NASCAR Monster Energy Drink Series Cup driver Chase Elliott had a solid 2017, finishing fifth in the points standing. He won one of the Duel qualifying race on Thursday and will start on the second row of this Sunday’s Daytona 500. Elliott, one of NASCAR’s more popular drivers, talked with BOXTOROW host Donal Ware about
HBCU Football’s Most Influential in 125 years of HBCU Football: Willie Galimore
On December 27, 1892, Biddle University defeated Livingstone 5-0 in Salisbury, NC. From that time forward, HBCU football has flourished. Some of the greatest players to ever play pro football attended HBCUs. The North Carolina A&T Aggies are consensus HBCU football national champions. In honor of 125 years of HBCU football, boxtorow.com will highlight some
HBCU Football’s Most Influential in 125 years of HBCU Football: Jerry Rice
On December 27, 1892, Biddle University defeated Livingstone 5-0 in Salisbury, NC. From that time forward, HBCU football has flourished. Some of the greatest players to ever play pro football attended HBCUs. The North Carolina A&T Aggies are consensus HBCU football national champions. In honor of 125 years of HBCU football, boxtorow.com will highlight some
HBCU Football’s Most Influential in 125 years of HBCU Football: Michael Strahan
On December 27, 1892, Biddle University defeated Livingstone 5-0 in Salisbury, NC. From that time forward, HBCU football has flourished. Some of the greatest players to ever play pro football attended HBCUs. The North Carolina A&T Aggies are consensus HBCU football national champions. In honor of 125 years of HBCU football, boxtorow.com will highlight some
Chester Rogers Interview: Former Grambling star breaking through with Colts
Former Grambling star Chester Rogers went undrafted in 2016. He signed as a free agent with the Indianapolis Colts and was a long shot to make the roster where the Colts were deep at wide receiver. Rogers put the work in and made the 53-man roster to open the season. In year one, he showed
Tarik Cohen: “I don’t know how they got better after losing me.”
Former Aggie running back praises N.C. A&T, shines in National Football League by Roscoe Nance Special to boxtorow.com The Chicago Bears, one of the NFL’s most storied franchises, have a rich tradition of outstanding running backs. From Red Grange, to Bronko Nagurski, to Willie Galimore, to Walter Payton, some of pro football’s most dangerous ball-carriers
Six set to be guests on BOXTOROW’s annual draft show
boxtorow.com BOXTOROW will present its 12th annual draft show this weekend as six former HBCU football players will be guests on FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW w/ Donal Ware this weekend. 2016 BOXTOROW All-Americans Javancy Jones of Jackson State, Jessamen Dunker and Ezra Robinson of Tennessee State will be guests. Dunker and Robinson also participated in
BOXTOROW HBCU NFL Draft Chronicles: Tarik Cohen
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Some of the information was taken from a story I wrote for the News and Observer which ran on November 17, 2016. The 2016 football season did not end the way former North Carolina A&T star running back Tarik Cohen would have liked. The Aggies lost to archrival North Carolina Central
Dan Rooney: Much more than just the Rooney Rule
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com People will remember former Pittsburgh Steelers president Dan Rooney, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 84, for the Rooney Rule. The Rooney Rule was championed by Rooney and was implemented in 2003, requiring all NFL teams to interview at least one minority candidate for a head coaching position.
With possibility of woman’s head coach in NBA, Stephanie Ready is precursor
boxtorow.com Stephanie Ready knows basketball. She’s also a history maker. She is currently an analyst for the Charlotte Hornets on Fox Sports Southeast, making her the first fulltime female analyst of an NBA team. Obviously, it didn’t start there for Ready. Prior to her broadcast career which has now spanned 13 years, Ready was an