ATLANTA, Georgia - A happy homecoming wasn't the only return for Justin Babb at the HBCU All-Star Bowl. Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - A happy homecoming wasn't the only return for Justin Babb at the HBCU All-Star Bowl.
Babb's 100-yard return of a failed field-goal attempt fueled the East All- Stars to a 23-13 victory over the West All-Stars on Saturday. Babb, a senior from Savannah State, was playing the all-star game in his hometown of Atlanta. He scored with nine seconds left in the third quarter to push the East's lead to 20-10.
"The coaches put me in the best position to be successful and I did that," Babb said. "I've never done it (a touchdown return) on an attempted field goal. Once I caught the ball, I saw all my blue jerseys escort me down the field. They did great blocking for me. So I just did what I can."
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Head Coach Melvin Spears’ future at Alcorn uncertain
LORMAN, Mississippi -- It’s often difficult to evaluate a head coach’s first year with a team, when players are adjusting to his coaching philosophy and offensive and defensive schemes. So I was perfectly willing to give Alcorn State head football coach Melvin Spears a mulligan for the Braves’ disappointing 2011 season.On the field, the results are easily forgettable — and Alcornites probably want to forget them. The Braves finished 2-8 overall, 1-8 in SWAC play, capped off by a 51-7 blowout loss to rival Jackson State Nov. 19 in the Capital City Classic.
Still, it usually takes a coach at least one year for himself, the assistant coaches and the players to feel each other out. Players are used to how the previous regime did things, and the first year is often times when the staff finds out which players are willing and able to adjust, and which are better off someplace else.
But after just one year on the job, Spears was recently placed on administrative leave with pay by the university, and a final decision on whether or not to retain him will be coming after the holidays.
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Gray's play makes Xavier Gold Rush blue; Loyola wins in 3 OTs
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| Nick Haywood Xavier University Gold Rush |
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Corey Gray scored seven of his 23 points in the third overtime Saturday to lift Loyola to a 95-91 men's basketball victory against NAIA No. 21 Xavier University of Louisiana at The Den.
The Wolfpack (8-4) completed its first season sweep of the Gold Rush (7-3) and won at home against its city rival for the second time in 17 attempts. Loyola won 66-59 at Xavier on Nov. 29. Xavier leads the series 29-6.
Gray scored all his points after halftime and had 12 points in the extra 15 minutes. His basket with 10 seconds remaining in regulation tied the score at 62, and the game went to overtime when Xavier's Chris Iles missed a running 12-footer from the right baseline at the buzzer.
Nick Haywood's 3-pointer with six seconds remaining tied the score at 72 for Xavier and forced a second overtime. The Gold Rush missed a chance to win in the second overtime when Wanto Joseph missed a second free throw after the making the first with 21 seconds remaining. That left the score tied at 83.
Loyola's McCall Tomeny then missed at the buzzer.
Loyola never trailed in the third overtime and took the lead for good, 90-88, on Chris Joseph's basket with 1:16 remaining. Gray's 3-pointer made it 93-89 with 25 seconds to play, and he scored the game's final points on a pair of free throws with 18 seconds remaining.
Tomeny scored 19 points, Cameron Cates 16, Chris Joseph 15 and Robert Lovaglio 13 for Loyola.
Xavier had six scorers in double figures. Denzell Erves had 17, Wanto Joseph and Haywood had 15 apiece, Iles had 12 and Cordell Hadnot and Jamaan Kenner scored 10 each. Hadnot grabbed a career-high-tying 12 rebounds, and Joseph had a career-high nine assists.The Gold Rush outshot the Wolfpack 48.5 to 41.4 percent from the floor, but Loyola had a 45-36 rebound advantage and dominated at the line, making 29-of-39 free throws to Xavier's 15-of-21. The Gold Rush committed a season-worst 31 fouls, and Erves and Anthony Simmons both fouled out in the second overtime.
Xavier made 10 3-pointers to tie a season high. Haywood made three treys, and Iles, Kenner and Kevin Miller made two apiece. Gray and Chris Joseph made three treys apiece for Loyola.
Loyola outscored Xavier 7-0 in the final four minutes of the first half to trim the Gold Rush advantage to 30-28. Xavier led 54-46 after an Erves basket with 8:49 remaining in regulation.
