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By Gary Norris Gray, BASN: Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2012 3:50 PM
 CALIFORNIA -- As this season winds down, the Gray Leopard Cove will review the 2011-12 NHL season.
We'll tell you which teams will be moving on and which teams will be going fishing as Charles Barkley would state.
The Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin April 11 on the TSN , NBC Sports Network, or your local Comcast and Verizon cable networks.
Today, we'll take a look at the Western Conference.
It will be a very interesting ending to this season in the West with five teams via for last three spots in the playoffs. |
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By The Commission of Social Justice and Human Concerns: Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2012 2:39 PM
 DALLAS -- The Commission on Social Justice and Human Concerns of the Christian
Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church stands with all religious and civic
organizations in the demand for justice in the unprovoked slaying of
17-year-old African American, Trayvon Martin by 28-year-old neighborhood
watch volunteer, George Zimmerman.
They have issued the following statement:
On behalf of the College of Bishops and all CMEs, we extend our deepest
condolences to Tracey Martin (father), Sybrina Fulton (mother), and the
entire family. |
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By Gary Norris Gray, BASN: Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:56 PM
 CALIFORNIA -- As this season winds down, the Gray Leopard Cove will review the 2011-12 NHL season.
We'll tell you which teams will be moving on and which teams will be going fishing as Charles Barkley would state.
The Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin April 11 on the TSN , NBC Sports Network, or your local Comcast and Verizon cable networks.
Today, we'll take a look at the Eastern Conference.
The most disappointing team in this conference would be the Washington Capitals. Many hockey experts picked to be the 2012 Stanley Cup Champions. |
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By Troy Sparks, BASN: Posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 3:46 PM
 MILWAUKEE -- For the last two years, Marquette men’s basketball
coach Buzz Williams has been able to spurn offers from other Division 1 schools
to be their next coach following his successes in the NCAA Tournament.
This time, he might take the next offer out
there, and here’s why.
Williams has been dogged by the off the court actions
of his players the last two years.
In
2010, Vander Blue was ticketed for disorderly conduct. He punched a man at a restaurant who said
something that Blue didn’t like. |
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By BP Wire Services: Posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 9:58 AM
 VIRGINIA -- Virginia Union University alumni Larry Doby, who is a member of the
Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, will be featured on a new postage
stamp by the United States Postage Service.
The Doby Stamp, which features the Hall of Famer in his Cleveland Indians uniform, will become available in July..
Doby played basketball on the 1942 CIAA Champion Virginia Union
basketball team, made his major league baseball debut on July 5, 1947,
11 weeks after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. |
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By Diane M. Grassi, BASN Investigative Writer: Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 10:05 PM
 NEW YORK -- When we think of Miami, Florida, it immediately brings to
mind sunshine. Yet, even sun seekers might be surprised that it has taken
federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) subpoenas to shed any type of
daylight upon Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Miami Marlins and their financing deal
for their soon to open brand new stadium, on April 4, 2012, and presently
called Marlins Park.
It is perhaps the smoke-and-mirrors approach to keep ardent
Miami Marlins fans as well as fans of MLB distracted from learning more of or
even suspect such a federal investigation is taking place. |
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By BP Wire Services: Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 9:52 PM
 NEW YORK -- To the delight of
thrilled audiences and rodeo fans across the United States, some of the
nation’s most skilled and entertaining Black cowboys and cowgirls will
ride into a town near you.
The nation's only touring Black rodeo
competition - the thrilling Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR) -
will celebrate its 28th year showcasing its skilled athletes'
performances and competitions.
Annually, the BPIR tour schedule takes the show to cities like Denver,
Memphis, Phoenix, Oakland, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Washington, DC. |
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By BP Wire Services: Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 9:46 PM
 NEW YORK -- America's
favorite pastime and a dream come true for Black men, once Jackie
Robinson broke the color line.
Brooks Lawrence was one of the early
contingent of African American athletes who made it to the major
leagues.
Pitching The Dreamtells the story of former Cincinnati Reds
pitcher, Brooks Lawrence and his eventful journey to capture his dream.
It recounts humorous and poignant episodes of his family life and
chronicles his enduring love of baseball from his youth through the
major leagues. |
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By BP Wire Services: Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2012 4:52 PM
 CHICAGO
– The Chicago White Sox will honor former White Sox first baseman and
1972 American League Most Valuable Player Dick Allen at U.S. Cellular
Field prior to the
game on Sunday, June 24.
The seven-time All-Star and White Sox fan
favorite is scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to
the game vs. Milwaukee (1:05 p.m. CST), with other members of the 1972 White
Sox team and legendary former Sox general manager
Roland Hemond in attendance. During
the June 24 game, and all 2012 Sunday home games, the White Sox will
wear red pinstriped throwback uniforms and red caps to honor the 1972
team. |
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By Christopher E. Benjamin, Esq.: Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2012 4:47 PM
 FLORIDA -- Since the death of
teenager, Trayvon Martin there has been a whirlwind of coverage about
the Seminole County's police department's failure to arrest his killer,
28 year old George Zimmerman.
What appears to be a simple case of an
overzealous crime watch volunteer's unprovoked and unwarranted shooting,
has been muddied by the possibility of an immunity called "Stand Your
Ground".
As many legal analyst have pointed out, in a typical case in
which you are confronted with a dangerous situation (outside of your
home) the law would require that you flee in order to avoid the
confrontation. |
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By Troy Sparks, BASN: Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 11:01 PM
 MILWAUKEE -- So Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams thinks he knows a thing or two about the Milwaukee Brewers.
