Basketball: Friday night recap
By Tim Chapman, sports editor

There’s always hype and higher expectations going into a JMU basketball season. But it’s hard to say that anyone expected 100 points, five players in double figures and 75 percent shooting in the second half. More...

Chasing the CAA championship
By Matthew McGovern, assistant sports editor

Madison women’s soccer earned a trip to Virginia Beach for the Colonial Athletic Association tournament semifinals, and senior forward Annie Lowry scored her 28th career goal as JMU beat George Mason 2-1 on Tuesday. With coach Dave Lombardo’s 300th career win, Madison (16-3-1 overall, 8-2-1 in the conference) improved to 12-0 at home this season and rebounded from a 3-0 loss at Virginia Commonwealth in the Dukes’ last regular season game. More...

Madison needs win
By Tim Chapman, sports editor

Three weeks ago JMU football was on a six-game win streak, in the Football Championship Subdivision top-10 and looking primed for a second straight NCAA playoff appearance. Playing at William & Mary (4-5 overall, 2-4 in the Colonial Athletic Association) seemed like a distant afterthought on the way to a possible conference championship. More...

Can transfer Jalloh fix Dukes’ problems?
By Tim Chapman, sports editor

2004-05: 6-22 + ’05-06: 5-23 + ’06-07: 7-23 = 18-68 record in the Dean Keener coaching era. At this point in JMU’s recent history, Friday’s season opener against the Siena Saints could simply be a game of pride for the men’s basketball team. But the Dukes aren’t treating this season as an attempt to just salvage Keener’s regime. More...

‘Baro’ breaks it down
By John Baranowsky, athletic correspondent

Coming off a heartbreaker to Richmond is tough, but having to go and play Delaware on the road is on another level. We were ready for the challenge and all week we really practiced well and got back to the basics. The overall morale of the team was very high and very confident and I think we definitely displayed that during the game. I can honestly say that we played our hearts out in all three phases of the game and at the end of the game it just wasn’t enough.  I give [Delaware] a lot of credit, but I think everyone on that team knows that we can be better. More...

Fantasy Football Week 10
By Ryan Kerr, staff writer

Fantasy Owners, Week 9 brought great games from the likes of Adrian Peterson, Joseph Addai, Marshawn Lynch, Ben Roethlisberger, and Tony Romo. Nothing new there. The biggest surprise of the week had to be the Detroit Lions defense sticking it to the hapless Denver Broncos.  The kings of the Midwest jungle had five sacks, forced three fumbles, scored two touchdowns, and added a pick. With man-child Shaun Rodgers anchoring their defensive line and athletic Ernie Sims leading a revitalized line-backing core, look for the Lions to continue to terrorize a mediocre NFC. More...