It was the first time Xavier and Loyola played overtime. It was the first time the Gold Rush played multiple overtimes since an 80-72 home victory against Mobile on Jan. 29, 2004. XU records on three-overtime games are incomplete, but the Gold Rush won in triple overtime at Dillard during the 1992-93 season and against Loras in the National Catholic Tournament at Dubuque, Iowa, during the 1990-91 season.
Xavier will break for Christmas, then resume its schedule with games in Miami Gardens, Fla., against Florida Memorial on Dec. 28 and St. Thomas on Dec. 29.
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown slams Gov. Rick Scott for recommending FAMU's president be suspended
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| Rep. Corrine Brown (D - FL) United States House of Representatives |
The letter comes a day after a group of angry FAMU students protested in front of the governor's mansion as a result of the Scott's call for a suspension.
"I am extremely disappointed with your effort to suspend the university's President, Dr. James Ammons. By carrying out this action, you may very well jeopardize the academic accreditation of FAMU, one of our nation's finest Historically Black Colleges and Universities," she wrote.
The university is reeling from the hazing-related death of Robert Champion, a drum-major on the school's famed "Marching 100" band. That death was ruled a homicide Friday.
REP. BROWN'S LETTER
READ THE AUTOPSY REPORT ON DEATH OF MR. CHAMPION (PDF)
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Hazing at FAMU exposes culture of silence
TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Next year was supposed to be a big year for Florida A&M University. The nation’s largest historically black university is scheduled to celebrate 125 years since its founding in 1887.
As if to emphasize this sad fact, Tallahassee police on Monday arrested three band members and charged them with hazing for allegedly breaking the thigh of a female band member being initiated into the Red Dawg Order, a band club for Georgia natives.
And on Wednesday, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced that its investigation into the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion has led to the opening of another investigation — into fraud at the university.
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Unfortunately, instead of talking about the many contributions its faculty and alumae have made to this country, the FAMU community will be consumed by the H and I words. Not high academic scores, not healthcare solutions for the underserved, but hazing and investigations.
And on Wednesday, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced that its investigation into the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion has led to the opening of another investigation — into fraud at the university.
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Council scores 30 to help Wolfpack hold off XU Gold Nuggets
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Keiva Council scored 19 of her 30 points in the second half Saturday, and Loyola survived a late Xavier University of Louisiana rally to grab a 67-64 women's basketball victory at The Den.The victory was the third in a row for the Wolfpack, whose 10-1 start is the best in the program's history. Loyola snapped the three-game win streak of the Gold Nuggets (7-4), ranked 16th in NAIA Division I.
Council, NAIA Division I's scoring leader with 23.1 points per game, scored nine points during a 17-6 run which gave Loyola its biggest lead, 58-43, with 8:23 remaining. Xavier closed to within one point twice in the final two minutes but missed two opportunities to tie the score in the final minute.
Council was 7-of-19 from the floor, 3-of-8 from 3-point range and 13-of-17 from the line with nine rebounds and four steals in 40 minutes. She's the first XU opposing player to reach 30 points since Langston's Matalya McBath-Belvin scored 32 in a 69-66 victory against the Nuggets on the second day of the Xavier Classic on Nov. 24, 2006.
The Nuggets' Keldra Hall missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 48 seconds remaining and Loyola leading 64-62, but Jazmoné Kelly grabbed the offensive rebound. Jasmine Grant was fouled seven seconds later, but made just the first of two free throws.Loyola clinched the victory when Amy Moody grabbed an offensive rebound after Council's missed second free throw with 18 seconds remaining, then made two free throws for a 67-63 lead with 13 seconds to play.
SiMon Franklin had a season-high-tying 13 points and a career-best eight rebounds for Xavier. Grant and Hall scored 12 points apiece, and Kelly scored 10. Carmen Holcombe grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in 12 relief minutes.
