Fishing
Somebody could reel in $lM
Cochran angling
for repeat of 2005
in hometown
By Drew Costley
USA TODAY
Professional angler George Coch­
ran is excited about getting another
chance to create excitement in his
hometown. .
Cochran, 57, is one of 80 anglers
who will fish for $1 million in Hot
Springs, Ark., on Thursday, during
the Forrest L Wood Cup (FLW), the
main event of the FLW Tour series.
The event is named after the
founder of Ranger boats and the
tour.
Competitors from the USA and
Japan will stake claim in a $2 mil­
lion purse, $500,000 of which will
go to the winner, during the four­
day, two-round competition.
The winner's $500,000 payday
doubles to $1 million ifhe fishes on
a Ranger. Yes, Cochran fishes on a
Ranger.
After two d!lYs, each angler will
select five fish and weigh them at
the Hot Springs Convention Center.
The 10 anglers with the heaviest
total weigh-ins will move on to the
final round, to be held Saturday and
Sunday. . .
Cochran, a native of Hot Springs,
said he has more than financial
gains in mind and says being a na­
tive and knowing the waters is a
disadvantage - of sorts. . within the last 11 years~
"Usually, locals know the water
too well, chase fish all around the
lake and never sit in one place long
enough to get a good catch," Coch­
ran said.
Since he knows Lake Ouachita so
well, he will try to find fish using
his natural instincts and skill in­
stead of anticipation and knowl­
edge of the lake.
When he won on Lake Hamilton
in 2005, he accomplished a rare
feat on the FLW Tour: winning an
event in his hometown.
"It's almost hard to believe that
they've doubled the prize money
for the event since 2005," said
Cochran, whose career earnings
are $2.1 million, according to www
.bassfan.com.
When Cochran started as a pro­
fessional angler in 1980, the Bass­
master Tour spread $11,000 in
prize winnings among 12 events.
He switched to the new FLW Tour
series in the 1990s.
Since then the prizes have kept
growing at a fast pace. By 2000, the
pot for the FLW Cup alone totaled
$100,000. It had grown to
$500,000 by 2005, the year Coch­
ran won.
. Brent Ehrler of Redlands (CaJi[),
Who won in 2006 and is competing
again this year, won $500,000, too.
Cochran attributed the sport's
rapid growth to increased televi­
sion attention (Fox Sports Net,
Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. IT) and corpo­
rate sponsorship.
Team sponsorships from WaI­
Mart, Castrol and Tylenol came
. amount of money."
Cochran said loyal fans - 40,000
turned out in 2005 - are another
reason for the growth.
"Our anglers are more like reg­
ular people·than other professional
athletes," said Dave Washburn, di­
rector of communications for the
FLWTour.
He said anglers are "very acces­
sible and fan friendly" despite being
on tour six months of the year and
spending much c;>f their time on the
water.
For instance, anglers who do not
make the Friday cut sign auto­
graphs and help fans with their
fishing techniques.
Cochran, a fan favorite on the
FLW Tour, said he has helped fans
control their casting and has spent
hours signing "every last auto­
graph."
But he said winning in front of
family and friends in 2005 was the
highlightofhis 27-year career.
His mother, Kate, who encour­
aged him to fish since he was
young, also saw that victory.
"She was my biggest supporter
when I started fishing," he said of
his mother, who was 84 when she
died last year.
He said almost every member of
his family showed up in 2005, in­
cluding his wife, Deborah, and his
children, Oavid, John and Leslie.
"Goose bumps were running
down my back. It tickled me more
than anything to win at home,"
Cochran said.
"To be able to relive all of that
would mean more than any
 USA's Wall<er eager to find roots in Japan

By Drew Costley
USATODAY World Championships ofAmerican Football
Most players on the inaugural Team USA Who: Head coach john Mackovic and 45 former NCAA and NNA
football roster will go to japan to have a players . .
good time and be ambassadors for the When: july 7-15. Team USA is in group play vs. Korea on july 10
and Germany on july 12. Medal games are july 14-15. There are
sport. Former Princeton linebacker Brig two three-team groups.
Walker is going to discover his heritage. Details: Sponsored by the.International Federation ofAmerican
Walker is one of 45 former NCAA and Football (IFAF); this is the third event. but the USA is competing for
NAJA players who will compete in the third·
Princeto n !Jr; fversity •
the first time. Todd BeU. Team USA spokesman. says USA Football
World Championships of American Foot-Walker: Trip is a
has not been prepared to send a team since its founding in 2002.
ball from july 7 to 15 in Kawasaki. Practice "dream come true."

begins june 20 in San jose. Calif.

