SAN FRANCISCO, California - Before I asked Carlos Rogers a question about Brian Tyms on Wednesday, a thought crossed my mind: Would the Pro Bowl cornerback have any idea who in the world I was talking about?
Just to be safe, I inserted Tyms’ jersey number – No. 9 – into the question in case Rogers didn’t know the undrafted rookie wide receiver from Florida A&M by name.
Maybe that bit of information helped. Whatever the case, Rogers smiled. Yes, he was familiar with The Fade Guy.
“Most of the time I’ve gone against him he’s run a fade route against me.” Rogers said. “In my mind, that’s what I’m trying to cover. But seeing him going against some of the other (cornerbacks), he does pose that deep threat. A guy that can catch the jump ball. A fade guy that you can put the ball up to in the back of the end zone. He’s a guy that’s learning and getter better and better each and every day.”
49ers QB Scott Tolzien to Brian Tyms #9 and Kyle Williams at Training Camp - August 14, 2012.
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
Stillman: D-II school calls on Purnell
The football team of the historically black college — stuck in the vast shadows of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa — hadn’t had much success in the three years before Purnell’s arrival. The Tigers finished at or near the bottom of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings in each of those years.
But when Stillman alumnus Teddy Keaton took over the program in 2011, it was the perfect opportunity for Purnell to come in and show what he could do. That’s exactly what he’s done.
“I had to compete and earn my job as a freshman,” Purnell said. “There wasn’t a spot guaranteed to anybody, and we all had to work to start and get playing time.”
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Friday, August 17, 2012
FAMU trying to settle suit in band hazing death
TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida A&M University wants to try to settle a family's lawsuit against the school over the hazing death of a band member.
FAMU trustees on Thursday voted to enter a voluntary mediation session with attorneys for the parents of Robert Champion, who authorities said died last November after Marching 100 members beat him during a hazing ritual.
Eleven FAMU band members face felony hazing charges, while two others face misdemeanor counts. They have pleaded not guilty.
The Champions, who live in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur, Ga., claim university officials did not take action to stop hazing even though a school dean proposed suspending the band because of hazing three days before their son died.
School officials also fell short in enforcing anti-hazing policies and did not keep a close eye on band members to prevent hazing, the lawsuit said.
Chris Chestnut, an attorney for the Champions, said ...
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Hampton University Co-Ed Sailing Releases Fall 2012 Schedule
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| Fall 2012 Hampton University sailing schedule (Photo Courtesy: HU Pirates Athletics) |
HAMPTON, Virginia -- Hampton University head sailing coach Alessandro Ambrosi announced the fall 2012 schedule on Friday, a slate that includes a home regatta and five other meets within the Hampton Roads area.
The Faye Bennett MAISA Women’s Singlehanded will be held Sept. 22-23 in Annapolis, Md. to help set the field for the national regatta in November. Giuditta di Laghi (Albenga, Italy) ran in the national meet last season, becoming the first Hampton sailor ever to compete for a national title.
Hampton will also compete in the William & Mary Colony Cup in Williamsburg, Va. on Nov. 22-23.
The South #1 at ODU will be held in Norfolk, Va. on Sept. 29-30, before the Pirates head to Alexandria, Va. on Oct. 6-7 for the South #2 at Georgetown. On Oct. 13-14, the Pirates will return to Annapolis, Md. for the Navy Fall Intersectional, before heading to Newport News, Va. on Oct. 20-21 for The Webb Open hosted by Christopher Newport.
The War Memorial will be held on Oct. 27-28; if Hampton does not qualify, the Pirates will compete in the Henry Luce Regatta that weekend at a site yet to be determined.
The ICSA Women’s Singlehanded Nationals will be held in Long Beach, Calif. on Nov. 2-4. Di Laghi finished 12th in last year’s meet.
Hampton will close out the fall 2012 portion on its schedule on Nov. 10-11 in The Brennan Russell hosted by CNU – a regatta in which the Pirates finished second last season.
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Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow to lead Lakeland College athletics, wellness
Winslow, 54, will serve as Lakeland's director of athletics. He will also lead development of a college-wide focus on wellness designed to help all students understand how lifestyle choices they make in college impact their personal health and their ability to get a job after college.
"This role at Lakeland fulfills two things I've been looking for — a place where I can continue to be involved in athletics and to implement a comprehensive student wellness plan," said Winslow, who becomes the 11th person to lead Lakeland athletics since intercollegiate athletics was organized in 1932.
"President Grandillo shares my vision and is giving me his support in making the vision a reality. Athletics is a major portion of campus life and community engagement."
Winslow and Grandillo met approximately four years ago. Grandillo started as Lakeland president in July.
See photos from the event.
To most, Winslow is best known for revolutionizing the tight end position while playing for the San Diego Chargers from 1979 to 1987. A fixture in San Diego head coach Don Coryell's passing-oriented offense, Winslow transitioned the position from primarily a line blocker to a major part of the offense. He led the NFL in receptions in 1980 and 1981 and had three 1,000-plus yard seasons.
At the time of his retirement, Winslow ranked fifth among active receivers and 14th among all NFL pass-catchers. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
Prior to coming to Lakeland, Winslow served four years as athletic director at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. He helped the school, an athletic independent for decades, become a founding member of the Great-Midwest Athletic Conference and a member of the football-only Great Lakes Valley Conference.
He also launched a speaker series that brought leaders from the world of sports to inspire and motivate community leaders in business, government and nonprofit organizations. The series, modeled after a similar series led by Grandillo when he served at Tiffin University, included Pro Football Hall of Famers Anthony Muñoz and Gale Sayers and pro basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson.
Winslow plans to start a similar series at Lakeland.
