Stuff You Might Have Missed

Todd’s been busy enjoying a well earned vacation and I’m holed up at home waiting for the arrival of another future Duke, so we thought we’d catch everyone up on some stories or news they might have missed.

The Diamond Dukes won a thriller against VMI, albeit not much of a pitching duel and used a late rally to defeat the Terps. The Dukes pulled to .500 on the season after taking 2 of 3 from George Mason. In Friday night’s win, JMU scored 9 runs in the 10th after surrendering 10 runs in the 8th. The Dukes have won 5 of their last 6 and are poised to make a run in CAA play.

We’ve mentioned this in the past, but feel like folks might have missed it. Lady Dukes basketball star Dawn Evans is a ridiculous talent and is doing us all proud on the court. The fact that she’s battling kidney disease makes her accomplishments all the more impressive.

Check out this interview with Dukes’ legend and current Richmond Revolution player, Rodney Landers by Matt from West of the Boulevard. Hat tip to Jamie for the link.

The JMU women’s lacrosse team, not to be confused with the men’s varsity team which doesn’t exist (but should…don’t get me started) is up to #20 in the nation. They used a last minute goal to knock off #5 UVA on the road before losing a nail-biter to #2 Maryland. The ladies are 7-2 heading into conference play.

Former Duke, JD Skolnitsky gets picked up by the Colts after getting cut from the Redskins practice squad.

That’s it for now. If you haven’t voted yet (or if you have…it ain’t official) go vote in the Elite 8 of our Best Eats of the ‘Burg bracket.