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BALLIN’ OUT SPORTS By Lawrence “King Law” Davis At a ceremony in the Governor's Mansion, NC Governor Pat McCrory proclaimed April 22, 2014 "Lady Bears Women's Basketball Day" in commemoration of their accomplishment in winning the 2014 CIAA Basketball Championship. Gov. McCrory welcomed the Shaw University team, and praised them for their determination inning allowed the Lady Rams to score and win the CIAA title. The Lady Falcons needed two wins to win the league crown in the double-elimination tournament. The Lady Falcons lose three players, but return the nucleus that played a key role in their recent success. They will likely be among the favorites to win the championship next season. The foursome of Daniel Jamieson, Taffawee Johnson , Burkheart Ellis Jr. and Jermaine Jones of Saint Augustine's University ran a season-high 39.19 seconds in the men's 4x100 Championship of America relay on the final day of the 2014 Penn Relays before a crowd of 49,103 at Franklin Field on Saturday, April 26th. The men's 4x100 squad finished third in the event, which was televised by NBC Sports Network. Only UTech of Jamaica (38.71) and Division I LSU (38.83) ran faster than the Falcons, who entered the prestigious meet as the top-ranked Division II 4x100 relay squad. Five Division I schools were in the eight-team relay. medaling bronze in the 100m hurdles at 13.73. North Carolina Central University hurdler Jasmine Wanamaker earned two medals while competing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) 2014 Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships this weekend, May 1-3, at the Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C. Wanamaker earned a silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.96 seconds, while In addition for the Lady Eagles, hurdler Anthonia Ballard brought home a silver medal, recording a time of 13.58 in the 100m hurdles. Individual bronze medals were awarded to Amber Brooks in the 1500m with a time of 4:38.34 and Delesha Conquest in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:01.08. and poise in winning the championship and commended them for their "teamwork and skill under pressure." After the ceremony, which also honored Livingstone for their CIAA Men's Basketball Championship and North Carolina Central for their MEAC title win, Gov. McCrory invited the players outside where they played some HORSE. The Duke Blue Devils were picked as the No. 1 overall seed for the 2014 NCAA Lacrosse Tournament for the third time in the program’s history. Duke was also the top seed in 2007 and 2008 and is 5-2 overall at that position. It marks the 16th time in 18 NCAA Tournament appearances Duke has been picked as one of the top eight seeds and sixth time in the top three. With final exams done, the Duke Lacrosse team has the benefit of being able to focus on getting better every day. Looking to play their best lacrosse in May, the Blue Devils benefit from being able to spend quality time with each other on and off the field. They have done just that over the past seven seasons, sporting a 19-5 in the NCAA Tournament under head coach John Danowski with two NCAA Championships under their belts and seven consecutive appearances on the final weekend. The five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award will be announced May 8th by the Tewaaraton Award Foundation. Duke’s Jordan Wolf, Deemer Class and Myles Jones are three of the 28 nominees. Two Blue Devils – Matt Danowski and Ned Crotty – have won the top honor in collegiate lacrosse. Class and Jones are two of four sophomores represented on the list, while Wolf is widely considered to be one of the five finalists. NC State is one of six schools around the country this spring to host the regional round of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships. The Raleigh Regional will be played from May 15-17 at Lonnie Poole Golf Course on NC State’s campus. Admission is free to the three-day event. Saint Augustine's University's magnificent run in the CIAA Softball Tournament ended in the championship game with a 5-4 loss to Winston-Salem State University at the Virginia State University field on Saturday, April 19th. The championship appearance was the first in recent memory for the Lady Falcons, who scared the Lady Rams in the last inning after trailing 4-1. The Lady Falcons scored three runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game, but an error in the bottom half of the The Lonnie Poole Golf Course (1509 Main Campus Drive. Raleigh, NC 27606) will play a par of 72 over 7,358 yards. Located on 250 acres inside the city of Raleigh, the golf course routing is dictated by large elevation changes. It meanders around large buffer areas that were left in place to protect streams and wetlands that are in the Neuse River watershed. The buffers provide protected a habitat for wildlife and native plant species. Er