Former Central State University of Ohio athletic director, Kellen Winslow Sr. has been named vice president for athletics and wellness at Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, a NCAA Division III athletic program.
Kellen's accomplishments on the football field speak for themself, and we're obviously excited to have such an accomplished athlete leading our athletic department," Grandillo said. "But that's not why we hired him. In the four years we have known each other, we've had a number of discussions about ways to ensure that college students — especially first generation college students — have success.
"I share the vision of the wellness plan that Kellen will implement at Lakeland, and I believe our shared vision is fully in sync with Lakeland's mission. It will help make Lakeland distinctive by bringing healthy lifestyles to the forefront for all our students, not just our student-athletes."
Winslow said as more employers search for ways to control rising healthcare costs, colleges and universities can help by producing graduates who understand the importance of wellness.
"I believe this program will help Lakeland draw students and attract interest from parents," Winslow said. "It will also make our graduates more attractive to employers."
A firm believer in that academics and athletics go hand in hand, Winslow graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor's degree in counseling psychology. He returned to school after his football career and earned his jurist doctorate from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1993.
A native of East St. Louis, Ill., Winslow did not play football at East St. Louis High School until his senior season. Despite that, he earned a football scholarship to attend Missouri.
After earning consensus All-American and Big Eight Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior tight end at Missouri, he was drafted in the first round by the Chargers in 1979, the 13th overall pick. He ended his college career as the sixth leading receiver in school history, and Missouri retired his jersey in 1995. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
His athletic accomplishments have been paralleled with a successful career in the media. He served as an analyst for Fox Sports Net College Football Saturday Studio Show, and has provided color commentary for NFL broadcasts on CBS Radio, ESPN college football and for University of Missouri football.
He has appeared on ABC's Nightline, ESPN, Fox Sports and most major local and national radio and television sports talk shows. He is often called upon to speak on social, political, economic and racial issues relating to sports.
He recently served as the executive director of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, an affinity group made up of minority members of the National Football League front office, coaching and scouting personnel and as the Director of Planning and New Event Development for the Walt Disney World Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Recently, Winslow agreed to serve on the NFL Advisory Committee on Wellness and Transition.
His son, Kellen Winslow, Jr., is entering his ninth season as an NFL tight end and his first with the Seattle Seahawks.
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Alabama A&M's construction plan: broader unity is as important as the new football field
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- There is the incessant beep-beep-beep-beeping of a dump truck, backing up to expel a load of gravel. There is a dozer devouring heavy blankets of sod behind the north end zone. An armada of heavy equipment is on the scene.
Right now, the football field inside Louis Crews Stadium is bald as Mr. Clean. Now an oval of red clay, it more resembles a small-town quarter-mile race track than a football field.
Alabama A&M is to play its first home football game Sept. 15 on new artificial turf. A month to go, "they're actually ahead of schedule" in laying the new carpet, A&M coach Anthony Jones said Thursday morning. Weather has blessed the effort. The Hellas Construction team has been outstanding, Jones said.
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Right now, the football field inside Louis Crews Stadium is bald as Mr. Clean. Now an oval of red clay, it more resembles a small-town quarter-mile race track than a football field.
Alabama A&M is to play its first home football game Sept. 15 on new artificial turf. A month to go, "they're actually ahead of schedule" in laying the new carpet, A&M coach Anthony Jones said Thursday morning. Weather has blessed the effort. The Hellas Construction team has been outstanding, Jones said.
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Ellender's Aaron Yarmush will join his sister at Xavier
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| AARON YARMUSH |
NEW ORLEANS — Aaron Yarmush of Houma, La., and Ellender Memorial High School has signed a men's cross country scholarship with Xavier University of Louisiana. He also will compete for XU's track and field program.
Yarmush finished eighth in 2011 and 2010 in the Class 4A state cross country meet. His best three-mile time is 16 minutes, 38.85 seconds.
On the track Yarmush won MVP awards at five outdoor meets in 2012, including the District 8-4A championships, where he placed first in the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs. At the 4A state meet he finished among the top nine in the 3,200 each of the past three seasons. His highest finish at state was seventh in the 800 in 2011.
Other best times for Yarmush include 2:04.84 in the 800 and 4:43.63 in the 1,600. His best 3,200 time was 10:26.28 indoors. He was the 8-4A track MVP as a junior.
He will join his sister Hali, a sophomore, in XU's cross country program. Hali was All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference a year ago. Aaron and Hali will be one of two sibling pairs in Coach Joseph Moses' program this year. The others are 2011 GCAC individual champions Kwame and Zahri Jackson, both sophomores.
Yarmush will major in computer science at Xavier and be one of two Gold Rush freshmen this season. David Holobowicz of Montgomery, Texas, signed in May.
The Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets this year will seek their seventh consecutive GCAC team championships and fourth appearances in five years at the NAIA National Championships. Both teams will start the season Aug. 31 in the Mississippi College Opener at Clinton, Miss.
Xavier is one of 38 U.S. colleges listed as a "Best Buy School" in the 2013 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges.
2012-13 Xavier University of Louisiana Cross Country Signees MEN Ht. Wt. Yr.* Hometown High School
David Holobowicz 5-5 130 Fr. Montgomery, Texas Montgomery
Aaron Yarmush 6-3 173 Fr. Houma, La. Ellender
WOMEN Ht. Wt. Yr.* Hometown High School
Hannah Finnegan 5-2 116 Fr. Pekin, Ill. Tremont
Briana Simms 5-7 103 Fr. Hendersonville, Tenn. Station Camp
* athletic classification at Xavier in fall of 2012
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information DirectorVISIT: XULAATHLETICS
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