Clint Dempsey doesn't want boss to leave

The former Dragon tells Metro he wants his coach to stay:

'I enjoy playing for him and I've been lucky really that all the managers I've had have been good – from Steve Nicol and Paul Mariner at New England Revolution to Bob Bradley, the USA coach.

'I like the staff we have here – they do a good job of preparing us for each game. We have a good shape and are a hard team to break down.'

Damion James scores 18

The former Dragon scored 18 in Texas' 73-41 win over Western Carolina, according to The Houston Chronicle.

Damion James loves Nacogdoches

The Daily Sentinel has an excellent article on Damion James, who explains why he didn't go pro:

"I made choices based on what I thought was best for me," James said Monday. "I thank everyone who supported me and for believing in me. I have goals that I want to achieve, but I felt there were things I need to work on."

Chase Ford wins MVP

The former Corrigan-Camden Bulldog was named MVP of the Southwest Junior College Conference, according to The Kilgore News Herald.

Damion James scores 21

The former Dragon also pulled down 15 rebounds in Texas' 89-42 win over UC Irvine, according to the Associated Press.

Tiffany Adair scores 10

The former Kennard Lady Tiger scored 10 in Texas Wesleyan's 70-52 loss to Rogers State, according to KTUL.

Titans call up Dominique Edison

The former San Augustine Wolf takes the place of Fernando Velasco, according to The Tennessean.

Clint Dempsey scores goal in third-straight game

Fulham tied Wican, 1-1, according to Soccer Times.

Robert Ray picks up second win

The former Panther gave up four runs and eight hits while striking out four through four innings in Phoenix' 11-5 win over Mesa, according to MLB.com.

Damion James story explains tough life

The Austin American-Statesman has an excellent article on the former Dragon and his childhood:

Williams admitted she was not the best mother.

"I was young myself," Katrina Williams said. "I was still trying to party, run the streets instead of raising my kids. I regret things, like not taking the kids to the park or signing them up for T-ball. I was still acting like a kid myself."

James was reared mostly by his maternal grandmother, Katherine Williams. She lived in a trailer next to Katrina's apartment. James would visit his mother and take snacks back to the trailer. Katherine and Katrina argue over who really is James' mother.

Nikki Greene gets approval to dunk

The Daily Collegian has an excellent article on the former Diboll Ladyjack, in which the Penn State coach says it's OK for her to dunk, even in warmups:

The coach said she would even be OK with Greene dunking in warm-ups, despite the fact that doing so results in a technical foul.

"I told her I'll take the technical," Washington said. "Go ahead and dunk it, get the crowd hyped up in the beginning. We'll spot them two points and lock down on defense, we'll be fine."

Robert Ray has bad outing

The former Panther gave up three runs, two earned, on four hits, including a home run, and a walk while striking out five, plus he was thrown out, according to Examiner:

Wilin Rosario followed and was hit by Ray's fourth pitch on a 3-0 count at which point Ray was ejected from the game. The umpire most likely thought he hit Rosario on purpose since he had taken Ray deep in his first at-bat. No real way of knowing if it was intentional or not, but in Ray's defense it was the fourth pitch of the at-bat and the first two, according to the MLB.com Gameday, were away.

Clint Dempsey scores again

The former Dragon stayed hot in Fulham's 1-1 draw with Wigan, according to Roto News.

Davidson coach impressed by Damion James

The Austin American-Statesman says the Davidson coach had good things to say about the former Dragon following a scrimmage:

"I was very impressed with the way Damion James played," McKillop said.

McKillop said James and sophomore guard Varez Ward set a tone for the team. Ward played both guard spots — the point and off the ball.

"They both scored in a variety of ways," McKillop said. "They were tough to stop."

Nikki Greene adjusts to college life

The Daily O'Collegian has a fun story on Nikki Greene and her freshman teammates adjusting to college life:

Last month's early snowfall was something new for Greene as she recalls her teammates getting into a snowball fight after practice.

Coming from a small high school in Diboll, Texas, Greene said she got maybe a centimeter of snow back home.

This much practice is new to her too.

Clint Dempsey scores goal

The former Dragon scored in Fulham's 3-1 win over Liverpool, according to The Daily Dust.

JaGared Davis records nine tackles

The former Crockett Bulldog also had 1 1/2 sacks in SMU's 27-13 win over Tulsa, according to The Dallas Morning News:

"Coach told us to put pressure on them, get to the quarterback," Davis said. "Then the momentum is on our side."

Hunter Russell finishes 59th

The former Diboll Lumberjack ran a 30:46:07 at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships, according to NewOrleans.com.