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Grambling Football Program Amidst Chaos

October 19, 2013 By Deborah Campbell Leave a Comment

A spokesman for Jackson State announced late Friday evening that the game scheduled for Saturday between Jackson State and Grambling had been canceled.

Wesley Peterson, the spokesman for JSU told news agencies that officials at Grambling had contacted the school to let them know of the decision made by officials at Grambling.

Grambling players refused to travel for the game to Mississippi, as they were disgruntled. Will Sutton a spokesman for Grambling, said earlier in the day via a text message that no forfeit would be taken. He said officials at Grambling were going to determine what was the next step to be taken.

Earlier in the day, officials at Grambling tried to work out something that would allow the game to be played. However, officials and the disgruntled players could not agree on a viable solution.

Duer Sharp, the Commissioner of the Southwestern Athletic Conference said prior to the final decision not to play the game, that if Grambling is not at the site of the game on Saturday, it would be forced to accept a forfeit and would be fined.

The apparent boycott by players was the latest in an upheaval that has lasted for three days for this proud football program at Grambling.

A number of media outlets reported that the players did not participated in practice on Wednesday or Thursday. The players apparently were not happy with issues regarding the football program and the leadership of the school.

This season Grambling, which is winless at 0-7, has changed its coaches twice over a period of two months. After two games of the season, former Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams was fired. George Ragsdale replaced Williams, but he was reassigned on Thursday and Dennis Dirt Winston replaced him on Friday.

Jackson State has homecoming this weekend and the canceled game will hurt tremendously the finances. Usually the matchup between rivals Jackson State and Grambling draws large crowds. In 2011, over 21,000 saw the game in Jackson.

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Miami Heat Returns to The NBA Finals

June 4, 2013 By Karen Jackson Leave a Comment

Lebron Jamesscored 32 points and added eight rebounds, Dwayne Wade scored 21 and the Miami Heat scorched the  Indiana Pacers 99-76 in game seven of the Eastern Conference finals. Miami was in control from the outset and led by as many as 28 points. By halftime, it was 52-37, with James scoring 18 points.

It’s the fourth trip to the Finals for the Heat, who won the title in 2006 and now have been there all three years of the Big Three era, falling to Dallas in 2011 and then topping Oklahoma City in five games last year.

“You never want to take anything for granted,” Wade said. “Being here three straight years in a row, going back to the Finals, is an amazing feat.

Roy Hibbert scored 18 points for the Pacers, who got 14 from David West, 13 from George Hilland 10 from Lance Stephenson.  The Heat will now take on the San Antonio Spurs with game one on tap for Thursday at 9 PM.

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Canelo Alvarez Bout Sets Up Biggest Payday For Floyd Mayweather

May 13, 2013 By Karen Jackson Leave a Comment

Floyd Mayweather took to social media to announce that his next fight would be on September 14 and it is against Canelo Alvarez. Showtime  guaranteedMayweather around $200 million earlier this year.

Alvarez last fought last month in San Antonio against Austin Trout and won a unanimous decision.  Alvarez is  very popular and has a massive following.  The fight will take place in Las Vegas  September 14 at the MGM Grand.

Mayweather’s last seven bouts were in Las Vegas.  Mayweather who is undefeated at 44-0  has been criticized frequently for handpicking his opponents. Earlier this month he beat Roberto Guerrero in a unanimous decision,  and event that resulted in a loss of $12 million for Showtime.

Alvarez is a much more credible opponent with a record of 42-0-1, and Showtime will more than make up the loss  with this fight.

The possibility of Mayweather’s perfect record being tainted  is he used to draw for the pay-per-view audience. The bout is likely to top the 1.5 million audience for Mayweather-Cotto

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