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Sports Forum / Golden Rams Dominant at the Clark-Atlanta University Panther Invite

« on: March 10, 2023, 07:01:13 PM »

The Albany State winning streak reaches 11 as the Golden Rams defeated the Savannah State Tigers (10-8) at the ASU West Campus Baseball Complex on Friday night.  With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (12-2) overall and (10-0) in the SIAC.  The Tigers fell to (8-4) overall and (6-3) in the SIAC.
 
Trailing (6-4) in the bottom of the 6th inning, the Golden Rams Lavoisier Fisher hit a grand slam to give Albany State an (8-6) lead.
 
The Golden Rams added another run in the bottom of the 7th inning when Jonathan Logsdon hit a solo homerun over the left field fence to give Albany State a (9-8) advantage.
 
Tyler Bullock earned his 1st win of the year for the Golden Rams.  Starting pitcher, Jeremiah Reddell, pitched 5.1 innings for the Golden Rams.  Reddell allowed 4 earned runs.  Chase Karn earned the save for the Golden Rams.
 
The Golden Rams and Tigers will play a double header on Saturday, March 11.  The first pitch is scheduled at 12:00 noon.
 
For complete coverage of Golden Rams Athletics, please visit www.asugoldenrams.com to stay updated with the latest news, scores, game previews and recaps.  Follow the Golden Rams on social media at @ASUGoldenRams (Twitter) and @asugoldenrams (Instagram).

https://asugoldenrams.com/news/2023/3/11/baseball-11-wins-in-a-row-for-golden-rams.aspx


Watch Albany State baseball… https://team1sports.com/asugoldenrams/

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Sports Forum / Albany State Golden Rams Release 2023 Football Schedule

« on: February 22, 2023, 06:02:12 PM »

https://asugoldenrams.com/news/2023/2/22/golden-rams-release-2023-football-schedule.aspx

The Albany State University Golden Rams football team, under the direction of Head Coach Quinn Gray, has released its 2023 football schedule.  The Golden Rams will play 10 regular season football games, including several prestigious football classics.
 
The Golden Rams will open the season on the road against Wingate University on Saturday, August 31, in Wingate, North Carolina.
 
The Golden Rams will play their home opener against Valdosta State University in the ASU Coliseum on Saturday, September 9.
 
The Golden Rams will play Morehouse College in the HBCU New York Football Classic in MetLife Stadium on Saturday, September 16, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

https://asugoldenrams.com/news/2023/2/22/golden-rams-release-2023-football-schedule.aspx

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Sports Forum / The prep QB phenom and a million-dollar NIL question

« on: February 17, 2023, 04:40:45 PM »

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35665494/high-school-football-recruiting-qb-phenom-million-dollar-nil-question

High school freshman Julian Lewis has already made a Georgia state title game as a starting quarterback, has Ohio State, USC and Georgia among his 35 scholarship offers and has gone viral by wowing NFL stars with his skills.

The 15-year-old profiles as a precocious prodigy in nearly every way, even carrying a nickname that resonates: "JuJu." Lewis has the same high school football coach as Trevor Lawrence and the same trainer who oversaw Lawrence and Justin Fields in their formative years in Georgia. Neither is holding back on what's possible for Lewis.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35665494/high-school-football-recruiting-qb-phenom-million-dollar-nil-question

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Sports Forum / 15 colleges that have produced the most Super Bowl players

« on: February 10, 2023, 08:45:54 PM »

https://www.albanyherald.com/multimedia/slideshows/15-colleges-that-have-produced-the-most-super-bowl-players/collection_d1fb66f1-f276-5f4c-9573-b9dd10ed4338.html#1

College football success doesn't always translate to NFL success. But when a player succeeds at a powerhouse school, chances are they'll have a fruitful career in the pros. Of course, hundreds of colleges have produced football players at the highest level. In fact, 428 different schools have been represented on the first 56 Super Bowl rosters; however, many schools have churned out Super Bowl contenders that have risen to levels higher than the rest.

