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Sports Forum / Re: Greensboro basketball legend Cal Irvin passes away (A&T Basketball Coach)

« on: November 27, 2017, 08:47:22 AM »

Great coach and even a greater man. RIP Coach Irvin.

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Sports Forum / Re: MEAC Men's Basketball Nov 26th

« on: November 26, 2017, 06:21:51 PM »

North Carolina A&T - 87

East Carolina - 81

FINAL

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Sports Forum / Delaware State Shows AD and Football Coach the Door

« on: November 20, 2017, 09:47:06 AM »

DSU changing athletics director, football coach
By Adam Duvernay, The News Journal
Published 3:32 p.m. ET Nov. 19, 2017

Delaware State University on Sunday announced it has promoted a senior associate athletics director to interim athletics director and won't extend the contact of its head football coach.

Mary Hill, senior associate athletics director for internal operations and senior woman administrator, is in her fifth year at DSU and already is supervising seven major sports, according to a university news release. She'll now serve as interim director of athletics.

“Mary enjoys the trust of all our coaches and athletes,” Vice President for Student Affairs Stacy Downing said in the release. "We expect the transition to be a seamless one.”

Head football coach Kenneth Carter's contact ends Jan. 31, and the university won't extend his contact. The process to recruit a new coach begins in December. Director of player development and defensive line coach E.J. Junior will serve as interim head coach.

For the rest of the story:
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/sports/2017/11/19/dsu-changing-athletics-director-football-coach/879043001/

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Sports Forum / Re: Jeff Capel II, former college hoops coach dies

« on: November 13, 2017, 07:16:56 PM »

Rest in peace Coach Capel.

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Sports Forum / Re: N.C. A&T Cracks the FCS Top 10 at #6

« on: October 23, 2017, 06:24:00 PM »

Aggies Football Moves Into The Top-10
Courtesy: NC A&T Sports Information       
Release: 10/23/2017
 
GREENSBORO (October 23, 2017) – North Carolina A&T football is a top-10 program in both the media and coaches Division I-Football Championship Subdivision polls for the fifth time in program history.

The NCAA FCS Coaches and the STATS FCS Media polls were released on Monday. In the Coaches poll, the Aggies climbed five spots from last week to No. 6. The top team in the country is defending national champion James Madison (7-0). The Dukes are followed by North Dakota State (7-0), Jacksonville State (6-1), Central Arkansas (6-1) and Sam Houston State (6-1) in the top-5.

The Aggies have been ranked 25 straight weeks in the Coaches poll. The Aggies also jumped five spots in the Media poll to No. 7 behind No. 6 South Dakota (6-1). The top-5 of the media poll is identical to the Coaches poll.

For the rest of the story:
http://www.ncataggies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=24500&ATCLID=211674647

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Sports Forum / N.C. A&T Cracks the FCS Top 10 at #6

« on: October 23, 2017, 12:46:35 PM »

Rankings - FCS Coaches Poll
Last Updated - October 23, 2017

1   James Madison (26)   650   7-0   1
2   North Dakota State   624   7-0   2
3   Jacksonville State   597   6-1   3
4   Central Arkansas   548   6-1   6
5   Sam Houston State   541   6-1   7
6   North Carolina A&T   463   8-0   11
7   South Dakota   444   6-1   4
T-8   Samford   435   5-2   14
T-8   South Dakota State   435   5-2   13
10   Wofford   421   6-1   5
11   Elon   362   6-1   15
12   Eastern Washington   278   5-3   8
13   Grambling State   269   6-1   17
14   Western Illinois   266   5-2   12
15   Villanova   257   4-3   16
16   New Hampshire   240   5-2   18
17   Richmond   226   4-3   10
18   McNeese   219   6-1   19
19   Youngstown State   167   3-4   9
20   Western Carolina   165   6-2   21
21   Illinois State   158   5-2   24
22   Weber State   121   5-2   23
23   Nicholls   118   5-2   20
24   Northern Arizona   112   5-2   NR
25   Northern Iowa   64   4-3   NR
Others receiving votes: Delaware (61), Montana (56), Stony Brook (39), Southern Utah (32), Monmouth (31), Kennesaw State (31), The Citadel (5), Dartmouth (4), Southeast Louisiana (4), Columbia (3), N.C. Central (2), Austin Peay (1), Furman (1).

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Sports Forum / Re: SCSU LOST TO WINLESS DEL STATE????

« on: October 22, 2017, 10:18:07 AM »

S.C. State drops 17-14 decision at Delaware State
http://thetandd.com/sports/s-c-state-drops---decision-at-delaware-state/article_2f6b881c-f687-52b6-b46d-68125fc81790.html

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Sports Forum / Re: Sneaker wars: Adidas overtakes Jordan brand

« on: September 27, 2017, 08:51:11 AM »

It usually works out that way when you are paying off assistant coaches at Power 5 basketball programs then bribing players, parents, and AAU coaches to sign with those same schools that you already have under contract. 

Must be that marketing strategy.

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Sports Forum / Re: Any upset possibilities for this coming weekend

« on: September 05, 2017, 10:30:28 AM »

Kent State is a 35 point favorite against Howard.

