Jim Bishop: Address, Confess and Bless This Stress Mess

Jim Bishop

“When this ole world starts getting me down, I go up where the air is fresh and sweet. . . ” Where’s that? For the famed rhythm and blues group, The Drifters, their escape route was “Up on the Roof,” to lower their anxiety and stress levels. In the process, this Gerry Goffin-Carole King composition…

JMU, ODU split two

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Senior left-hander Alex Valadja (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic) and four homers powered James Madison to a 13-2 win over Old Dominion in the opener of a Colonial Athletic Association baseball doubleheader while ODU claimed a back-and-forth second game by a 10-8 score on Saturday at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU had its streak of…

JMU holds off Cornell

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James Madison jumped out to a 5-1 lead through four innings and held on in the late innings to defeat Cornell 6-4 in a non-conference baseball game on Tuesday evening at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU improved to 16-5 overall and 11-3 at home. Cornell dropped to 1-10 for the season. After Cornell…

JMU wins wild one over Hofstra

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After Hofstra rallied for six runs in the eighth to take the lead, junior outfielder Ian Haynes (Danville, Va./Tunstall) hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the inning to give James Madison a 13-12 win in the finale of a Colonial Athletic Association baseball series on Sunday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans…

Twelve-run fourth powers JMU

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James Madison sent 15 batters to the plate in a 12-run fourth inning and cruised to a 21-8 win over Hofstra in a Colonial Athletic Association baseball game on Saturday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU snapped a two-game losing skid and improved to 12-3 overall, 4-1 in the CAA. Hofstra dropped…

Ken Plum: Back from Richmond

Ken Plum

Anyone who has ever been several time zones away for a period of time knows the feeling of exhaustion that can come with returning home. The tired feeling that can last for a couple of days is known as “jet lag.” Even though I had only been in Richmond since early January, I have the…