From The News Room

October 31, 2000

• SIAC Commissioner uses Onnidan Fan Forum for feedback
     Responds to issues in Commissioner's Corner>
  
• NSU and BCC capture MEAC Cross Country Titles
  

October 27, 2000

• SIAC Fall Championships:
     Morehouse Men, Fort Valley Women win SIAC Cross Country Titles
     Fort Valley State Takes SIAC Volleyball Title

October 26, 2000

• SIAC Honors Fall Sports Participants
  
• Festive Atmosphere Building for Annual Magic City Classic

October 25, 2000

• Magic City Classic officials announced Tuesday that measures have been implemented to ward against counterfeit tickets, the re-selling of tickets on property and gate-crashing at Saturday's football game between Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University.
  Among the measures taken are an increase in security officers at the game, including undercover officers. Security will be checking for counterfeit tickets and gate crashing at each gate. The security measures in place will be strictly enforced.
  Fans are alerted to the facts that tickets for Saturday's Magic City Classic are all reserved seat tickets and that they cost $20 each. All tickets should be purchased from authorized agents of the Magic City Classic, including TicketMaster outlets, the ticket offices of the two participating teams, the Legion Field box office and the Alabama Sports Foundation.

October 23, 2000

• Lane College has announced that it will retire Fred Lane's jersey #6 during Homecoming ceremonies on Saturday, October 28. Lane was a standout running back for the Dragons before joining the NFL's Carolina Panthers.

October 22, 2000

• Albany State inducts second class into Sports Hall of Fame

October 21, 2000

• Delaware State to induct five into Hall of Fame
  
• SWAC Preseason Hoops
  Preseason All-SWAC Team: Women |  Men
  Preseason Rankings: Women  |  Men

October 17, 2000

• Virginia State University has appointed Roosevelt "Rudy" Cunningham as interim Director of Athletics. He served VSU in various capacities for 34 years prior to retiring nine years ago.
  VSU plans a national search for a candidate for the position vacated by interim AD Ed Cooper. The university hopes to fill the position permanently by the middle of January, 2001.

October 16, 2000

• Florida A&M's Nunnally Closes Gap on Jerry Rice
  
• Bethune-Cookman inducts 20 into Inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame
  
• CIAA Preseason selections:Women | Men

October 12, 2000

• Howard University names new head women's basketball coach

October 11, 2000

• Harbor City Classic Tips Off Thanksgiving Weekend; Legacy Classic to follow in January

October 10, 2000

• Retirement and position shift occur in Virginia State Athletics

October 6, 2000

• Albany State NCAA Appeal Denied
• Saint Paul's goes inside and outside to fill two athletics positions
• MEAC Preseason Basketball Picks: Men | Women

October 5, 2000

• Tennessee State promotes from within to get new women's basketball coach
  

October 4, 2000

• Howard University has named Romanda Noble as assistant coordinator for sports information.

  Noble

  
  A native of Washington, DC, Noble joins the Howard staff after serving as the sports information director at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore for the past three and one-half years. Prior to her stint at UMES, Noble served as assistant SID at her alma mater, the University of the District of Columbia.
  Noble is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America and treasurer for the Black College Sports Information Directors Association.
  
• Florida A&M has named Kelcey Scott as women's assistant basketball coach.
  
• Jackson State has hired Jack Lott as softball coach.
  

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