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    Fishing could reel in $lM anglingrepeat of 2005hometown

    Costleyangler George Cochexcited about getting anothercreate excitement in his.57, is one of 80 anglerswill fish for $1 million in HotArk., on Thursday, during

    L Wood Cup (FLW), theevent of the FLWTour series.event is named after theof Ranger boats and thefrom the USA andwill stake claim in a $2 mil$500,000 of which willthe winner, during the four

    winner's $500,000 paydayto $1 million ifhe fishes onYes, Cochran fishes on atwo d!lYs, each angler willfive fish and weigh them atSprings Convention Center.with the heaviestweigh-ins will move on to theto be held Saturday and. .a native of Hot Springs,he has more than financialin mind and says being a naknowing the waters is a- of sorts. .

    "Usually, locals know the watertoo well, chase fish all around thelake and never sit in one place longenough to get a good catch," Cochran said.Since he knows Lake Ouachita sowell, he will try to find fish usinghis natural instincts and skill instead of anticipation and knowledge of the lake.When he won on Lake Hamiltonin 2005, he accomplished a rarefeat on the FLW Tour: winning anevent in his hometown."It's almost hard to believe thatthey've doubled the prize moneyfor the event since 2005," saidCochran, whose career earningsare $2.1 million, according to www.bassfan.com.When Cochran started as a professional angler in 1980, the Bassmaster Tour spread $11,000 inprize winnings among 12 events.He switched to the new FLW Tourseries in the 1990s.Since then the prizes have keptgrowing at a fast pace. By 2000, thepot for the FLW Cup alone totaled$100,000. It had grown to$500,000 by 2005, the year Cochran won.. Brent Ehrler of Redlands (CaJi[),Who won in 2006 and is competingagain this year, won $500,000, too.Cochran attributed the sport'srapid growth to increased television attention (Fox Sports Net,Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. IT) and corporate sponsorship.Team sponsorships from WaIMart, Castrol and Tylenol camewithin the last 11 y e a r s ~ .

    Cochran said loyal fans - 40,000turned out in 2005 - are anotherreason for the growth."Our anglers are more like regular people than other professionalathletes," said Dave Washburn, director of communications for theFLWTour.He said anglers are "very accessible and fan friendly" despite beingon tour six months of the year andspending much c;>f their time on thewater.For instance, anglers who do notmake the Friday cut sign autographs and help fans with theirfishing techniques.Cochran, a fan favorite on theFLW Tour, said he has helped fanscontrol their casting and has spenthours signing "every last autograph."But he said winning in front offamily and friends in 2005 was thehighlightofhis 27-year career.His mother, Kate, who encouraged him to fish since he wasyoung, also saw that victory."She was my biggest supporterwhen I started fishing," he said ofhis mother, who was 84 when shedied last year.He said almost every member ofhis family showed up in 2005, including his wife, Deborah, and hischildren, Oavid, John and Leslie."Goose bumps were runningdown my back. It tickled me morethan anything to win at home,"Cochran said."To be able to relive all of thatwould mean more than anyamount of money."

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    u-secon .umeouWith Dawn Staley20 years since Temple

    ad a free summer. Shethe last eight playing in .but retired .after lastHowever, she isn't sitStaley is in Malawia basketball youthto USA TODAY's Drewabout balancing her

    different is this sombeing on my scheduleanyone else's. I missbut not that much, beI feel I stepped away attime. It feels wonderIstill wake up early.

    ou outline your to-doget to attend thebasketball camps from23-29, and then I get toour incoming freshman

    3-6). I've never gotten tofor (that). I'll be in Washington for training for6-15). On the 16th thetravels to Rio for the Pan American Games. Afterhave five days to recruit at the end of July. I'mmy bags when Iget back.do you find time to recruit players for Tembasketball team? .to be at the mercy of the (WNBA) coach Iwasfor, but Iwould look for breaks in the scheduleduring the 20-day grace period. (Also) Iand call ' recruits. Theis also a recrujting tool, so Iwould tell recruitsout the television if Iwas playing.many active WNBA players coach coUege ineason?there are d number of other players thatcoaches, but Ithink Iwas the onJy headIt was easier to handle than it sounds. You'dbeing away four or five days at a time would hurtprogram, but it didn't So I'm going to see if mewill help.

