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About a month ago, Hampton University briefly had the worst rating in the country among the 347 NCAA Division I men's basketball teams. But how things have changed. Thursday night, the Pirates (9-13, 6-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) earned their...

The Towson men's basketball team might have pieced together its most impressive performance all season while throttling UNC Wilmington on Monday. The Tigers went out Wednesday and looked even better. Jerrelle Benimon scored 21 points as Towson blasted...

A.J. Davis scored 27 points off the bench Wednesday and Devon Moore added 17 points and 12 assists to lead James Madison past William and Mary 81-71 in Harrisonburg. Marcus Thornton led the Tribe (9-13, 3-8 Colonial Athletic Association) with 22 points,...

Senior Michael Lyons of Newport News had 20 points, five rebounds and four assists to help Air Force beat No. 22 San Diego State 70-67 Saturday. With the score tied at 64, Lyons — a Woodside High graduate — hit two baskets to give Air...

William and Mary ended its eight-game losing streak by beating Towson 63-56 Saturday night at Kaplan Arena. The Tribe (8-11, 2-6 Colonial Athletic Association) scored 11 straight points after falling behind 54-52 on Marcus Damas' layup with 3:42...

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association ranks 75 NCAA women's Division I teams, and William and Mary is not one of them. The way the Tribe is competing under first-year coach Tyler Thomson, though, W&M soon figures to be on the list. The only question is...

NORFOLK — The other day, Blaine Taylor mentioned, several Old Dominion basketball players approached one of his assistant coaches to ask the meaning of "malady" — a word he used in a talk to the team. Blessedly, they weren't directed to a...

At last, the proverbial monkey is off the back of William and Mary women's basketball coach Debbie Taylor and her players. The Tribe is in the Colonial Athletic Association win column. Janine Aldridge had 15 points and four steals Thursday night as W&...

The good news for William and Mary: The Tribe played one of its best games of the season. The bad news: W&M suffered its eighth loss in a row, dropping a 95-91 game Wednesday at Colonial Athletic Association-leading Northeastern (12-7, 7-0) despite...

William and Mary controlled the first half, but Georgia State took over in the second half Wednesday night and extended the Tribe’s skid to six games with a 74-58 victory in Atlanta. The Tribe (7-9, 1-4 Colonial Athletic Association) got 20 points...

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After a sub-par first half, the nationally ranked Christopher Newport men scored the first 16 points of the second half and went on to beat Methodist 68-48 Saturday in Fayetteville, N.C. Evan Thorpe’s layup and two free throws gave the Captains a...