Follow Bowie State Lady Bulldogs and Bulldogs Basketball at CIAA Tournament

 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Fans can follow the Bowie State University women's and men's basketball teams at the CIAA Basketball Tournament through Live Streaming, Live Stats and Live Twitter updates as play begins at 11 a.m., Tuesday (2/26) at the Time Warner Cable Arena.

The Bowie State Lady Bulldogs, the No. 6 seed from the Northern Division, begins tournament play 3 p.m., Tuesday against Winston-Salem State, the No. 3 seed from the Southern Division, in the opening round of the tournament.

Winston-Salem State cruised to a 66-41 victory over Bowie State in their only meeting this season, on January 7 at BSU's A.C. Jordan Arena. Junior Alessandra Flores Conway (Hagerstown, Md.) led the Lady Bulldogs with eight points. Senior Jasmine Jacobs (Baltimore, Md.) and sophomore Bria Robinson (Richmond, Va.) contributed seven points each. Jacobs was BSU's top rebounder with six.

Bowie State's men, enter the tournament as the No. 4 seed in the North and receive a first round bye. The Bulldogs begin competition on Wednesday (2/27) at 9 pm versus the winner of the Shaw (No. 5 South) and Chowan (No. 6 South) opening round contest.

The tournament gets underway Tuesday at 11:00 am and continues through Saturday at the Time Warner Cable Arena. For those unable to attend the tournament, follow the games via LIVE STATS, live VIDEO STREAMING or by way of twitter.


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CIAA is all-basketball on Tuesday

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina  --  The focus will be on basketball Tuesday, as six first-round games launch the annual CIAA tournament at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte’s uptown.

A number of other special events are scheduled in addition to the tournament later in the week, including bowling and skating parties, special programs for the region’s middle school and high school students, a dance team step show, and the CIAA Toyota Fan Experience.

But on Tuesday, it’s just basketball. The Johnson C. Smith University women’s team plays at 5 p.m. against Lincoln (Pa.) University. The men’s team does not play until Thursday afternoon.

Charlotte Area Transit System says its Gold Rush Red Line will operate extended hours between Johnson C. Smith University and the intersection of Fourth and McDowell streets. The buses will run 6:30 a.m.-11 p.m. both Tuesday and Wednesday.

Red Line hours will be 6:30 a.m.-midnight Thursday and Friday, and from 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday.


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VSU football staff heavy with FCS experience

ETTRICK, Virginia  --  Virginia State University has committed to football in a way that allowed new head coach Latrell Scott to form a staff heavy with experience at the Football Championship Subdivision level.

Scott, the former University of Richmond coach hired by Division II VSU on Jan. 14, will be the Trojans’ offensive coordinator.

“It’s exciting to be back in a situation to run a program again, and to be able to do it with quality coaches and quality kids,” said Scott, a Richmond native and Lee-Davis High graduate. “The kids have embraced the structure, and we’re running this just like we did at Richmond.”

Chris Malone, who’s from Emporia and was a four-year starter at guard for Virginia Tech, will coordinate VSU’s running game and coach the Trojans’ offensive linemen. Malone spent the past seven seasons on James Madison’s staff, on which Scott worked last season.

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Shaw women’s basketball team hopes to continue CIAA success

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina  --  The Shaw women’s basketball team will seek its third straight conference championship as the CIAA tournament gets under way Tuesday at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte.

The Bears, who are also the defending NCAA Division II national champions, finished a game behind Fayetteville State in the CIAA South. The two teams tied in the division (8-2), but the Broncos had the better conference record.

Shaw has a first-round bye and will take on the winner of the Winston-Salem State, Bowie State matchup on Wednesday at 5 p.m. The Bears (22-4) have won five of their last six games, including a televised 88-58 thrashing of Johnson C. Smith Saturday at Southeast Raleigh High School.

“It was good for our seniors to go out like that,” coach Jacques Curtis said. “We’ve had a good year. To make it a better year, we have to go out and try to win the CIAA tournament. That’s what is on the minds of our seniors right now.”

