Two JMU students emerge ‘Ultimate’ in VFL
By Ron Counts, contributing writer

Why would perfectly sane, healthy people allow themselves to be locked in a cage with someone whose only intent is to inflict as much harm on them as possible? Some simply covet the competition that mixed martial arts has to offer. JMU senior marketing major Tyler Moyer climbed into the Octagon during Saturday’s Valley Fight League event at the Rockingham Fairgrounds for another reason: He had something to prove. More...

Defensive backs coach joins Falcons
By Jack McAuley, staff writer

Part of Joe Danna’s coaching and teaching experience includes something he calls “pearls of wisdom.” Danna, the defensive backs coach for the JMU football team last fall, is looking to take that wisdom to the next level after being hired Monday by the Atlanta Falcons as the defensive quality control coach. More...

Dawn creams Tigers with 3s
By Matthew McGovern, assistant sports editor

With 45 seconds left in a blowout of Towson, JMU freshman point guard Dawn Evans made a deep 3-pointer behind a screen, bringing James Madison’s total to 79 and allowing the crowd of 2,195 to cash in on Kline’s promise of free ice cream if the Dukes score at least 79 points at home. More...

Sweet home, Virginia
By Matthew McGovern, assistant sports editor

James Madison football coach Mickey Matthews interviewed Monday at the University of South Alabama as a candidate for its inaugural head coaching position, and after returning to Harrisonburg on Monday night he didn’t get much sleep. More...