Remember when you were a kid in your front driveway shooting hoops? Your mom calls you in for dinner. So, you have to be quick. You pretend it’s the National Championship, and there are only a few ticks left on the clock and your team is down by a point. At the last second your […]
A lot of athletes have to train every day. There are even those who have to face injuries and handle aches and pains brought about by these injuries. They can get aggressive treatment and management options for this. But, there is another method that athletes who are suffering from minor aches and pains can try. […]
Norfolk State Remains Perfect in Conference Play Norfolk State beat Hampton 34-24 last Saturday to remain unbeaten in Mid Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) play. The Spartans (6-1, 4-0 MEAC) stormed out of the gates up 17-0 in the first half courtesy of two touchdown passes by Chris Walley of eight and 49 yards, respectively. Hampton’s […]
Florida A&M Sets Season High in Scoring Versus Savannah State Florida A&M routed Savannah State 47-7 last Saturday night and improves to 2-2 in conference play. The win comes a week after squandering a 21-0 halftime lead against Howard to lose 29-28. The Rattlers (4-3, 2-2 MEAC) dominated Savannah State with a methodical offense and […]
Norfolk State Clinches MEAC Football Title Norfolk State routed Savannah State 45-3 last Saturday behind Chris Walley’s five total touchdowns. Walley’s two first-quarter touchdown passes and a 17-yard touchdown run helped the Spartans take a 21-0 lead. Ryan Estep added a field goal as time expired in the second quarter to give Norfolk State a […]
Norfolk State defeated Morgan State 47-14 last Saturday to win its first outright Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) title. Morgan State (5-5, 4-3 MEAC) opened the scoring in the first half with a 53 yard touchdown pass by Seth Higgins to take an early 7-0 lead. Chris Walley responded for the Spartans courtesy of two touchdown […]
Norfolk State Loses First Conference Game of the Season Norfolk State lost to Bethune-Cookman 14-6 last Thursday night in an HBCU showdown aired on ESPNU. The Spartans (6-2, 4-1 MEAC), who are near the top of the conference in offense, struggled against the Wildcat defense. Bethune took a 7-0 lead on an Anthony Jordan two-yard […]
There will be a novel sight on the Texas A&M sideline next season. Not only is Kevin Sumlin the first African American head coach in Aggie history, he is just the third Black man to run an SEC football program and one of about 10 Black head coaches in the entire FBS (formerly Division 1) […]
Last season the Chicago Blackhawks were defending Stanley Cup Champions in name only. The hard salary cap in the NHL forced the team to dispose of many of the players responsible for the championship, including goaltender Anti Niemi. The Hawks sank to eighth in the Western Conference last spring and were eliminated in the first […]
Alabama State Wins Rematch of 2010 SWAC Title Game Alabama State beat Texas Southern 43-29 last Saturday in Houston in another SWAC football battle on the gridiron. This matchup was a rematch of the 2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship Game, won by Texas Southern 11-6. Texas Southern (2-3, 1-3 SWAC) took a 14-13 lead late […]
