Tuskegee Golden Tigers release 2017 baseball schedule

HEAD COACH REGINALD HOLLINS
Tuskegee Baseball

TUSKEGEE, Alabama | First year head coach Reginald Hollins released the 2017 Tuskegee University baseball schedule tonight, a schedule that features 25 home games that will be played at Montgomery's historic Paterson Field.

Tuskegee opens the 2017 campaign at home with a doubleheader, before playing four of their first seven games at home. The Golden Tigers open at home February 3 against Selma University in a doubleheader, before hitting the road to face Clark Atlanta University (February 4) in a doubleheader and the University of Montevallo (February 8). The team returns home for a doubleheader against Virginia State University (February 11) before hitting the road for nine consecutive games.

The road trip starts with a neutral site doubleheader against Eastern New Mexico University (February 13) at the Home Plate Baseball Facility in Atlanta. The trip continues with a three-game stint in Miami (Fla.) against Barry University taking place February 17-18, and concludes with a doubleheader against Concordia University (February 21) and Paine College (February 25).

The road trip ends when the Golden Tigers host Montevallo to open the month of March, on the first, before playing a doubleheader at Selma (March 3) and a single game at Columbus State University (March 8).

A modest three-game home stand that spans three days begins March 11 with a doubleheader against Stillman College, followed by a game against Georgia Southwestern State University (March 14).

Following a three-game series, opening Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) play, on the road at Morehouse College (March 18-19), the Golden Tigers return home for a doubleheader against Concordia-Selma (March 21) and then hit the road for another SIAC series at Kentucky State University (March 25-26).

The Golden Tigers return home after their series with Kentucky State for their longest home stand of the season – a nine-game stand beginning with Rust College in a doubleheader on March 29. The stay at home with an SIAC series against Miles College (April 1-2), highlighted by their annual Breast Cancer Awareness Day on April 1 at 12 noon. The series continues with a single game against Columbus State (April 5) and an SIAC series against Spring Hill College (April 8-9).

The final road swing of the season features games at Georgia Southwestern (April 11) and an SIAC series against LeMoyne-Owen College (April 14-15). The final road game of the season takes place in Montgomery as the Golden Tigers face Auburn University Montgomery on the east side of Montgomery on April 18.

Tuskegee closes the regular season with a six-game home stand against Lane College (April 22-23) and Benedict College (April 29-30), with Senior Day being celebrated in the final game of the regular season on April 30 at 1 pm.

