Yeah I said it: This JMU team really wants us to believe (Commentary)
By Tim Chapman, sports editor

It’s got to be hard for the JMU faithful to believe Wednesday’s 62-61 win over VCU at the Convocation Center. The Dukes not only won at the buzzer on a Juwann James lay-up, but led at halftime and had to overcome four separate second-half deficits. More...

Turning Loss into Life: A Pierre Curtis Story
By Tim Chapman, sports editor

JMU basketball coach Dean Keener was coming off his second losing season in as many years at the helm and needed a true point guard to help lead the Dukes in a winning direction. With the help of assistant coach Michael Kelly, Keener convinced Pierre Curtis to make an official visit to the school. More...

TV helping mid-majors
By Matt McGovern, assistant sports editor

Conventional wisdom says television hinders productivity, but in the realm of college basketball, television exposure can infuse life into a program. Just ask George Mason coach Jim Larranaga. “I think one question that every coach gets asked sometime during the recruiting process is ‘How many games do you play on TV,’” Larranaga said in a phone interview. “And the Colonial Athletic Association for many years had to kind of sidetrack that question because we weren’t getting a lot of television exposure.” More...

Looking back on baseball standout Kulbacki
By Kathy Leutner, contributing writer

Former JMU outfielder Kellen Kulbacki is only 21, but he’s made it into the minor leagues. Within just a few months of leaving Harrisonburg for the summer, he was drafted by the San Diego Padres. Kulbacki went No. 40 overall in the Major League Baseball draft, becoming the third-highest draft pick in JMU history. More...