The Missouri Classic Tickets Now on Sale: Grambling State University Tigers vs. Lincoln University of Missouri Blue Tigers

GRAMBLING, Louisiana  --  Grambling Football has a great history in Kansas City. Legends such as Ernie Ladd, Buck Buchanan and Albert Lewis all played for the Kansas City Chiefs and provided some great memories. As a matter of fact just outside the Chiefs locker room is a large picture of Buck Buchanan during his playing days with the Chiefs. A replica of the same picture hangs in the hallway just outside the weight room in the Robinson Stadium Support Facility.

While there is great history between Grambling and the Chiefs, it has been more than 30 years since the Tigers have played a college football game in Kansas City.

The Tiger Football team will make a visit to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City Missouri, on Saturday, September 14^th at 4 p.m. to face the Lincoln University Blue Tigers in The Missouri Classic. The week will begin with a pep rally on Sunday, September 8th at historic 18th and Vines.

On Monday, September 9th a press conference will be held at City Hall. During the week, the GSU "World Famed" Tiger Marching Band is scheduled to make an appearance. They will also be playing for the Chiefs home opener on Sunday, September 15th.

Tickets for the game are $27 for General Admission and $45 for the club level. Tickets for GSU students are $18 with a university ID. Individuals with student tickets must show their student ID upon entering the stadium on game day. For group ticket information on this game, contact 214-943-2893. Suites are also available for the game by contacting Brandon Stec with the Chiefs at 826-920-4826 or Derek Schlesinger at 816-920-4845.

Other events are still being finalized and fans can get the latest news on the classic by going to the official website of the classic at www.themissouriclassic.com.


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Grambling State Hall of Famer Becomes Interim Athletic Director

AARON JAMES
Interim Athletic Director
Grambling State University

GRAMBLING, Louisiana  --   Aaron James, a 2012 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame member and a member of the Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame, is assuming the role of interim athletics director at Grambling State University, effective Monday. It is his second stint as interim AD.

“We’re so blessed to have someone like Aaron on staff at our institution,” said President Frank G. Pogue. “He’s a star in his own right, on the basketball court, in college sports generally and in higher education administration. He’s a flexible, smart, knowledgeable administrator and leader capable of filling any of several roles, and we’re happy that he’s agreed to help us once again.”

James succeeds Percy “Chico” Caldwell, who was named AD at Grambling State University in February 2012 after an exhaustive search that yielded at least 50 candidates, a pool that was narrowed to seven finalists before Caldwell was selected. Caldwell gave Pogue his resignation on Tuesday.

Caldwell, a former student-athlete, earned his doctorate from Iowa State University, a master’s degree in health, fitness and recreation from the University of Alabama and a bachelor’s degree in sociology/psychology from Miles College. He put a lot of emphasis on student athlete academics and team academic standings during his tenure, and he started an athletic fundraising effort called the 250 Club. “I thank Dr. Caldwell for his service and wish him the best of success in the future,” added Pogue.

James, an associate athletic director for marketing and promotion, was recently assigned as the university’s interim development director with an office in the Institutional Advancement building. He will return to the Hobdy Assembly Center and lead Grambling State’s 15 sports programs: men’s football, basketball, baseball, cross country, track and field/outdoor; women’s basketball, bowling, track and field indoor/outdoor, cross country, tennis, soccer, softball and volleyball.

James was interim AD from late June 2011, after then-AD J. Lin Dawson left, until early 2012.

“I’m a Gramblinite, committed to my school, sports and higher education,” said James, 60, who lives in Ruston. “Whatever I need to do, I will do to help dear ole Grambling.”

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PVAMU's Brown Named Interim Head Women's Basketball Coach

DAWN BROWN
Interim Head Coach, Women's Basketball
PVAMU Lady Panthers

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas  --  Prairie View A&M Athletic Director Ashley Robinson named Prairie View A&M women's basketball assistant coach Dawn Brown as the interim head coach. She replaces Toyelle Wilson who announced her resignation last week.