JustWatch ranked the 15 most common colleges of players on the rosters of Super Bowl teams throughout NFL history using data from Pro-Football-Reference.com. Colleges are ranked based on their total number of appearances on rosters. The data set also includes the unique number of players from each college in Super Bowl history and each college's former players who made Super Bowl rosters most frequently. Rosters from Pro-Football-Reference.com are season-long and do not necessarily represent the active rosters from the day of the Super Bowl.

To show the dominance of the schools on this list, 13 of the colleges had at least one player on either the Los Angeles Rams or Cincinnati Bengals' rosters during Super Bowl LVI, and all 15 had at least one player on a Super Bowl roster during the first two editions.

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Sports Forum / Golden Rams Baseball Open the Season at Columbus State

« on: February 07, 2023, 07:42:23 PM »

https://asugoldenrams.com/news/2023/2/7/golden-rams-baseball-open-the-season-at-columbus-state.aspx


The Albany State Golden Rams baseball team will open the 2023 season against the Columbus State Cougars on Wednesday, February 8, in Columbus, Georgia.  The first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 pm.
 
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its 2023 Baseball Preseason Teams as voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors.  The Golden Rams of Albany State (32-16, 24-5 SIAC) are tied at seven preseason selections with the Badgers of Spring Hill College.
 
The Rams are returning most of the hitters from a team that ranked sixth in the country in batting average (.350) last season and second in the country in runs per game (10.7).  Some key returners for the 2023 season include: utility player and third baseman Nathan Lloyd, starting pitcher Jeremiah Reddell, second baseman Hill Corley, outfielders Lavoisier Fisher and Zane Ross, and designated hitter Tucker Jordan.
 
Coach Hemmings had this to say about the 2023 season, "I am very excited about the 2023 season. We had a great fall and had a good group that really worked hard.  We also renovated most of the ballpark and added some nice touches with new netting, a new warning track, updates to the press box and concession stand and will have 300 new chairback seats installed before opening day. It was not only a good fall on the field, but the Rams carried a 3.33 team GPA in the classroom this year. Coach Reynolds did an amazing job with this recruiting class. His tireless work has paid off, and we cannot wait to see them in action in a few weeks. Coach Reynolds has a great eye for talent and really connects with the recruits. I am also excited about the addition of Coach Luis Martinez. He was a huge help with his knowledge on the infield and brings an infectious personality that the guys love playing for. I hope we can return to winning a SIAC championship and competing in a National Regional."
 
For complete coverage of Golden Rams Athletics, please visit www.asugoldenrams.com to stay updated with the latest news, scores, game previews and recaps.  Follow the Golden Rams on social media at @ASUGoldenRams (Twitter) and @asugoldenrams (Instagram).


https://asugoldenrams.com/news/2023/2/7/golden-rams-baseball-open-the-season-at-columbus-state.aspx

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Sports Forum / Naval Academy quarterback, local players among 20-plus signees for Albany State

« on: February 04, 2023, 06:28:26 AM »

https://www.albanyherald.com/sports/naval-academy-quarterback-local-players-among-20-plus-signees-for-albany-state-football/article_50bd25b2-a35f-11ed-97af-5734156ff2b8.html

ALBANY - Albany State's new head coach Quinn Gray said in his first press conference that you would be impressed with his first recruiting class and the coach was right. On the job just a few weeks, Gray and his staff pulled 22 plus new football players into the Albany State football family.   Not only did the Rams get 17 high school letters of intent, they also added seven players who are transferring from other colleges. One of the most interesting recruits might be quarterback Isaiah Knowles who is transferring from the Naval Academy.

Knowles, a graduate of Seffner Christian near Tampa, Fla and was a two-time All-State quarterback and is the school's all-time record holder in all passing categories. He threw 91 touchdown passes during his high school career.

"Today has been a great day for the Golden Rams," Gray said Wednesday. "National Signing Day is one of those days that you think you're going to have a great day until you don't, so… https://www.albanyherald.com/sports/naval-academy-quarterback-local-players-among-20-plus-signees-for-albany-state-football/article_50bd25b2-a35f-11ed-97af-5734156ff2b8.html

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Sports Forum / Did Tony Romo almost say the N word?

