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Thursday, May 23, 2013

DURHAM – The DONS Basketball League is set to kick off its second season June 1, 6 p.m. at the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club. Under the direction of Otis “Vegas Don” Lyons, the free youth summer league is for boys and girls ages 12 to 16. What sets the DBL apart from other summer leagues is its NBA-style format. There were tryouts, a coaches scout

Rams sweep top CIAA scholar awards

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Well, at least some folks are publishing their recruiting list. Some coaches act like they are in the CIA instead of the CIAA. Fayetteville State women have snagged De’Aira Smith of Trinity Christian Academy in Fayetteville. Smith helped lead Trinity to back-to-back state championships. The 5-foot-9 guard also was named 2012 NCISSA Class A Player of the

Durham club honors top scholar-athletes

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Hillside High seniors Mariah Reese (3.8 GPA, Dartmouth) and Marius McAlister De Pierre (3.3 GPA, East Carolina). DURHAM – The Durham Sports Club honored the best and brightest last week at its annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Night. Twenty senior female and male scholar-athletes from Durham’s 10 public and charter schools received the red carpet treatment

Art Shell golf tourney to tee off

Thursday, May 23, 2013

PRINCESS ANNE, Md.- The 2013 Art Shell UMES Celebrity Golf Classic & Junior Tournament will be held June 11-12 at Great Hope Golf Course in Westover, Md. The annual event benefits the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's professional golf management program and division of athletics. NFL, UMES and CIAA Hall of Famer Art Shell returns to host the

Bills name Whaley seventh black GM in NFL history

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The Buffalo Bills recently promoted Assistant General Manager Doug Whaley to general manager, making him the first African-American GM in that team’s history and the seventh ever in the NFL. Whaley, 40, served in the Bills’ front office for three years after working as a scout for the Pittsburgh Steelers for 12 years. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native also played

Rams collect more accolades

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Kudos to Elizabeth City State’s Ya’Shonti Bridgers on being selected to participate in the 2013 NCAA Career in Sports Forum June 8-11. Bridgers is one of 300 student-athletes to attend out of 700 applications. The Windsor, N.C., native just completed her junior season on the basketball team. The accolades just keep on coming for Winston-Salem State. HBCU

Roughriders open season with thrilling win

Thursday, May 16, 2013

RALEIGH – Latrail McCoy is on the first step towards what he hopes is a future NBA career. McCoy is a new member of the Raleigh Roughriders, a second-year CBL semi-pro team in Raleigh. He was a starter on Shaw’s basketball team last season and averaged 12.3 points, The Roughriders opened their season last weekend against newcomer Garner GrayHawks at The

Black swim meet returns to Cary

Thursday, May 16, 2013

RALEIGH – The National Black Heritage Championship Swim Meet returns to the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary during Memorial Day weekend. Hosted by the N.C. Aquablazers swim team, in partnership with the Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance and the TAC, 42 teams and over 900 swimmers are expected to compete for trophies and bragging rights May 25-26. Last year

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