Kelly's basket at 3:05 of the first half gave Xavier its biggest lead, 24-19, but Loyola scored nine of the next 11 points to take a 28-26 advantage at halftime. The Wolfpack went ahead to stay at 25-24 on Raven Lane's fast-break basket at 1:31.Xavier shot a season-best 51 percent from the floor but made 10-of-19 free throws after making 27-of-31 the previous two games. Loyola shot 38 percent from the floor and made 25-of-35 free throws. Xavier had a 34-32 rebound advantage but committed 25 turnovers, five more than the Wolfpack.
Xavier will travel to Las Vegas for a pair of games in the Vegas Hoopla. The Gold Nuggets will play NAIA No. 1 Oklahoma City on Tuesday and Sterling on Wednesday. Both games will tip off at 4 p.m. PST.
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
VISIT: XULAATHLETICS
Coach Lonnie Bartley Gets 600th Win at Fort Valley State
FORT VALLEY, Georgia - In his 28th season as women's head coach at Fort Valley State University Lonnie Bartley is no stranger to milestones. On Saturday he added another, with his 600th career victory.
The Lady Wildcats topped a resilient West Georgia team 63-56, after leading the Lady Wolves 31-19 at halftime. Carmenonique Dawson led the way for FVSU with 18 points. The victory moves Bartley's team to 6-2 on the season, and adds another impressive figure to the long time coach's resume.
"Had all the teams I coached had the same attitude I have, 600 would've came a long time ago, because I was trying to win every one I coached," Bartley said. "I'm so appreciative that I was able to stay here at my alma mater for 28 years to see 600."
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FVSU’s Bartley reaches 600-win milestone
FORT VALLEY, GA -- When he started, canvas Chuck Taylors from Converse were the hot sneaker of choice. In one of his first major recruiting battles, he beat out Pat Summit of Tennessee.
Soon, the plan was one of “one more year” for a while. And now, here is Lonnie Bartley, hundreds of players and hundreds of wins later. The head women’s basketball coach at Fort Valley State has outlasted athletics directors, school presidents and a good many men’s basketball coaches, as well as interims at some of those positions.
One of the results of that consistency and stability is a milestone for both Bartley and his alma mater. The Lady Wildcats knocked off West Georgia 63-56 on Saturday to give Bartley his 600th career win, all at FVSU.
“I got a lot of texts and a lot of calls in the last three or four days,” Bartley said. “I’m glad to get it out of the way.”
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The Lady Wildcats topped a resilient West Georgia team 63-56, after leading the Lady Wolves 31-19 at halftime. Carmenonique Dawson led the way for FVSU with 18 points. The victory moves Bartley's team to 6-2 on the season, and adds another impressive figure to the long time coach's resume.
"Had all the teams I coached had the same attitude I have, 600 would've came a long time ago, because I was trying to win every one I coached," Bartley said. "I'm so appreciative that I was able to stay here at my alma mater for 28 years to see 600."
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FVSU’s Bartley reaches 600-win milestone
FORT VALLEY, GA -- When he started, canvas Chuck Taylors from Converse were the hot sneaker of choice. In one of his first major recruiting battles, he beat out Pat Summit of Tennessee.
Soon, the plan was one of “one more year” for a while. And now, here is Lonnie Bartley, hundreds of players and hundreds of wins later. The head women’s basketball coach at Fort Valley State has outlasted athletics directors, school presidents and a good many men’s basketball coaches, as well as interims at some of those positions.
One of the results of that consistency and stability is a milestone for both Bartley and his alma mater. The Lady Wildcats knocked off West Georgia 63-56 on Saturday to give Bartley his 600th career win, all at FVSU.
“I got a lot of texts and a lot of calls in the last three or four days,” Bartley said. “I’m glad to get it out of the way.”
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FAMU runs past Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions, 85-63
HAMMOND, Louisiana -- Southeastern Louisiana senior guards Amber Crenshaw and Jessica Sommers combined for seven of the Lady Lions' season-high nine three-point field goals, but Florida A&M countered with an efficient offensive performance to defeat Southeastern, 85-63, on the final day of the Southeastern Christmas Classic Saturday night at the University Center.Sommers led Southeastern with a career-high 14 points, after hitting four three-pointers in the contest. Crenshaw added 10 points after hitting three attempts from behind the arc.
Senior guards Latoria Holder and Kelli Jenkins hit the other treys for the Lady Lions. Holder led Southeastern with three steals, while Jenkins dished out a game-high six assists.