    By H. Da n Belser. USA TODAYStill on the go: Coach Dawn Staley has Templebasketball camps up next.My junior year in high school was the only time inthe. past 20 years that Ihad the summer free. The onlything Ihad to worry about was making sure the housewas clean before my mom got home. And that tookplace about five minutes before she was due home.

    Monarchs 54,SKY 52

    "HOME te,lm In caps

    Tuesday's WNBA gameNicole Powell hit a driving layup with fourseconds remaining to lead Sacramento to itsthird win in a row. Chicago's Candice DuPree had a career-high 14 rebounds to gowith 21 points. Armintie Price (1 0 points)was the only other Sky scorer in double figures. Chicago fell short of a franchise-highthird consecutive victory.The biggest leadeither team had was seven points by theMonarchs. Kara Lawson had 19 points offthe bench for Sacramento.

    What made you want todo clinics in Malawi andZimbabwe7I wanted to show themhow basketball has affectedmy life and how it can helpthem (with) discipline. Igavethem the good, the bad andthe ugly about how basket-.ball has affected my life andhow it has shown me thereis more to life.What is the importance ofminority representationin the pro sports' frontoffices?It's very important Minorities haven't had the opportunity. We would thrivein coaching a team, managing a team or being in thefront office or being president of that team.Compare your summersgrowing up in Philadelphia to recent summersthat you have had.

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    and landingBY DREW COSTLEY

    NYT Institute the New Orleans Lakefront

    and takeoffconditions,Wednesday. , the regional vice

    National Air Trafficsaid there havein which airplanes have

    added that near crashes havebecause of the lack of runways.all of the airplanes at Lakefront

    ljirport isMeachum said.

    e air traffic control tower athas been out of operation21 months because of severecaused by Hurricane Katrina,said.

    of aviationsaid the airport lacks an aircontrol tower, and as a result, the

    has been unable to utilize all of itswe have a lot of traffic andtypically used multiple

    cross runways to land

    e cannot use all of our runwaysour own air

    is mold.of mold in the tower has

    Brown. She addedbe made.removal of the air traffic

    at Lakefront AirportBrown said. The

    also has ter'mite problems and, plumbinglines. After the removal is

    Brown said, repairs to theof the building will be

    said he was skeptical thatcompleted by the

    FAA.cautiously optimistic that

    no one [from the trade groups]1."of flights

    of Lakefront has increased.

    FAA and the airport.

    The FAA documented the pre-Katrinastatistics of the traffic at the airport butwas unable to record the number offlights after the storm because of the lackofa control tower. Since then, the airporthired an employee to record the numberof flights that operate out of the airportevery month.

    Before Katrina, the airport reportedanywhere between 6,500 and 15,QOO

    ecause we have a lot. .oftraffic and business,we typically used mul-tiple runways and crossrunways to land severalflights at the same timebefore the storm. "

    -Randolph TaylorDirector of Aviation

    flight landings and takeoffs per m o ~ t hThe airport recorded 3,000 flights permonth from August to December 2006.This year, 2,914 flights were recorded

    in February. The number rose to 3,584flights in March and to 4,165 flights inApril.The airport, which is used for private,military and business flights, is alsoused to for high traffic from commercialplanes during conventions and sportingevents.A letter sent to the FAA fromLouisiana's members of Congress,said the National Business AviationAssociation has conducted its nationalconvention, usually held in New Orleans,in other cities for the last three years.

    "The airport is a vital economicengine' for New Orleans, but withouta functioning control tower, Lakefrontlacks the safety provided by air trafficcontrol services and proper navigationequipment," the letter said. .

    It also urged that the associationremedy the lack of air traffic controls..at the airport and that the airport use atemporary mobile control tower until theproblem is fixed.

    "The safety and economic recovery ofLakefront airport and the New Orleansareadepend on it," the letter read.

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    Nichols said that by helping to organize several student organi2ations from around the world, Howard students areshowing that they are leaders for the global commun ity."This isn ' t just for African Americans," said Nichols, who led the crowd in a rendition of the black national anthem, "LiftEvery Voice and Sing," and a call and response in which he asked, "Have we overcome?" The crowd responded, "We hav.and we will "He added, "Today is for the women, Hispanics, Asians and a lot of other minorities because we are no longer the minority.We are the majority. We came here today to galvanize people from around the world under one cause."Other speakers included Gregory Carr, a professor in the department of African-American studies, and Arnita Hayden, theorganizer of the Howard University Undergraduate Student Assembly's part in themarch ."Somebody in this crowd will be sitting on one of those seats one day, even if we cannot see the change today," Carr said,pointing to the court behind him. "And make sure that this building represents the justice that this building is supposed torepresent."Hayden said the country is already relapsing into segregation and that a favorable court decision for the plaintiffs wouldadd to the relapse."This a slap in the face that the Supreme Court would even hear this case," Hayden said. "From this day forward we willnot get slapped in the face and just stand by and feel the pain."Stephanie Brown, the youth and college director for the NAACP, said she was proud to see so many come out to tellAmerica that a moral re-evaluation was needed."We are here today," Brown said, "to tell America, you need to check your soul ."

