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Pope Praises ‘Kentucky Guy’ Preston Spradlin

Kentucky trailed underdog James Madison 56-54 with 14 minutes to play Friday before going on an 11-0 run that included 3-pointers from Alex Wilkins, Justin McBride and Ousmane N’Diaye to pull away and win 89-80. The Dukes went 15-for-45 from 3-point range — the most attempts ever by a...

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Ball Exclusives

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James Madison Dukes at Virginia Tech Hokies: Sunday Preview

The James Madison Dukes and the Virginia Tech Hokies meet on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 6:00 p.m. ET. The post James Madison Dukes at Virginia Tech Hokies: Sunday Preview appeared first on Ball Exclusives .

Blacksburg, VA · 1d

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

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Stock up, stock down from Kentucky's win over James Madison

As the clock counted down to zero on Friday, Kentucky basketball was credited with an 89-80 win over James Madison , but it was close to going the other way. The Wildcats needed a big second half to pull away, and take the victory in game two of their season. Kentucky got out to a 16-8 lead early on, and looked like they would cruise, but then James Madison started hitting three-pointers, and shot their way back into it. Slow defensive rotations gave the Dukes open looks, and the score was tied at halftime. Things improved in the second half. The Cats began to make three-pointers of their own at an accelerated rate, and the defense started to close out on shooters. Turnovers also favored Kentucky in the final 20 minutes as well, and they pulled away, despite the tremendous effort from James Madison. It was a hard-fought victory for Kentucky, and certainly gave coach Mark Pope some things to work on. However, there was plenty of good as well. Here's a look at whose stock is up after the win, and whose is down. Stock up: Alex Wilkins Wilkins committed two fouls in the first few minutes of the

Harrisonburg, VA · 2d

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JMU Men’s Soccer loses in double OT to Coastal Carolina in SBC Quarterfinals

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (JMU Athletics) – A golden goal in double overtime by Coastal Carolina ended JMU’s 2026 season as the Dukes fell to the Chanticleers, 2-1, in the SBC Championship Quarterfinals on Sunday evening. JMU entered halftime with a 1-0 advantage thanks to a goal by Dylan...

Harrisonburg, VA · 1d
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Ft. Smith Southwest Times Record

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Hear John Calipari's thoughts after Arkansas' loss to Virginia

Fayetteville, AR · 1d

UV Cavalier Daily

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MCNIFF: The problem with Virginia’s offense is the playcalling

In Oct. 27 media availability before last weekend’s Wake Forest matchup, Coach Tony Elliott defended offensive coordinator Des Kitchings amidst an abysmal season for the offense. “There’s nobody out there in the building working their ass off [more] than Coach Kitchings,” Elliott said. Kitchings has a lot...

Charlottesville, VA · 3d

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Barstool personality, vocal JMU fan PFTCommenter wants Billy Napier fired less than a year into the job

PFTCommenter declared Billy Napier's coaching "terminal" after James Madison blew halftime leads in back-to-back overtime losses this season.

Harrisonburg, VA · 4d

Arkansas Razorbacks On SI

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Calipari's Warning About Virginia's Physicality Came To Fruition In Arkansas' Blowout Loss To UVA

In first big-time matchup, Arkansas was out-physicaled

Fayetteville, AR · 1d

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James Madison's Dual-Threat QB Is Projected For 255 Yards, And The SportsLine Model Is Screaming What That Means For The Over

Philadelphia Eagles logo on gradient background - Created by the Sports On Tap desk | Source : Sports On Tap (team logos property of their respective owners) The SportsLine Projection Model just ran James Madison vs. Southern Miss 10,000 times, and the numbers are screaming “Over”! This Thursday night matchup is projected for a combined […]

Hattiesburg, MS · 4d

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TA ends regular season with win over Spotswood

PENN LAIRD VA: (Rocktown Now) – The final night of the regular season at Spotswood High School belonged to the Turner Ashby Knights as they beat Spotswood 50 -6 with a running clock late in the game. It was a back and forth first quarter with both teams getting on the board early, both teams missing their first point afters. But from that point on, it was all Turner Ashby with 2 touchdowns from Colton Pence, 2 touchdowns from Brennan Batman and two touchdowns from Cooper Smith who also had two interceptions and a fumble recovery on the night for the senior for Turner Ashby. An additional touchdown from Colton Jennings and Spotswood falls to Turner Ashby 50 to 6. The Knights move on to the playoffs with a 9-1 record and Spotswood season comes to an end at 4-6.