For the second straight game, Southeastern junior forward Aja Gibson posted a double-double. The Somerville, Tenn. native netted 12 points and pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.
Despite the efforts of Gibson, FAMU held a dominant 50-35 advantage on the boards. The Lady Rattlers also featured a balanced offensive attack, as sophomore guard Kimberly Sparkman put in a game-high 23 points to lead four players in double figures.
Senior post Qiana Donald (17 points), senior guard Tameka McKelton (15 points) and junior guard Keturah Martin (10 points) were the other top scorers for FAMU, who also got nine points apiece from senior forward Antonia Bennett and freshman wing Jaleesa Blue. Blue led FAMU with 10 rebounds, while Donald grabbed nine.
2011-12 Southeastern Christmas Classic
Friday, December 16
Florida A&M 77, Northwestern State 53Alcorn State 62, Southeastern Louisiana 54
Saturday, December 17
Alcorn State 70, Northwestern State 60
Florida A&M 85, Southeastern Louisiana 63
Bowie State comes from behind for victory
Bishop McNamara High graduate Jay Gavin led five Bulldogs in double figures with 26 points, including a 13 of 14 performance at the foul line. Largo High grad Darren Clark added 22 points, and the Bulldogs got 12 points from Travis Hyman, 11 from Najee White and 10 from Dameatric Scott.
Mercyhurst (6-3) led by two at halftime, and then quickly expanded its lead to 12 points within the first three minutes of the second half. A 10-0 run by Bowie State made it a two-point game again with 16 minutes, 56 seconds to play. Gavin had five points in the run.
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Bethune-Cookman reopens case on hazing complaint
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| Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed |
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- The Bethune-Cookman University president is going to reopen a case involving a complaint of hazing against a band member in August.
Trudie Kibbe Reed said Friday she's taking the now former student's complaint "very seriously" and if there needs to be further inquiries into the Marching Wildcats -- "it will be done."
"The last thing I want to do is send a kid home in a coffin. I just won't do it," Reed said Friday, referring to the death of a drum major last month at Florida A&M University amid hazing allegations.
University officials confirmed media reports that student Christopher King made a complaint that he had been hazed by fellow band members.
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SUNO's Moore gets second Player of the Week honor in a row
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- SUNO's Clyde Moore, a junior guard, has been selected the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball Player of the Week for a second consecutive week. Moore led the Knights in scoring for the week with 38 points. He averaged 19 points per game, shooting 70% from the field. Moore also led in total rebounds with 14 while getting three steals for the week. Moore also made 71% of his foul shots for the week.In an 84-78 loss to Loyola, Moore scored 15 points, grabbed seven total rebounds, had an assist, and registered one of the team's two blocks on the night. He shot four for seven from the field and made seven of his nine free throws for the night.
In the Knights' 95-82 victory over Johnson & Wales (Fla.), the Jackson, Mississippi native led in scoring with 23 points. He got seven boards, two assists, and two steals. Moore went ten of 13 from the field and made three of his five foul shots.
Tougaloo's Craft Receives GCAC Player of the Week Honors
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| Portia Craft, Sophomore Guard McComb, Mississippi |
No stranger to the GCAC, Craft receives this player of the week honor for her performance in leading the Lady Bulldogs past then #23 Belhaven University on Saturday, December 10, 2011. Craft's 21 points led the Lady Bulldogs to a 64-60 win. Craft also received player of the week honors earlier this season for her performance in leading the Lady Bulldogs past Division I SWAC Jackson State University. Craft is also the reigning GCAC Co-Freshman of the Year.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Hampton U. Six Invited to Center for Coaching Excellence
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| Head Basketball Coach David Six Hampton University Lady Pirates |
Six, who is in his third year at the helm, has guided the Lady Pirates to back-to-back MEAC tournament championships – as well as last season’s MEAC regular-season title – and was the 2011 MEAC Coach of the Year.
He is the first Hampton women’s coach to earn that honor since Patricia Cage-Bibbs in 1998.
The Lady Pirates (7-1, 2-0 MEAC) were the preseason favorite to win the MEAC this season, and heading into Monday night’s game at Alabama-Birmingham, Six is 52-20 at Hampton – which equates to a .722 winning percentage – and 29-5 against MEAC foes.
