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Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 14 points and James Madison pulled off the first 12-5 upset of the NCAA Tournament by beating Wisconsin 72-61.

Virginia Cavaliers, JMU, and Longwood all representing the Commonwealth in NCAA Tournament

The Dukes dominated Arkansas State in what proved to be their 31st win of the season.

Despite forcing overtime, the Thundering Herd held on for the 95-92 win.

JMU Football will play in the Armed Forces Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 23 at 3p.m.

Tuesday marked a new era for James Madison football as the Dukes introduced Bob Chesney as the program’s ninth head coach.

The 11-1 Dukes will play in its first ever bowl game this season.

Kansas remained at No. 1 in the first Associated Press men's college basketball poll of the season.

Dukes quarterback Jordan McCloud accounted for all four of his teams touchdowns, 3 passing and 1 rushing.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

The Hoos and the Dukes are set to play against each other during the 2023 football season.

Student athletes from Salem, Franklin County and GW-Danville high schools commit to continue their academic and athletic careers at the college level.

The Dukes went on a 22-1 run in the first half, taking a ten point lead into halftime.

James Madison decided Saturday to pursue a move to the Sun Belt Conference despite being told by the Colonial Athletic Association that it will be barred from participating in CAA championships before its actual departure.

Unseeded James Madison lost to no.1 seed Oklahoma in the first game of the Women’s College World Series semifinals on Sunday.

One game in and JMU pulled off a stunning upset in the Women’s College World Series on Thursday afternoon.

The Dukes are heading to the Women's College World Series for the first time in program history.

No. 8 seed Missouri utilized a six-run second inning en route to a 7-1 win against James Madison to even the best-of-three Super Regionals on Saturday night at the Mizzou Softball Stadium.

The Dukes scored five runs in the fifth inning leading to the 8-5 victory.

The Flames are set to make the programs fourth appearance in the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.

The Dukes outscored the Bearkats 24-0 in the second quarter. But the Bearkats returned the favor in the third quarter, outscoring the Dukes 28-3.

The Dukes tallied 468 yards of total offense in the 34-21 victory.

The sports club also handed out Sports Legends awards to long-time coach and broadcaster, Paul Bernard and former Salem head basketball coach, Charlie Morgan.

Virginia Tech won the game 74-67. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, Pool)BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech played with a high level of intensity of both ends of the floor Tuesday night on its way to a 74-67 victory over Duke. Virginia Tech also stepped up on defense by forcing 12 turnovers and turning them into 13 points. Duke fought hard in the second half behind a strong performance from Jeremy Roach who led with a game-high 22 points. “I was pleased with their, you know, their patience there,” said Virginia Tech head coach Mike Young.

HARRISONBURG, Va. – JMU men’s basketball team announced on Wednesday that they’re getting a new look this year. Between a new arena and a new head coach, 2020 looks like a year of change for the Dukes. Mark Byington, JMU’s new men’s basketball coach who graduated from Salem High School, is a local to the area. Lookout and see leaves changing, haven’t seen that in a while.”On Wednesday, the university also unveiled its new state-of-the-art basketball arena. The Atlantic Union Bank Center will host both men’s and women’s basketball, their offices, practice facilities, weight room and a capacity of 8,500 fans.

HARRISONBURG, Va. – With more of an emphasis on the health and safety and student-athletes, personnel and campus environment, James Madison Athletics has announced the suspension of competition for all Fall sport programs. The suspension was made in coordination with other Colonial Athletic Association institutions that were previously still pursuing fall competition: College of Charleston, Elon and UNCW. JMU initially elected to proceed with carrying out a plan to return-to-play in alignment with the NCAA championship calendar. As the national picture came into focus over the last week, it became clear that Fall competition would not be possible. If we can do that, we’ll be back to sport competition in the near future.

HARRISONBURG, Va. There will be no football in 2020 at James Madison University. On Friday, the university announced that it has suspended its fall football season, with hopes of a spring season. James Madison has suspended its fall football season & turns focus to hopeful FCS spring campaign.#GoDukeshttps://t.co/uaJlNS9Wv5 pic.twitter.com/dp47vWRhtD JMU Football (@JMUFootball) August 7, 2020In July, when the CAA, the conference in which JMU plays, announced its fall football season was canceled, JMU said it was still planning to play fall football. The CAA is planning to have a spring football season. As of Friday afternoon, greater than 50 percent of FCS institutions have postponed their fall football season.

James Madison Hall of Fame baseball coach Brad Babcock, who amassed a program-record 558 wins in 19 seasons and guided the Dukes to the 1983 College World Series, passed away on Tuesday at age 81. Babcock was inducted into the JMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998 after a 558-249-4 career record, and the 1983 squad became the second team inducted in department history in 2016. Brad Babcock is a true JMU legend, both in his role as baseball head coach and as a long-time administrator, Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne said. He built JMU baseball to one of the pre-eminent programs in the CAA and the region with a blueprint for success that remains today. As baseball coach, Babcock took the Dukes from a fledgling second-year program in 1971 to being one of the more highly-respected programs in the East.