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2017 Baseball Schedule

Date		Opponent	Location	Time/Result
2/3/2017		Selma	Montgomery, AL	1:00 pm
2/3/2017		Selma	Montgomery, AL	3:30 pm
2/4/2017		Clark Atlanta	Atlanta, GA	12 noon (est)
2/4/2017		Clark Atlanta	Atlanta, GA	2:30 pm (est)
2/8/2017		Montevallo	Montevallo, AL	2:00 pm
2/11/2017		Virginia State	Montgomery, AL	12:00 pm
2/11/2017		Virginia State	Montgomery, AL	2:30 pm
2/13/2017		Eastern New Mexico	Atlanta, GA	11:00 am (est)
2/13/2017		Eastern New Mexico	Atlanta, GA	1:30 pm (est)
2/17/2017		Barry	Miami Shores, FL	6:00 pm (est)
2/18/2017		Barry	Miami Shores, FL	2:30 pm (est)
2/18/2017		Barry	Miami Shores, FL	12:00 pm (est)
2/21/2017		Concordia-Selma	Selma, AL	12:00 pm
2/21/2017		Concordia-Selma	Selma, AL	2:30 pm
2/25/2017		Paine	Augusta, GA	2:30 pm (est)
2/25/2017		Paine	Augusta, GA	12:00 pm (est)
3/1/2017		Montevallo	Montgomery, AL	2:00 pm
3/3/2017		Selma	Selma, AL	2:30 pm
3/8/2017		Columbus State	Columbus, GA	4:00 pm (est)
3/11/2017		Stillman	Montgomery, AL	1:00 pm
3/11/2017		Stillman	Montgomery, AL	3:30 pm
3/14/2017		Georgia Southwestern	Montgomery, AL	4:00 pm
3/18/2017	*	Morehouse	Atlanta, GA	12:00 pm (est)
3/18/2017	*	Morehouse	Atlanta, GA	2:30 pm (est)
3/19/2017	*	Morehouse	Atlanta, GA	1:00 pm (est)
3/21/2017		Concordia-Selma	Montgomery, AL	1:00 pm
3/21/2017		Concordia-Selma	Montgomery, AL	3:30 pm
3/25/2017	*	Kentucky State	Frankfort, KY	2:30 pm (est)
3/25/2017	*	Kentucky State	Frankfort, KY	12:00 pm (est)
3/26/2017	*	Kentucky State	Frankfort, KY	TBA
3/29/2017		Rust	Montgomery, AL	12:00 pm
3/29/2017		Rust	Montgomery, AL	2:30 pm
4/1/2017	*	Miles	Montgomery, AL	12:00 pm
4/1/2017	*	Miles	Montgomery, AL	2:30 pm
4/2/2017	*	Miles	Montgomery, AL	1:00 pm
4/5/2017		Columbus State	Montgomery, AL	4:00 pm
4/8/2017	*	Spring Hill	Montgomery, AL	12:00 pm
4/8/2017	*	Spring Hill	Montgomery, AL	2:30 pm
4/9/2017	*	Spring Hill	Montgomery, AL	1:00 pm
4/11/2017		Georgia Southwestern	Americus, GA	5:00 pm (est)
4/14/2017	*	LeMoyne-Owen	Memphis, TN	12:00 pm
4/14/2017	*	LeMoyne-Owen	Memphis, TN	2:30 pm
4/15/2017	*	LeMoyne-Owen	Memphis, TN	1:00 pm
4/18/2017		Auburn-Montgomery	Montgomery, AL	6:00 pm
4/22/2017	*	Lane	Montgomery, AL	12:00 pm
4/22/2017	*	Lane	Montgomery, AL	2:30 pm
4/23/2017	*	Lane	Montgomery, AL	1:00 pm
4/29/2017	*	Benedict	Montgomery, AL	12:00 pm
4/29/2017	*	Benedict	Montgomery, AL	2:30 pm
4/30/2017	*	Benedict	Montgomery, AL	1:00 pm
SIAC Championships 5/3-7/2017 TBA TBA

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The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) will hold its indoor track & field championships at Liberty University’s new plush $30M facility Feb. 12/13, 2017

LYNCHBURG, Virginia -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) will hold its indoor track & field championships at Liberty’s new facility Feb. 12 to 13. The Division II conference decided to move its championships from North Carolina on Sept. 30 in opposition to the state’s House Bill 2, which is commonly referred to as “the bathroom law.”

Construction crews were hard at work on a chilly Thursday afternoon when Brant Tolsma led a tour of Liberty University’s new indoor track & field facility.

Tolsma, who is in his 31st season as the Flames’ track & field coach and has won 100 conference championships during his tenure, knew exactly where everything was supposed to go. Each detail was important, right down to the flooring the athletes will walk on in the team camp area perched on the second floor.



Tolsma stopped and glanced at the work underway. The 200-meter track sat in the middle of the first floor, its corners raised as high as they could go to showcase the hydraulic banking. To the other side of the facility, permanent seating was being finalized. Below those stands, a training facility was taking shape to enhance the student-athlete’s experience.

“It’s everything that we know to want at this time,” Tolsma said, “and it’s more than I ever dreamed Liberty would ever get. It’s pretty amazing.”

The university is moving the indoor track & field facility from Green Hall to a plush, $30-million complex underneath the LU monogram that will rival the other facilities in the nation that boast hydraulic banking.

When completed early next month, the 130,000-square-foot facility will feature about 1,500 permanent seats, a six-lane track, an eight-lane warm-up track below an elevated team area. It also will have accommodations for field events that can be held concurrently with track, as well as locker rooms, a coaches’ hospitality room, concession stands, training rooms and offices.

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Virginia Union: The White Shadow on basketball, life

RICHMOND, Virginia — Dave Robbins misses basketball.

“I can’t help it, I do miss it.” said Robbins, who led tiny Virginia Union University in Richmond, Va. to three NCAA Division II national basketball championships in three different decades. The man called “The White Shadow” left coaching eight years ago. The first white coach in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) history, Robbins amassed a 713-194 mark during a 30-year tenure.

He thinks about the sport constantly.



“It’s like someone who has been around horse racing all of their life,” said Robbins. “It’s a part of them. They miss the smell of the barn, the feel of the turf, the smell and feel of being around the horses. I’m a basketball coach. That’s what I did. I miss the smell of a gym. I miss seeing guys work hard to perfect their game and to work as a team. I miss it.