Hampton has won at least 20 games in each of its first two full seasons under Six – the first time the Lady Pirates have recorded back-to-back 20-win seasons since moving up to Division I in 1995. The Lady Pirates were also 15-1 in MEAC play last season – the team’s best conference mark since going 17-1 in 2002-03.
Prior to coming to the Lady Pirates, Six established himself as one of the nation’s best high school coaches, guiding the Hampton High School girl’s basketball teams to a pair of Virginia state titles, nine district championships and an impressive 331-93 record in 14 seasons.
The Center for Coaching Excellence is a leadership training program, based on best practices in leadership development. It was developed by the WBCA and Columbia to “safeguard the integrity of college women’s basketball” and “provide college women’s basketball coaches with comprehensive leadership development and cultivate exceptional leaders in college women’s basketball.”
The program, which lasts two and a half days and takes place on Columbia’s campus in New York, N.Y., will take place on May 21-23 (first session) and June 11-13 (second session).
For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at http://www.hamptonpirates.com/.
Hectic pace, history part of Campbell's new gig at HU
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| Keisha Campbell Director of Athletics Hampton University |
HAMPTON, Virginia — Hampton University athletic director Keshia Campbell has yet to settle into her office — the same office (with the same carpet) that she occupied as HU's associate athletic director for administration in 2006.
Looking around the space, crammed with trophies and plaques and shaken once every few minutes by muffled sonic booms from the weight room below, she says, "If I were to leave here today, I would grab my purse and that Germ-X," indicating a bottle of hand sanitizer on her desk. "That's it. I came in and literally just started working and just haven't let up at all."
Campbell returned to Hampton in late July, hired away from the University of Texas-Dallas, where she'd worked since 2009 as the school's director for business affairs and special projects.
A native of Bennettsville, S.C., and the 1987 valedictorian of Blenheim High who carries bottles of Blenheim spicy ginger ale in the trunk of her car to offer to the uninitiated, Campbell is the first female AD in Hampton history.
The historic stop is the latest in a life devoted to athletics for Campbell, a 2006 inductee into the South Carolina State University Athletic Hall of Fame who led the school in scoring and rebounding and was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference player of the year as a senior in 1991.
FVSU Bartley Looks Ahead to No. 600
FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA - When Lonnie Bartley took the women's head coaching job at Fort Valley State he initially thought it would be a five-year commitment. Twenty-eight years later Bartley is one win away from an amazing 600 victories at the collegiate level.
The Lady Wildcats dropped their first two games and are now on a five-game win streak that places the squad at 5-2 overall and undefeated in SIAC play.
This weekend they take a break from conference action when they host state rival West Georgia.
Bartley is admittedly ready to get the win over with so the focus can return to his team. But he says he's also excited about the next win, whenever it may come, because number 600 will be a celebration for everyone.
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The Lady Wildcats dropped their first two games and are now on a five-game win streak that places the squad at 5-2 overall and undefeated in SIAC play.
This weekend they take a break from conference action when they host state rival West Georgia.
Bartley is admittedly ready to get the win over with so the focus can return to his team. But he says he's also excited about the next win, whenever it may come, because number 600 will be a celebration for everyone.
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Your Black World TV: What to Make of the Band Situation at FAMU?
SYRACUSE, New York -- Professor James Peterson is the Director of Africana Studies and an Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University (Pennsylvania). He has a great deal to say about the recent hazing incidents at Florida A&M University. In recent weeks, a student by the name of Robert Champion, died during a hazing ritual for the FAMU Marching 100 band. Since that time, the band director has been fired, the band’s activities have been suspended and Florida authorities are now claiming that other acts of fraud have been committed on the FAMU campus.
The incident leads many black scholars and members of the community to wonder if the culture of hazing has gone too far. Additionally, we are left wondering if there are other ways to regulate the process to keep it from remaining underground.
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Dr. Boyce Watkins: Senior Editor
Dr. Watkins is a Professor at Syracuse University and founder of the Your Black World Coalition. For more information, please visit YourBlackWorld.com.
