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Hampton Students Call For Resignation of Athletic Director
By David Johnson/BNC Digital Reporter Students at Hampton University have called for the dismissal of the Universities Athletic Director Eugene Marshall Jr. The outrage from students came on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020, after 7 days of silence pertaining to the current racial climate around the country. Marshall would follow the student observed silence with a lengthy statement on the current racial climate via Twitter where he ended stating “ALL LIVES MATTER.” Students have responded with a petition stating: “As an employee of a school with civil rights and slave history embedded into the very soil of the campus, this […]Read more...
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FAMU proposal to leave MEAC and join the SWAC
By: Calvin Sykes/ BNC Digital Contributor In a decision heard throughout the historically black college community, Florida A&M University has decided to leave the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and join the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The announcement was made after the FAMU Vice President and Athletic Director Kortne Gosha presented a PowerPoint presentation with confirmed stats and economic projections supporting his push for SWAC inclusion. The following day Florida A&M Board of Trustees unanimously voted for the move. The findings of his account took into the budget of running the athletic program amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In the presentation, Gosha, who has […]Read more...
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Wes Unseld, NBA Rookie of Year and MVP in 1969,
By: HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wes Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday after a series of health issues, most recently pneumonia. He was 74. Unseld’s family announced his death via a statement released by the Washington Wizards, the franchise he played for throughout his entire 13-season career. A five-time All-Star and, along with Wilt Chamberlain, one of only two players to win NBA Rookie of the Year and MVP honors in the same […]Read more...
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MLB players offer 114-game season, no more $ cuts
By: RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball players ignored claims by clubs that they need to take additional pay cuts, instead proposing they receive a far higher percentage of salaries and commit to a longer schedule as part of a counteroffer to start the coronavirus-delayed season. Players proposed a 114-game regular season Sunday, up from 82 in management’s offer, a person familiar with the plan told The Associated Press. Done that way, the World Series could extend past Thanksgiving. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because no details were announced. […]Read more...
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