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JMU gets another W Four players scored in double figures and James Madison shot 54% from the floor to defeat Presbyterian College 65-56 Tuesday night in the Harrisonburg Subregional of the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic at the Convocation Center. JMU won its third game in a row to improve to 3-1 while PC fell…
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Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the news media. Virginia Tech (9-2, 7-0 ACC) hosts Virginia (4-7, 1-6 ACC) on Saturday. Opening Statement: I’m really proud of our football team. I thought we went down and played a pretty good Miami team. With how good they are and how physical they are, I’m…
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They came, they collaborated, they crunched the numbers and were rewarded for their efforts in a grueling regional business competition sponsored by Goodman & Company, a major Virginia accounting firm. A team of Eastern Mennonite University senior accounting majors tied for fourth place in the final round of competition with a team from the University…
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NPR’s Scott Simon found a comfortable couch and read a stack of short, short fiction submitted by WMRA listeners. The winners he chose are now available for listening and reading at www.wmra.org. The stories had to fit a five-minute window to air in WMRA’s twice-weekly interview program, “Virginia Insight.” Fourth place went to Ming Ivory…
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Over 50,000 Americans paid the ultimate sacrifice in the Korean War. For the first time, jets were used in war and integrated units fought together; however, Korea’s timing between WWII and Vietnam makes this war a footnote in history. On holidays to honor veterans, we think of men like PFC John Hubbard, who jumped into…
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Chris Graham joins WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan” to talk sports. The focus is on the annual rivalry game between Virginia Tech and Virginia. The Hokies are once again prohibitive favorites. Is there any hope for ‘Hoos fans out there for an upset? Chris doesn’t think so. A wrap of the I-AA seasons for Liberty…
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Virginia football coach Mike London talks with the news media on Monday. Virginia (4-7, 1-6 ACC) travels to Virginia Tech (9-2, 7-0 ACC) on Saturday. QUESTION: What is the game plan as far as Tyrod Taylor? LONDON: I tell you what, you’ve seen a lot of people try to game plan him certain ways, but…
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James Madison’s defense turned Princeton’s 62 percent first-half shooting into 16 percent in the second half while rallying from a 20-point first-half deficit to record a 65-64 win on Monday night in the Harrisonburg Subregional of the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic at the JMU Convocation Center. JMU improved to 2-1 and won its home…
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Virginia Tech sophomore tailback Ryan Williams and NC State junior wide receiver T.J. Graham headline a list of seven players honored as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week announced Monday by the ACC. Williams accounted for two touchdowns as the Hokies topped Miami, 31-17, clinching the Coastal Division title. His 84-yard scoring…
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