ATLANTA, Georgia

White (pictured left) made his minor league debut on Saturday, June 28 after he was inserted into a contest versus the Greenville Astros in the seventh inning as a pinch runner. He subsequently went on to hit a single to left field in his first minor league at bat.

I always felt that Wilford had the potential to play professional baseball,” said Interim head baseball coach Waskyla Cullivan. “Wilford has a lot of natural talent and ability as well as a strong work ethic. If he continues to work hard the sky is the limit.” (more…)

Alcorn State, MS

Ms. Edwards comes to Alcorn State from the University of Detroit-Mercy, where she spent the last two seasons as assistant women’s basketball coach. During her tenure she oversaw the budget, scheduling of non-conference games, team travel, served as recruiting coordinator, and coached the guards. In addition, Coach Edwards brings extraordinary credentials having won two high school state championships as a player, two national championships as an NCAA Division I player, two world championships as a professional athlete, and one high school state championship as a head coach. She was also named the Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in 1987.

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“Based upon the inability to agree upon a contract, we have decided to move in a different direction,” says McClelland.

Coach Dixon came to Texas Southern in March to replace former head coach Claude Cummings.

A national search for a new women basketball head coach will begin immediately.

Willie Davenport, Rodney Milburn, and now, Brian Johnson — SU Olympians. Brian Johnson solidified his name in Southern athletic lore forever, as he finished second in the long jump today at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, OR.

Johnson had the leading jump on the trials heading into today’s long jump finals. On Friday, Brian leaped 8.09m (26-06.50 ft), outdistancing eventual winner, Travell Quinley, by 3 inches. On Sunday, Trevell Quinley lept 8.36m (27-05.25 ft) to take the win over Johnson, who had a second place jump of 8.30m (27-02.75 ft), while Miguel Pate finished third. “I felt pretty good today. I felt okay. A little jittery at first but it is kind of the biggest meet of your life so you just try to keep your composure. Once I started to feel it, I started getting where I needed to be. So overall I felt good. I am on the team. I wanted to win, but I let it slip away from me, but I guess the biggest thing is I am on the team and I live to go to Beijing”, said Brian Johnson. (more…)

Southern University Track and Field is coming off of a women’s third place finish and a mens fourth place finish at the 2008 SWAC Championships.

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Houston, Texas

“I have been thinking about this for two years,” said Coach Robinson. “I believe the timing was right. We won the championship and my daughter will soon graduate from high school. So this gives me an opportunity to spend more time with my family while still contributing to a baseball program I helped to build.”

“I believe this move sets Texas Southern’s baseball program on a course towards national contention,” said TSU athletics director Charles McClelland. “Coach Robinson’s knowledge and contacts in baseball are unparalleled. His resources will undoubtedly help propel the program into one of the nation’s best.” (more…)

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas

Robertson concludes his career as the Panthers head coach with a 163-170 overall record. During his tenure, he led Prairie View A&M to their first Southwestern Athletic Conference championship in school history and back-to-back SWAC titles (2006, 2007). Overall, Prairie View A&M made four consecutive appearances in the SWAC’s title game, finishing as the conference’s runner-up in 2005 and 2008.

“Prairie View A&M University and the Athletics department is extremely thankful for the contributions Michael Robertson has made to our program over the past six seasons,” said Interim Athletics Director Fred Washington. “Our baseball program has enjoyed a lot of success under his direction and we’re excited about the opportunity to build upon those successes with Coach Cullivan at the helm of our program this year.” (more…)

Services have been set for Saturday June 28th at 11 a.m. in the R.W. Harrison HPER Complex on the MVSU campus. Visitation is set for 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Friday at Century Funeral Home, 801 Walthall St. in Greenwood, MS. Family hour will began at 6 p.m.

A pioneer in the field of athletics administration, Prophet, was widely known as “The Wagon Master” of the famed SWAC football press tours. In 2005 he was honored when the football field at Rice-Totten Stadium was renamed Charles “Chuck” Prophet Field and in 2006 was enshrined into the Mississippi Valley State University Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Kevin Manns is in his eighth season on “The Bluff” as sports information director at Southern University. As the director, Manns’s office is responsible for the dissemination of information concerning Southern University athletics, which serves as the curator of the University’s athletic records and as the liaison between the department, various media entities, professional athletic organizations, among other responsibilities.

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Dinwiddie recorded scores of 73 and 71 for a even par 144 in the tournament’s first two days. This is his first-time playing in the US Open.

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Prairie View at Texas Southern

Sunday, August 31 MEAC / SWAC Challenge Orlando, FL 1:00 p.m. ESPN2

Jackson State vs. Hampton

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