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| VUU’s Taylor added to watch list |
| Thursday, October 18, 2018 |
| The streak is over! Lincoln (Pa.) defeated Elizabeth City State for its first win since Sept. 10, 2016, and its first conference victory since Sept. 26, 2015. The Lions were coming off a 90-0 drubbing by Virginia Union the week prior. Former Livingstone standout quarterback Drew Powell’s pro career continues to elevate. After leading the Iowa |
| Pat James making a difference at Duke and on the diamond |
| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 |
| Name: Pat James Title: Staff Specialist, Community Service Center Years at Duke: 38 Nominator: Claire Smith, a program coordinator with Duke Recreation and Physical Education, nominated Pat James. In her nomination, she wrote that James “cares for the boys (in the Long Ball program) as if each one of them was hers, whether it’s making sure |
| It’s naive to think college athletes have time for school |
| Monday, October 15, 2018 |
| From my first day as a sociology professor at a university with a Division I football and men’s basketball team, education and athletics struck me as being inherently at odds. Student-athletes filled my courses to take advantage of the fact that the classes met early in the morning. The football and men’s basketball players – most of whom |
| Great week of HBCU football on tap |
| Friday, October 12, 2018 |
| A big weekend of football is on tap for HBCU fans. North Carolina A&T and Florida A&M will meet in Greensboro with first place on the line. The Aggies and Rattlers are the only undefeated conference teams left after Howard’s loss last weekend. The game will be steamed on ESPN3. Over in the CIAA, the game of the week is Virginia Union at |
| Williams growing at Bethune-Cookman |
| Friday, October 12, 2018 |
| After backing up Larry Brihm for two seasons, redshirt junior Akevious Williams was the heir apparent to the starting quarterback role for Bethune-Cookman. The job was his to lose, and Williams did nothing to lose it as he battled West Virginia transfer David Israel and redshirt senior Jabari Denham for the No. 1 spot through spring drills and into the 2018 |
| Study: Diversity still lacking at FBS institutions |
| Wednesday, October 10, 2018 |
| University presidents, conference commissioners and athletics and campus leaders at 130 Division I Football Bowl Subdivision institutions are still mainly comprised by white men, according to a new report by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida. Titled “The 2018 DI FBS Leadership College Racial and |
| Freshmen leading the pack |
| Friday, October 5, 2018 |
| Virginia Union received $10,000 from the Baptist General Convention during last weekend’s game against Livingstone. The Panthers will match any scholarship a church awards up to $3,000. CC keeps forgetting the CIAA has a new member in Claflin. With that in mind, track and field runner Trissy Fairweather is one of the 30 finalists for the NCAA Woman |
| MEAC football adjusts without Hampton |
| Friday, October 5, 2018 |
| Questions swirled during the offseason over how the MEAC would handle the departure of Hampton for the football season. Teams normally play an eight-game conference schedule, but the Pirates leaving for the Big South Conference put a serious crimp in schedules since they are made in advance. Commissioner Dennis Thomas clarified how the season would pan |
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