Sweet home, Virginia
By Matthew McGovern, assistant sports editor

Mickey Matthews didn’t get much sleep Monday night. The JMU football coach interviewed Monday at the University of South Alabama as a candidate for its inaugural head coaching position. According to Matthews, South Alabama never formally offered him the job. But hypothetical questions were involved in the negotiations, face-to-face and over the phone. More...

Yeah…I said it (Commentary)
By Tim Chapman, sports editor

Look around campus on this over-commercialized holiday and you’ll surely feel the love. You’ll likely see student couples from the Quad to Festival exchanging bouquets of roses and boxes of chocolates. But don’t expect to see a completely loving experience at the Convo. Junior guard Joe Posey and the JMU coaching staff won’t be exchanging Valentines anytime soon. More...

Lacrosse matchup is no cup of tea
By Jack McAuley, staff writer

Five time zones and over three thousand miles separate two groups of women, but on Wednesday they came together at JMU’s campus for one reason: a lacrosse game. It was the fourth time that the teams came together at Madison as the English national team played JMU in a preseason scrimmage. More...

Web exclusive: Madison falls victim to Shuler show
By Matthew McGovern, assistant sports editor

VCU senior guard Jamal Shuler felt disrespected when Kyle Swanston backed up to the three-point line to defend Shuler with 9:04 left in the first half, and the senior used the daylight to nail a 25-foot 3-pointer and extend VCU’s lead to 23-11. More...