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SPORTS
“Smokin” Joe Frazier dies at 67
Arshon Howard
Staff Writer
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am the greatest,” Mu-
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but in 1971 in Madison Square
Garden, the self-proclaimed
“greatest” had his back on the
canvas because of a vicious
hit from “Smokin” Joe Fra
zier. The legacy of the former
World Heavyweight champi
on will never be forgotten.
On Nov. 7, Frazier died at
the age of 67. For non-boxing
fans, he will be remembered
for his epic fights with Ali, but
to avid boxing fans he will be
remembered as one the great
est fighters in boxing history.
“People forget that Joe was
a great boxer and has always
been a great boxer,” James
Howard, a self-proclaimed
40-year-old boxing historian
from Delaware, said. “His
Olympic record spoke for
himself, and when he moved
onto the pros he remained
undefeated even after fighting
Ali.”
People claim they remem
ber the match-ups Frazier had
with Ali, but they always seem
to forget that Frazier knocked
Ali to the floor and remained
undefeated in their first bout
in 1971.
Ali, who was 26-0 and the
first former heavyweight of
the world, was not able to sus
tain Fraziers sluggish head
low attack. Frazier floored Ali
in the last round after their 15
round “death match.” Frazier
went on to beat Ali in a deci
sion.
“I never really understood
the true meaning of what it
meant to be an underdog un
til that magical night with my
father,” Howard said. “My dad
was a Frazier fan, and I was
an Ali fan. And I just remem
bered everyone saying that
Ali was just way too skilled
for Frazier, so I was just wait
ing to gloat to my father after
Ali was supposed to win at
ease, but I never got that op
portunity.”
The only losses that Frazier
ever suffered were in his two
rematches against Ali, and
George Foreman, who also
beat him twice. Frazier should
not be compared to Ali every
time he is mentioned, but as
the fighter who gave Ali his
first lost and is considered to
have one of the best left hooks
of all-time. He will forever be
missed.
The Upsetting Loss
Curtis D.Jackson III
Sports Editor
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L ast week, I was ap
proached with the bril
liant idea of writing an article
of the “great” experience the
I Morehouse basketball team
had when they played the
second ranked team in the
nation, the Kentucky Wild
cats. As I thought about the
game, it was brought to my
attention that nothing good
came from that 125-40 loss.
NOTHING!
“So everybody looked
good. Even my sister; if she
was in Kentucky blue tonight,
shed look good,” Morehouse
head coach Grady Brewer
told reporters.
Brewer couldn’t be any more
correct Morehouse allowed
the Wildcats to shoot 72.7
percent from the field, could
not cause their starters to miss
any of their 24 field goals in the
first half and witnessed seven
Wildcats score in double-digits.
Kentucky freshman KyleWiltjer;
who scored 26 points, had a
field day against our Maroon
Tigers with highlight after high
light dunk after dunk Wiltjer
even had a few dunks that
brought back memories of the
classic And-1 mixtapes all hoop
fans from our generation loved
to watch when we were grow
ing up.
“It can only hurt in my
opinion,” Derrick Williams,
a junior at Morehouse said.
“There is nothing positive
to take away from an a~
whooping like that. Now
they’ll enter the season with
hurt pride.”
I completely understand
that Morehouse is a Division II
school and Kentucky is a Divi
sion I school, but an 85 point
loss is just embarrassing, and
demoralizing to a team that's al
ready picked to go fifth in their
weak conference. The simple
fact that Morehouse only made
three field goals in 15 minutes
and 55 seconds in the first
half of play is horrid. The score
at halftime was reminiscent of
beat downs big college football
programs give smaller Division I
schools - 74-13.
“As a sports player and
competitor; it hurts a team,”
Aparecio Peggins, a sopho
more psychology major at
Morehouse College, said. "It
completely demoralizes a
program to a point where
all hope is lost, no matter the
level of the opponent.”
Stone me if you want, but
I wouldn’t be surprised if the
Maroon Tigers go 5-20, as
memories of Terrance Jones
streaking down the lane for
an easy dunk pass through
their minds with every op
ponent they play. Maybe next
yearthe football team should
play Alabama, so it can ruin
their hopes and season too.
Great job John Calipari
for bringing these young
brothers down. Or should
we blame this one on our
own brother (20 Questions
Sports Edition)?
Big Ten Loses a Legend in Scandal
tions he could not answer
when he broke the news of
Paterno’s firing.
“We thought that because of
difficulties engulfing our uni
versity, we felt it was neces
sary to make a change in lead
ership and set a new course,”
Surma told reporters.
