Tag: NCAA

Albany State Athletics recipient of two D-II grants

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title image via Albany State Athletics The Albany State University Athletic Department will be the recipient of the NCAA Division II Coaching Enhancement Grant and the NCAA Division II Ethnic Minorities and Women’s Internship Grant. The former allocates NCAA funding for the creation of new, full-time assistant coaching positions at NCAA D-II member institutions and also is purposed to foster access, recruitment, and selection and to help ensure the long-term success of ethnic minorities and women. The latter appropriates funds to member institutions that have demonstrated a commitment to bolstering…

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New Mexico State suspends basketball season indefinitely in lieu of fresh set of allegations

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Courtesy of Myron Medcalf, ESPN New Mexico State men’s basketball has canceled Saturday’s game at Cal Baptist and suspended its season indefinitely following “new allegations” within the program, according to a statement from the school. The new allegations have prompted an investigation by the school and led to the coaching staff being put on paid administrative leave, the statement said. The Aggies have been embroiled in controversy since November, when forward Mike Peake shot and killed a New Mexico student in self-defense in Albuquerque after he’d been lured to the campus. Per the school’s statement,…

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Albany State Athletic Department has NCAA probation lifted

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Tuesday morning Albany State University announced that the NCAA had removed the school’s athletic probation from probation status. As reported by WALB, back in 2016 Albany State began an internal audit of its athletic program. Following that the University self-reported potential issues to the geniuses at the NCAA. A subsequent ASU/NCAA joint investigation revealed violations for these nine sports: Mens: cross country, football, golf, baseball, basketball Women’s: volleyball, track& field, basketball, softball In addition to several operational changes and the two year probation for the athletic program the NCAA handed…

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December 26, 2020 NCAA Basketball Recap

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Who Got It Done pt rb ast Ayo DosunmuIllinois vs. Indiana 30 2 5 Miller KoppNorthwestern vs. Ohio St. 23 2 3   3 stl Drew TimmeGonzaga vs. UVa 29 8 3   11-13 ft Trendon WatfordLSU vs. Nicholls St. 22 9 6 Corey KispertGonzaga vs. UVa 32 1 3   9-13 3-pt Damien SearsNicholls St. @ LSU 20 9 2   2 stl Cameron ThomasLSU vs. Nicholls St. 29 3 2 Armaan FranklinIndiana @ Illinois 23 2 0   5-6 3-pt Koby ThomasCoppin St. @ Towson 23 10 4 Davion MintzKentucky @ Louisville 19…

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Ivy League cancels winter sports, delaying spring athletics

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Thursday the Ivy League announced the cancellation of 2020-21 winter sports. In addition the conference has also decided that spring sports will be delayed until at least until the end of February and competitions for fall sports will not be conducted during the spring semester, sources told ESPN. Back in July the conference was the first to announce they would not conduct fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will there be other conferences to follow suit.

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LSU Frosh Reid declares for NBA draft, hires agent

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LSU freshman forward Naz Reid announced his plans to enter the 2019 NBA Draft. Reid took to Instagram to share his plans with the world: The 6’10” big averaged 13.6 points and 7.2 rebounds and helped the Tigers get to the Sweet 16 in the 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament. He is projected as a late first round or early second round pick.

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NCAA rules cause Christion Abercrombie gofundme to be taken down

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We brought the unfortunate story of Tennessee State University linebacker Christion Abercrombie who collapsed on the sideline in the first half of the Tigers’ game against Vanderbilt. He has been in the hospital since then and there has been an outpouring of support from not only the TSU family but HBCU’s across the land.   Although insurance policies provided by TSU and the NCAA will cover Abercrombie’s medical expenses, a gofundme was launched by Tennessee State to help provide funds for Abercrombie’s family. Two other fundraising efforts were launched by…

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Joe Mixon: Another Case of Biased Media Reporting

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Unprovoked violence against anyone, regardless of sex, is wrong. No one has the right to put their hands on another person in an aggressive fashion. The recent footage that was released (somehow I find the timing odd to say the least) of the altercation University of Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon had with fellow student Amelia Molitor is very telling. Terming the media’s, and particularly the sports media’s, coverage of this story as irresponsible would be giving them an underserved courtesy.  Every news outlet leads with some variation of Mixon…

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De’Andre Johnson Should Get A Second Chance

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It came as little shock when last week former Alabama OC Lane Kiffin rejoined the ranks of collegiate Head Coaches. What was a bit of a surprise that he did not land at Oregon, LSU, or even Houston( Kiffin’s name had been tossed around as a possible candidate for all of those positions), but at Florida Atlantic University.  One of Kiffin’s initial signees was quarterback De’Andre Johnson. The name may be familiar to Florida State fans- Johnson was summarily dismissed from the Seminole football team following an altercation with a…

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NCAA rules Army vet ineligible to play basketball

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You have to love the National Collegiate Athletic Association. They continually strive to operate in the vein of what is best for student athletes, both current and future.  I submit the case of Isaiah Brock as an example.  Brock, a member of the armed forces, and has served in Afghanistan for the past four years. As a member of the Quartermaster Mortuary Affairs company, his job was to retrieve the bodies of fallen comrades in order to return them home to their loved ones. Brock said of his job: ”…

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