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Carlos Alcaraz beats rival Jannik Sinner at the U.S. Open for a 6th Slam title and the No. 1 ranking

With his US Open win, Carlos Alcaraz reasserted his superiority over defending champion Jannik Sinner, wrested away the top spot in the ATP rankings and left tennis fans eager for whenever their next clash will come.

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Ravens’ stunning collapse: Baltimore blows 15-point lead in final 4 minutes in 41-40 loss to Bills

With Matt Prater hitting a 32-yard field goal as time expired, Baltimore squandered a 15-point lead in the final four minutes in a stunning season-opening 41-40 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night.

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Jury selection begins in the trial of the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf last year in South Florida.

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JMU Women’s Soccer gets blanked by No. 23 North Carolina, 3-0

The Dukes' offense only managed one shot as JMU women's soccer fell to No.23 North Carolina Tar Heels, 3-0, on Sunday afternoon at Sentara Park.

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Bridgewater’s Browne named ODAC Offensive Player of the Week

Ian Browne of the Bridgewater College Football team has been named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference's Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in the Eagles' season opener against Stevenson.

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James Madison Field Hockey earns road win at American, 4-1

Senior captains Skyler Brown and Alice Roeper both recorded two goals and an assist in James Madison field hockey's convincing 4-1 win at American on Sunday afternoon at the Jacobs Complex.

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EMU Women’s Soccer falls at home to Brevard, 4-0

The EMU Women's Soccer team wrapped up the weekend with a Sunday matinee, welcoming in the Tornados of Brevard College. Brevard held a 1-0 lead at the half, but used three second-half goals to pick up a 4-0 win.

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JMU Volleyball loses to Lehigh in four sets on Sunday

HARRISONBURG, Va. (JMU Athletics) – James Madison volleyball concluded its weekend with a four-set loss (28-26, 16-25, 28-30, 21-25) to…

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BC Field Hockey loses to Sewanee in overtime, 2-1

Bridgewater College field hockey fell in overtime, 2-1, on Sunday to Sewanee.

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MLB’s regular season enters its final 3 weeks. Here’s a look at the playoff picture and awards races

The 2025 season has produced a surprising show of parity through the first five months of the regular season. While most of the league's big spenders — teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and New York Mets — are in good position to make the playoffs and do damage in October, they haven't been as dominant as many expected.

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Defending champion Eagles edge Cowboys 24-20 in wild, lightning-delayed NFL season opener

Through spit and rain, a ceremony and a setback, Jalen Hurts and the Super Bowl champion Eagles weathered the storm and showed why they're again a favorite to hoist a second straight Lombardi Trophy.

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Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will face Amanda Anisimova in the U.S. Open women’s final

On Saturday, when she faces No. 8 Amanda Anisimova in the final, the No. 1-seeded Sabalenka will be trying to become the first woman to claim consecutive championships at Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams got three in a row from 2012 to 2014.

4 days ago

JMU Women’s Soccer shuts out Maryland, 1-0

A first-half score from sophomore Ginny Lackey was all James Madison women's soccer needed to put away the Maryland Terrapins, 1-0, at Sentara Park on Thursday night.

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Area High School Volleyball Scoreboard – Thursday, 9/4

Area High School Volleyball Scoreboard - Thursday, 9/4

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For decades, US Open women’s champs got a smaller replica trophy than the men. Now they’re equal

Coco Gauff was surprised at how much tinier the replica trophy she got to keep after winning this year's French Open was than the trophy she posed with on court at Roland-Garros for all the world to see. She even did a TikTok about the discrepancy, drawing more than 2 million views.

4 days ago

Angel Reese voices frustration with Chicago Sky’s losing season

The two-time WNBA All-Star told the Chicago Tribune that she "might have to move in a different direction and do what's best for me" if the team doesn't improve its outlook.

5 days ago

JMU Field Hockey falls at No. 17 Liberty, 4-1

James Madison scored the game's opening goal, however, No. 17 Liberty produced a pair of goals in both the third and fourth quarters for a 4-1 victory in non-conference field hockey action in Lynchburg.

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Area High School Volleyball Scoreboard – Wednesday, 9/3

Area High School Volleyball Scoreboard - Wednesday, 9/3

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BC Field Hockey loses heartbreaker at Mary Washington in OT

The Bridgewater College field hockey team dropped a heartbreaker to Mary Washington 2-1 in overtime on Wednesday night.

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Eastern Mennonite Field Hockey comes up short at Goucher, 3-1

After opening the 2025 season at home, the Royals field hockey team made the trek north for its first road test of the season. After Goucher took an early 2-0 lead, the Royals were able to cut their deficit to one with a goal in the third. But the Gophers added to their lead with an insurance goal in the fourth, picking up a 3-1 win over EMU.

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‘SNL’ wins big for season 50 at the Creative Arts Emmys. Obama, Kimmel and Lamar also take trophies

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Barack Obama won his third career Emmy and Kendrick Lamar won his second, while the 50th season of "Saturday Night Live" was the biggest winner with 11 on the second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

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This year’s song of the summer is a ballad, not a banger. Here’s what that says about us

For the past 14 weeks and counting, the top Billboard spot has been held by a love ballad: Alex Warren's "Ordinary." As Berklee College of Music professor and forensic musicologist Joe Bennett notes, the February release is "a fair bit slower than the mean average for the Hot 100, or for a historical song of the summer."

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Julia Roberts, Anna Wintour, Ralph Lauren and more pay tribute to Giorgio Armani

Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani's work spanned the worlds of celebrity, fashion and power. His death announced Thursday at age 91 has elicited an outpouring of tributes.