{"id":541,"date":"2010-03-28T23:00:34","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T03:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=541"},"modified":"2010-03-31T09:56:09","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T13:56:09","slug":"stuff-you-might-have-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=541","title":{"rendered":"Stuff You Might Have Missed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/diamond-dukes.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"543\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=543\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/diamond-dukes.jpg?fit=400%2C299\" data-orig-size=\"400,299\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"diamond dukes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/diamond-dukes.jpg?fit=300%2C224\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/diamond-dukes.jpg?fit=400%2C299\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-543\" title=\"diamond dukes\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/diamond-dukes.jpg?resize=400%2C299\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/diamond-dukes.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/diamond-dukes.jpg?resize=300%2C224 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Todd&#8217;s been busy enjoying a well earned vacation and I&#8217;m holed up at home waiting for the arrival of another future Duke, so we thought we&#8217;d catch everyone up on some stories or news they might have missed.<\/p>\n<p>The Diamond Dukes\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vmikeydets.com\/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9800&amp;ATCLID=204915415\">won a thriller against VMI<\/a>, albeit not much of a pitching duel and used a late rally to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csnwashington.com\/03\/23\/10\/James-Madison-Baseball-Rallies-Past-Mary\/landing_maryland.html?blockID=203204&amp;feedID=276\">defeat the Terps.<\/a> The Dukes pulled to .500 on the season after taking 2 of 3 from George Mason. In Friday night&#8217;s win,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmusports.com\/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62335&amp;SPID=6823&amp;DB_OEM_ID=14400&amp;ATCLID=204916571\">JMU scored 9 runs in the 10th<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.timesdispatch.com\/rtd\/sports\/college\/college_basketball\/article\/VAWO21_20100320-223006\/331908\/\">she&#8217;s battling kidney disease<\/a> makes her accomplishments all the more impressive.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.timesdispatch.com\/rtd\/sports\/college\/college_basketball\/article\/VAWO21_20100320-223006\/331908\/\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/wotbn.net\/meet-the-revolution-rodney-landers\/\">interview with Dukes&#8217; legend <\/a>and current Richmond Revolution player, Rodney Landers by Matt from<a href=\"http:\/\/wotbn.net\/\"> West of the Boulevard<\/a>. Hat tip to Jamie for the link.<\/p>\n<p>The JMU women&#8217;s lacrosse team, not to be confused with the men&#8217;s varsity team which doesn&#8217;t exist (but should&#8230;don&#8217;t get me started) is up to #20 in the nation. They used a last minute goal to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cavalierdaily.com\/2010\/03\/25\/dukes%E2%80%99-last-minute-goal-sinks-cavs-at-klockner\/\">knock off #5 UVA<\/a> on the road before <a href=\"http:\/\/terrapintrail.com\/sports\/2010\/03\/27\/wlax-barely-escape-james-madison\/\">losing a nail-biter to #2 Maryland<\/a>. The ladies are 7-2 heading into conference play.<\/p>\n<p>Former Duke, JD Skolnitsky gets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whsv.com\/jmufootball\/headlines\/89192652.html\">picked up by the Colts<\/a> after getting cut from the Redskins practice squad.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for now. If you haven&#8217;t voted yet (or if you have&#8230;it ain&#8217;t official) go vote in the<a href=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=532\"> Elite 8<\/a> of our Best Eats of the &#8216;Burg bracket.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D541&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Todd&#8217;s been busy enjoying a well earned vacation and I&#8217;m holed up at home waiting for the arrival of another future Duke, so we thought we&#8217;d catch everyone up on some stories or news they might have missed. The Diamond Dukes\u00a0won a thriller against VMI, albeit not much of a pitching duel and used a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4942,"url":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4942","url_meta":{"origin":541,"position":0},"title":"Dukes Dunk Delaware","date":"January 23, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Wow! That was one hell of a dunk by A.J. Davis. Of course we got pulled away from the game tonight, so we missed it. Apparently we also missed a JMU Sports Blog shout out on the Madizone broadcast in the second half. 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JMU let Georgia State get out to a lead out of the gate and then let them\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Basketball&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/VHARSLBTXVSFYPA.20130224011228.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10368,"url":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=10368","url_meta":{"origin":541,"position":5},"title":"Ty Young Really Loves Sneakers (Plus Other Stuff You Might Have Missed)","date":"August 20, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Tamera (or \"Ty\" as she prefers) Young was a beast back in the day for Dukes. As the star of former coach Kenny Brook's early teams, she was All CAA multiple times, and the league's player of the year as a senior when she averaged 20 and 10. 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