Saturday, August 30, 2014

Week 1 HBCU Football Showcase on ESPN



Watch HBCU Football on ESPN Family Networks if you are not there on GAME DAY!

 SATURDAY 8/30
Morgan State at Eastern Michigan, ESPN3 at 6 p.m. ET
Southern at Louisiana-Lafayette, ESPN3 at 7 p.m. ET
Arkansas Pine Bluff at Texas State, ESPN3 7 p.m. ET
North Carolina Central at East Carolina, TV: ESPNews, 8 p.m. ET

 SUNDAY 8/31
Alabama A&M vs. North Carolina A&T State, TV: ESPN, 11:45 a.m. ET

 INTERNET: ESPN3 

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Friday, August 29, 2014

ASPiRE To Televise ASU's Inaugural Classic

MONTGOMERY, Alabama  -- The Alabama State University football home opener will be televised live nationally on the ASPiRE Television Network.

The Hornets' Inaugural Classic game against Tennessee State on Sept. 6 will be shown on ASPiRE at 4 p.m. CT / 5 ET from New ASU Stadium.

ASPiRE is a television network that celebrates the groundbreaking achievements of African-Americans. ASPiRE offers a diverse programming mix of movies, series and specials featuring music, comedy, drama, faith/inspiration, theater/performing arts, lifestyle and news/information. The network was launched June 27, 2012 by Magic Johnson Enterprises, which acts as a catalyst for driving unparalleled business results for its partners and fosters community/economic empowerment by making available high-quality entertainment, products and services that answer the demands of ethnically diverse urban communities. ASPiRE is available in about 20.6 million homes in 21 of the top 25 African-American markets including New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Washington, D.C.. For more information, visit www.aspire.tv, facebook.com/aspireTV and on Twitter @tvASPiRE.

Birmingham is the only current market in the state of Alabama which ASPiRE can be seen. (Broadcast map attached).

"We are always appreciative to have national television exposure for our programs," Alabama State Interim Athletic Director Melvin Hines said. "We're excited to bring the Alabama State University brand and the excitement of our home opener to the ASPiRE Network."

COURTESY ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS
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XU's Fakler, Jackson finish first at Big Easy Opener


NEW ORLEANS -- Xavier University of Louisiana's Catherine Fakler set a school record for two miles, Kwame Jackson posted his second-fastest 5,000 meters, and both were individual winners Friday in the Xavier Big Easy Opener cross country meet at City Park.

Xavier won the women's team title. The Gold Nuggets had seven of the eight fastest finishers and scored 18 points.

Fakler finished in 12 minutes, 42.18 seconds to break Denitra Robinson's 2001 XU mark of 13:13. It was the sixth time that Fakler, the 2013 Louisiana Runner of the Year, has broken a school record. She also holds the 4K. 5K and 6K marks.

"I'm really excited to hold four records," said Fakler, a senior. "But I'm sure one of my teammates will break this record next year. I wish I could've gone faster."

Jackson, a two-time All-Louisiana runner and a two-time Gulf Coast Athletic Conference champion, won the men's race in 16:21.57. The time is the second-fastest by a Gold Rush runner in the last 12 seasons; Jackson ran 16:12.13 as a freshman in 2011.

"I felt pretty good," Jackson said. "I was going for a time between 16 minutes and 16:30. I"m feeling a lot better about the season after today."

The XU men had the three fastest runners but did not qualify for team scoring because it did not have the minimum five runners. Edward Waters scored 16 points to win the men's team title.

Xavier's Briana Simms was second in the women's race in 13:13.18. Also competing for the Gold Nuggets were Ashley Flournoy (fourth place, 13:55.91), Hannah Finnegan (fifth, 14:06.54), Hali Yarmush (sixth, 14:07.55), Carlee Calais (seventh, 14:10.39) and Reeka Belton (eighth, 14:25.77). It was the first collegiate cross country meet for Flournoy and Calais.

In the men's race, Xavier's Brent Kitto was second in 16:38.94 and posted the sixth-fastest Gold Rush time of the last 12 seasons. Christopher August was third in 17:08.43, and Emmanuel Detiege was sixth in 18:43.15.

It was the first time since 2007 that Xavier competed in its home city. The Rush and Nuggets will be close to home in their second meet, the Louisiana Army National Guard/ROTC Wolf Pack Invitational in suburban Metairie, La., on Sept. 6.

"For the first meet of the year we didn't do bad," 10th-year XU coach Joseph Moses said. "We still need to do some work, but we'll be ready for next week."

