NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Malcolm Bell accounted for 273 yards total offense and two touchdowns as North Carolina Central held off Norfolk State 34-31 on Saturday. Bell, who finished with 196 passing yards and 77 yards rushing, surpassed the 1,000-yard career rushing mark to become the only Eagle to run for more than 1,000 yards … Continue reading
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Washington has 3 TDs, leads Old Dominion over UTSA 33-19
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — David Washington threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 69 yards and another score to lead Old Dominion to a 33-19 win over UTSA in the Conference USA opener for both teams on Saturday. Jeremy Cox totaled a career-high 103 rushing yards and two touchdowns for Old Dominion … Continue reading
Small town laments loss of football season due to hazing
PHILOMATH, Ore. (AP) — The scoreboard at the edge of Philomath High School’s football field is dark. The stands are empty. This year, there are no varsity games that brought together many of the town’s 4,500 people. Hazing inflicted by upperclassmen on 11 freshman players at a conditioning camp has led to the season’s cancellation, … Continue reading
GOP seeks review of claim NFL tried to sway concussion study
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Thursday called for an independent review of allegations that the National Football League sought to improperly influence a government study into the link between football and brain disease. In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general, GOP leaders of the Energy and Commerce Committee … Continue reading
Hokies aim to ruin BC assistant coach’s return to Blacksburg
There will be a very familiar face in the visitor’s locker room at Virginia Tech on Saturday. Scot Loeffler, the Hokies’ offensive coordinator for the last three years of Frank Beamer’s tenure at Virginia Tech, is now holding the same position with Boston College. The Hokies hope to ruin his return to Blacksburg on Saturday. … Continue reading
2 Liberty athletes suspended over alleged sex assault
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Liberty University says two football players have been suspended from the team after an investigation connected them to an alleged sexual assault last year. The school said in a statement that football players Cameron Jackson and Kyle Carrington were suspended after they and former student Avery James were found to have … Continue reading
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Driver killed, 18 hurt in Denver airport school bus crash
DENVER (AP) — A school bus carrying high school football players veered off a roadway and slammed into a concrete pillar at Denver International Airport, killing the driver and injuring 18 passengers, some seriously, officials said. The bus had just picked up arriving members of the Legacy High School football squad Sunday afternoon and was … Continue reading
Dolphins’ national anthem protest ‘a disgrace’
NEW YORK (AP) — Supermodel Kate Upton has condemned the four Miami Dolphins players who knelt during the national anthem, writing on Instagram that their actions are “a disgrace to those people who have served and currently serve our country.” The four players — running back Arian Foster, outside linebacker Jelani Jenkins, free safety Michael … Continue reading
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Spartans begin CAA 2-step saturday at No. 2 Richmond
NORFOLK, Va. – Coming off a season-opening win over Elizabeth City State, the Norfolk State football team (1-0) plays the first of two consecutive games against nationally-ranked CAA teams when the Spartans visit No. 2 Richmond (1-0) at 6 p.m. Saturday at Robins Stadium. The game has been declared a sellout. The game will be … Continue reading
Mendenhall uses BYU video to show Virginia winning attitude
Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall was surprised how quickly a losing attitude dragged down the Cavaliers in their season-opening loss. The first-year Virginia coach had spent spring ball and fall camp trying to install a new mindset. The Cavaliers even professed bolstered confidence heading in their opener against Richmond, but when things went bad early, Mendenhall … Continue reading
College football Down Under attracts 61,000 fans at Sydney
SYDNEY (AP) — The beer ran out in some sections of the Olympic stadium, but most of the 61,247 spectators at Saturday’s, August 27, 2016, U.S. college football opener in Sydney between California and Hawaii appeared to be enjoying their American “gridiron” experience. The favored Pac 12 conference’s California Golden Bears from Berkeley across the … Continue reading
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Hankerson named to watch list for black college football player of the year
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State senior quarterback Greg Hankerson was named Wednesday to the preseason watch list for the inaugural Deacon Jones Trophy, which will be awarded this year to the most outstanding college football player from a historically black college and university (HBCU). The winner of this year’s award will be announced on Feb. … Continue reading
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NSU-ECSU game to air live on WNSB 91.1 FM, tape-delayed on Star 1310 AM
NORFOLK, Va. – Saturday’s season-opening football game between Norfolk State and Elizabeth City State will be broadcast live on WNSB 91.1 FM Saturday beginning at 5:30 p.m. The game will also be carried on a tape-delayed basis on Star 1310 AM. Due to a programming conflict, the game will not be carried live on 1310 … Continue reading
Black athletes and political protest
Kaepernick’s protest was the latest in a history of actions by black athletes meant to call out the discrepancies between the experiences of people of color and America’s professed ideals. In 1968, Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos lifted their black-gloved fists as the national anthem was played after they won the gold and bronze … Continue reading
Labor Day Classic events scheduled Sept. 1 through Sept. 4
NORFOLK, Va. – Due to the likelihood of inclement weather on Saturday caused by the remnants of Hurricane Hermine, Saturday’s ABNB Labor Day Classic football game between Norfolk State and Elizabeth City State has been postponed and will now be played this Sunday at 6 p.m. at Dick Price Stadium. The NSU Ticket Center will … Continue reading
11 freshmen victims in alleged Oregon hazing, coach charged
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A volunteer football coach and six players for a small town Oregon high school team face criminal charges for a hazing initiation in which 11 freshmen at a summer training camp had intimate parts of their bodies “aggressively targeted,” a prosecutor said Tuesday. The Philomath High School volunteer coach, Cooper Kikuta, … Continue reading
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Football season preview: Spartans set for year 2 under Scott
NORFOLK, Va. – With a bevy of returning starters bolstered by the addition of a promising recruiting class, the Norfolk State football team enters season two under head coach Latrell Scott with plenty of optimism. Following is a position-by-position breakdown of the Spartans’ roster heading into this Saturday’s season-opener against Elizabeth City State. Quarterback In … Continue reading
Labor Day Classic start time pushed back to 6 p.m.
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State University Director of Athletics Marty L. Miller announced on Tuesday that the game time for the Spartan football team’s season-opener, the ABNB Labor Day Classic against Elizabeth City State, has been pushed back to a 6 p.m. start time on Saturday, Sept. 3 at Dick Price Stadium. “We are attempting … Continue reading
