Tennessee State's signee Parker Smith is star quality

Photo: TSU signee #30 Parker Smith averaged 30 ppg in his high school career.

Times 2008 Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Chestatee's Parker Smith

GAINESVILLE, GA — There’s not much that Chestatee High basketball player Parker Smith can’t do.

Smith, who finished his career at Chestatee with 2,038 career points—924 points as a senior — led the War Eagles to the playoffs for the second consecutive season. As a senior, he shot 55-percent on two point shots, and 56-percent behind the 3-point line. He is signed to play next season at Tennessee State University.

The 6-3 shooting guard seems to excel at everything, whether it be in the classroom or on the court. The kid has incredible work ethic in all aspects of his life. It’s impressive enough to think that he’s an outstanding basketball player, but he is a straight-A student, too. According to Smith, the opportunity to play at TSU trumped offers from schools like Air Force, Buffalo and Dartmouth, among others.

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Southern splits with Grambling State

GRAMBLING — Southern pitcher Jarrett Maloy gave up just four hits in going the distance to help the Jaguars salvage a split of a Southwestern Athletic Conference doubleheader with Grambling State on Saturday.

Southern took the nightcap, 3-1, behind Maloy’s solid pitching performance. In seven innings of work, he struck out six while walking just one.

Grambling scored all of its runs in the third inning of the first game to take a 5-4 win in the opener of the three-game SWAC West series.

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Bethune Cookman baseball sweeps FAMU Rattlers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida A&M Baseball team grabbed an early 2-0 lead before Bethune-Cookman rallied to complete a sweep of their weekend Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference series with a 16-6 victory here Sunday at Moore-Kittles Field.

Florida A&M (2-11, 0-3 in MEAC) struck first Sunday, taking a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. Jared Grace, who reached safely via a one-out single, scored from first on a Jared Jeffries infield hit and a throwing error by B-CU pitcher Eric Thomas.

Bethune-Cookman (14-7, 3-0 in MEAC), which outhit FAMU, 9-7, scored three runs in the top of the sixth to take the lead, 3-2, but broke the game open in the seventh, scoring seven runs on two hits and two errors, aided by several Rattler wild pitches, for a 10-2 lead.

The BCU Wildcats won Saturday games against the Rattlers with scores of 10-0 and 9-1, scoring 35 runs in the three game series.

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Maryland survives against Coppin State

Photo: Coppin State University head coach Derek Brown watches action as the Lady Eagles gives the Terps all they could handle in NCAA Tournament game. CSU ends season at 22-12.

Rashida Suber scored 25 points and Shalamar Oakley had 20 for Coppin State, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions.

COLLEGE PARK, MD - The silence in the arena was as telling as the numbers on the scoreboard.

Playing at home against unheralded Coppin State, Maryland found itself locked in a duel with historic ramifications. Only once had a No. 1 seed lost in the opening round, and with 17 minutes left in the game, the mighty Terrapins were in danger of becoming the second such victim.

Maryland finally pulled away to an 80-66 victory Sunday, but the performance was uninspired, unimpressive and hardly worthy of a team that spent the entire season ranked in the top five.

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LSU runs by Jackson State

Photo: Jackson State University guard Carena Easley soaks in the NCAA experience.

Fowles said she believed No. 2-seeded LSU was closer to achieving that more in the final 20 minutes of play of Saturday’s first-round NCAA tournament game which the Lady Tigers administered a 66-32 victory over No. 15 Jackson State before 4,513 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

LSU (28-5) advances to face No. 7 Marist, a 76-57 winner over No. 10 DePaul. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:07 p.m. and the game will be televised by ESPN2. LSU, which has won 17 of its last 19 games, extended its string of NCAA first-round wins to 11, averaging a winning margin of more than 20 points.

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ALABAMA STATE FOOTBALL: Hornets' offense struggles in scrimmage

Photo: #3, RS Junior QB Alex Engram, 5-10/200, Warren, OH/Western Michigan University.

With just a few minutes remaining in Alabama State's second scrimmage of spring drills, redshirt freshman quarterback Devin Dominguez lofted a perfect pass that fell just over tight end Aaron Wallace's shoulder for a four-yard touchdown.

The play was the perfect representation of the Hornets' scrimmage. It was the only TD of the scrimmage, and it came during red zone drills. It was that kind of up-and-down day for the ASU offense.

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South Carolina routs North Carolina A&T in WNIT

Photo: Lady Aggies 6-0 junior forward Brittanie Taylor-James snared 6 rebounds and scored 16 points against South Carolina.

South Carolina freshman Jordan Jones fires for 31 points thanks to WNIT record nine 3-pointers

If there was any question the Gamecocks were motivated to play in the second-tier tournament, it was answered quickly and emphatically.

The Gamecocks showed they are as healthy as they have been since November as they routed North Carolina A&T 102-74 in the opening round of the tournament Friday night at the Colonial Center.

