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The mighty USC Trojans are ineligible for post season play, but the Trojans can count the annual traditional against the UCLA Bruins ( 5-3, 6-5) Saturday at the Coliseum as their third “bowl” game of the season. The other two are upset victories over (7-1,9-1) Stanford, 56-48 and (7-.1, 9-2) Oregon, 38-35. The Trojans “thundering [...]

Miles College Wins Inaugural SIAC Championship

(ATLANTA, GA)- First-year Miles College coach Reginald Ruffin lived up to his promise as the Golden Bears defeated defending Black College National Champion and SIAC champion Albany State 20-17 Saturday in the inaugural SIAC Championship Game in Atlanta. When Ruffin was interviewed at Miles, he told President George T. French that if he were given [...]

NBA’s Loss Is College Hoops’ Gain

National- North Carolina coach Roy Williams, Kentucky coach John Calipari and Ohio State coach Thad Matta owe a debt a gratitude to the NBA. Because without the ongoing labor dispute, the coaches likely would have less star power on their teams, currently ranked first, second and third, respectively. Carolina sophomore Harrison Barnes was projected to [...]

Cam Newton Interview

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Los Angeles, CA– If Heisman Trophy nominee, Andrew Luck, continues to lead Stanford to smashing victories like he did in Saturday’s (65-21) over Keith Price and his Washington Huskies, Coach David Shaw should a be a lock for Coach of The Year honors. The Andrew Luck Show (65-21) victors over Washington moves into the Coliseum [...]

Final Eight HBCU Bands Chosen for 10th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands

Torrance, CA– The nations marching band fans have spoken, and have chosen the top eight marching bands at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for the 2012 Honda Battle of the Bands. Now marking 10 years of celebrating the heritage, showmanship and scholarship of HBCU bands, the Honda Battle of the Bands will bring The [...]

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Manager Ron Washington’s Texas Rangers (3-1) captured their second consecutive AL Championships Series. This matches the mark of the first man of color to do this–Toronto Blue Jays’ Cito Gaston. Gaston also won back-to-back World Series Championships. Ex-Dodger Dusty Baker managed the San Francisco Giants into the World Series, but lost to the L.A. Angels [...]