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©00! http://www.thecharlottepost.com c Section Cliarlotte $os(t SPORTS THURSDAY MAY 4, 2006 It’s a new beginning for the Sting Major makeover in Bogues’first full season as head coach By Erica Singleton FOR THE CHARLOTTE POST There are new faces, new coaching staff and a new attitude for the Charlotte Sting- After an abysmal 6-28 season, the Sting has made coaching changes, and added draft picks to start fresh in 2006, Tyi^iae “Muggsy” Bogues starts his first full season as head coach. In the final 10 games last season, Bogues led the Sting to three wins, which equaled the total over the first 24 Bogues ‘Xast year, I was mainly just trying to boost morale, and get them to finish the season,” he said. “I think the ladies enjoyed how we finished and how we started playing, and I think they ai-e very excited to start this year at the begin ning.” With the 2006 season a few weeks away, and the preseason getting imder- way Bogues talked about this being a new beginning for his team. “We’re look ing forward to budding on what we had and how we ended last year.” He added,” We have some veteran players who have been in a lot of games, you know champi onship situations, with Sheri Sam, Allison Feaster’s been in a championship game, Tammy Brown, and Tangela [Smith] who’ve been at great oiganiza- tions. We’ve added some additional play ers and have some players returning, and I think we’ll all be on the same page.” The new additions include rookie draft picks Monique Currie, Tye’sha Fluker, Please see NEW/2C DIVISION II BOWL GAME IN CHARLOTTE FILE PHOTOS/CURTIS WILSON Tuskegee’s Calvin Russell pulls in a pass as Bowie State’s Byron Anderson defends In the Pioneer Bowl Dec. 3 in Charlotte. The post season game between CIAA and SIAC teams will remain in Charlotte for at least two years. Tuskegee won last year’s game 28-26. Pioneer stays put Organizers feel extending Division II postseason classic here can help game grow Pioneer Bowl facts First game -1997 (Kentucky State 30, Livingstone 28). Most appearances - Tuskegee (six) Most wins - Tuskegee (four). Most games hosted - Atlanta (five) Series record - SIAC leads 6- 2 By Herbert L. White herb.whitef&thecharloueposi earn Charlotte’s no longer the Pioneer Bowl’s temporary home. The postseason classic between the SIAC and CIAA will be played at Memorial Stadium for at least two years, orgainzers annouced this week. This year’s game will be played Dec. 2 at Memorial Stadium. The Pioneer Bowl, the only NCAA-sanctioned postseason game for black colleges, was moved to Charlotte fiom Mobile, Ala., last August when Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast. Game organizers thoi^ht enou^ of Charlotte’s potential as a site to discuss a longer commit ment. ‘We’ve been talking off and on since the last Pioneer Bowl about bringing it back,” said Jeff McLeod, the CIAA’s assistant commissioner and footbaU. cham pionship cooiriinator. ‘We’ve been pushing to bring it back to give it a full run since we didn’t have enough time to promote the game. Now we have almost a full year.” . Pioneer weekend will include a battle of the bands with fans vot ing online at pioneerbowl.com for two units to represent each con ference, banquet and assorted parties. See PIONEER/2C Panthers use draft to stockpile talent PHOTO.WADE NASH Kamorean Hayes, a two-time N.C. 4A shot put and discus champion, aims to be best in the world. Harding standout focuses on total domination By Eric Bozeman FOR THE CWXRWTTE POTT Kamorean Hayes is a two time state champion in the shot put and discus, but she knows there is someone better. That’s why she pushes herself for better perfor mances. Hayes, who is unbeaten in 2006, has thrown the shot 52 feet, and discus 155. Yet she thinks back to last sum mer in Morocco, where she finished third in the discus, and sixth in the shot. Hayes said the memories of com peting agaisnt the throwers in the world in her age group makes her hungry to do better. “Staying focused is what dtives me everyday that I go to practice,” Hayes said. “I know that there is somebody that is still better than me because when I went to Morocco I said to myself that You’re good in the United States, but that is gtiU not good enough.’ That’s a girl in South Afiica who can beat me.” Harding assistant coach Trey Miles believes Hayes implements a great work ethic to overcome the miscon ception of the prototypical thrower. “Kamorean is a workaholic, yes sir, no sir type of ath lete that loves the spoids and loves to learn,” he said. “Shot put is one of those sports that has a big miscon ception and everyone assumes that the throwers are husky but Kamorean’s stature is short, compact with a lot of strength and a lot of speed, which is a key element See HAYES/2C By Tim Whitmire HIE ASSOCIATED PRESS Associated Press Writer Loading up on depth in key areas, the Carolina Panthers added a tight end and a sec ond defensive back in the late roimds of the NFL draft Sunday Entering their fifth season vmder coach John Fox and general manager Marty Humey, the Panthers are coming off an NFC champi onship game appearance and have become annual playoff contenders, allowing them to draft for development and not immediate needs. None of Carolina’s picks in this year’s di'aft will be expected to start ri^t away but all were picked at posi tions where the team hopes to add depth and develop yormg prospects. “Our dream is, every one of these guj/s is good enough to start,” Fox said. “Whether that’s reality or not, you never know. The guys we sdect in the draft, we have good feelings about” “We got the players we came in wanting to get,” Humey said. With their fourth-round pick, No. 121 overall, the Panthers took safety Nate Salley of Ohio State. He will be expected to Fox back up veter an Mike Minter and Colin See CONTENDER/3C Fact of NBA playoffs: Nuggets eliminated again By Melissa Trujillo THEASSOCIMED PRESS DENVER - Carmelo Anthony looked physically deflated, staring at the back of his lockei’ with a towel draped over his head long after his teammates had hit the shower. Anthony and the Denver Nu^ets just can’t seem to find the basket. A series of woeful shooting continued Saturday ni^t with a 100-86 loss to the Los Angeles Clippei-s, putting the Nuggets down 3-1 in the series. They were eliminated Monday “This right here really hurts, to lose on our home court the way we did,” Anthony said. “It didn’t even feel like a playoff game tonight” The Nuggets’ offense played poorly for the fourth-straight game - Anthony hit 5-of-17 for 17 points - in tiie loss, putting them one game away from being eliminated in ttie first rovmd of the Western Confei'ence playoffs for the thifd straight season. The disappointment went beyond Anthony, as was evi dent from the booing by the home fans as the game moved more and more out of reach for Denver in the fomih quarter. Please see FOR/4C A j nere reany trom being eliminated in the Anthony and the Denver hurts, to lose on our home fimt rouml of the Western Please see Jackson unsung, but she’s latest U.S. tennis ho By Herbert L. White Bl—4 MIHW M Jamei By Herbert L. White herb.whiie&'lliecharlofteposteom No one expected ttie U.S. to do much against Germany in the Federation Cup last month.. The Americans were an rmproven, with 31-year-old joumeywoman JiU Craybas, ranked 39 in the world and three iwldes that included 19- year-old rookie Jamea Jaclson. But with Jackson going 2-0 in singles, the Americans shocked host Germany ■ 3-2 at TO Ettenheim. Jackson, ranked 75th in the world, gave the U.S. an insur mountable 3-1 lead when she defeated Martina Muller, 7-6 (2), 6-2. Jackson became the lowest-ranked woman to play singes for the U.S. Fed Cup See JACKSOPN/2C Jatnea Jackson returns a shot during the Federation Cup last week in Ettenheim, Germany. Jackson led the U.S. team to a 3-2 upset. Jackson, who is ranked 75th in the world, won both sin gles matches. USTA PHOTO/DANIEL MAURER
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