Dukes’ home-court ‘Pride’ isn’t enough
By Tim Chapman, sports editor

For the second time this season JMU found itself leading a blue and gold-clad team by three points at home with under a minute left in the game. And for the second time this season they squandered the close margin with a one-point loss. The Dukes lost to Hofstra 86-85 Saturday in a similar late-game fashion to a 66-65 loss to the Delaware Blue Hens on Jan. 23. More...

Optimism is key for JMU
By Matthew McGovern, assistant sports editor

James Madison lost for the ninth time in 10 games Saturday, but optimism pervaded the postgame press conference. “Good effort by our guys,” JMU men’s basketball coach Dean Keener said at the outset. “At the end of the day, you’ve just gotta be able to come up with a stop.” The 85-86 loss was reminiscent of late-game struggles at home to William & Mary and Delaware, but Keener focused on positives from Madison’s 11th conference loss. More...