"Coach Brown brings a good level of expertise and consistency to the program," Robinson said. "She has helped recruit some key players over the last few years and understands the culture of our program."

Brown experienced success in her three years under Wilson, playing an integral role in winning three-consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Championships. She took on the role as recruiting coordinator for the 2012-13 season. Prior to that, Brown recruited 2012 SWAC All-Tournament center Larissa Scott, 2013 SWAC Tournament MVP Kiara Etienne and do-it-all forward JaQuandria Williams, who contributed heavily to the Lady Panthers last two SWAC Tournament Championships. Brown recently recruited and signed National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American forward Cameron Vaughn.

"I am excited to help carry on the tradition of winning at Prairie View A&M," Brown, who was named an assistant coach in July 2010, said.  "The fans, alumni and supporters are the backbone of our program and that support doesn't waiver whether we are winning or losing. I am inspired by their support and will work hard to make sure that the product they see on the hardwood is one that they will be proud of."

Brown starts the 2013-14 season with a roster full of recruits she had a hand in securing.

"This team – from student-athletes to the managers and coaches – are ready to continue the legacy that has been created here on "The Hill," Brown said.

 Prior to coaching at PVAMU, Brown spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Tougaloo College. With the Bulldogs, Brown played a major part in turning the program around as the Lady Bulldogs finished the 2009-10 season with their best record in 12 years and advanced to the semifinal round of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament.

A 2005 graduate of Jackson State University, she had a two-year career as a student-athlete with the Lady Tigers and helped capture the 2002-03 SWAC Regular Season Co-Championship and a SWAC Tournament semi-final berth.

Before her playing days at Jackson State, Brown a two-time captain at Atlanta Metropolitan College, led the team to two-straight GJCAA Tournament appearances as she was a part of the inaugural team in 2000.


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FAMU Rattlers get head start with voluntary passing drills

TALLAHASSEE, Florida  --  What was supposed to be a 7-on-7 workout for a handful of defensive players, quarterbacks and receivers turned into a session that had the feel of a full-fledged practice for the FAMU football team late Wednesday afternoon.

Almost every player on FAMU’s defense was there. And on offense, receivers, tight ends, running backs ... and, yes, offensive linemen showed up.

“It’s basically a fun day,” said junior quarterback Damien Fleming. “We get to see who has been in their playbooks and who has been working out while they were home. It’s exciting for me because I want to see what talent the guys bring and work with the chemistry from the guys who are coming back.”

The day’s workout was the first of several unsupervised drills that ...



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Howard University academic deans allege ‘fiscal mismanagement’

WASHINGTON, D.C.  --  Senior academic leaders at Howard University have charged that “fiscal mismanagement is doing irreparable harm” to the school in Northwest Washington and urged the dismissal of Howard’s chief financial officer, asserting that his actions have put its survival at risk.

Howard’s Council of Deans alleged that staff cuts at the university have been based on “inaccurate, misleading” data, lamented a decline in research expenditures and contended that a “burdensome” tuition increase has driven away students.

In a letter obtained by The Washington Post, the deans said Howard’s external auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers, had cited “grave concern about the quality of fiscal decision-making” recently as it terminated its work for the university. Above all, the deans blamed the “fiscal direction” of Robert M. Tarola, an independent contractor who serves as the university’s senior vice president for administration, chief financial officer and treasurer.

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Former FAMU head drum major gets probation in deadly hazing

ORLANDO, Florida  --  The former head drum major of FAMU's marching band has been sentenced to probation in the hazing death of Robert Champion.

Jonathan Boyce, 26, the student leader of the Florida A&M University band when Champion died, pleaded no contest Friday to felony hazing as part of an agreement with prosecutors who dropped a companion charge of manslaughter in the fatal hazing.

Another ex-band-member, Jessie Baskin, 22, is expected to change his not-guilty plea today.

Boyce, who was hazed on the bus years ago, was ordered to serve a five-year term of probation by Circuit Judge Marc Lubet.

The judge agreed to withhold adjudication, which spares the drum major a criminal conviction. Boyce was characterized by prosecutors as a "helper" in the ritual.

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