Yvette Carnell: Political Contributor
Yvette is a former Capitol Hill staffer and graduate of Howard University. She commentates on political issues and news items that affect the African American community.
The incident leads many black scholars and members of the community to wonder if the culture of hazing has gone too far. Additionally, we are left wondering if there are other ways to regulate the process to keep it from remaining underground.
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Dr. Boyce Watkins: Senior Editor
Dr. Watkins is a Professor at Syracuse University and founder of the Your Black World Coalition. For more information, please visit YourBlackWorld.com.
Yvette Carnell: Political Contributor
Yvette is a former Capitol Hill staffer and graduate of Howard University. She commentates on political issues and news items that affect the African American community.
WSSU's Keaton, Cooper named AP Little All-America
WINSTON SALEM, North Carolina -- Individual awards keep flooding in for players on the best Winston-Salem State football team in school history.Senior rover Alton Keaton was named a first-team selection Friday on The Associated Press Little All-America team, which honors players from NCAA Division II and Division III teams and from the NAIA, and running back Nic Cooper made the second team.
"It's a great accomplishment, and it's a great feeling to know my hard work paid off," he said.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Classics Sports Radio Network to broadcast HBCU Bowl
Fuquay-Varina, NC – For the third-straight year, Classics Sports Radio Network will broadcast the HBCU All-Star Bowl on Sunday, December 19 live from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Kickoff is slated for 3:00 p.m. ET and the pregame show will begin at 2:30 p.m.
Donal Ware (play-by-play), Eric Curry (color), who are working together for the eighth season, will call the game. Ivan McDowell will handle sideline duties.
During the broadcast, CSRN will have exclusive interviews with players. The pregame show will include interviews with coaches and players as well.
Established in 2008, Classics Sports Radio Network has broadcast some of America’s most popular HBCU football games and sporting events on radio stations around the country. Games include the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, Southern Heritage Classic, State Fair Classic, Atlanta Football Classic, CIAA Tournament, the SWAC Championship Game and the NCAA FCS Playoffs to name a few.
The HBCU Bowl teams are made up of 100 of the top eligible seniors amongst the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, in an East vs. West style format. The East team is made up of players from the MEAC and CIAA while the West team is made up of players from the SWAC and the SIAC. The players will participate in a “combine” atmosphere during the week as NFL personnel administer tests.
The broadcast can be heard on the radio stations listed below and online at www.classicsportsradio.com
Stations that will broadcast HBCU Bowl on Classics Sports Radio Network:
Station Location
WASU-FM 92.7 Albany, GA
KTSU-FM 90.9 Houston, TX
WJAB-FM 90.9 Huntsville, AL
WPRL-FM 91.7 Lorman, MS
WBOK-AM 1230 New Orleans, LA
WHKM-AM 1690 New Orleans
WSSB-FM 90.3 Orangeburg, SC
KAGY-AM 1510 Port Sulphur, LA
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Donal Ware (play-by-play), Eric Curry (color), who are working together for the eighth season, will call the game. Ivan McDowell will handle sideline duties.
During the broadcast, CSRN will have exclusive interviews with players. The pregame show will include interviews with coaches and players as well.
Established in 2008, Classics Sports Radio Network has broadcast some of America’s most popular HBCU football games and sporting events on radio stations around the country. Games include the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, Southern Heritage Classic, State Fair Classic, Atlanta Football Classic, CIAA Tournament, the SWAC Championship Game and the NCAA FCS Playoffs to name a few.
The HBCU Bowl teams are made up of 100 of the top eligible seniors amongst the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, in an East vs. West style format. The East team is made up of players from the MEAC and CIAA while the West team is made up of players from the SWAC and the SIAC. The players will participate in a “combine” atmosphere during the week as NFL personnel administer tests.
The broadcast can be heard on the radio stations listed below and online at www.classicsportsradio.com
Stations that will broadcast HBCU Bowl on Classics Sports Radio Network:
Station Location
WASU-FM 92.7 Albany, GA
KTSU-FM 90.9 Houston, TX
WJAB-FM 90.9 Huntsville, AL
WPRL-FM 91.7 Lorman, MS
WBOK-AM 1230 New Orleans, LA
WHKM-AM 1690 New Orleans
WSSB-FM 90.3 Orangeburg, SC
KAGY-AM 1510 Port Sulphur, LA
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FAMU Update: Champion’s death ruled a homicide; Ammons considers stepping down
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- The FAMU Marching 100 drum major who died last month in Orlando was a homicide victim, according to the Orange-Osceola Medical Examiner’s Office. The information was released Friday after a meeting between Governor Rick Scott and Florida A&M University President James Ammons. It also came shortly after we learned of a reported molestation at FAMU’s K-12 school last May.