“Right now, I’m not the
football coach, and that’s
something I have to get used
to,” Paterno told the Associ
ated Press.
Former Penn State defen
sive tackle Matt Millen was
quoted saying, “This is a sad
day for college football.”
Paterno will leave college
football with a 409-136-3
record, three Big Ten cham
pionships, and two national
championships.
Paterno opened his last
press conference as Penn
States head coach by saying,
“I wish I had done more...”
Curtis D. Jackson III
Sports Editor
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F or the second time in less
than a year, the Big Ten
lost another legendary coach
due to a scandal. On Nov. 9,
at approximately 9 p.m., Penn
States legendary football
coach, Joe Paterno was fired
in the midst of a child moles
tation scandal at the school.
This follows Ohio States Jim
Tressel’s resignation in May
the midst of investigations of
Ohio States 2010 season and
rules violations.
It was originally planned for
Paterno to retire on his own
terms at the end of the season,
but the constant media at
tention brought the board of
trustees to make a difficult de
cision and fire the winningest
coach in college football his
tory.
“I am absolutely devastated
by the developments in this
case,” Paterno told reporters.
“I grieve for the
children and
their families,
and I pray for
their comfort
and relief.”
The media
has constantly
attacked Pa
terno ever
since the news
broke of Jerry
Sandusky, a
former Penn State defensive
coordinator, who is accused
of molesting eight boys over
15 years. Many are scrutiniz
ing Paterno for not reporting
what knowledge he had of the
situation to the police and do
ing the bare minimum in or
der to protect Sandusky, his
good friend.
The Vice Chair Board of
Trustees for Penn State, John
Surma seemed overwhelmed
with angered reporters’ ques-
The Fall of
Terrell Owens
Curtis D. Jackson III
Sports Editor
Curtisdj3@aol.com
T he past three to four years
have been rocky for NFL
free agent wide receiver Ter
rell Owens, better known as
T.O. Since his release from
the Dallas Cowboys in 2009,
his stardom, athleticism, and,
unfortunately, his relevance in
the NFL have faded.
Owens began his career in
1996 with the San Francisco
49ers after being drafted in
the third round of the year’s
NFL Draft. Over his 15-year
career, Owens has played for
the 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles,
Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills,
and Cincinnati Bengals. Dur
ing his Pro Bowl NFL tenure,
T.O set a new standard for
wide receivers in the league.
As an Eagle, Owens averaged
a touchdown per game and
helped the Eagles reach Super
Bowl XXXIX.
In his first season with Dal
las, Owens led the league in
regular season touchdowns
and went on to break the re
cord of touchdown receptions
for the Cowboys in 2007,
while aiding in Dallas’ efforts
to win the NFC East. He then
became the sixth player over
all to reach 1,000 career re
ceptions, while a member of
the Bills.
However, Owens has always
had trouble at some point
during his stay with each of
his teams, specifically his
quarterbacks. Although he
had great success with mul
tiple quarterbacks, Owens’
relentless attitude and passion
for football caused controver
sy with Jeff Garcia, Donovan
McNabb and Tony Romo. His
ability to cause disruption in
the locker room has steadily
caused him to be an NFL pa
riah.
During the 2011 off-season,
Owens tore his ACL, which
led his last team, the Bengals,
to become reluctant to re
sign the 37-year-old receiver.
This month marks the sev
enth month of recovery for
Owens who claims that he is
fully healthy and in the best
shape of his life. Although he
is not running routes in NFL
stadiums, his reality television
show, “The T.O Show,” has al
lowed him to remain in the
spotlight and show his fans
and counterparts the REAL
Terrell Owens. However, re
ality television stardom is not
Owens’ sole desire in life.
His hopes to return to the
league are quite obvious, es
pecially since the free agent
held an open workout in Cas
ablanca, Ca. to prove to teams
around the league that he is
ready to return. To his disap
pointment, not a single NFL
team sent one scout to Owens’
workout. The only offer he has
received to return to football
is the offer to play for the Chi
cago Rush, an Arena Football
League team.
The recent warrant issued
for his arrest also does not
make T.O’s return to the NFL
any easier. The warrant was
issued after he failed to at
tend a scheduled court date
concerning his child sup
port payments on the date of
his scheduled NFL workout,
which nobody attended.
“Mr. Owens is working to
resolve all of these matters
and appreciates his fans’ sup
port,” a representative for
Owens told reporters. “We are
confident that Mr. Owens will
be signed this season to the
NFL and all of his child sup
port payments will be modi
fied fairly according to his
true income.”
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