That is a ridiculous spread. Should be more like 6. They had us at a 20-point underdog last year and we saw how that turned out.

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Sports Forum / Re: Red Sea of Sound not making trip to UNC Pembroke....

« on: September 01, 2017, 01:47:30 PM »

Actually the halftime rule didn't change but the officials have been told by the NCAA to strictly enforce the 20 minute rule and well as 30 second time outs so that the media folk will no longer control the timeouts on televised games. See the article below.


NCAA officials ordered to constrain TV timeouts, halftime
Manie Robinson, Sports Columnist Published 5:11 p.m. ET July 14, 2017 | Updated 5:13 p.m.

Clemson University football fans must shorten their halftime tailgate a bit this fall. That commercial-restroom break must be expedited.

The NCAA has directed officials to adhere to timing guidelines more attentively. The halftime intermission must run closer to the allotted 20 minutes. Those pesky, seemingly incessant television timeouts will not run longer than scheduled.

For the rest of the story:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2017/07/14/ncaa-officials-ordered-constrain-tv-timeouts-halftime/480738001/

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Sports Forum / Re: DL HUGHLEY DEBATES STEPHEN A SMITH

« on: August 26, 2017, 11:38:49 AM »

A good civil and considerate conversation between a couple of intelligent black men with slightly varying but essentially the same view points.

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Sports Forum / Re: Here’s where things stand in NCCU’s quarterback shuffle

« on: August 19, 2017, 04:04:57 PM »

Raynard is the starter without a doubt. That was settled way back in spring practice but Carter is a close second and will get to play some as well.

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Sports Forum / Re: N.C. A&T Track Makes History

« on: June 08, 2017, 11:22:38 AM »

National Titles In Belcher's Sights After Day 1

Courtesy: NC A&T Sports Information
Release: 06/08/2017

EUGENE, Ore. (June 7, 2017) – It was a successful first day of the 2017 NCAA Division Track and Field Championships for the North Carolina A&T men's track and field team at Historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon. Leading the way for the Aggies was senior sprinter Christopher Belcher. Belcher, who qualified for the 100 and 200 meters and the 4x100 meter relay at the NCAA nationals, has a chance to win a national championship in all three on Friday.

Belcher qualified for the finals first in the 4x100 meter relay. Along with senior Caleb Gabriel, sophomore Rodney Rowe and freshman Jaylen Mitchell, the foursome ran a 38.48 for the second-fastest time in the nation this year. Auburn just beat the Aggies by running a 38.47 as Rowe lost by a slight lean at the end. The Aggies not only broke the school record but their own Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference record after breaking it two weeks earlier at the NCAA East Preliminary Round.

They also ran the ninth-fastest time in NCAA history. By making the final, all four men earned first-team All-American honors. They will go for the national title in the 4x1 on Friday at 8:32 p.m., eastern standard time. The Aggies will face Oregon, Texas A&M, Auburn, Houston, LSU, Arkansas and Texas in the final.


THURSDAY SCHEDULE
4:32 PM Women 4x100M Relay Semis
5:32 PM Women 100M Hurdles Semis
5:46 PM Women 100M Semis

For the rest of the story:
http://www.ncataggies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=24500&ATCLID=211620595

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Sports Forum / Re: N.C. A&T Track Makes History

« on: June 08, 2017, 11:21:42 AM »

North Carolina A&T State's Belcher Steals The Show, Aggies' 4x100 Relay Advances To Finals

Courtesy: MEAC Media Relations
Release: 06/07/2017

EUGENE, Ore. - North Carolina A&T State's Christopher Belcher stole the headlines with a pair of record-breaking runs to highlight the opening day of the 2017 NCAA Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Oregon.

Belcher cemented himself into MEAC history as he shattered his own MEAC record in the 100-meter dash semifinals and posted the fifth-fastest time in collegiate history after a time of 9.93. Nearly one hour later, Belcher returned to the track and qualified for the finals of the 200-meter dash on Friday as he posted the fastest time (20.01) of the evening. Earlier in the day, he helped the Aggies' 4x100-meter relay team qualify for the finals as the quartet ran the second-fastest semifinal time of the day (38.23).

For the rest of the story:
http://www.meacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=211616671#.WTjJaa2bYvA.twitter

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Sports Forum / N.C. A&T Track Makes History

« on: May 28, 2017, 02:49:20 PM »

Aggies Put On Historic Performance In Kentucky
Courtesy: NC A&T Sports Information
         
Release: 05/28/2017

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 27, 2017) – North Carolina A&T will roll into the NCAA Division I Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., in record fashion after completing a historic NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round for a historically black college or university institution.
 
The Aggies will send 13 of the school-record 20 athletes they sent to the East Prelims to the University of Oregon's Hayward Field, June 7-10 for the NCAA championships. Over the past three days, the Aggies have taken down numerous school records. Saturday was another superb day of qualifying.

The Aggies will have more representation than any other North Carolina institution at the NCAA championships in two weeks. They will also send more athletes to the NCAA nationals than any other HBCU in history.

For the rest of the story:
http://www.ncataggies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=24500&ATCLID=211610408