On June 20, The Virginia State University cheerleaders, the Woo Woos, go international as Parish Haynes and head cheerleading coach Paulette Walker-Johnson (right) travelled to Jamaica for a week-long cheerleading camp.
The camp, arranged by the Rudy Johnson Foundation, will allow Haynes an ...
Posted Friday, June 27th 2008 at 10:29AM
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Kentucky State University provided stellar service to their community en route to winning the second annual Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.) Citizenship Award. Student Athletes from around the SIAC, through their S.A.A.C. programs, competed all year to acquire points to win the awa ...
Posted Monday, June 23rd 2008 at 3:16AM
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The JCSU family is saddened to learn of the passing of Claude Saunders. Saunders graduated from JCSU in 1955 and was the first All-CIAA basketball player at JCSU.
Saunders was a retired CIAA official and was inducted into the CIAA Officials Hall of Fame in 2000. He still worked as a neutral ...
Posted Monday, June 16th 2008 at 5:26AM
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The Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Lady Hawks defeated Arkansas State 4-2 to earn the NCAA Women's Bowling Championship title, Saturday evening at Thunder Alley in Omaha, Nebraska.
UMES made NCAA bowling history Saturday night as it captured its first NCAA Women’s Bowling title since the s ...
Posted Monday, June 9th 2008 at 3:10AM
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From The Black Fives Blog:
I was in New York City yesterday to view an advance screening of a new ESPN documentary film tentatively titled “Black Magic,” which looks at the injustices that spawned the Civil Rights Movement, as told through the liv ...
Posted Wednesday, March 5th 2008 at 11:59AM
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From The Black Fives Blog:
How did one kid change basketball history? Here’s how.
James “Big Jim” Dorsey, a tall 15-year-old African American janitor from the North Side section of Pittsburgh, single-handedly influenced black basketball in the ...
Posted Wednesday, March 5th 2008 at 11:56AM
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By Bomani Jones - ESPN.com
Forty years ago, one could argue that black college football was as competitive as any played in the country. The same sort of debates about how the Negro Leagues stacked up against Major League Baseball could be had about black college football and the big-time un ...
Posted Wednesday, March 5th 2008 at 11:48AM
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Black college football stars past and present gathered at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Atlanta, Georgia for the 34th Annual SBN Sports Black College All-American (BCAA) Football Banquet on February 16, 2008. The upscale event, appropriately themed “Creating and Celebrating Legends”, recogniz ...
Posted Friday, February 29th 2008 at 10:59AM
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CHARLOTTE (February 20, 2008) --- Charlotte organizers are excited about the 63rd Annual Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament happening February 25 - March 1. The weeklong tournament brings quality basketball and countless activities to the ...
Posted Wednesday, February 20th 2008 at 10:10AM
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The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has launched a new look for the SIAC Basketball Tournament with a new logo commemorating the 75th Men’s & 30th Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Visit www.siacbasketballtournament.com for up-to-date information regarding this historical event inc ...
Posted Monday, February 18th 2008 at 12:07AM
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CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Players of the Week
Week Ending January 27, 2008
Men's Player of the Week
Anthony Hilliard, ECSU, Jr., Guard, 6-3, 205, Fayetteville, NC GP
Top Performance vs. SPC 1/24/08 FG
Hilliard poste ...
Posted Tuesday, January 29th 2008 at 3:30PM
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Chris Wallace threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Arkansas-Pine Bluff teammate Jason Jones and the Northeast beat the Southwest 24-7 in the American Heritage Bowl on Saturday night.
Jones also had a 24-yard reception and was honored as the offensive ...
Posted Monday, January 28th 2008 at 11:20AM
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Howard's Geoff Pope Fulfills His NFL Dream
Twenty-three years old and recruited for the NFL from Howard University, Geoff Pope said he has already attained his "greatest goal."
Standing at 6-feet and weighing ...
Posted Tuesday, January 15th 2008 at 9:03AM
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The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the upcoming television schedule for Basketball. The action starts this weekend with the 6th Annual Peach Ball Basketball Homecoming Game, which pits the Fort Valley State University Wildcats against the Golden Rams of Alba ...
Posted Sunday, January 13th 2008 at 11:28PM
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FAMU Player Turns Life Struggle into Triumph
By Dontaye Carter
Black College Wire
thefamurattlers.com
Akini Akini (formerly Akini Adkins)
The star forward for Florida A&M University men's basketball team, is quickly changing the tides of his past to become a leader not only on t ...
Posted Thursday, December 13th 2007 at 9:40AM
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