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NFL Vikings give Frazier contract extension, title of assistant head coach

Photo: Former Alcorn State University football/baseball player Leslie Frazier is now Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings.

The Vikings formalized defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier's dual role within their organization, adding "assistant head coach" to his title on Wednesday. As part of the promotion, Frazier's contract was extended through the 2009 season.

Although the additional title is largely ceremonial in the NFL, Frazier said it "kind of makes things official" after he spent much of the past year advising coach Brad Childress on "everything ... from top to bottom, on our roster."

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Quick Bio: Frazier played from 1981-86 with the Chicago Bears and was a starter for the 1985 Bears and led the team in interceptions from 1983-85. He notched 20 interceptions in his 65 career games and scored a pair of TDs on returns. An All-America honoree at Alcorn State University, Frazier was a standout in football and baseball.

Adams reigns as SCSU Defensive Coordinator

Photo: S.C. State new defensive coordinator, Mike Adams

During his two seasons as South Carolina State's secondary/special teams coach, Mike Adams has incessantly preached about being "ready for the moment."

Whether it's a starter or reserve, Adams expects his players to be ready to make a big defensive stop during a game. When that time comes, he does not expect them to back away from the challenge.

Adams is now taking the same approach as the newly-promoted Bulldogs defensive coordinator, replacing John Hendrick who left to become the new defensive line coach at South Florida. With spring drills starting Monday, various defensive schemes Adams plans to cover during the first two practice sessions are scribbled all over his office's chalkboard.

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Norfolk State University Live!!

Norfolk State University Gospel Choir, NSU Live!!!


O Praise the Lord, Norfolk State University Concert Choir
Composer: Dr. Adolphus Hailstork; Conductor: Dr. Carl Haywood


Norfolk State University Gospel Choir - Voices of Inspiration

Norfolk State University, Back at Shiloh "This Lit'l Light of Mine"


Norfolk State University Concert Choir, Psalm 57; Betty Jackson King; Conductor: Dr. Carl Haywood.


Voices of Inspiration Gospel Choir, Norfolk State University; Choirmaster Patrick Riddick.

UMES Baseball player receives prestigious technology award

Photo: Tyler Love

Love earns Donald Maley College Scholarship

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) junior infielder Tyler Love is a solid player for the Hawks on the diamond, but recently Love earned recognition for his accomplishments off the field. He was named the Technology Education Association of Maryland's (TEAM) 2008 Donald Maley College Scholarship recipient, recognizing his accomplishments' as a student in the technology field.

Love received a plaque, scholarship and Governor's Citation of Excellence. He was selected based on his excellent academic record and active participation in numerous professional education and extracurricular activities. He has maintained a GPA at UMES of 3.7 and also received a high score on the PRAXIS, the national teacher test.

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More On: Rickards hires former FAMU football coach Rudy Hubbard

If you had questions why Rudy Hubbard would come out of football coaching retirement after 23 years, and take on a South-side high school coaching job, here is insight into his rationale. His decision will be of great benefit to the Tallahassee South-side community, especially on a level that leadership and guidance is needed with our young male students.

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The television was on, and Rudy Hubbard looked up.

On the screen Hubbard saw Rickards High School Principal Dr. Pink Hightower talking about his search for a new football coach. Rickards had been on his mind for a while. At that time in mid-February, Hightower and Rickards athletic director Ken Fearson were announcing the firing of Everett Blakely, who ended his two years with a 4-16 record.

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Hampton U football coach: Let's get physical

Photo: Returning starting DB Sam Pope will anchor the secondary.

Jerry Holmes is confident as he begins his first spring practice as HU's head coach.

HAMPTON - — Jerry Holmes' first day of spring football practice as coach at Hampton University was like a reunion. Enough past and potential NFL talent was on hand Monday to remind Holmes about the legacy he's charged to continue and the holes he must fill.

Greg Scott and Zuriel Smith, HU alumni who played in the NFL, watched from the sidelines. Kendall Langford and Marcus Dixon — All-American defensive ends last season — also dropped by after completing workouts in preparation for likely visits next month to NFL rookie camps.

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College fundraiser to honor Alonzo Mourning and South Florida establishments

Photo: Retired Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning. (Click on related link below for more photos).

The storied Orange Bowl has been smashed to smithereens, but it's signature fundraiser continues.Former Heat player Alonzo Mourning and his philanthropic wife, Tracey, will be among the honorees March 28 at the Orange Bowl Foundation event at the Broward County Convention Center.The Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce, The African-American Research Library and Tarra L. Pressey will also be honored at the sixth annual dinner, which will feature r&b singer Eric Benet.

The Field of Dreams scholarships will be donated to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Florida Region, whose Fort Lauderdale chapter serves UNCF schools such as Florida Memorial University in Miami, Edward Waters College in Jacksonville and Bethune Cookman College in Daytona Beach.

