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| Showtime for NCCU’s Oliver |
| Friday, August 23, 2019 |
| North Carolina Central football coach Trei Oliver quipped at last month’s MEAC Football Luncheon: “They love you when you’re undefeated.” Indeed. The Love Tour between Oliver and fans has been strong since he was hired in December. However, it’s not as if the Eagles were dredging the bottom of the barrel when he took over. |
| Same ol’ questions plague CIAA North |
| Friday, August 23, 2019 |
| The CIAA North is starting to get just a little too redundant. For the past couple of seasons, the questions have all remained basically the same. First, how long with the tide run in the North’s favor? The South enjoyed an 11-year championship run (2002-12) before Virginia State broke the streak in 2014. (Remember, there was no game in 2013 due to |
| Can Bowie State maintain its throne without Hall? |
| Thursday, August 22, 2019 |
| A certain quarterback is gone out of Maryland. Will his departure even the playing field or just lure opponents into a false sense of security? The Tribune previews the CIAA Northern Division. Bowie State (9-3) Two words won’t be sending chills down the backs of coaches this season: Amir Hall. Bowie State’s sensational quarterback has |
| Journalist, former ESPN host Jemele Hill has book deal |
| Wednesday, August 21, 2019 |
| NEW YORK — Jemele Hill, the ESPN host who departed the sports network a year after tweeting that President Donald Trump was a white supremacist, has a book deal. Hill’s memoir will be published in 2021, Henry Holt and Company announced recently. The book, Hill’s first, is currently untitled. “I’m excited about the opportunity |
| NBA’s Steph Curry helps Howard U. start Division I golf team |
| Tuesday, August 20, 2019 |
| WASHINGTON — What started as an innocuous conversation during a public event has evolved into a golf partnership between NBA star Stephen Curry and Howard University. The two-time NBA MVP announced Monday that he is helping Howard re-establish a golf program. Curry is providing a donation that will allow one of the country’s most prominent |
| BCFHOF announces Watch List |
| Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |
| ATLANTA – The Black College Football Hall of Fame announced Wednesday the 2019 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding football player from a HBCU. Former North Carolina A&T, and current Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen, was selected as the inaugural |
| All-black high school golf team wins state title |
| Tuesday, August 13, 2019 |
| ATLANTA — The Charles R. Drew Public Charter School’s varsity boys golf team, which has all Black players and an all-Black coaching staff, recently won the state championship, making them the first to do so in the state of Georgia. They also made history as the first Atlanta Public School team to win a golf state championship. The team made a |
| HBCU Gameday increases exposure |
| Friday, August 9, 2019 |
| The HBCU sports world is about to expand. HBCU Gameday has signed a partnership agreement with Aspire TV to broadcast two of its online sports programs – “The No Huddle” and “HBCU 101” – on Saturdays this fall. I’m sure most of you know by now that Aspire was created by former NBA great Magic Johnson and other |
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