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James Madison defeated Philadelphia 67-51 in an exhibition game on Sunday afternoon in the JMU Convocation Center. It was the third straight year that JMU defeated Philadelphia in its lone exhibition contest. Denzel Bowles (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) and Humpty Hitchens (Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe) led the Dukes with 15 points each. Philadelphia’s Jimmy Connolly led all scorers…
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The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Sunday that Virginia’s road game at Duke on Nov. 6 will be webcast by ESPN3. The game will kick off at noon. The following information is confirmed regarding ACC Football games to be played on Oct. 28 or Oct. 30 (All times Eastern): Thursday, Nov. 4 Georgia Tech at…
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My two cents – there’s no way Randy Shannon survives the 2010 season with his job as the head football coach at Miami. Two caveats – that the ‘Canes win out, or that the school decides to go against its recent 30-year history in football and says it doesn’t consider itself a major football power….
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UVa. loss could be final straw My two cents – there’s no way Randy Shannon survives the 2010 season with his job as the head football coach at Miami. Two caveats – that the ‘Canes win out, or that the school decides to go against its recent 30-year history in football and says it doesn’t…
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It’s hard to get a handle on a game that saw the team that scored 19 unanswered points in the final 10:34 still lose. A five-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run by Keith Payne after UVa.’s fifth interception of the day gave the ‘Hoos a 24-0 lead, and turned out to be the decisive score in what…
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It’s hard to get a handle on a game that saw the team that scored 19 unanswered points in the final 10:34 still lose. A five-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run by Keith Payne after UVa.’s fifth interception of the day gave the ‘Hoos a 24-0 lead, and turned out to be the decisive score in what…
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Editor Chris Graham will be blogging live from Scott Stadium during today’s ACC football game between Virginia (3-4, 0-3 ACC) and #22 Miami (5-2, 3-1 ACC). Join Chris for live updates, commentary, analysis and more.
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I hope people render an input on this. I have been told I am too sensitive. In reference to an article that appeared in the News Leader. The specific article can be found here. I think it is great for the City of Staunton to offer trick-or-treat events. What disturbs me is the apparent use…
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A new SurveyUSA poll has Republican Robert Hurt ahead of Democrat Tom Perriello in the Fifth, but by a much smaller margin than previous SurveyUSA polling. The latest SurveyUSA poll has Hurt at 51 percent and Perriello at 43 percent. A September SurveyUSA poll had Hurt ahead by a 61 percent-35 percent margin. All other…
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Right foot, left foot. Right foot, left foot. One step at a time, Hunter Mabry of Waynesboro is raising awareness of the inequities in the application of the death penalty in the American criminal-justice system. “The attitude of most of us, and I’ve had it much of my life, too, is that criminals get what…
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