« on: January 30, 2023, 05:36:32 PM »

Shannon Sharpe seems to believe Tony Romo was about to say N-word during AFC Championship broadcast

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/shannon-sharpe-seems-to-believe-tony-romo-was-about-to-say-n-word-during-afc-championship-broadcast/ar-AA16Uagv?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=39bb62cf22fd44f3fe779805a7fa44ac

NFL fans are nearly unanimous in believing Tony Romo has regressed as a broadcaster. But Shannon Sharpe and others seem to think he came really close to getting banned from ever entering a broadcast booth again.

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Sports Forum / Watch Live: ASU Head Football Coach Press Conference

« on: January 22, 2023, 05:33:55 AM »

https://www.asurams.edu/news/2023/football-coach-gray-press-conference.php

Please join Albany State University Athletics on Facebook and YouTube on Monday, January 23, 2023, at 4 p.m. to watch the press conference that will formally introduce new head football coach Quinn Gray, Sr., formally. 
 
The conference will be available via the live stream on the ASU Facebook and YouTube channel.
 
Coach Gray previously served as a senior offensive analyst at the University of Memphis, quarterback's coach at Alcorn State University, and associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach at Florida A&M University.
 
He spent three seasons as head coach at Lincoln High School in Florida, producing nine Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) All-District Players, including the 2019 Tallahassee Quarterback Club Offensive Player of the Year, Special Teams Player of the Year, and Academic Player of the Year.
 
Gray also had a distinguished career as a professional football player. He played six seasons as a quarterback in the National Football League for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs and also played for the New York Sentinels in the United Football League. In addition, Gray played for the Frankfurt Galaxy, whom he led to the 2003 World Bowl Championship in the NFL Europe League. His full biography can be found in the December announcement.
 
Please join us in welcoming Coach Gray to the RAMily.
 
Click Here to Watch Live on Facebook
 
Click Here to Watch Live on YouTube
 
Later in the evening, cheer on the Golden Rams Basketball teams as they take on Clark Atlanta University at the West Campus Arena. The women’s tip-off is at 5:30 p.m., and the men’s is at 7:30 p.m.

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Sports Forum / 2023 ASU Golden Rams Baseball Season Preview

« on: January 13, 2023, 11:18:39 PM »

Albany State University is coming off a 32-16 record last year under head coach Scot Hemmings. The Albany State Golden Rams ended their season playing in the SIAC championship game, losing to Spring Hill College 8-7. The Albany State Golden Rams also participated in the Black College World Series in Montgomery, AL. The Rams are looking forward to the 2023 baseball season with a shot at winning the SIAC conference championship and returning to the NCAA regionals. The last time ASU Baseball played in the regionals was in 2018 in Lakeland, FL. The Rams will open up on Feb 8th at Columbus State University.

The Rams are… https://asugoldenrams.com/news/2023/1/10/2023-asu-rams-baseball-season-preview.aspx

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Politics / Lindsey Graham testifies before Georgia grand jury in election probe

« on: November 22, 2022, 11:22:39 AM »

ATLANTA — After months of failed legal challenges, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) appeared Tuesday before a special grand jury investigating efforts by former president Donald Trump and his allies to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia, the latest high-profile witness in a probe that is believed to be nearing a conclusion.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lindsey-graham-testifies-before-georgia-grand-jury-in-election-probe/ar-AA14q9IF?cvid=68b9112d29c840baa9ad0fbc06a20e02

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Sports Forum / it ‘looks bad’ that the 2022 World Series will have zero African American player

« on: October 29, 2022, 11:02:37 AM »

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker says it ‘looks bad’ that the 2022 World Series will have zero African American players

CNN
 —
Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker said it “looks bad” that there will be no US-born Black players in the 2022 World Series.

On Wednesday, The Associated Press reported that there would be no US-born Black players in the World Series for the first time since 1950, three years after Jackie Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color barriers.

Baker, who is one of two Black MLB managers, was asked for his thoughts about the AP report at the Astros media day on Thursday. “Well, I don’t think that that’s something that baseball should really be proud of. It looks bad,” Baker said. “It lets people know that it didn’t take a year or even a decade to get to this point.”