Bridgewater, VA · 2d

Kentucky Kernel

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AT THE BUZZER: Diallo zooms with breakout performance in Kentucky’s victory over JMU

The season had started quietly for Zoom Diallo. Through the first three exhibition games, he contributed little on the box score. In Kentucky’s season opener, he scored only 12 points and turned the ball over four times. The Washington transfer was expected to be a significant part of UK’s...

Lexington, KY · 4d

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William Byrd routs Staunton River 42-7 in road win

STAUNTON, Va. (WSET) — William Byrd pulled away in the second half and rolled to a road win over Staunton River. Starting in the third quarter, William Byrd had the lead and the ball when quarterback Carter Gray launched a pass downfield to Zane Taylor for a touchdown. Later...

Staunton, VA · 3d

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Late touchdown pass lifts Stuarts Draft to victory | Football scores

Stuarts Draft ended the regular season with a bang. The situation looked dire for Stuarts Draft, trailing 9-7 and turning the ball over on downs with a 1:21 left in the game. But the Cougars defense forced a three-and-out and a punt with only 14 seconds running off the clock. Then Draft's special teams came up with the biggest play of the game — or maybe the second biggest play — with a blocked punt. Draft recovered the ball and had a first down on the Wilson 24 with 57 seconds left. On fourth down from the 20 with just 14 seconds remaining, Jake Yow floated a pass into the arms of Brandon Pritchett in the end zone for the touchdown with eight seconds left. That was the biggest play. Pritchett wasn't the first option on the play. Yow said the play called for him to go to Zakarre Hymes-Williams on the left side of the field, but Yow saw Pritchett open on the other side of the field. "He made a progression, he made his read and saw the open guy and made a great throw," said Stuarts Draft coach Nathan Floyd. "He'll get better at that. The older

Stuarts Draft, VA · 3d

Arkansas Razorbacks On SI

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Halftime Takeaways As Virginia Leads Arkansas 46-27

Cavs lead Hogs 46-27

Fayetteville, AR · 1d

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

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Best social media reactions to Kentucky win over James Madison

Justin McBride had some extra motivation for Friday's Kentucky basketball game. He was facing James Madison , his former team, and certainly wanted to shine. Then, he went out and had his best game yet, scoring 13 points with three three-pointers in an 89-80 Wildcats win. It wasn't all pretty for Kentucky. In the first half, bad shots combined with poor rotations on defense to keep the Dukes in the game. Three-point shots went in favor of James Madison, and it was a tie at halftime, 39-39. In the second half, Kentucky locked in on defense, and started to knock down shots of their own, including by McBride. Alex Wilkins, who missed most of the first half with foul issues also put his stamp on things with 16 points, and a couple of big shots. Mason Williams was efficient once again. He had 12 points and was 5-of-8 from the floor. Despite the struggles in this one, Kentucky is 2-0 on the season with a big matchup against Kansas up next. After Friday's game, fans, as usual, took to social media to talk about the game. Here are some of the best reactions from X. Some Kentucky fans saw the

Harrisonburg, VA · 3d

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High school football scores from Friday night

HARRISONBURG VA: (Rocktown Now) – The regular season came to an end with some exciting wins around the Shenandoah Valley. Broadway remained undefeated, Turner Ashby continued to dominate games, and Strasburg extended their winning streak to five games. Here’s the scores from around the valley and statewide. Shenandoah...

Shenandoah Valley, VA · 2d

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No. 12 Arkansas prepares to battle with No. 9 Virginia in D.C.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Even after a 45-point victory to start the 2026-27 season, head coach John Calipari wanted to see more out of his Razorbacks with a top-10 road matchup looming. “We’ve got work to do,” the Hall of Famer said following Arkansas’ 106-61 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. “If...

Fayetteville, AR · 3d

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Cats Win But Pushed by ‘Terrific’ James Madison

James Madison had never set foot in Rupp Arena until Friday night. The Dukes and their coach, former Kentucky staff member Preston Spradlin, weren’t intimidated as the No. 23 Wildcats earned a hard-fought 89-80 win to remain perfect. James Madison, the Wildcats’ second first-time opponent this season, eventually succumbed...

Harrisonburg, VA · 2d

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Jamie Vaught: Former UK assistant brings JMU to Rupp Friday; Pope addresses social media criticism

A few notes, observations, and thoughts on the opening week of the Kentucky men’s basketball season:. • It’s going to be another homecoming of sorts for Kentuckian and head coach Preston Spradlin as his James Madison Dukes visit Rupp Arena Friday evening (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network) for a date with the Wildcats. Spradlin once took his Morehead State team to Lexington back in 2020, when the Eagles dropped to Kentucky 81-45.

Lexington, KY · 5d