2017 was the first year that Erik Jones raced full-time on the NASCAR Monster Energy Drink Series. He secured 14 top 10 finishes and was named Rookie of the Year. This was his third NASCAR Rookie of the Year honor as in 2016 he won the award in the Xfinity Series and in 2015 on
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
boxtorow.com FIU head baseball coach Mervyl Melendez had a solid first year in 2017 as the head baseball coach at FIU, as the Panthers went 31-27. Melendez, a Bethune-Cookman graduate and one of the few HBCU graduates to coach at a non-HBCU on the Division I level, got his debut off on the right foot
by Donal Ware After some re-evaluation over the last few days, this class is a bit different than what I mentioned this past weekend on FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW. As has been the case for 12 years now, FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW has ranked the top 10 HBCU FCS
Savannah State guard Alanta Fenner 6-5, Senior, Lake Wales, Fla. Averaged 31.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and two steals in two victories last week for the Tigers. He poured in 46 points on 50 percent shooting and 16-of-17 free throws made in the victory over Morgan State. Savannah State is in first place in the MEAC with
Gary Blackston 6-2, Jr., Baltimore, Md. Averaged 30.5 points, 6.5 assists, six rebounds and made 18-of-18 free throws in two victories for the Panthers last week. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
Singer Leah LaBelle and her husband former NBA player Rasual Butler were killed in one-car crash in California early Wednesday morning. LaBelle appeared on season 3 of Idol, alongside Jennifer Hudson and Fantasia, back in 2004 and was later signed to Epic Records, in a joint deal between Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def Records and Pharrell’s I
Christian Mekowulu 6-9, r-Jr., Lagos, Nigeria Averaged 26 points, 9.5 rebounds and two blocks per game on 59.2 percent shooting from the floor in helping lead the Tigers to two victories last week. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
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
Arkansas Pine Bluff Guard Martaveous McKnight 6-4, Junior, Wallas, Miss. Averaged 32 points, five rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game on 59 percent shooting from the floor last week in victories over Prairie View A&M and Alcorn State. McKnight scored 39 points, grabbed six rebounds, handed out five assists and had three steals