Texas Southern rallies past UAPB 72-71

HOUSTON, Texas  — Aaric Murray scored 34 points, including four of Texas Southern's final six points, as the Tigers beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 72-71 on Monday.

Madarious Gibbs made two game-winning free throws with 1:09 remaining to complete the Texas Southern rally and Arkansas-Pine Bluff missed three shots in the final minute.

D'Aris Scarver, averaging 21.4 points per game, was 1 of 10 from the field and finished with just three points for Texas Southern (9-10, 5-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Marcel Mosley and Daniel Broughton scored 17 points apiece for Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4-15, 2-5). Tevin Hammond had 15 points, eight rebounds, while Ghiavonni Robinson and DaVon Haynes added 11 each for the Golden Lions.

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Southern women roll again

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana  --  The Southern women’s basketball team made short work of their opponent for the second time in three days.

The Jaguars built a 20-point halftime lead and coasted to a 60-44 victory over Alabama State on Monday night in the Clark Activity Center. On Saturday they raced to a 29-point halftime lead in an 81-59 victory against Alabama A&M.

Southern (11-5 and 8-0 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference) hosts Alcorn State on Saturday. The Hornets are 9-8 and 2-4.

It was the fewest points allowed by the Jaguars this season. The previous low came in a 63-56 victory against Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 11.

It also was the fewest points scored by ASU in a ...

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Southern men handle Alabama State

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana  -- The Southern men’s basketball team extended its lead in the Southwestern Athletic Conference with a 68-55 victory against second-place Alabama State on Monday night in the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

The Jaguars shot 56 percent in the second half to pull away after leading by six at halftime.

At 11-10, Southern raised its record above the break-even mark for the first time this season and improved to 7-1 in the SWAC. The Jaguars host Alcorn State on Saturday.

The Hornets, now tied with Texas Southern for second, fell to 11-7 and 5-2.

“As much as I tried to downplay this game, I still think ...

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SCSU delays recruiting visits in wake of shooting

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina  -- A star-studded group of high school football seniors, which included three Shrine Bowl selections, were expected to visit South Carolina State today.

Friday’s on-campus shooting which resulted in the death of Bulldog linebacker Brandon Robinson apparently prompted the team to postpone this weekend’s final recruiting activities until next week. South Carolina State head football coach Buddy Pough was unavailable for comment on either issue Friday.

A total of 13 prospects were expected in Orangeburg this weekend, including fullback/linebacker Damu Ford (5-11, 240 lbs.) of two-time Class 2-A Division I champion Dillon, defensive tackle Naquez Pringle (6-2, 315) of Carvers Bay and fullback/middle linebacker Josh Harlan (6-0) of Spring Valley.

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Pough helping Bulldogs cope with loss of teammate

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina  --  From a sports perspective, a coach is defined as “a person who trains or directs athletes or athletic teams.”

In many ways, there’s more to the job title than what’s listed in the dictionary. The daily tasks of a coach often go beyond providing on-field instructions and making sure players are up to speed for an upcoming game.

Oftentimes, coaches must play the role of a surrogate parent. In college, they have as much personal contact and interaction with the student-athletes, over a 4-5 year span at the school, as the parents, and are sometimes leaned on to provide guidance and emotional support.

This is the position South Carolina State head coach Buddy Pough finds himself in ...

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Karl Morgan Tapped as Coahoma’s New Football Coach



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CLARKSDALE, Mississippi  --  On Monday afternoon during a press conference held in the Vivian M. Presley Administration Building, Coahoma Community College announced that their next football coach would be former UCLA Bruins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Karl Morgan. The former NFL defensive tackle has 20-plus years of coaching experience, most recently as the head coach at Mississippi Valley State.

Morgan will take the reins from Coach Freeman Horton, who had led the program since 2001.

“One thing I can promise you, I will give you 100 percent every day that I am here,” Morgan told the crowd of alumni, media and community members present. “I was excited about the motivation to win here, I could feel that everyone here is serious about turning this program around and I’m glad to be able to be a part of that.”

Coach Morgan spent three years with the Delta Devils program. Before coaching at Valley, he spent five years as the defensive coordinator at the University of North Alabama during which his teams were an impressive 55-10 that included a Gulf South Conference Championship and five NCAA Division II playoff berths.

“We are elated to have someone of Coach Morgan’s stature here at Coahoma, and we are excited to usher in a new era that begins with him,” said CCC President Dr. Valmadge Towner. “This new era is going to be known as the ‘WWW’ era, which stands for ‘We Will Win’.”

Morgan’s best season at MVSU was in 2012 when the Delta Devils finished 5-4 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

The new Tigers head coach has also had coaching stints at Nicholls State, Southern University, Purdue and Arkansas State. He served as the defensive coordinator at Alcorn State in 2001 and at Hampton from 2002-04.

While at North Alabama as its defensive coordinator, Morgan worked under Coach Terry Bowden.

Morgan will be tasked with turning around a Tigers program that finished with just one win in 2013 while playing in arguably the toughest junior college conference in the country. The MACJC boasted three teams in the National Top 10 at season’s end — including National Champion East Mississippi. Five MACJC teams finished in the Top 20.

“There are four steps to winning, first you lose big, then you lose by a little, then you win by a little, and then you win big,” Morgan told his supporters. “That’s what we are going to do, start progressing forward. I am not going to make huge promises, I am just going to promise that you will have my best each and every day.”

Ram Ramblings: WSSU football schedule is out

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina  --  Winston-Salem State unveiled its football schedule for 2014 and once again it would appear the hardest part for the Rams will be the nonconference games.

I can say that because WSSU has won 24 straight against CIAA opponents (one of those wins was a designated non-conference game against Elizabeth City State in 2011). With the talent coming back the Rams should be favored again for the CIAA title, something that they have won two years in a row. (Last season’s CIAA title game was cancelled.)

Coach Kienus Boulware’s Rams will open at home against UNC Pembroke then play at a high-school stadium near Atlanta against Valdosta State, the 2012 national champions. They will follow that up with a home game against Tuskegee.

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