2008 Woodie Awards
Another season began for the Norfolk State University Spartans on Aug. 30 for the Annual Labor Day Classic against Virginia State University in Dick Price Stadium. History tells you that this will be the beginning of another season that begins with promise and good intentions but ends the same way--disappointment.
NORFOLK, Va. - Dennis Brown (Miami, Fla.) threw two touchdown passes to account for the only scoring as the Spartans conducted their final preseason scrimmage on Saturday night at Dick Price Stadium. Brown (8-of-19, 129 yards) tossed an 11-yard TD pass to tight end Sherron Childress (Hampton, Va.
BEIJING - Former All-American Norfolk State track sprinter Chris Brown of the Bahamas finished second in his heat of the 400 meters on Tuesday evening, August 19, in Beijing, qualifying for Thursday's final. Brown, 29, finished his semifinal heat in 44.59 seconds, behind only defending Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner (44.15).
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to a coalition of sports participants and fans challenging James Madison University's plan to eliminate 10 athletic teams. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday affirmed a judge's refusal to block the cuts while a lawsuit is pending.
NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk State University Athletics Director Marty L. Miller announced Monday the hiring of Reese Bridgman as the Spartans' new strength and conditioning coach. Bridgman will oversee the strength and conditioning efforts for all 15 of NSU's sports programs.
BEIJING (AP) _ Lopez Lomong's life on the run began in the Sudan, and would have ended there, too, with just one false step. Two decades and thousands of miles later, it will slow to a walk for a few precious moments Friday night, August 8th, long enough to carry the U.
NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk State University men's basketball coach Anthony Evans announced his team's 2008-09 schedule on Friday. The non-conference slate includes in-state opponents Longwood and William & Mary, trips to Michigan and Air Force, and two tournaments during the month of December.
NORFOLK, Va. - Coming off the program's first-ever winning Division I season (8-3), the Norfolk State football team was picked to finish third in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference this season in a preseason poll of league coaches and sports information directors. In addition, six Spartans were named to the preseason All-MEAC teams as announced Friday, July 25, at the conference's annual football press luncheon.
NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk State men's track and field coach Kenneth Giles announced Friday the addition of 11 athletes to his program, which has won the last three MEAC indoor and outdoor titles. Giles signed an array of accomplished sprinters, hurdles, middle distance specialists and throwers who he feels will help NSU remain among the top track programs on the East Coast.
In the pursuit of an NBA championship 30 NBA franchises made picks and trades during the NBA Draft on June 27th. It was done all in vain. The Lakers and Celtics are still the two top teams in the NBA, even after the eventful draft. Don't get me wrong a number of teams did improve.
NASSAU, The Bahamas - Former All-American Norfolk State track sprinters Chris Brown and Chandra Sturrup qualified for August's Olympic Summer Games in Beijing with victories in the 400 and 100 meters, respectively, over the weekend at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) Olympic Trials.
Words can be a dangerous thing, even when they're mouthed by professionals. George Carlin once caused a commotion by saying the seven words you could never say on TV. He did it for laughs, but also to give people a jolt. Those words are commonplace on premium cable now, but Carlin's role in shocking the country with them 30 years ago was at the top of every obituary when he died this week, proving that what you say can stay with you even after you're gone.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ An environmental watchdog group said Monday, June 23rd, it found excessive amounts of lead in several brands of artificial turf, and it warned some of the biggest manufacturers and sellers that it will sue unless they recall or reformulate their products.
NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk State University's home football games against North Carolina A&T on Sept. 13 and against Delaware State on Nov. 15 at Dick Price Stadium will be televised on ESPNU as part of the MEAC's official television package, the conference announced on Tuesday, June 24.
NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk State University sophomore Marlon Woods (Norfolk, Va.) has been named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I Southeast Region Field Athlete of the Year, the organization announced.
NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk State men's basketball coach Anthony Evans announced Friday the signing of guard Aleek Pauline (South Jamaica, N.Y.) and post player Kyle O'Quinn (Queens, N.Y.), who will play for the Spartans beginning this fall. Pauline, a 6-1, 200-pound point guard, played one season (2006-07) at Reedley Community College in Reedley, Calif.
NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk State University won its fourth straight Talmadge Layman Hill Award, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's all-sports trophy, the league announced Wednesday, May 28.
NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk State baseball team jumped four spots to fourth in the last Division I black college baseball poll, as released by www.blackcollegebaseball.com. The Spartans finished the 2008 season on Sunday, May 18, with a loss to Bethune-Cookman in the MEAC Baseball Tournament championship round.
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