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Sports NASBE Golf Tournament To
Russell Wilson
Buccaneers To Host Super Bowl Champions At Ray Jay
Benefit Scholarship Program
Three Weeks
Tampa Bay Buccaneer fans were optimistic about the 2016 season, especially when the team opened the season with a road win over their NFC South foes, the Atlanta Falcons.
However, after losing to the Arizona Cardinals and at home to the Los Angeles Rams, the Bucs find themselves once again chasing instead of being chased.
Fortunately for the Bucs, the NFC South hasn’t looked that good, as the division leader right now is the Falcons with a 2-1 record.
This Sunday, the Bucs will take the field at Raymond James Stadium, and their task doesn’t get any easier as they will be facing the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos.
Through three games, Buc- caneer quarterback Jameis Winston has performed ad- mirably, and the offensive line seems to have finally gelled as a unit.
However, the Buccaneer de- fense has been inconsistent,
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
The 15th Annual Emma L. Marshall Epps Presidential Classic Golf Tournament will take place on Wednesday, November 16th.
The event is being pre- sented by the National Al- liance of Black School Educators, (NASBE), at Rogers Park Golf Course, 7911 N. Willie Black Drive.
Anyone wishing to partici- pate in the fundraiser must register by Tuesday, October 25, 2016.
The Golf Tournament is being held in conjunction with the National Alliance of Black School Educators’ 44th Annual Conference. This year, Tampa is the host for both events.
Mrs. Mary Dance, Pres- ident of the Hillsborough Al- liance of Black School Educators said, “The pro- ceeds from successful golf tournaments of the past have helped fund the scholarship program. The funds raised will allow NASBE to present $12,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors this year.”
Mrs. Dance said the scholarships will be pre- sented to the students during the conference. Proceeds will also benefit the NABSE African American Male Youth Leadership Summit.
The format will be a shot- gun start, 4 player scramble. Participants will each play 18 holes of golf and will re-
DR. EMMA L. MARSHALL EPPS
ceive a continental breakfast and lunch, door prizes, and awards for the first and sec- ond place winners. There will be special golf prizes for the longest drive and the closest- to-the-pin.
Mrs. Dance said players must wear the traditional golf attire of golf shoes with the soft spikes and a collared shirt.
The golf tournament is named in honor of Dr. Emma L. Marshall Epps.
Dr. Epps is a past presi- dent of NABSE, serving from 2005-2007 and the immedi- ate past Superintendent of the Ecorse Public Schools, Ecorse, Michigan. She was the first African American fe- male to serve in that capac- ity.
To obtain additional infor- mation about the tourna- ment contact Ms. Lynda Jackson, Golf Chairperson at (313) 645-4628; Dr. Emma L. Marshall Epps at (248) 467-1160; Mrs. Mary Dance at (813) 484- 4045; or visit the website at www.NABSE.org.
RUSSELL WILSON
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll revealed quarterback Russell Wil- son's newest injury from Sun- day was an MCL strain and he was at least considering rest- ing his franchise quarterback this week against the New York Jets on Sunday for an extra week of rest, as they hit their bye, next week.
However, the quarterback might be resting a bit longer than that.
Wilson's injury will keep him out a minimum of three weeks which includes their week five bye. Of course, per the same report, the fifth-year quarterback is looking to play through the pain.
Steelers WR Antonio Brown Switched Cleats After Ref's Warning
ANTONIO BROWN
The NFL was ready to sideline Antonio Brown for the second half of Sunday's 34-3 loss to Philadelphia if he didn't take off his baby-blue cleats emblazoned with the faces of his children, the Pitts- burgh Steelers receiver con- firmed on his weekly radio show on WDVE.
In Week 1, Brown's blue cleats with the No. 84 on the side earned him a fine for the NFL's uniform violation. Two weeks later, he displayed il- lustrations of his children on a new pair of cleats to cele- brate "the four reasons I lace them up every day," as Brown tweeted before the game.
Brown apparently switched his shoes for the sec- ond half in Philadelphia, where Brown finished with 12 catches for 140 yards.
JAMEIS WINSON And AQIB TALIB
and continues to perform below its potential.
Entering Sunday’s contest, the Bucs will once again be without the services of running back Doug Martin who is still nursing a hamstring in- jury, and they are still thin at tight end, especially after giv- ing Austin Seferian-Jenk- ins his walking papers last week.
The Broncos defense, with linebacker Von Miller and former Tampa Bay Buccaneer cornerback, Aqib Talib, will be targets the Buccaneer of- fensive line will have to deal with.
Kickoff will be at 4 p. m. and broadcast on CBS.
Out Minimum Of
Serena Williams: 'I Won't Be Silent' On Police Violence
Superstar tennis player Serena Williams has ex- pressed her fears and frustra- tion about police violence against African Americans, writing on Facebook that she "won't be silent."
The sight of a police car by the roadside during a car jour- ney with her teenage nephew Tuesday prompted a chain of thoughts that led to her emo- tional post.
"I quickly checked to see if he was obliging by the speed limit," wrote the tennis star. "Then I remembered that hor- rible video of the woman in the car when a cop shot her boyfriend."
Williams was likely refer- encing the fiancee of Phi- lando Castile, who streamed the aftermath of her fiance's fatal shooting in July by police live on Facebook.
"All of this went through my mind in a matter of sec- onds. I even regretted not driving myself. I would never forgive myself if something happened to my nephew. He's so innocent. So were all 'the others.'"
The 22-time grand slam champion is the latest of a se- ries of high profile sports stars to protest police violence against black Americans.
Basketball's LeBron James said Monday that the thought of his son getting pulled over driving when he's old enough was "scary," adding "I'm not that confi- dent... that my son is going to
SERENA WILLIAMS
return home."
San Francisco 49ers quar-
terback Colin Kaepernick sparked outrage but also sup- port in August when he re- fused to stand for the US national anthem in a pre- game ceremony, a statement against black "oppression".
"I am a total believer that not "everyone" is bad," voiced Williams in a post that has been shared over 16,000 times. "It is just the ones that are ignorant, afraid, unedu- cated, and insensitive that is affecting millions and millions of lives."
"Why did I have to think about this in 2016? Have we not gone through enough, opened so many doors, im- pacted billions of lives? But I realized we must stride on -- for it's not how far we have come but how much further still we have to go."
The 35-year-old also wrote about her own role and future. "I then wondered then have I spoken up? I had to take a look at me. What about my nephews? What if I have a son and what about my
daughters?
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