“As far as x’s and o’s are concerned, there’s no doubt that I could still coach. I’m not that far removed from the game. But it is a young man’s game. I realize that. The travel, the recruiting, it wears and tears on you. I don’t think I could deal with that. I’m 74 and that’s asking a lot of an old man.”

So these days, he spends a lot of time with his wife of 42 years, Bunny. He also spends a lot of time playing golf.

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Lower-level Division I teams embrace, enjoy epic road trips

ITTA BENA, Mississippi — Mississippi Valley State was hanging fairly close with nationally ranked Michigan State earlier this year before Spartans' guard Miles Bridges took a pass, sprinted down the lane and threw down a vicious one-handed dunk over Jamal Watson.

After that, Michigan State cruised to a 100-53 win over the Delta Devils in one of their 14 consecutive road games to start the season. MVSU coach Andre Payne recalled how following the November game he took an upbeat approach to the drubbing.

Payne went around the locker room praising each player until he saw Watson. He couldn't help but grin.

"And guess what?" Payne said. "You'll get to be on SportsCenter tonight!"

The room burst into laughter. Two months of road games requires a little gallows humor, though Mississippi Valley coaches and players say the experience is often much more rewarding than demoralizing.

MVSU (0-13) and Texas Southern (4-9) are among a handful of lower-level Division I teams that lead a nomadic existence during non-conference play, traveling to play road games with guaranteed payouts.

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Southern Highlights Fort Valley State 2017 Football Schedule

FORT VALLEY, Georgia -- Fort Valley State University Director of Athletics Dr. Darryl Pope, has announced the Wildcats 2017 football schedule. The Wildcats will play a 10 game schedule, which includes four home games, five away games and the Fountain City Classic.

After, this season's slow start, hiring a new coach and coaching staff in late June and players having to buy into a new system the season took an amazing turned. The Wildcats opened with two losses, an overtime win and another four game skid. The team had to win their last two games, of which they did, before meeting Albany State in the Eastern Division Championship game on November 5th. FVSU defeated Albany State and clocked a date with Kentucky State for the SIAC Championship in Montgomery, Alabama. The Wildcats capped off the amazing season with a 33-30 overtime victory and FVSU's 12th SIAC Championship.

The Wildcats will open the 2017 season in Carrollton, Georgia on Thursday, August 31 with the University of West Georgia at 7 p.m., and play Valdosta State University in Waycross, Georgia on Saturday, September 9 at 7 p.m. FVSU's home opener features Miles College on Saturday, September 16 at 6 p.m., then host Benedict College on Saturday, September 23 at 2 p.m. On Saturday, September 30, the Wildcats will play Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for the second time at 6 p.m. Southern leads the series 1-0. Next on the schedule is a trip to Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, October 7 with Clark Atlanta University in a 2 p.m. contest, before returning home to host Lane College on October 14 at 2 p.m. FVSU travels to Wilberforce, Ohio on Saturday, October 21 to play Central State University at 1:30 p.m. (CST) and return home for homecoming with Morehouse College on October 28 at 2 p.m. The final regular season game comes on Saturday, November 4 with Albany State University in the 28th Fountain City Classic game in Columbus, Georgia at 2 p.m.

WILDCATS 2017 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TIME
Thur. Aug.31	University of West Georgia	Carrollton, Georgia	7:00 PM
Sat. Sept. 9	Valdosta State University	Waycross, Georgia	7:00 PM
SAT. SEPT. 16	MILES COLLEGE *	FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA	6:00 PM
SAT. SEPT. 23	BENEDICT COLLEGE *	FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA	2:00 PM
Sat. Sept. 30	Southern University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	6:00 PM
Sat. Oct. 7	Clark Atlanta University *	Atlanta, Georgia	2:00 PM
SAT. OCT. 14	LANE COLLEGE *	FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA	2:00 PM
Sat. Oct. 21	Central State University *	Wilberforce, Ohio	1:30 PM (CST)
SAT. OCT. 28	MOREHOUSE COLLEGE *         (HOMECOMING)	FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA	2:00 PM
Sat. Nov. 4	Albany State University * 28th Annual Fountain City Classic	Columbus, Georgia	2:00 PM
Sat. Nov. 11	SIAC Championship	Montgomery, Alabama	7:00 PM (CST)

(BLUE) Indicate home games                                   (*) Indicate conference games

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Former NSU star Lynden Trail activated by Washington Redskins

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The third time was apparently the charm for former Norfolk State linebacker Lynden Trail.

