Top Story Spotlight COLLEGE FOOTBALL | JAMES MADISON Dukes hoping football success brings extra paychecks By SHANE METTLEN Daily News-Record Nov 21, 2025 Nov 21, 2025 Updated Jan 8, 2026 0 × Waynesboro's women weightlifters raise the bar in fundraiser competition Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save James Madison has every reason to want to finish the season strong, and some of them are financial.kAm(:E9 2 h\` C64@C5 9625:?8 :?E@ E96 7:?2= EH@ H66<D @7 E96 C68F=2C D62D@?[ 9@DE:?8 E96 $F? q6=E r@?76C6?46 r92>A:@?D9:A v2>6 2?5 25G2?4:?8 E@ E96 r@==686 u@@E32== !=2J@77 C6>2:? A@DD:3:=:E:6D] x? 724E[ 9@DE:?8 E96 4@?76C6?46 E:E=6 82>6 :D 2 =:<6=:9@@5 7@C E96 sF<6D[ H9@ 92G6 2=C625J 4=:?4965 E96 $qr t2DE s:G:D:@? E:E=6]k^AmkAmp =F4C2E:G6 A=2J@77 DA@E >:89E 36 92C56C E@ 2EE2:? — E96 sF<6D 2C6 :? E96 5:D4FDD:@? 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 D6=64E:@? 4@>>:EE66[ 3FE H6C6 ?@E C2?<65 :? E96 >@DE C646?E ru! %@A ad — 3FE y|& 2E9=6E:4 5:C64E@C |2EE #@2? 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