Celtic and japanese cultures comprise most of Walker's heri­ Brig and Mackenzie say they want to pay homage to a legacy of
tage. Walker and his younger sister:Mackenzie, have prepared to Japanese culture. Walker, his sister and their parents will stay in
visit japan since Walker was in high school. Their mother is a Japan for 10 days after the games to learn about their Japanese
third~eneratiori japanese-American. "It's going to be an in­ heritage. "It's rewarding for me that they are curious purely based
teresting trip on many levels," he says. "It's a dream come true for on their own intuition," their mother says. "This is a unique expe­
me and my sister to go to japan." rience for Brigham to share football with the country that he de­
scended from."
Walker willtfy to share the same talent that helped him make
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the game. "We'll get to play under some g'reat minds ... and we
Astory Monday about Oregon State's 1-0 baseball victory all hope to learn and gain from their wisdom," he says. "It will
against Michigan included an incorrect given name for the player deepen my appreciation for the game." .
.who drove in the winning run He is joey Wong. But he says the opportunity to showcase his talent would not be
An analysis Tuesday ofthe 2007 Division I-A college football possible without the work of his ancestors. "My parents and
schedules referred incorrectly to the year in which Gerry Faust grandparents worked for me," he says, "so that I could experience
made his coaching debut at Notre Dame. It was 1981. the things .1 love. Football is one of those things."
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With Dawn Staley
It's been 20 years since Temple What made you want to
University coach Dawn Staley do clinics in Malawi and
has had a free summer. She Zimbabwe7
spent the last eight playing in . I wanted to show them
the WNBA but retired.after last how basketball has affected
season. However, she isn't sit­ my life and how it can help
ting home. Staley is in Malawi them (with) discipline. Igave
running a basketball youth them the good, the bad and
outreach program. Staley the ugly about how basket-.
talked to USA TODAY's Drew ball has affected my life and
Costley about balancing her how it has shown me there
schedule: is more to life.
How different is this som­ What is the importance of
mer? minority representation
I like being on my schedule in the pro sports' front
and not anyone else's. I miss offices?
playing, but not that much, be­ It's very important Mi­
cause I feel I stepped away at norities haven't had the op­
the right time. It feels wonder­ portunity. We would thrive
ful, but Istill wake up early. in coaching a team, manag­
ing a team or being in the
Can you outline your to-do front office or being presi­
list7 dent of that team.
I finally get to attend the
Temple basketball camps from By H. Dan Belser. USA TODAY Compare your summers
JlU1e 23-29, and then I get to Still on the go: Coach Dawn Staley has Temple growing up in Philadel­
meet our incoming freshman basketball camps up next phia to recent summers
(July 3-6). I've never gotten to that you have had.
be here for (that). I'll be in Washington for training for .My junior year in high school was the onlytime in
the Pan-American Games (july 6-15). On the 16th the the. past 20 years that Ihad the summer free. The only
team travels to Rio for the Pan American Games. After thing Ihad to worry about was making sure the house
that I'll have five days to recruit at the end of July. I'm was clean before my mom got home. And that took
not even unpacking my bags when Iget back. place about five minutes before she was due home.
How do you find time to recruit players for Tem­
ple's women's basketball team? .
Iused to be at the mercy of the (WNBA) coach Iwas
playing for, but Iwould look for breaks in the schedule Tuesday's WNBA game
to recruit during the 20-day grace period. (Also) I
would text-message, e-mail and call ' recruits. The Monarchs 54, Nicole Powell hit a driving layup with four
WNBA is also a recrujting tool, so Iwould tell recruits SKY 52 seconds remaining to lead Sacramento to its
to check out the television if Iwas playing. third win in a row. Chicago's Candice Du­
Pree had a career-high 14 rebounds to go
How many active WNBA players coach coUege in with 21 points. Armintie Price (1 0 points)
the offseason? was the only other Sky scorer in double fig­
I know there are d number of other players that ures. Chicago fell short ofa franchise-high
third consecutive victory.The biggest lead
were assistant coaches, but Ithink Iwas the onJy head either team had was seven points by the
coach. It was easier to handle than it sounds. You'd Monarchs. Kara Lawson had 19 points off
think being away four or five days at a time would hurt the bench for Sacramento.
your program, but it didn't So I'm going to see if me "HOME te,lm In caps
being here more will help.
 Lakefront airport's
conditions jeopardize
takeoff and landing
BY DREW COSTLEY
The FAA documented the pre-Katrina
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statistics of the traffic at the airport but
Flights at the New Orleans Lakefront
Airport have had to operate under
dangerous landing and takeoff conditions,
said an official with a national aviation
group Wednesday.
Darrell Meachum, the regional vice
