Native son is 7th overall pick in NBA draft Norma Dixon Monroe attended her first luncheon for Mothers of Professional Basketball Players (MPBP) on Thursday, where she was schooled on issues such as security measures, financial matters and other topics which will be beneficial to her son, Greg Monroe, as he enters the NBA.  Read More ... Adrell Lawrence Pinkney, Contributing Writer - 2 opinions posted

Talented G.W. Carver 7th-grader wins scholarship to football camp There has been a buzz around G.W. Carver Elementary School the last couple weeks as students anticipated the announcement of a scholarship to attend the Reggie Bush Football Camp on June 1. When Arthur McGinnis was announced as the winner, it was of no surprise to him, Principal Sharon Warren or faculty members.  Read More ...

HBCU NFL Combine gives overlooked athletes a chance to shine Standout gridiron athletes from the nation’s 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been invited to attend the first annual HBCU & Small College Pro Combine, May 21 through 23, 2010, at The Ford Stadium Complex at North Carolina A&T State University.  Read More ... 1 opinion posted

Despite sex scandal, Tiger Woods named ‘Athlete of Decade (Special to the NNPA from the Richmond Free Press) — U.S. sports editors have selected Tiger Woods as Athlete of the Decade, a result that reflects 10 years of greatness on the golf course, rather than the three-week tsunami of negative headlines about a shocking sex scandal. Golf’s No. 1 received 56 of the 142 votes cast by Associated  Read More ...

NORD gets assist from 300 AFL-CIO volunteers to rebuild city's baseball fields More than 300 members of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) donated their time and energy to the New Orleans Recreation Department (NORD) Thursday and Friday to assist in the restoration of NORD baseball fields and diamonds.  Read More ...

SU names RV park after longtime Jag fan and alum Southern University officials gathered on Friday, October 10, to unveil  Ballentine Plaza, a new recreational vehicle park for tailgating adjacent to A.W. Mumford Stadium, at a ribbon-cutting and naming ceremony.  Read More ...