Friday, a day after he was signed to the Washington Redskins’ practice squad for the third time in two seasons, Trail was activated for today’s game at Chicago.

The move marks the first time the 2014 NSU graduate has appeared on an NFL team’s active roster. An undrafted free agent out of college, he spent part of 2015 on Houston’s practice squad before being twice picked up by Washington.



The 6-foot-7, 270-pounder’s latest return to the Redskins came more than two months after he was waived by the team.He had nine tackles in four preseason games for Washington.

In April, shortly after being signed by the Redskins for the second time, Trail, 25, said he hoped to make his mark on special teams.

“At the end of the day, if you can play special teams, you can pretty much play on the defense as well,” he said. “So that’s going to be kind of my goal.”

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Southern Jaguars Releases 2017 Football Schedule

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern University football will make their third appearance in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge before facing two Football Bowl Subdivision opponents during the Jaguars 2017 schedule, officials announced Friday.

Southern welcomes South Carolina State - and a nationally televised audience - to Baton Rouge and A.W. Mumford Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 3. in the 11th installment of the ESPN Events sponsored game. The Jaguars hold the distinction of being the only SWAC school to win in the 10-year history of the challenge, claiming wins over Florida A&M in 2007 in Birmingham, Ala. and Delaware State in 2010 in Orlando.

The MEAC/SWAC Challenge features teams from two prominent Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) on the opening weekend of the college football season and is aired on an ESPN network. Prior to the 2016 game, the MEAC/SWAC Challenge originated as a neutral site game at historic Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala. before relocating to the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.

SU head coach Dawson Odums and former Alcorn State head coach Jay Hobson reunite on the gridiron when the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles, 2016 New Orleans Bowl champions, host the Jaguars on September 9 in Hattiesburg, Miss.

Following their first-ever meeting with Southern Miss, Southern heads to the Alamodome for the inaugural meeting against UT-San Antonio led by former LSU assistant coach and current Roadrunners' head coach Frank Wilson. In his first season, Wilson guided the Roadrunners to a Gildan New Mexico Bowl berth before losing to New Mexico 23-20 on Dec. 17.

Southern returns to the state of Mississippi to open the SWAC's new 7-game format against 3-time SWAC eastern division champ Alcorn State on Sept. 23 before NCAA Division II member Fort Valley State closes the Jaguars' nonconference schedule at Mumford Stadium on Sept. 30.

The league office elected to implement a 4-2-1 schedule format which requires conference teams to play four opponents within their division, two permanent cross-divisional foes and one team rotating yearly as a part of the conference slate.

The Jaguars, who finished 8-3, 8-1 in SWAC play - last season and reeled off eight straight wins, host Alabama A&M for homecoming on Oct. 7, then observe their first bye week off the season on Oct. 14.

Archrival Jackson State awaits SU following the off week on Oct. 21 in Jackson, Miss. before the Jaguars tangle with Arkansas-Pine Bluff on the road Oct. 28.

The month of November opens with a pair of Texas schools when Southern salutes their 2017 senior class in the home finale against Prairie View A&M on Nov. 4. After the Texas Southern game on Nov. 11 in Houston, Southern entertains one final bye week before looking to snap a two-game losing skid to Grambling State in the 44th annual Bayou Classic in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Nov. 25.

Teams on Southern's 11-game schedule compiled a 59-68 record in 2016.

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DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TIME (CT)
2017 MEAC/SWAC Challenge
Sun, Sep 03	South Carolina State	A.W. Mumford Stadium	TBA
Sat, Sep 09	Southern Miss	Hattiesburg, Miss.	TBA
Sat, Sep 16	Texas-San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas | Alamodome	TBA
Sat, Sep 23	Alcorn State	Lorman, Miss.	TBA
Sat, Sep 30	Fort Valley State	A.W. Mumford Stadium	TBA
Sat, Oct 07	Alabama A&M *	A.W. Mumford Stadium	TBA
Sat, Oct 21	Jackson State	Jackson, Miss.	TBA
Sat, Oct 28	UAPB	Pine Bluff, Ark.	TBA
Sat, Nov 04	Prairie View A&M *	A.W. Mumford Stadium	TBA
Sat, Nov 11	Texas Southern	Houston, Texas | BBVA Compass	TBA
Sat, Nov 25	vs. Grambling State	New Orleans, La. | Mercedes-Benz Superdome	TBA

* Conference Games

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