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Area High School Basketball Scoreboard – Monday, 1/12

Area High School Basketball Scoreboard - Monday, 1/12

3 weeks ago

Stafford’s late TD pass to Parkinson lifts the Rams past the Panthers 34-31 in tense playoff opener

Puka Nacua stepped into the huddle with the Los Angeles Rams trailing by four with 2:38 left, the home crowd roaring and his team's season on the line. He never thought twice about losing. "Never a doubt — No. 9 is with us," Nacau said with a wide smile in reference to the team's 37-year-old All-Pro quarterback, Matthew Stafford.

3 weeks ago

Caleb Williams rallies Bears from 18 points down for 31-27 playoff win over rival Packers

Caleb Williams dropped back, pump-faked and found DJ Moore wide open down the sideline for the go-ahead touchdown. His latest clutch throw propelled the Chicago Bears to yet another improbable comeback win and kept their breakout season going for at least another round of the postseason.

3 weeks ago

Purdy, 49ers eliminate defending Super Bowl champion Eagles with 23-19 win in wild-card game

Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead 4-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from Jennings to McCaffrey, and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a 23-19 wild-card victory Sunday.

3 weeks ago

JMU Men’s Basketball rallies from 19 down to defeat Old Dominion, 70-69

Trailing by as many as 19 (44-25) late in the first half, James Madison men's basketball stormed back for a 70-69 win over the Old Dominion Monarchs on Saturday afternoon in front of a season-high 5,585 fans at the Atlantic Union Bank Center.

3 weeks ago

James Madison Women’s Basketball loses heartbreaker in OT at Georgia State

Crystal Henderson drove and dished to Cheyenne Hollman who scored with 0.4 seconds remaining in overtime to give Georgia State women's basketball a 72-70 overtime victory over James Madison inside the GSU Convocation Center on Saturday afternoon.

3 weeks ago

Bridgewater Men’s Basketball comes up short at home against Hampden-Sydney

Bridgewater College men's basketball fell to nationally recognized Hampden-Sydney at home by a final score of 80-67 Saturday afternoon.

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EMU Men’s Basketball earns first ODAC win at Randolph, 75-60

EMU Men's Basketball earns first ODAC win at Randolph, 75-60

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BC Women’s Basketball overcomes second half deficit to defeat Guilford

The Bridgewater College women's basketball team overcame an 11-point deficit in the third quarter on the way to an 85-72 victory over Guilford on Saturday afternoon.

3 weeks ago

Eastern Mennonite Women’s Basketball falls at Roanoke, 70-48

The EMU Women's Basketball team made the roughly two-hour trip to Salem on Saturday to take on Roanoke College. Sadly, the Royals returned to Harrisonburg with a 70-48 loss to the Maroons.

3 weeks ago

High School Basketball scores from Friday

Scores from boys and girls' basketball games around the state.

3 weeks ago

Jalen Hurts’ resilience and big-game prowess to be tested in NFC wild card game

Jalen Hurts pointed at A.J. Brown — and just showed everyone watching, including a hapless defense — where he would throw the ball. Sure enough, Hurts tossed a strike down the sideline to Brown for an easy score earlier this season in a win over Minnesota.

3 weeks ago

Miami heading home for shot at national title after beating Ole Miss 31-27 in Fiesta Bowl

Miami's return to relevance was a long, winding road filled with more downs than ups. Even when the Hurricanes rejoined the national conversation, they were doubted, told they didn't belong. Through it all, they kept chugging along — straight into the national championship game.

3 weeks ago

Anthony Edwards, the 3rd-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points: ‘It’s cool.’

Anthony Edwards became the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points, when the Minnesota Timberwolves star swished a 13-foot fadeaway jumper from the baseline midway through the fourth quarter against Cleveland on Thursday night.

4 weeks ago

Dolphins fire Mike McDaniel, the quirky, inventive coach who they once viewed as their future

Mike McDaniel has run out of luster in Miami. The Dolphins fired the dry-witted, wunderkind coach who they once viewed as the future of the franchise on Thursday, ending his four-year tenure that was defined by soaring — and unfulfilled — expectations.

4 weeks ago

Former JMU Head Coach Bob Chesney named finalist for Bryant Coach of the Year Award

Following a historic season, in which James Madison won its first Sun Belt Conference championship and earned a berth in the College Football Playoff, former head coach Bob Chesney was named a finalist for the 2025 Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year.

4 weeks ago

Utah Mammoth to host the 2027 NHL Winter Classic against the Colorado Avalanche

Outdoor hockey is coming to Utah. The Utah Mammoth will host the 2027 Winter Classic at Rice-Eccles Stadium against the Colorado Avalanche. The date has not been announced for the game at the home of the University of Utah football team.

4 weeks ago

John Harbaugh’s sudden availability adds more intrigue to NFL coaching carousel

Seven NFL teams are seeking a new head coach after Baltimore fired John Harbaugh on Tuesday. A couple more could join the search if their team is one-and-done in the playoffs. Harbaugh's sudden availability after 18 seasons with the Ravens could create another opening.

4 weeks ago

Comeback falls short for James Madison Men’s Basketball against Marshall

James Madison trimmed a 13-point deficit to 64-62 with two minutes remaining, but could not complete the comeback, as the Dukes fell to Marshall, 66-64, at the Atlantic Union Bank Center on Wednesday night.

4 weeks ago

Bridgewater Men’s Basketball takes down Randolph, 87-76

Bridgewater College men's basketball secured the win in an ODAC matchup against Randolph by a final score of 87-76 Wednesday night at home.

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