Money raised will also provide academic scholarships to African-American high school athletes from South Florida schools who plan to attend a United Negro College Fund institution.

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Ekworomadu's three leads Lady Bobcats to improbable win over PVAMU Panthers

Photo: Candice Thomas paced the PVAMU Lady Panthers' attack, contributing 26 of her career-high 40 points in the first half. The 5-9 sophomore guard is from Waco, Texas/University H.S.

SAN MARCOS – Joyce Ekworomadu dribbled right, pulled up and shot a fadeaway three pointer just over a Prairie View A&M defender that rattled in with 1.4 seconds left to give Texas State an 84-83 win over the Lady Panthers and send the Bobcats into the second round of the WNIT.

The win marks the first-ever postseason win for either Texas State men’s or women’s basketball since the Bobcats moved to NCAA Division I prior to the 1987-88 season. It is also the first time a Southland Conference school has won a WNIT game since Northwestern State advanced to the WNIT championship game in 1995.

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Mississippi Valley State, You're No Belmont

In the above photo, taken in the second half of last night's game, UCLA players Kevin Love, Darren Collison, Russell Westbrook and Josh Shipp are laughing as they watch their bench-warmer teammates toying with Mississippi Valley State. UCLA won, 70-29, and Mississippi Valley State's point total was the lowest in an NCAA Tournament game since the field expanded to 64.

Yes, it was an ugly performance by the 16-seeded Delta Devils, a performance that was in sharp contrast to the other little-known squad taking on a college basketball powerhouse last night, as 15-seed Belmont gave Duke all it could handle.

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UCLA makes sure it's not sweet for 16, MVSU Delta Devils

Photo: Mississippi Valley State University head basketball coach James Green.

Josh Shipp wasn't apparent, Darren Collison didn't score in the first half, Kevin Love played with intelligent caution and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute didn't play at all, not that it mattered on this first night of the 2008 tournament basketball for UCLA.

The top-seeded Bruins coasted to a 70-29 win over 16th-seeded Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA West Regional at the Honda Center. The Bruins (32-3) will play ninth-seeded Texas A&M (25-10) in the second round Saturday. The Aggies beat eighth-seeded Brigham Young, 67-62.

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Highlights: The 29 points scored by the Delta Devils was the lowest total in a NCAA Tournament game since college basketball began using a shot clock in 1985.

UCLA held Mississippi Valley State to just 19.7 percent shooting from the field and 7.1 percent from 3-point range.

The Bruins had 6 blocked shots in the first five minutes and finished with 13 overall, one shy of tying the record for a single NCAA Tournament game.

Coach Ben Howland pulled his UCLA starters from the game midway through the first half and played reserves the rest of the way.

Larry Cox led the Delta Devils (17-16) with seven points.

ALABAMA STATE FOOTBALL: New offense has effect on defense

When Reggie Barlow began entertaining the idea of bringing in a coordinator to run the spread offense at Alabama State, he had a couple of concerns.

The first was the ASU running game. The Hornets had a talented group of ball carriers that saved the team more than a few times last season and Barlow didn't want to cut any of them out of playing time. He was pleased to discover that the pass-happy spread wasn't so pass-happy and that the running back was only slightly less important than the quarterback.

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Tallahassee Rickards H.S. hires Rudy Hubbard as football coach

Photo: #12, Former FAMU head football coach Rudy Hubbard with members of the Rattlers 1978 1-AA National Championship Team, at the 2007 FAMU Homecoming game at Bragg Memorial Stadium.

Leon County Superintendent of Schools Jackie Pons told the Tallahassee Democrat that former Florida A&M University football coach Rudy Hubbard has been hired as the head football coach for Rickards High School.

Hubbard coached the Rattlers from 1974-1985 and ranks second in FAMU history with 83 victories (83-48 career record). His FAMU teams won the Black College National Championship in 1977 and the inaugural NCAA Division 1-AA National Championship in 1978. He was fired in 1985 after two losing season, when his teams finished 7-14-1.

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Excellent move by the Leon County School System. That's what we need--more strong male role models in the high schools, and Coach Hubbard brings exceptional maturity and accomplishments that can inspire students in a positive way.

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Free agent quarterback Quinn Gray to visit Houston Texans

Photo: Former FAMU QB Quinn Gray is seeking a new NFL team and fatter contract.

The Texans have set up a free agent visit with Jacksonville quarterback Quinn Gray on Sunday at Reliant Stadium.Gray, 28, is entering his sixth season. He has played in 11 games, starting four, with the Jaguars.

The Texans have carried just two quarterbacks on their active roster the past two seasons, and both Matt Schaub and Sage Rosenfels are slated to return.

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Quinn Gray, also visited the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers, and is contemplating which environment suits him best. From the news reports, Gray has already been replaced by fourth-year quarterback Cleo Lemon.