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UAPB'S Terron Armstead, a 306-pound tackle, runs a jaw-dropping 40

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- Unless you’re a hard-core draft junkie or a fan of Arkansas Pine-Bluff, you’ve probably never heard of Terron Armstead. But he just did something unprecedented at the Scouting Combine.

Armstead ran his 40-yard dash in an unofficial time of 4.65 seconds, which is stunningly fast for a 306-pound offensive tackle. NFL Network’s Mike Mayock said he had never seen an offensive lineman finish a 40 in less than 4.7 seconds, and according to NFL.com, the Combine record for an offensive lineman before Armstead’s stunning run this morning was 4.84 seconds, set by Allen Barbre in 2007.

Armstead is a freakish all-around athlete who was also an outstanding shot putter in college, but the question, of course, is whether he can translate that athleticism to playing at the NFL level. And on that score, the early indications are good: Although he didn’t play against high-quality competition at Arkansas Pine-Bluff, he was a good college player who was so impressive at the East-West Shrine Game that he got a late invitation to the Senior Bowl.

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Terron Armstead surprises in 40-yard dash at combine

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  -- Arkansas-Pine Bluff offensive lineman Terron Armstead wasn't a household name before Saturday. He won't be one Sunday. But he might have just made some history at the NFL Scouting Combine.

The 6-foot-5, 306-pound Armstead provided the first "wow" moment in Indianapolis, running an official time of 4.71 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Armstead's mark is the best time by a lineman at the combine since at least 2006.

Minutes before Armstead's feat, NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock speculated that Oklahoma's Lane Johnson had a chance to run a sub-4.7 40.  Johnson ran with the second group of linemen and posted an official time of 4.72 seconds.

Mayock said Armstead began his move up draft boards with a strong performance in the East-West Shrine Game. Players from small schools can use all-star games to put themselves on the radar, which Armstead certainly did.



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How fast was Terron Armstead's 40?

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana --  We spliced the 40s of Terron Armstead -- a 300-pound lineman -- and TJ Moe -- a wide receiver -- together to paint a picture.

What Armstead did on Saturday, running a 4.71 40 officially that appeared to have been quicker than that at first, was absolutely impressive. And even more impressive was how quick he got off the line. Moe is going to chase Armstead down here, because linemen aren't really expected to keep the pace up for 40 yards. But look at that get off. That's the impressive piece.

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Wrapping up Alabama A&M OL Jamaal Johnson-Webb's time at the NFL Combine

NORMAL, Alabama  --  Simply being at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis was a monumental achievement for Alabama A&M's Jamaal-Johnson Webb.

He didn't begin playing football until his senior year of high school, then took a redshirt as a freshman at A&M before going on to become a three-year starter and the first player in the school's history to be invited to the league's official pre-draft showcase.

The Georgia native heighted out at 6-foot-5 and weighed in at 313 pounds. Johnson- Webb's 35.75-inch wingspan was third among the 61 offensive linemen who participated behind only Alabama's D.J. Fluker and Tennessee State's Roger Gaines.

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Tomlin’s ninth-inning single lifts SU past Prairie View

HOUSTON, Texas — After losing the first two games of the MLB Urban Invitational college baseball tournament and having only one hit through the first seven innings Sunday, Southern’s game against Prairie View came down to a backup shortstop getting his first at-bat with two outs in the ninth inning.

Sophomore Marcus Tomlin, who came in an inning earlier to replace an injured Jeremy Lopez, drove a line drive single through the hole to give the Jaguars a 5-4 win over Prairie View at Minute Maid Park.

“Marcus was the one guy I want up there in that situation,” SU coach Roger Cador said. “He’s not going to try to do too much. He’s going to stay within himself, and he did exactly that.”



Tomlin drove in Thomas Willis, who had pinch run for Jose De La Torre, who led off the inning with a single. After a Gavin Webster sacrifice bunt and a Kevin Williams ground out, it was up to Tomlin to come through with two outs.

“That is just how our team is. If one guy can’t do it, you got to come behind him and get it done,” Tomlin said. “We have a lot of heart, sometimes it just takes awhile to show it. I had confidence in myself, and it felt great to come through for my team.”

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