Friday, February 1, 2008

SWAC picks Southern University softball 1st, baseball 2nd

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southwestern Athletic Conference released its preseason baseball and softball predictions and all-conference teams Thursday, with the Southern men picked to finish second in Western Division and the SU softball team picked to win the West.

In baseball, Southern was picked behind Prairie View in the West. Prairie View got 12first-place votes and 90 points, while Southern got the remaining eight first-place votes and 85 points. Despite not being tabbed the favorite in the West, Southern baseball players dominated the preseason All-SWAC team.

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Growing Brown has big plans at Jackson State

Meco Brown met Ben this winter. He became very familiar with his buddy Jerry, too. "I gained six pounds," Brown said. "After the season I was eating a lot of ice cream. "But I didn't want to get too fat. I wanted to get solid. Now I'm going get lean, nice abs, ripped."

Brown currently stands as the most recognized high school recruit verbally committed to Jackson State, choosing JSU over Northern Illinois. His 1,313 rushing yards, 2,042 all-purpose yards and 18 touchdowns were pivotal in Moss Point's run to the 4A semifinals - a loss to eventual state champion Laurel. The 5-foot-7, (and now) 185-pounder will have every opportunity to start for the defending Southwestern Athletic Conference champions.

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Mississippi Valley State climbs into SWAC contention

Photo: MVSU point guard Mike Davis, 5-8/160 senior, Los Angeles, CA, Panola J.C.

The Mississippi Valley State men's basketball program didn't get a whole lot of love from its peers entering the 2007-08 season.

The Delta Devils were fresh off a first-place Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season finish. In fact, they were a poor first half away from beating Jackson State in the SWAC Tournament and playing eventual national champion Florida in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

But MVSU was still predicted to finish fourth in the league's preseason poll. The squad may be currently sitting in that No. 4 slot, but the Delta Devils have won four of their last five.

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Florida A&M (8-11) travels to Winston-Salem State to face Rams (7-11)

Photo: Lamar Twitty, completed a double-double Monday against Delaware State, finishing with 20 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. The 6-4/200 junior guard is from Boyd Anderson HS., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Winston-Salem State University Rams return home to Winston-Salem, NC to face the Florida A&M Rattlers on Saturday evening at the Joel Coliseum Annex at 7:30 pm in MEAC men's basketball action as WSSU looks to snap a three-game losing streak. The match-up between the two teams, the second ever meeting, marks the first action between the two proud HBCU's in over a year.

Florida A&M enters into the contest riding a three-game win streak as the Rattlers look to extend their consecutive games won streak to a season-high four games.

The Rams will be broadcast the contest versus the Rattlers live on the radio on WSNC 90.5 FM. WSNC is the flagship station of the Rams Radio Broadcasting Network and will carry all WSSU games live on the radio in the greater Winston-Salem, NC area and worldwide on the Internet at www.WSSU.edu. Alan Chavous will provide all the play-by-play action with Kim Spears providing the color analysis.

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SCSU up to nine commitments

Photo: Oliver "Buddy" Pough, head football coach, South Carolina State University Bulldogs.

As National Signing Day draws closer, the list of verbal commitments gained by South Carolina State continues to grow. Currently, a total of nine high school seniors have indicated their intentions to sign with the Bulldogs this Wednesday. Joining Carvers Bay defensive tackle Dyrell Porcha (6-3, 260) on the list Thursday was Shrine Bowl and Associated Press All-State defensive back Derek Belin of Class 3-A champion Wilson. A 6-0, 180-pound senior, Belin tallied 87 tackles and had three interceptions for the 12-3 Tigers.

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Short List of Bulldog Oral Commitments

1. Dyrell Porcha, 6-3/260, DT
2. Derek Belin, 6-0/180, DB
3. C.J. Missick, 5-10/200, LB
4. Ronell Ferguson, 6-2/240, DE
5. Arnett James, 6-3/240, DE
6. Gary Grace, 5-11/225, RB
7. Larry Patterson, 6-5/260, OL
8. Justin Garrick, 6-4/280, OL
9. Yari King, 5-9/170, DB
10. Marquel Goodman, 6-2/175, DB

MSU Coach Todd Bozeman featured in latest "ESPN The Magazine"

Photo: Coach Todd Bozeman (in black shirt).

BALTIMORE, Md. – Morgan State men’s basketball coach Todd Bozeman is featured in the recent (Jan. 28th) issue of ESPN The Magazine in an article by Jerry Bembry entitled “Older and Wiser.” The article talks about Bozeman’s coaching success at the University of California and his excitement about building something special at Morgan State from the ground up.

Bozeman's Morgan State Bears are currently leading the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with a 6-1 conference record, 11-8 overall, ahead of Hampton University (5-1, 11-7), Norfolk State University (5-1, 9-9) and North Carolina A&T State University (4-2, 10-9).

Delaware State runners to attend Millrose Games tonight

DOVER -- Six members of Delaware State's indoor track and field team have been invited to compete in the Millrose Games tonight. DSU sprinters Larrone Moore and Lee Barnes will join women's 1,600-meter relay team members Nekisha Franklin, Cuquie Melville, Tiffany Green and Kendra Mayer in the event at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The Millrose Games attract top collegiate track and field athletes and potential Olympians. Moore and Barnes will compete in the men's 60-meter dash. Moore has two first-place finishes this indoor season, with a best time of 6.84 seconds in the 60. Barnes ran a season-best 6.95 in the 60 in the Great Dane Classic in New York last weekend. Moore and Barnes have qualified for next month's IC4A championships in the 60-meter dash.

ESPN is scheduled to provide live coverage of some Milrose Games events.

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