FAMU, Southern to resume longtime football rivalry
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Former NFL stars Ken Riley and Mel Blount just happened to be on the golf course this past weekend. Naturally they spent a lot of time talking about their days as college players. It was a given those days would come up.
Rubin survives marathon match to win Tallahassee Challenger championship
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Noah Rubin knew quite a bit about Marc Polmans, his opponent in the championship match of the Tallahassee Challenger tennis tournament. He even figured he’d be on the court for awhile this past Saturday if he wanted to get by Polmans and
Rattlers beat ASU; look to finish strong in final MEAC series
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer The potential bump in the road comes up during the next two weekends when FAMU host two pivotal MEAC series on it’s quest to capture the South Division baseball title. But the way the Rattlers rallied to take the final game of
FAMU spring game will feature some players in new positions
St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer If there will be any major personnel change for the FAMU football team, it may come in the fall. Not that moving at least four players to positions they’ve played in the past or playing for the first time isn’t big in
Simmons’ wife issues fund-raising challenge between counties
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Shaia Renee Simmons, the wife of FAMU’s head football coach, was done speaking about a telethon of sorts at a recent meeting of the 220 Quarterback Club. She yielded the podium to her husband, then suddenly dashed back to the microphone with
Tallahassee QB Robinson finally getting Super Bowl ring
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer It’s been more than a month since Tony Robinson found out that he and the other replacement players who made up the Washington Redskins’ roster 30 years ago will be getting Super Bowl rings. So many years have passed since he got the
Simmons wants Rattlers to ‘trust the process’
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer At the end of the first day of spring football practice, coach Willie Simmons beseeched his FAMU players to “trust the process.” At this point, the Rattlers don’t have a lot of choice considering that Simmons has taken over the program for the
TCC women endures tough schedule to win JUCO national title
CHAMPIONS By St. Clair Murraine Outlook writer Early in the season, Coach Franqua Bedell watched his Tallahassee Community College women’s basketball team go through a portion of its schedule playing five games in eight days. But playing five games in as many days to win a NJCAA? That’s a different
Hamilton, Seminoles stunning in NCAA tournament run
ELITE FINISH By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer While the finish in the Elite Eight of the NCAA wasn’t what FSU basketball fans were expecting, the Seminoles were still getting plenty of praise for their amazing run up to their loss to Michigan. Yet, coach Leonard Hamilton was being
Can Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. really change the face of NASCAR?
By Ronda Racha Penrice, Urban News Service HAMPTON, Ga. — Tiger Woods changed the face of golf. Venus and Serena Williams TRANSFORMED tennis. And now Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. MAY DO THE SAME FOR NASCAR. The 24-year-old race car driver’s Cup Series debut at the iconic Daytona 500 got