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THE EDITOR: DWIGHT FLOYD -- Lady Rattlers @Miami Hurricane Invitational

DWIGHT FLOYD
The Editor
Hurricane Invitational
Miami, Florida
Live stats for all games
8/29 versus Florida Gulf Coast 4:30 PM EST
8/30 versus Miami Hurricanes 12 PM EST
8/30 versus Seton Hall 5:30 PM EST

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Tournament Notes
- Both Gulf Coast and FAMU have a small returning cadre and will rely on newcomers to set the tone for the season. In two tries FAMU has not beaten Florida Gulf Coast.

 - FAMU is 3-1 versus the Miami Hurricanes. The Hurricanes are in the ACC along with Florida State.

 - The Seton Hall Pirates return all six of its starters from a team that won four of its five final games. This will be FAMU’s first meeting against Seton Hall.

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2014 Xavier University of Louisiana Men's Cross Country Preview

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NEW ORLEANS  --  Xavier University of Louisiana's Kwame Jackson will have a chance to run into the record book during the 2014 cross country season.

Jackson, a senior from Kingwood, Texas, will attempt to become the first runner, male or female, to win the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference individual championship three times. He finished first in the conference as a freshman in 2011 and again last season.

"Kwame has put in a lot of good miles for our program. He's worked hard in the classroom and has been successful there, too," 10th-year XU coach Joseph Moses said. "It would be great to see him get that third title. There's no doubt that he's capable of winning again. It would be a tremendous accomplishment for him and for Xavier. If Kwame is healthy on race day, he should be the favorite."

The Gold Rush also figure to be favored. XU's men will enter the season with active streaks of eight consecutive GCAC team championships, five consecutive GCAC individual champions and five straight 1-2-3 individual finishes at the GCAC meet.

Jackson, a two-time All-Louisiana selection, also will take aim at former teammate Matt Pieri's GCAC record of 13 Runner of the Week awards. Jackson has won nine times, including a GCAC-record-tying five times in 2013.

Four lettermen return from last season. The others are junior Brent Kitto, sophomore Christopher August and senior Emmanuel Detiege. Kitto and August finished 3-4 in the GCAC in 2013 in their debut seasons at Xavier, and Detiege has a pair of eighth-place finishes in the league.

Kitto produced four top-10 finishes last year and was Xavier's second-fastest finisher in the first four meets. August placed in the top 16 in 4-of-5 meets and beat 70 percent of the runners he faced.

"The top of our lineup is solid," Moses said. "We'll have a good chance to finish 1-2-3 in conference again."

The GCAC team champion will qualify automatically for the NAIA National Championships on Nov. 22 at Lawrence, Kan. Xavier's team reached nationals four of the past six seasons and sent an individual to that race last year. The GCAC meet will be Oct. 18 at City Park in New Orleans, and Xavier will be the host school.

Xavier will compete five times before the conference meet and begin the season Aug. 29 at City Park in the Xavier Big Easy Opener.

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TSU wants FAMU band in Tigers' homecoming

TALLAHASSEE, Florida  -- Tennessee State University has put three offers on the table in an attempt to have FAMU's Marching 100 band perform at the Tigers' homecoming game against FAMU on Sept. 27 in Nashville.

 Terms of the proposals were outlined in a letter TSU president Glenda Baskin Glover sent to the Tallahassee Democrat. Baskin Glover sent the letter in response to a story in the Tallahassee Democrat in which FAMU president Elmira Mangum said she has been negotiating unsuccessfully for several weeks to get an agreement to "share the cost" of the band's trip.

 The letter was sent to Mangum on Tuesday, according to Kelli Sharpe, who handles public relations for TSU.

 Transporting the band will cost $60,000, according to the TSU letter.

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The film won't be much help for ODU vs. Hampton

COURTESY HAMPTON UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
NORFOLK, Virginia  -- The 22 players on Old Dominion's scout teams have been forced to run a wide variety of offensive and defensive formations as the Monarchs prepare for Saturday's opener against Hampton University at Foreman Field.
Hampton has a new coaching staff, led by head coach Connell Maynor, who came from Winston-Salem State. He engineered a remarkable rebirth at Winston-Salem, going 45-6 in four seasons in which the Rams won two CIAA titles and went to the NCAA Division II playoffs three times.
Hampton defensive coordinator Kenny Phillips came from Fayetteville State, where he was the head coach the last 13 seasons.
Maynor ran a pro style offense at Winston-Salem, and had an equal balance between running and passing. But ODU coach Bobby Wilder said he isn't quite sure what to expect on Saturday.
Winston-Salem also ran the spread at times.

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