in 2012, shattering the previous record set last year by almost 12 percent. The governor’s announcement came during his keynote remarks at the fifth annual Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade in Richmond. The conference runs through Friday.
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Night of the Superstars has broken all presale records for local independent pro-wrestling shows in the Shenandoah Valley with more than 425 tickets sold online — more than five weeks before the live show gets under way.
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After 27 years the General Assembly finally made some progress towards meeting Virginia’s transportation needs. That is, if you are willing to call the oddest collection of taxes and revenue transfers ever attempted since 1619 “progress.” I call it the biggest shell game to ever come out of Richmond. Or Williamsburg.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell declared a state of emergency this morning authorizing state agencies to assist local governments in responding to the snow storm currently impacting the Commonwealth.
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If Virginia is for music lovers, WVPT viewers can look forward to a new program premiering Saturday, March 23 on the PBS affiliate. Aux Send will feature up and coming independent artists and bands, most of which are Virginia-based.
