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Bridgewater Women’s Basketball suffers first loss to No. 19 Catholic, 68-48

The Bridgewater College women's basketball team suffered their first loss of the season on Sunday to No. 19 Catholic, 68-48.

2 weeks ago

Dolphins beat Commanders 16-13 in overtime in first NFL regular-season game in Spain

MADRID (AP) — Jack Jones intercepted Marcus Mariota on the first offensive play of overtime and Riley Patterson kicked a…

2 weeks ago

No. 24 JMU dominates App State, 58-10, for eighth straight victory

James Madison dominated in all three phases, as the Dukes set a season high in total offense while rushing for seven touchdowns to roll to a 58-10 victory against App State on Saturday evening at Bridgeforth Stadium.

2 weeks ago

James Madison Men’s Basketball loses at LIU, 88-79

LIU shot 59 percent from the floor and used 56 first-half points to defeat James Madison men's basketball, 88-79, on Saturday night at the Steinberg Wellness Center.

2 weeks ago

Bridgewater falls to Washington and Lee in ODAC Volleyball Championship

Bridgewater women's volleyball bowed out of the ODAC Tournament in the championship falling short to No. 4 seeded Washington & Lee in four sets Saturday afternoon at Nininger Gym.

2 weeks ago

Chandler Morris throws 2 TD passes as No. 20 Virginia beats Duke

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Chandler Morris passed for 316 yards and two touchdowns, J’Mari Taylor ran for 133 yards and…

2 weeks ago

High school football scores from around Virginia

These are the scores from Friday night football games around the state, including local teams. PREP FOOTBALL=Paul VI 32, Archbishop…

2 weeks ago

Area High School Football Playoff Scoreboard – Friday, 11/14

Area High School Football Playoff Scoreboard - Friday, 11/14

2 weeks ago

Louisell sets JMU Volleyball single-season kills record, Dukes fall to Texas State

Kennedy Louisell set the James Madison single-season kills record, but Texas State held on for a five-set (25-18, 19-25, 13-25, 25-22, 8-15) win over the Dukes on Friday evening in front of a program-record 937 fans inside the Convocation Center.

3 weeks ago

Ronaldo risks ban at World Cup after red card for elbowing Ireland defender in qualifying game

Cristiano Ronaldo is at serious risk of being banned for the first game of the 2026 World Cup if Portugal qualifies as expected. The soccer superstar was sent off for elbowing Ireland defender Dara O'Shea in the second half of a qualifying game Thursday that Portugal lost 2-0 in Dublin.

3 weeks ago

Ohtani is unanimous MVP for 4th time in winning NL honor as Judge edges Raleigh for 3rd AL accolade

Shohei Ohtani likes winning Most Valuable Player awards. He loves winning the World Series even more. The two-way Japanese star did both for a second season in a row for the Los Angeles Dodgers, earning his fourth career MVP on Thursday night while unanimously earning the National League honor.

3 weeks ago

Two local football teams in playoff games tonight

HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – Tonight, two major high school football playoff games will light up the Shenandoah Valley as…

3 weeks ago

JMU Volleyball lets 2-0 lead slip away as they lose to Texas State in five sets

Texas State rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat James Madison volleyball, (25-21, 25-19, 19-25, 21-25, 12-15), on Thursday night at the Convocation Center.

3 weeks ago

Bridgewater upsets No. 25 Lynchburg to advance to ODAC Volleyball Championship

Bridgewater women's volleyball knocked out nationally ranked Lynchburg in the ODAC semifinals in a thrilling five-set victory Thursday night on the road. The No. 3 seeded Eagles advances to the ODAC championship on Saturday as the host team facing No. 4 seed Washington & Lee.

3 weeks ago

Texans’ C.J. Stroud to miss second game due to concussion; Davis Mills to start

Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud is still recovering from a concussion and will miss a second straight game Sunday when the Texans visit the Tennessee Titans.

3 weeks ago

Carlos Alcaraz seals year-ending No. 1 ranking with another win at the ATP Finals

Carlos Alcaraz secured the year-ending No. 1 ranking in men's tennis on Thursday by beating Lorenzo Musetti to sweep his group at the ATP Finals.

3 weeks ago

Cowboys’ hearts heavy after the death of Marshawn Kneeland, coach Brian Schottenheimer says

Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Wednesday that his heart and the hearts of his players are still heavy after the death of defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, and that they continue to share, laugh and cry after the loss of their teammate last week.

3 weeks ago

Nikola Jokic scores 55 points to match NBA season high, Nuggets beat Clippers for 6th straight win

Nikola Jokic had 55 points, tying the highest-scoring performance in the NBA this season, and 12 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 130-116 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory.

3 weeks ago

Pirates ace Paul Skenes wins first Cy Young Award and Tigers star Tarik Skubal goes back-to-back

The 23-year-old Paul Skenes capped his blistering rise to stardom by capturing the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace was a unanimous choice by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, the honor coming minutes after Skubal won baseball's premier pitching prize in the American League for the second straight year as the anchor of the Detroit Tigers.

3 weeks ago

JMU Men’s Basketball loses on the road at Longwood, 82-72

Longwood made 36 free throws to down James Madison men's basketball, 82-72, on Wednesday evening at the Joan Perry Brock Center.

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NFL division races tighten after a weekend full of surprises and upsets

The race for division titles in the NFL got tighter in Week 13. The Rams, Colts and Steelers became the latest first-place teams to lose Sunday. The Eagles and Ravens lost Thursday. The Patriots play Monday night. Five of the eight divisions have two teams tied for the top spot or separated by less than a game.