I think he should be careful before he opens his mouth.
And I read his comments on what he thought about the Crew.
I don’t have the MLB Network, but has he been paying attention to what happened last year?
We were a couple of pitching and fielding mistakes away from reaching the World Series.
Williams said that the Brewers will not repeat as NL Central Division champions this year. His favorite team to take it all is the Cincinnati Reds. |
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By BP Wire Services: Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:50 PM
 NEW YORK -- Time
is running out for high school seniors to submit their applications to
Jackie Robinson Foundation.
In addition to a financial grant, the
Foundation also provides its scholars with mentoring, internships and
leadership development.
The deadline is March 30th.
To be eligible for a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship, an applicant must:
* Be a graduating, minority high school senior
* Plan to attend an accredited and approved four–year institution within the United States
* Show leadership potential |
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By BP Wire Services: Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:43 PM
 FLORIDA -- As the Sanford police continue to “investigate” the shooting of 17-year old Trayvon Martin, more witness are coming forward with their own testimonies.
Mary Cutcher, a resident of the Retreat at Twin Lakes community where
the shooting happened tells the Miami Herald she heard crying before the
shots rang out.
“I heard someone crying -- not boo-hoo crying, but scared or terrified or hurt maybe,” she says. “To me, it was a child.”
So far the only official statement surrounding the incident is the one
made by police, saying that they believe Neighborhood Watch member |
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By BP Wire Services: Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:04 PM
 NEW YORK -- The
Ambassadors men's basketball team of Oakwood University, a Seventh-day
Adventist and United Negro College Fund institution, won the United
States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) 2012 Division 1
Championship after defeating Rochester College 54-51, on Saturday,
March 10.
They returned to their Huntsville, Alabama campus on Sunday, welcomed enthusiastically by boosters chanting, "O-U, O-U!"
Similarly the men's basketball team from Andrews University, also a
Seventh-day Adventist institution, won its USCAA Division 2 championship
contest, during the same tournament. |
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By BP Wire Services: Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 8:01 PM
 AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Latasha Colander Clark joins the Paine College Athletic staff as head coach for men’s & women’s track and field and
women & men’s cross country, Director of Athletics Tim Duncan announced.
Clark, who earned an Olympic gold medal and was part of a
world-record relay team, comes to Paine from Mount Olive College in
Mount Olive, North Carolina, where she was assistant men and women’s
track and field coach.
“I would like to thank the Paine College Administration for this opportunity to serve as head coach for the track and
field and cross country programs,” stated
Clark. |
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By BP Wire Services: Posted on Monday, March 12, 2012 10:36 PM
 NEW YORK -- CBS Sports’ and Turner Sports’ exclusive coverage
of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tips off with
first round coverage of the NCAA First Four on Tuesday, March 13 and
Wednesday, March 14 (6:00 PM, ET; both days) on truTV.
Second-round
coverage begins Thursday, March 15 and Friday, March 16 (11:00 AM-12:00
AM, ET; both days), with all games available live in their entirety
across four national television networks: TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV.
Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr will call the action, with
Tracy Wolfson courtside for the two First Four games on Tuesday. |
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By BP Wire Services: Posted on Monday, March 12, 2012 10:15 PM
 SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Randy Mossis getting another chance in the NFL.
Moss is back after agreeing to a one-year contract with the San Francisco
49erson Monday, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said. ESPN first
reported the move a day before the start of the free agency period.
Moss will fill a big void for the reigning NFC West champions.
The person
spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the club had yet
to make a formal announcement.
The 35-year-old Moss worked out with the 49ers earlier in the day -- and
former NFL quarterback and current coach Jim Harbaugh participated. |
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By BP Wire Services: Posted on Monday, March 12, 2012 10:07 PM
 KANSAS -- Legendary Virginia Unionmen's basketball Coach Dave Robbinswill join Winston-Salem State's Earl "The Pearl" Monroeand Grambling State standout Willis Reedas HBCU representatives being inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
Georgetown center Patrick Ewing, Kansas legend Clyde Lovellette and
North Carolina’s star guard Phil Ford will also be inducted along with
Kentucky coach Joe B. Hall, Wyoming's Kenny Sailors and contributors Jim
Host and Joe Dean. |
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By BP Wire Services: Posted on Sunday, March 04, 2012 2:52 PM
 CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A year ago, the Winston-Salem State Rams returned to the
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, won the Southern Division
title, and came into the CIAA Tournament as one of the favorites to
reclaim its perch among the elite in the conference's storied
century-long history.
A loss to Fayetteville State at the buzzer in the tournament's
quarterfinals prevented it from happening a year ago, forcing the Rams
to hold off on celebrating an 11th tournament championship. |
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By SIAC Media Relations: Posted on Sunday, March 04, 2012 2:45 PM
 ATLANTA --The
Benedict College Tigers used a 13-0 second-half run to pull away from
LeMoyne-Owen College and capture the 2012 SIAC Men's Basketball
Tournament Championship with a 58-42 victory over the Magicians on
Saturday night at Morehouse College's Forbes Arena.
The victory
ensures the Tigers make their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in the
last seven years.
Benedict improved to 19-10 overall. Benedict will find
out its opponent for the NCAA Tournament during Sunday's NCAA selection
show, which will be available on the NCAA website |
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