An 18-year-old graduate of FAMU Developmental Research School was arrested by FDLE agents in October for allegedly molesting an 8-year-old in a school bathroom last May. Ralph Monroe II (from Midway, FL) was arrested in Alabama, where he attends Stillman College on a football scholarship. The governor had alluded to another reason why Ammons should be suspended during the protest outside the mansion, but wouldn’t elaborate. FDLE released its report on the molestation shortly after Scott spoke to reporters Friday afternoon.
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- The FAMU Marching 100 drum major who died last month in Orlando was a homicide victim, according to the Orange-Osceola Medical Examiner’s Office. The information was released Friday after a meeting between Governor Rick Scott and Florida A&M University President James Ammons. It also came shortly after we learned of a reported molestation at FAMU’s K-12 school last May.
An 18-year-old graduate of FAMU Developmental Research School was arrested by FDLE agents in October for allegedly molesting an 8-year-old in a school bathroom last May. Ralph Monroe II (from Midway, FL) was arrested in Alabama, where he attends Stillman College on a football scholarship. The governor had alluded to another reason why Ammons should be suspended during the protest outside the mansion, but wouldn’t elaborate. FDLE released its report on the molestation shortly after Scott spoke to reporters Friday afternoon.
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FAMU Death Caused By Hazing, Blunt Force Trauma
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| The Late Robert Champion |
The medical examiner's office said Friday Champion's death was the result of a soft tissue hemorrhage due to blunt force trauma. The death was ruled a homicide.
"The autopsy revealed extensive contusions of his chest, arms, shoulder, and back with extensive hemorrhage within the subcutaneous fat, between fascial planes and within deep muscles," authorities said Friday.
No drugs or alcohol were found in Champion's system.
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Death of hazed FAMU drum major ruled homicide
The death of Florida A&M University marching band drum major Robert Champion has been ruled a homicide, the local medical examiner has announced.
The Orange-Osceola Medical Examiner's Office determined that the 26-year-old's death was the result of blunt-force trauma while he was being hazed, the Orlando Sentinel says.
He "collapsed and died within an hour of a hazing incident during which he suffered multiple blunt trauma blows to his body," the ME's statement said.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office said it would soon meet with the state attorney to decide whether charges will be filed, the Sentinel says.
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Bethune-Cookman student says he was injured in campus hazing
King also was made to roll around in the mud or do strenuous exercises as part of a series of hazing activities by members of the marching band this past semester, he said. He said he did not want to participate but felt coerced.
"You feel like if you don't participate, you know, you're going to be that only one," said King, 18, who plays the baritone horn. "You're worried about reputation, and you're worried about what people are going to think about you."
He described how more-experienced members of the famed Marching Wildcats hazed and ridiculed the freshman members after band practice on some evenings.
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Senator Arthenia Joyner calls on Governor Scott to withold rush to judgement in FAMU hazing controversy
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| Arthenia Joyner (D-Tampa) State Senator |
“As a state official and as a degree recipient from FAMU’s undergraduate and law school programs, I have great concerns over the governor’s haste to recommend suspending Dr. Ammons while simultaneously admitting he has no knowledge of any wrongdoing,” said Sen. Joyner. “It’s particularly galling that the governor justifies his action as a way to assure people the university is fully cooperating. This is the same Rick Scott who had no similar compunction to immediately step aside as CEO of HCA when the FBI launched its probe into what became the largest health care fraud case ever in this country’s history.”
Senator Joyner added that any action against officials and employees of the university should be withheld until the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has had time to complete a thorough investigation into ...
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Students march to Governor's Mansion, protest Gov. Rick Scott's call for suspension of FAMU president
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| Dr. James H. Ammons President, Florida A&M University |
Champion's cause of death has not been determined. Investigations by the Orange County Sheriff's Office and FDLE are pending.
TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Florida A&M students infuriated by Gov. Rick Scott's call for the suspension of President James Ammons marched from campus to the Governor's Mansion late Thursday by the hundreds (if not thousands), demanding Scott rescind his request amid investigations into drum major Robert Champion's death after suspected hazing.
"I would definitely say that he's overstepped his bounds," said Student Senate President Marissa West, 21, after the most heated parts of the protest had passed. "Our Board of Trustees is more than capable of making this decision."
When asked by a small group of students and prominent alumni inside the mansion why he wanted Ammons suspended, Scott cited Champion's death, the FDLE's announcement of fraud uncovered in its investigation of the incident, and another reason that he could not yet publicly discuss. Scott said it would come out very soon, said former state Sen. Al Lawson, a Florida A&M alumnus who was in the small group.
"We're not privy to this incident that he was talking about," Lawson said.
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| Richard Lynn "Rick" Scott (R) Governor, State of Florida |
The white guv bizarrely attempted to quell the mostly black crowd by beginning his speech with some version of: "Hey, I grew up in public housing." To which students protested, "We're not poor!" Scott apparently learned no lessons when a similar speech nearly got him booted from a black legislator's lunch in February.
The trouble started yesterday when Scott called FAMU's board chairman and asked the school to suspend James Ammons, the historically black college's president. To be fair to Scott, Ammons has had a horrible month.
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Note: Rick Scott was forced to resign as Chief Executive of Columbia/HCA in 1997 amid a scandal over the company's business and Medicare billing practices; the company ultimately admitted to fourteen felonies and agreed to pay the federal government over $600 million.
Jackson State Tigers upset SMU 59-58 in Dallas Classic
DALLAS, Texas -- Kelsey Howard scored 27 points and made five 3-pointers to lead Jackson State to a 59-58 victory against SMU in the Dallas Classic on Thursday night.
Howard sank three free throws in the final 20 seconds, giving the Tigers (2-9) the cushion to withstand a 3-pointer by SMU's Robert Nyakundi at the buzzer. Willie Readus added 10 points and eight rebounds for Jackson State.
Nyakundi led the Mustangs (5-4) with 15 points and six rebounds, and London Giles added 13 points. Shawn Williams, a Texas transfer, scored 12 points in his SMU debut.
The game was played at 7,500-seat Ellis Davis Fieldhouse, which is operated by the Dallas Independent School District. The Mustangs are back on the court Dec. 19 when they travel to Cape Girardeau, Mo. to face Southeast Missouri State. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.
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Howard sank three free throws in the final 20 seconds, giving the Tigers (2-9) the cushion to withstand a 3-pointer by SMU's Robert Nyakundi at the buzzer. Willie Readus added 10 points and eight rebounds for Jackson State.
Nyakundi led the Mustangs (5-4) with 15 points and six rebounds, and London Giles added 13 points. Shawn Williams, a Texas transfer, scored 12 points in his SMU debut.
The game was played at 7,500-seat Ellis Davis Fieldhouse, which is operated by the Dallas Independent School District. The Mustangs are back on the court Dec. 19 when they travel to Cape Girardeau, Mo. to face Southeast Missouri State. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.
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Jay Gaskins named D-II National Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-American
ALBANY, Georgia — Albany State University linebacker Jay Gaskins has picked up more post-season honors. Gaskins highlights the Daktronics All-America team, which was announced by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America. In addition to first-team honors, Gaskins earned the Ron Lenz Division II National Defensive Player of the Year honor after being named the Super Region Two and SIAC Defensive Player of the Year. He was the lone representative from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) to be named to the team.The 6-2, 200-pound senior from Tifton, had 73 tackles (42 solo) to help lead Albany State to an appearance in the NCAA playoffs. Gaskins, who led the ASU “Dirty Blue” defense with 11 sacks, notched with 17.5 tackles for losses of 75 yards in 12 games for the Rams. He also had five pass breakups, three fumble recoveries for 67 yards, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. Gaskins was selected to play in the third annual HBCU All-Star Bowl, scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 18, at 3 p.m. at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
It was the second year in a row that ...
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