Archives for: July 2008, 07
SDSU Football Team Eyes Fruitful Future
The SDSU football team scratched its way through transition, capturing its first conference title since 1963 along the way. And with the school's new status as an active member of Division One, life should get even better for the Jacks.
The SDSU foot… more »
Mitchell, Georgetown Football Hit Mid-Point for Summer Workouts
Washington, D.C. - The Georgetown University football team continued its summer workouts last week, with a trio of weight and conditioning exercises prior to the Fourth of July. The holiday weekend marked the mid-point of the summer workouts for the foo… more »
Hilliard battles for roster spot
KALISPELL - Lex Hilliard, the former Flathead High standout and record-holding University of Montana running back, will be taking a break at home this week before the Miami Dolphins' training camp begins at the end of July.
So far, he's endured mini-… more »
UND preparing for bigger budget in D-I
GRAND FORKS (AP) — A recent NCAA study indicates that the University of North Dakota will have a difficult time keeping its athletic department in the black as the school moves to Division I competition.
The NCAA study said that in fiscal 2006, only… more »
Payton Award to be presented prior to opener
Former Jackson State and NFL star Walter Payton will have another award presented in his honor when JSU and Hampton play in the fourth annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando, Fla., on Aug. 31. The two teams kick off at 1 p.m. inside the Citrus Bowl.
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Colgate Football Team to Host "Lift For Life" Event
HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Colgate Football Uplifting Athletes first annual Lift For Life event will be held on Friday, July 25 at the Sanford Field House at 6 p.m. The event will help raise funds and awareness for charities that support a rare disease.… more »
College Football Ghosts Rattle Around 85-year old Yankee Stadium
College football ghosts at Yankee Stadium are among the oldest, and most familiar, of any that are rattling around the 85-year-old sports shrine.
It was at Yankee Stadium that Knute Rockne gave his "Win one for the Gipper" halftime speech, which supp… more »
Head FB Coach Coleman Preaches Success at UAPB
Changes are in the mix for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions.
The Golden Lions' successful recruiting class and eight returning starters will be the beginnings for new head coach Monte Coleman. Coleman is the same retired Washingt… more »
Towson FB Player Fights for Future after Facing Drug Charges
Eric Clark made it out of the inner city of Philadelphia, where he was more likely to end up dead or in prison than on a college campus. But as he inched closer to graduating from Towson University, he found himself sitting in a jail cell anyway.
"Wh… more »
Opinion: Jackson State's 'Bad Behavior' Helped Get Them A SWAC Championship
This opinion piece makes very riveting information about only the rap sheet of former JSU QB Jimmy Oliver, and also insinuates that someone from JSU paid the fine for Oliver's arrest.
The other day I sat listening to administrators and coaches at Jon… more »