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/28/sport/houston-astros-philadelphia-phillies-african-america-black-players-baseball-mlb-world-series/?dicbo=v2-65b77e219e61fd1b99a97d51d1f8739a&hpt=ob_blogfooterold

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Sports Forum / Flu hits Albany State football, but Golden Rams prevail in Savannah 31-20

« on: October 28, 2022, 06:45:05 PM »

SAVANNAH — With more than 30 Albany State Golden Rams football players dealing with the flu, the Golden Rams still managed to get to Savannah and beat Savannah State 31-20 Saturday afternoon.

The Rams are now 6-2 overall this season and 4-1 in the SIAC. Savannah State fell to 3-5 overall and 2-4 in the conference.

Quarterback Jhaydon Sullivan, a sophomore from Winder, got the start Saturday and completed 15 of 20 passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns to lead the offense. Freshman running back JaQuez Williams, from Redan High School in Atlanta, ran for 154 yards on 27 carries and scored a touchdown and a two-point conversion. Rashad Jordan, a junior from Cedar Grove in Atlanta, caught two touchdown passes for the Golden Rams.

“We wanted to give Jhaydon a shot and see if he could jump-start the offense a little,” said ASU head coach Gabe Giardina. “JaQuez is coming off an ACL injury and he is finally healthy. We had some guys sick and he has been killing our first-team defense, so we wanted to give him a shot also. Our offensive line and tight ends played really well.”
Malik Barnes, from Mitchell County High School in Camilla, recorded two sacks and had a scoop and score fumble recovery with a seven-yard run for the touchdown. Stephan Pierre led the team with nine tackles, including a sack for a 10-yard loss.

“It was a great character win,” the coach said. “Our guys stuck together and kept believing and we were glad we got it done.”

The Golden Rams will host their final home game of the season next Saturday at the Albany State Coliseum when Morehouse College comes to town. Kickoff is planned for 2 p.m. Morehouse (0-8) lost to Benedict Saturday afternoon 35-0.

https://www.albanyherald.com/sports/flu-hits-albany-state-football-but-golden-rams-prevail-in-savannah-31-20/article_3c7fad4c-5277-11ed-bf70-335dde7cbfc7.html

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Sports Forum / Houston Astros superfan has wagered $10 million to win $75 million if team wins

« on: October 28, 2022, 09:54:49 AM »

CNN
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The Houston Astros are strong favorites to win the World Series, which starts Friday, and one of the team’s most famous fans is going all in on oddsmakers’ predicted outcome for the “Fall Classic.”

Flamboyant Houston furniture store owner Jim McIngvale, known as “Mattress Mack,” made a series of bets – $10 million in all – earlier this year on the Astros to win the World Series.

If the Astros do regain their MLB crown – the team’s first title came in 2017 – McIngvale will win an eye-watering $75 million, which has been widely reported would be largest payout in sports betting history.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/28/sport/mattress-mack-houston-astros-world-series-bet-spt-intl/index.html

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Sports Forum / Albany eighth-grader K.J. Acree nets scholarship offer from Dawn Staley, reignin

« on: September 13, 2022, 12:36:29 PM »

Albany eighth-grader K.J. Acree nets scholarship offer from Dawn Staley, reigning champion South Carolina

ALBANY GA — She has barely started eighth grade and Albany resident K.J. Acree has an offer to play women’s college basketball with one of the top programs in the country.

A student at Robert Cross Magnet Middle School in Albany, K.J. (her first name is Kie’Aundria) is the daughter of Monroe High School girls basketball coach, Jennifer Acree. The 5-foot-11 (and still growing) wing is the first Class of 2027 student to receive a basketball offer from Dawn Staley, the head coach of the reigning national champion Lady Gamecocks of South Carolina, and it brought Coach Acree to tears.

https://www.albanyherald.com/sports/albany-eighth-grader-k-j-acree-nets-scholarship-offer-from-dawn-staley-reigning-champion-south/article_2f1ceaf0-2e48-11ed-9b3b-cf6ebfc1b914.html

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Sports Forum / Albany State football prepare for FAMU

« on: September 09, 2022, 06:28:13 PM »

ALBANY, GA – Albany State football is 24 hours away from heading to Tallahassee to take on Florida A&M in an HBCU classic, and while this one is not a rivalry, head coach Gabe Giardina said some of the players see it as one.

https://www.southgatv.com/albany-state-football-prepared-for-famu-this-weekend/