Winston-Salem State University announced today a three-year extension to the contract of Athletics Director Tonia Walker. Walker has served in the role since May 2014 and has led the Rams athletic department to success on the field and in the classro ...
Posted Friday, May 5th 2017 at 9:17AM
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–The Chicago Bears selected North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen (5-6, 179, Bunn, N.C.) with the 119th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft Saturday. Cohen became the first Aggie drafted in 12 years. His fourth-round selection is the earliest a N.C. A&T running back has ever ...
Posted Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 at 10:51AM
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By Jonas Pope IV
jpope@heraldsun.com
Former North Carolina Central All-MEAC defensive lineman Freddy Henry-Ajudua was invited to attend the Jacksonville Jaguars rookie minicamp.
Henry-Ajudua went undrafted, but will get a chance to earn a roster spot with the Jaguars, who finished 3-13 ...
Posted Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 at 10:19AM
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(written by Michael Gaffney, SID)
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The Medgar Evers men's and women's track and field teams were back in action this past weekend as they traveled to Pennsylvania for the Annual Penn Relays hosted by the Univer ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 12:27PM
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Clark Atlanta University has named two-time WNBA champion Yolanda Moore as the next head coach for women's basketball. Moore had a standout career at Ole Miss before playing professionally. She has been a head coach on both the Junior College and NCAA Division I levels.
"We are very excited to h ...
Posted Tuesday, May 2nd 2017 at 11:53AM
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Falcons Hurdler Lowers Own Top NCAA Division II Time In Event
On Friday, Saint Augustine's University's Shawn Rowe (Sr./West Palm Springs, FL) ran the world's 11th fastest time this season in the men's 400-meter hurdles championship race in the prestigious Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Ph ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 1:09AM
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The 2017 NFL Draft may be over, but that doesn't mean teams are done adding important contributors for the upcoming season. Scores of NCAA athletes will start the next chapters of their football careers by signing as undrafted free agents this week.
Joining that group of athletes will be Winston- ...
Posted Monday, May 1st 2017 at 12:27AM
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By Ernest Bowker
RIDGELAND — When he received an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Game, one of college football’s most prestigious all-star games, Javancy Jones figured his reputation might precede him.
His resumé was impressive enough. Seven All-America team selections from various ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 2:22PM
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Xavier University of Louisiana, with 20-of-24 athletes scoring Saturday, won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference women's outdoor track and field championship at Tad Gormley Stadium for the fourth time in five years.
The Gold Nuggets produ ...
Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 10:33AM
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Former Livingstone College Blue Bear track star Quanera Hayes led her team in the 4x400m relays at the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2017. The USA women confidently collected their third straight 4x400m title, dominating the proceedings from gun to t ...
Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 10:30AM
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Both Texas Southern's men and women's basketball teams had successful seasons and their coaches are reaping the benefits.
TxSo's Mike Davis and Johnetta Hayes-Perry both received two-year extensions, putting them in charge of their respective pro ...
Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 10:29AM
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Oakwood Farms manager Artis Sydney describes the organic farming process to President Pollard, as sales of produce began today with radishes and a variety of greens.
Oakwood Farms is part of the University's Industry Recovery initiative ...
Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 10:24AM
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Xavier University of Louisiana swept all four Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards for April 17-23. The GCAC announced Tuesday that XULA's recipients are:
• Women's field: Drew Chatters (junior from Lake Charles, La./St. Louis Catholic High School), who won the javelin ...
Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 10:21AM
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PITCHER OF THE WEEK
#8 Kayla Robins, Chowan
(Sr., P - Mathews County, VA)
Kayla Robins ran her season strikeout total to 295 after a 1-1 week. The senior pitched her first loss since March 25th after falling to BSU in extra innings on Friday, April 21st. The winning runs were unearned. ...
Posted Wednesday, April 26th 2017 at 11:13AM
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