    Drew Costley, a student at Howard University, wn 'tes for the Hilltop.Posted Dec. 5, 2006

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    is Smiley said he wanted to have the Democratic presidential candidates at historically black universities . "[ wantedthem to come to our instil1Jtions to answer ou r questions," the broadcast personality said.

    so Howard University became the battleground June 28 as the eight Democratic candidates debated domestic issues .flIst presidentiaJ forum to have three questioners of color attracted black luminaries Cornel West and Michael Ericn from academia, activist perf ormer Harry Belafonte, actress and dancer Debbie Allen, a Howard alumna, and activist

    Rev. Al Sharpton .Wickham of USA Today and Gannett News Service, Michel Martin of National Public Radio, both Africanand national syndicated co lumnist Ruben Navarrette Jr. of the San Diego Union Tribune, who is Latino,

    ICOITI l "" ' ' ' ' ' the panel.his is where Thurgood Marshall and the Brown team worked on Brown v. Board of Education," Sen. Barack Obama,

    II ., said in reference to the historic 1954 case that struck down "separate but equa/." Arguments for the case wereat Howard's School of Law. "I wouldn't be where 1 amtoday if it wasn't for the ruling in that case."

    the debate, West said Obama's reference should have prompted a moment of silence.We want people to know that Howard is a huge pm of the history of gaining equal educational opportunities,"said West,

    fessor of religion and African American sl1Jdies at Princeton .forum came on the same day the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against integration programs in public school systems in

    and Louisville , Ky.Howard sl1Jdents demonstrated Dec. 4 to support the continued use of race as a factor in maintaining racially diverseschools. Despite the outcome of those cases, some say the schoo l remains a junCl1Jre of social awareness .

    ight "is a beautiful moment for Howard University," said Dyson, author and University Professor at GeorgetownUniversity . "It shows that it can be a political powerhouse that it once was."

    said that despite the progress made since the landmark ruling, a "sense of mutual responsibility" by Americans is, " ~ c , , , s : . r v to provide equal educational opportunities. Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York, Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and

    11 ,' hr,d"nl ,pr Dodd of Connecticut echoed Obama's sentiments.candidates blamed Supreme Court justices and the tone set by the president as reasons for racial inequality.

    weren't tough enough on Justices Roberts and Alito," said Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, referring to Chief Justice Johnand Justice Samuel Alito. "And they have turned the Court upside down."

    """.:orlOrmc opportunity and access to universal healthcare were also hot issues. Candidates blamed the lack of economicportunities for blacks on the ed ucational system and uneven tax cuts.

    don't think that we can separate the education issue and the economic issue," said Clinton, who reflected on a careeron improving child welfare. "There are people that are qualified for jobs that are being turned away." Poverty and" " I JU I ; " "O " "is a broader iss ue," she said .John Edwards, former senator from North Carolina, said tax cuts should be more evenly distributed among tax brackets, asentiment that most candidates agreed with .But Mike Gravel, a former senator from Alaska, said, "What these people are saying is not going to make any difference inthe tax system."

    said that tax money should be reallocated to make universal heaJthcare a possibility. He also said tax money"should be allocated fairly and in the right places."

    he percentage of African American youth with HIV/AlDS was attributed to a lack of health care education and limited

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    access to healthcare . All candidates proposed universal healthcare as a solution.They all said the issue of H1V/AIDS in the black community is being neglected."If H1V/AlDS were the leading cause of death in [young] white women," Clinton said, "there would be an outrage." Th ecrowd, mostly African American, responded with thunderous applause.Sade Faulkner, ajunior political science major at Howard, sa id the candidates need a more defmite plan for solvingAfrican American problems."It seems as if the candidates understand the issues, but there isn't a defmite plan to make changes," Faulkner said. "Adefinite plan needs to be put in place once and for all."Syndicated radio host Tom Joyner opened up the forum, sponsored by PBS, where Smiley hosts a talk show. He thankedSmiley for pulling together the event."I am also glad that this is taking place at the historically black Howard University," Joyner said. "Thanks for doingsomething that we do everyday; making black America a priority ."

