Seminoles Get Notre Dame Quarterback Everett Golson
By James Celeste Outlook Writer Florida State football fans have something to look forward to next fall as former Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson announced Tuesday he will be playing for the Seminoles. Golson graduated from Notre Dame this spring and still had his final
FSU softball team advances to Super Regionals
By Chris Bony Outlook writer UPDATE The Seminoles were knocked out of super regionals on Friday after losing to the hosting Tennessee Lady Vols in a crucial game 3, 2-1. Florida State lost to the Vols in game 1 on Thursday and then came roaring back to take
Moore Brings Winning Ways to FAMU Track and Field
By Andrew J. Mitchell Jr. Outlook Writer [paragraph] [dropcaps]Darlene Moore, the women’s track and field coach at Florida A&M University, sure knows how to win.[/dropcaps] Just two week ago, she added the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference outdoor track and field championship to her ever growing list of major
Postseason Hopes End in Regional for FAMU Softball
By James Celeste Outlook Writer Despite beginning the season with 12 straight losses, the Florida A&M softball team advanced to NCAA postseason play. The Rattlers beat archrival Bethune-Cookman 2-0 to win their second consecutive and 11th overall Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship. “We kept persevering,” FAMU assistant
Emotionally Charged Rattlers Savor MEAC Baseball Title Victory
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Outfielder Marlon Gibbs wasn’t just jubilant because of the history that Florida A&M University made when it beat Bethune-Cookman University to secure the Rattlers’ first trip to the NCAA regional tournament last Saturday. He was celebrating his grandmother, whose funeral he
Tiger Woods Called An ‘Amazing Father’ by Lindsey Vonn
By Nicholas A. Norman Special to the Outlook from NNPA Lindsey Vonn says she feels lucky to be part of the lives of Tiger Woods’ two children, and says that both the golfer and his kids are “amazing.” Vonn made the comments praising the parenting skills of Woods and
Should the Washington NFL Team Think QB With the No. 5 Pick?
AFRO Sports Desk Faceoff By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley Sepcial to the Outlook from to NNPA from The 2015 NFL Draft kicks off later this month as the NFL offseason rages on. The annual hoopla surrounding the draft is always appropriate considering the draft remains the
Adrian Peterson Wants to Play for the Dallas Cowboys
By Nicholas A. Norman Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is reportedly set to meet with the NFL to discuss his potential reinstatement. Peterson was supposed to be eligible for reinstatement on April 15, so the league could be expediting the
St. Louis Native Jo Jo White Enters Basketball Hall of Fame
By Earl Austin Jr. Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American St. Louisan “Jo Jo” White will be inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place September 10-12 in Springfield, Mass. A former star prep player at Vashon
A Pastoral Response to Same Sex Marriage – Part 3
By Rev. John H. Grant, D. Min., Pastor Mt. Zion MissionaryBaptist Church of Asheville, NC According to the scholarly National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (“NARTH”): Although many people have been misled to believe that homosexuality is biologically based and therefore unchangeable, researchers acknowledge that people