Day: September 11, 2021

Southern Heritage Preview: Tennessee State takes on Jackson State

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From tsutigers.com: NASHVILLE – Head Coach Eddie George and the Tennessee State football team seek their first victory of the season this Saturday at 6 p.m. CT against Jackson State in the 32nd Southern Heritage Classic at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn.  The Big Blue fell 16-10 to Grambling State in George’s debut on Sunday at the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic in Canton, Ohio. Star running back Devon Starling had 88 rushing yards and a score on 18 carries and the TSU defense held Grambling State to 184 yards of total…

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A brother, his family and Michael Jordan

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Shaun Powell shares how a meeting with Michael Jordan helped his family heal after his brother died on Sept. 11. My younger brother, Scott, worked as a computer contractor at the Pentagon when the plane hit at 9:37 a.m. ET. He was in the wrong section in the wrong place on the wrong day in the wrong year. He and thousands of others in Lower Manhattan and northern Virginia and a small field in western Pennsylvania never returned home on September 11, 2001. Nothing prepares you for the horror and…

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SIAC week 1 cross country runners of the week

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Release via the SIAC: ATLANTA, Ga. (September 10, 2021) – Kailyn Thrash (Tuskegee) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Female Runner of the Week, while Nelson Kipkemboi (Benedict) earned Male Runner of the Week, released by the league office on Friday. Female Runner of the Week – Kailyn Thrash, Tuskegee Thrash had the quickest time of all Tigerettes in the 4K that included Division I, II, and III opponents, running for a personal-record time of 18:49.62 to finish 88th at the Foothills Invitational on Friday at Choccolocco Park. Male Runner of the Week – Nelson Kipkemboi, Benedict Freshman Nelson…

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