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| CIAA well represented in MEAC |
| Thursday, July 31, 2014 |
| NORFOLK, Va. – New Hampton coach Connell Maynor (right) was more subdued than at his previous media luncheons as Winston-Salem State’s coach in the CIAA. Nevertheless, Maynor did give one guarantee. “You picked me to finish seventh (in the MEAC), that’s not going to happen,” he said at last week’s MEAC Football |
| Eagles, Falcons predicted next to last |
| Thursday, July 31, 2014 |
| Winston-Salem State wide receiver/kick returner Chase Powell is transferring to Hampton under former coach Connell Maynor. Powell, the 2013 CIAA Offensive Rookie of the Year, caught 64 passes for 770 yards and seven touchdowns. He also led the Rams in kickoff returns. “I am very happy for him that he’s a decision-maker in his life,” new |
| NCCU volleyball announces recruits |
| Thursday, July 31, 2014 |
| Dang, the wheel never stops turning! Elizabeth City State men’s basketball coach Shawn Walker has taken the same position at Grambling State. Walker replaces Joseph Price, who was fired by interim President Cynthia Warrick a few weeks ago. Walker led the Vikings to the 2007 CIAA tournament title over a Dave Robbins-led Virginia Union team. ECSU had |
| MEAC luncheon back to ‘old ‘self |
| Thursday, July 31, 2014 |
| I’ve boycotted the MEAC Football Luncheon ever since Commissioner Dennis Thomas ordered former Morgan State football coach Don Hill-Ely to stop telling his highly anticipated raunchy jokes. They were worth the price of admission. But I’d forgotten how the conference goes all out for its football coaches: Each one is introduced individually by |
| Grambling State hires Shawn Walker |
| Wednesday, July 30, 2014 |
| ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – Elizabeth City State basketball coach Shawn Walker has announced his resignation to accept the head coaching position at Grambling State University. “Our department and university family wishes Coach Walker the very best as he transitions to Division I basketball”, Athletic Director J. Lin Dawson said. “We |
| Tony Dungy unfairly attacked |
| Tuesday, July 29, 2014 |
| The homosexual mafia has struck again. This time, however, they have picked the wrong target. Beloved former Tampa Bay and Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy has been under a vicious assault for honestly answering a reporter’s question. In an interview with the Tampa Tribune, Dungy was asked if he would have drafted Michael Sam, the Missouri |
| The Lincoln U. hires new soccer coach |
| Thursday, July 24, 2014 |
| The NBA stars came out to honor former Virginia Union coach Dave Robbins. Actually, those six NBA-ers played under Robbins during his record-setting 30-year career. Robbins is the only Division II college coach to win three NCAA championships in three different decades (1980, 1992 and 2005), in addition to 14 CIAA championships.. Try doing that today. |
| Bethune, UCF on ESPN |
| Thursday, July 24, 2014 |
| DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Two-time defending MEAC champions Bethune-Cookman will play Central Florida for the first time since UCF joined the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Wildcats and Central Florida will throw down Sept. 20, 6 p.m. at Bright House Stadium on UCF’s campus. The matchup will be televised on ESPN3. The Wildcats will play their |
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