by Steve Megaree, AP Sports The new playoff era is drawing lots of college football fans to bowl game broadcasts. But it isn’t necessarily bringing more fans into stadium seats. ESPN announced that the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl semifinals in the College Football Playoff drew the largest two audiences in cable television history, with…
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by John Harvey, recruit757 Rodney Redd has been named the fifth football coach at Jamestown High School. The decision was officially approved by the Williamsburg-James City School Board during Tuesday’s monthly board meeting. Redd brings a wealth of high school and college coaching experience to a program that won just eight games in three seasons…
Detailsby Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Coming off a 66-64 loss to Henrico and with the playing status of starting point guard Damion Madison in doubt, Norview faced a potential two-game losing streak Monday night as they took on the hosts, Maury led by nationally-ranked point guard Matt Coleman. With the Commodores playing in front of a…
Detailsby John Harvey, recruit757 JAMES CITY – Kenya Holiday is one of three starters back from last year’s Colonial Rivers Conference tournament championship squad. The junior point guard showed Tuesday she’s not quite yet to relinquish that crown, leading the Rams to a 55-46 victory over visiting Warhill. Holiday scored a game-high 18 points and…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Success just keeps rolling in for the Captains of Christopher Newport University. CNU just finished their 14th season and haven’t had a losing campaign yet. In 2014, they made the D-3 playoffs again, and the accolades have been rolling in. The latest is a 2014 Offensive Player of the Year award…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The regular season is over and the NFL postseason is underway. With the new year coming in, Seattle television station KCPQ did a story on Maury grad, Virginia Tech grad, and current Seattle Seahawk Kam Chancellor. Known on the team as “Bam Bam Kam”, Chancellor has been a good steward in…
Detailsby Andy Hilton, recruit757 The AP Polls reflect what ODU Basketball fans have known for two months now. Old Dominion Basketball is hot! After jumping out to a 12-1 start, Jeff Jones’ ODU Mens’ Basketball team earned a #25 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25. It was just two years ago that the Monarchs…
Detailsby John Harvey, recruit757 YORK – Cle’von Greene entered Monday’s showdown with Bruton as the Bay Rivers District leading scorer at 23 points per game. The sophomore point guard showed that prowess against the Panthers, leading the Clippers to a 62-55 victory in a showdown of unbeaten teams. Greene scored 17 of his game-high 26…
Detailsby James McCombs, recruit757 Over the weekend, Kobe Bryant commented that he feels European basketball players are surpassing Americans, and the reasons are fundamental. After a Laker loss to Memphis on Friday night, Kobe expressed concern about the development of American talent. In his opinion, Europe is turning out better young players. “They are just…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Score one for the Tigers. The University of Memphis has had an on-again/off-again relationship with the 757. They’ve recruited here before under previous head coaches, but not landed commitments. With Head Coach Justin Fuente on board, the Tigers are winning, and they’re recruiting even more broadly. A new found commitment to…
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