    Drew Costley, a student at Howard University, is edItor in chief of the Hilltop. Sakita Holley of Howard University contn'buted to th isreport . To comment e-mail Black College Wire .Posted June 29 2007

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    TO P 100 BASKETBALL CAMP CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - F or prep 01het ......,,!D . . . . . . .basketball player Samardo Samuels, the DiggNBA Players Associat ion Top 100Some of this years nolable attendees : deI,icio.usBasketball Camp means more tha n justhoops.8randon Jennings. Oak Hill (Va.) Academy Al-Farouq AlTinu. Norcross (Ga.) High Angel Garcia. East Ch icago Central (In.) Hgh "Basketball can't be all of ( I ~ e ) , " the native RedditTyler Zeller. Washington (Ind.) High of Jamaica said Ihis week. The 6-9 center FacebookDeMar DeRozan, COlrpton (Ca lif.) High from SI. Bened ict Prep in Newark, N.J.,William 8uford, Libbey (Ohio) High What's ths?averaged 19.7 paints and 10.3 reboundsLarry Drew, Taft (Calif.) HighEdward Da,;s, 8enedictine (Va.) High last season and is one of the nation's topbasketball prospects.'We have to leam to have a I ~ e after basketball and off thecourt," Samuels said.That is the po int of the camp, according to director andTHE 2007 NBA DRAFT former NBA player Tim McConmick, who has been runningthe week-long camp for 13 years .Chat transcript: USATODAY's Roscoe Nance More than 70 current and former NBA players havesnares his predraft insights I attended the camp since its inception in 1994, including LosMock draft: Projection of how Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and University of Texasthe first round .... 11 play out forward KeV in Durant, considered the first or second pick inthe NBA's draft next week.

    preliews prospects, teamneeds I linchpin: With thirdPodcast preview: Nance

    Last year, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard spoke topick, Hawks face conundrum players about the leap from high school to the NBA Thisy e a ~ s camp, held on the University of Virginia's campus,hosts 100 of the nation's top high-school rising seniors.Gator aid: Caning off twJnational titles, Flo rida players Instructors at the five-day camp, which began on Tuesdaylook to contribute in N8A Ilook back: How last year's and runs through Saturday, include current NBA playersfi rst-round selecti ons fared David West, Erreka Okafor and Marc Jackson.In tandem wrth basketball instruction and games, playersco aches saw future stard om forEarly signs: High school discuss pitfalls that pro and college athletes encounter .Oden, Durant I Dynamic duo : Topics range from avoiding legal woes and drug abuse toTop twJ players in draft e>pectfri endly riwlry interview techniques and careers after basketball.'We want to make them understand they have to beBlackcourt analysis: Topguards in this years draft I professionals and worry about the ir image," McConmickHead-turner: Jackson Slate said. ''There are a thousand career killers out there, and ifguard grabs GMs ' attenti on players are smart, they can avo id them."During opening ceremonies, McConmick demanded thatFrontcourt analysis: Top every player stand with correct posture as they introducedforv.erds in this year's draft I themselves. When a player remained seated or mumbledWork pays off: AI Thomtonhas finally amloed during their intra, energetic camp instructors and coachesbooed and made them try again.

    L-____________ . . . : . : c ''This next 110 hours could not only improve your game ,"McConmick told the players. ''This camp could improve your

    Samuels said the camp has helped make him more well -rounded as a professional than oth er camps heattended.Samuels, who went to adidas- and Nike-sponsored camps, said those camps "moStly show you to collegecoaches and give you exposure. This camp teaches you how to be a better player and take your game to thenext level."But he said the camp's emphasis on achieving success on and off the court helped him make the decision togo to Louisville.

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    "I'm more focused on the classroom because I know that education is an opportunity that basketball can makefor me," he said.Purvis Short , who spent 12 years in the NBA with Golden State, Houston and New Jersey, said campers openup during the life-skills development sessions."They get to talk about things no one is helping them with ". for them to open up is great because we can helpthem wrth a lot of stuff they're going through," Short said. 'We can help them because we've been there ."Share this story:

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