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Xavier University of Louisiana is the two-time Gold Coast Athletic Conference champion in men’s and women’s cross country. Both teams will begin the 2008 season as the preseason favorites in the conference, in rankings released by the NAIA yesterday.
Conference champions automatically qualify for the NAIA National Championships, and with seven all-GCAC runners returning between ...
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Xavier Musketeers
Jason Beach is a defensive back for the Florida A&M Rattlers football team, trying to get an extra year of eligibility after leaving school to help his family with recovery from Hurricane Dennis in 2004.
But to listen to Joe Taylor, he’d just as soon not have Beach back.
I’m not too optimistic to be honest with you,” Taylor said following Monday’s practice, ...
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Florida Gators
You would think that Alabama A&M’s offensive outburst in their last preseason scrimmage would be a good sign for the Bulldogs. 56 points, more than 400 yards of total offense, and several touchdowns through the air for new starting quarterback Kevin Atkins.
But what does that mean for the A&M defense? It may be party time for the Bulldog offense, but is the party shutting down ...
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Alabama Crimson Tide
Bershawn “Batman” Jackson of St. Augustine’s College helped to complete a U.S. sweep of the 400 meter hurdles last night, finishing with a bronze medal in the event.
The 2008 Olympic trials champion in the event, Jackson joined Angelo Taylor and Kerron Clement in United States’ first sweep of a track and field event in the 2008 Olympic Games, and the first American ...
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USA
Morehouse College of the SIAC and Elizabeth City State University of the CIAA placed second and third in the nation in attendance for men’s basketball home games in Division II.
Morehouse edged ECSU by just fewer than 100 fans per game in 2007, but the CIAA placed several teams on the top 30 list, with former national leader Virginia State placing ninth, and Virginia Union and ...
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If you are a big fan of sports blogs, then you know that the medium’s latest rave is approval rating polls. Fans and observers have an opportunity to let their voices be heard, by the simple checking of an “approval” or “disapproval” rating.
With that in mind I bring you the inaugural poll for black college sports programs. Each day, I will activate the poll in the ascending order of the ...
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Prairie View Panthers
Pittsburgh Panthers
First it was announced that NFL Hall of Fame tight end Kellen Winslow Sr. would become the Athletic Director for Central State University. Now, Ohio’s only HBCU is planning to leap to Division II from NAIA athletic competition.
In less than a week, CSU has gone from relative obscurity in black college athletics to national prominence. By hiring an NFL legend, with a son who happens to ...
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Hall of Fame
Every day I check my Google Reader for updates on black college sports, searching for stories that you, the reader, can gather information and insight from. Unfortunately, it’s hard to find coverage for the CIAA and SIAC, the two Division II black college conference competing in the NCAA.
Do these institutions not practice? Have controversies? Hire and fire? Win championships? During ...
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If this was a warm up for their
inaugural season, than the Claflin Panthers look set to
go this winter. While its not clear from this entry on the Trinidad and Tobago Hoops Classic blog , the Panthers appear to have held on against the Trinidad and Tobago all-stars, 65-63. The rest of the SIAC may have its hands full next year with the arrival of Claflin. They posted a 24-2 record in 2007, ...
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The MEAC has a strong tradition of athletes participating in Olympic competition. Here’s a few to look for in their quest for Olympic gold and international acclaim in the coming weeks, courtesy of MEACSports.com:
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Eunice Elliott is the new brains behind the SWAC’s efforts to become a more visible and viable collegiate athletics conference. She is the recently hired Director of Branding and External Operations for the conference, and will oversee corporate sponsorships, marketing and special events for the SWAC.
Hopefully, Elliott’s first project will be the woeful SWAC website . As one of ...
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You know you are big time when ESPN has video on you .
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Prairie View Panthers
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, the former Tennessee State cornerback and first round selection of the Arizona Cardinals, injured his ankle in practice yesterday and was carted off the field. The Cardinals have not released a timetable for his return.
Rodgers-Cromartie has registered two solo tackles thus far in the preseason, but has worked extensively with the defensive and special teams ...
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Tennessee State Tigers
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How hard must it be for Hampton head
football coach Jerry Holmes? When he’s not being asked
about replacing Pirate coaching great Joe Taylor, he has to remind people that he was a part of the coaching staff that won three consecutive MEAC championships between 2004-2006.
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If you are a big fan of sports blogs, then you know that the medium’s latest rave is approval rating polls. Fans and observers have an opportunity to let their voices be heard, by the simple checking of an “approval” or “disapproval” rating.
With that in mind I bring you the inaugural poll for black college sports programs. Each day, I will activate the poll in the ascending order of the ...
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While the hiring of Savannah State’s new football coach may have raised a few eyebrows this spring, there’s no question that the Tigers’ offense will have a brand new look coming in to the 2008 season.
Head coach Robby Wells is focusing on an offense that will feature mutiple receiver and tight end sets, in hopes that opponents will have a hard time keeping up with varied ...
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Savannah State Tigers
Missouri Tigers
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Winning the MEAC regular season championship, taking the
Morgan State Bears to the NIT in just his
second season at the coaching helm, all of that was just a warm-up for Todd Bozeman. His latest venture? Blogging.
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Under the dim lights of national media recognition,
Mitchell has been lauded for this track record of
success in the face of limited resources and the stigma that sullies black college basketball. But look beyond the strokes of these masterpieces, and it will be easy to discover the methods of a talented, yet maniacal, basketball mind.
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There’s already big questions at quarterback for the Grambling State Tigers, but will there be questions at running back as well?
Frank Warren, the team’s star running back who rushed for more than 900 yards as a true freshman last season, came into camp with 10 pounds more than what he left with. Warren attributes it to an off-season weight lifting program. Tigers head coach ...
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