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Former Basketball Coach Files Law Suit Against Jackson State University
Former Jackson State women’s basketball coach Denise Taylor is suing the university for wrongful termination and retaliation. Taylor, who was fired as head coach last June, is claiming JSU wanted to stifle her allegations of discriminatory mistreatment by athletic personnel and officials. The lawsuit also includes breach of contract, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, [...]
Dr. Cavil’s HBCU Major Division Basketball Poll (M & W) – 1/24/2012
The Dr. Cavil’s HBCU Men’s Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, conf = Conference record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent: Name—————–Conf-Record-1PV-Points-PWR–Last Game-Next Game-(1/24/12-1/30/12) 1. Norfolk State——-(7-0)—-(7)—95—-1—(Beat Hampton,(80-75), vs-Morehead St, vs-Morgan St, Morgan St) 2. Miss. Valley State–(7-0)—-(3)—91—-2—(Beat Texas Southern,(77-69OT), vs-Jackson St, vs-Grambling St) 3. Bethune-Cookman—–(6-1)———-82—-3—(Beat Maryland E. [...]
Video: Prairie View A&M vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff Basketball Highlights (M&W) – 1/23/2012
Below are videos of a post game interviews with Prairie View A&M head basketball coaches Byron Rimm II (men) and Toyelle Wilson (women). Both teams were victorious in matches against Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Prairie View played on January 23, 2012. Men Women
SWAC Men’s Basketball Scoreboard and Recaps – 1/23/2012
Courtesy: SWAC.org Mississippi Valley State 77, Texas Southern 69 (OT) HOUSTON — Terrence Joyner and Paul Crosby scored five points each in overtime as Mississippi Valley State defeated Texas Southern 77-69 on Monday night. In a first-place Southwestern Athletic Conference showdown, Joyner led the Delta Devils (8-11, 7-0) with 18 points, and Brent Arrington added [...]
SWAC Women’s Basketball Scoreboard and Recaps – 1/23/2012
Courtesy: SWAC.org Southern (7-8, 6-2) 71, Alabama State (6-10, 3-4) 51 BATON ROUGE – Southern stayed even at the top of the SWAC standings with a win over Alabama State. Kendra Coleman had 19 points to lead the Jaguars, while Jamie Floyd talled 12 points and 10 rebounds. Danielle Gazaway dropped in 16 points to [...]
Eddie Robinson Jr. comments on the death of Joe Paterno
Eddie Robinson Jr. chooses to remember former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno the way he’s always known him. As a great man and a great football coach. “I always thought Coach Paterno was a first class guy and a first class coach,” Robinson Jr. told me from his Louisiana home. Paterno, who passed legendary [...]
SWAC Men’s Basketball Scoreboard and Recaps – 1/21/2012
Courtesy: SWAC.org Mississippi Valley State 81, Prairie View A&M 57 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Cor-J Cox scored a career-high 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and Mississippi Valley State dominated the second half en route to an 81-57 victory Saturday over Prairie View A&M. Cox was 12 of 17 from the field, including two [...]
SWAC Women’s Basketball Scoreboard and Recaps – 1/21/2012
Courtesy: SWAC.org Southern (6-8, 5-2) 51, Alabama A&M (8-8, 3-3) 32 BATON ROUGE – Southern jumped out on Alabama A&M early and never looked back on the SWAC-TV Game of the Week. The Jaguars led by as much as 23 points and 29-8 at halftime. The largest lead of the game for Southern was 24 [...]
Greg LaFleur deserves reputation back after clearing his name
Now that Greg LaFluer has been found not guilty of attempting to take part in the world’s oldest profession during last year’s Final Four in Houston, does he have a case against Southern University for firing him prematurely? According to court documents, the former Southern University athletic director said the university failed to allow an [...]
Video: A Prairie View A&M Spring Sports Welcome
A video released by the Prairie View A&M Athletics Department shows student athletes welcoming everyone back to “The Hill” to kick off their Spring semester.
Jury Finds Former Southern University AD Greg LaFleur Not Guilty Of Prostitution
It took a Houston jury 34 minutes to find former Southern University Athletics Director Greg LaFleur not guilty on the charge of prostitution, according to a report filed by the Lafeyette Advertiser. LaFleur was arrested in Houston back in April 2011 for alleged solicitation of a prostitute and eventually fired from his position at Southern [...]
Dr. Cavil’s HBCU Mid-Major Division Basketball Poll (M & W) – 1/18/2012
The Dr. Cavil’s HBCU Men’s Mid-Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent: Name——————–Record–1PV-Points-PWR—Last Game-Next Game(s)-(1/18/12-1/24/12) 1. Winston-Salem State–(13-2)-(4)—93—-2—-(Beat Lincoln (Pa.),(59-52), at-Fayetteville St, vs-Washington Adventist) 2. Shaw—————–(13-2)-(2)—84—-3—-(Beat Elizabeth City St,(83-74), vs-Lincoln (Pa.), vs-St. Augustine’s) 3. District of Columbia-(13-2)-(2)—75—-1—-(Lost to Bridgeport,(77-75), vs-Mercy, vs-C.W. Post) [...]