president for the National Air Traffic
Controllers Association, said there have
been instances in which airplanes have
had to land simultaneously using the same
runway. He added that near crashes have
occurred because of the lack of runways.
"When all ofthe airplanes at Lakefront
are docked after landing, the ljirport is
wall-to-wall in planes," Meachum said.
The air traffic control tower at
La~efront has been out of operation
for nearly 21 months because of severe
damage caused by Hurricane Katrina,
Meachum said.
Randolph Taylor, director of aviation
at Lakefront, said the airport lacks an air
traffic control tower, and as a result, the
airport has been unable to utilize all of its
runways.
"Because we have a lot of traffic and
business, we typically used multiple
runways and cross runways to land
several flights at the same time before the
storm," he said.
"We cannot use all of our runways
because we do not have our own air
traffic control tower."
One problem with the tower is mold.
The amount of mold in the tower has
rendered it too dangerous to enter,
according to Federal Aviation Association
spokeswoman Laura Brown. She added
that the mold removal needs to be done
before any other repairs can be made.
Mold removal of ' the air traffic
control tower at Lakefront Airport
began Wednesday, Brown said. The
building also has ter'm ite problems and
no electrical infrastructure, plumbing
or phone lines. After the removal is
completed, Brown said, repairs to the
infrastructure of the building will be
able to begin.
Meachum said he was skeptical that
the repairs could be completed by the
July 1 deadline set by the FAA.
"We're cautiously optimistic that
they're repairing the tower," Meachum
said. "And no one [from the trade groups]
thinks that it can be done by July 1."
Meanwhile, the number of flights
operating out of Lakefront has increased
in the last three months, according to .
data from both the FAA and the airport.
was unable to record the number of
flights after the storm because of the lack
ofa control tower. Since then, the airport
hired an employee to record the number
of flights that operate out of the airport
every month.
Before Katrina, the airport reported
anywhere between 6,500 and 15,QOO
ecause we have a lot. .
oftraffic and business,
we typically used mul­
tiple runways and cross
runways to land several
flights at the same time
before the storm. "
-Randolph Taylor
Director of Aviation
flight landings and takeoffs per mo~th .
The airport recorded 3,000 flights per
month from August to December 2006.
This year, 2,914 flights were recorded
in February. The number rose to 3,584
flights in March and to 4,165 flights in
April.
The airport, which is used for private,
military and business flights, is also
used to for high traffic from commercial
planes during conventions and sporting
events.
A letter sent to the FAA from
Louisiana's members of Congress,
said the National Business Aviation
Association has conducted its national
convention, usually held in New Orleans,
in other cities for the last three years.
"The airport is a vital economic
engine' for New Orleans, but without
a functioning control tower, Lakefront
lacks the safety provided by air traffic
control services and proper navigation
equipment," the letter said. .
It also urged that the association
remedy the lack of air traffic controls
..at the airport and that the airport use a
temporary mobile control tower until the
problem is fixed.
"The safety and economic recovery of
Lakefront airport and the New Orleans
area·depend on it," the letter read.
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ey, the University of LouisviJle, Fayetteville State University, Lincoln University, Morehouse College and Spelman
were represenled. Students from Lincoln wore T-shirts bearing a picture of Lincoln alumnus Thurgood Marshall,
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Anderson, ajunior political philosophy major and the associate vice president of the Student Government

11A:;so,clal~onat Morehouse, came with a group representing every school in the Atlanta University system excepl Morris

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'm here on the steps of the Supreme Court," Anderson said. "We were here before the sun came up around all the
look like me. It 's worth the 12-hour trip just to be right here at 7 o 'clock in Ihe morning."

Although many of the day's speakers emphasized unity in the fight for equality, Rosie Washington said the court decisions
would directly affect African Americans over any other ethnic group.

"The implications of the cases affects us directly the most," said Washington , a 20 year-old from the University of

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Nichols said that by helping to organize several student organi2ations from around the world, Howard students are
showing that they are leaders for the glo bal commun ity.

"This isn 't just for African Americans," said Nichols, who led the crowd in a rendition of the black national anthem, "Lift
Every Voice and Sing," and a call and response in which he asked , "Have we overcome?" The crowd responded, "We hav.
and we will ."

He added , "Today is for the women, Hispanics, Asians and a lot of other minorities because we are no longer the minority.
We are the majority. We came here today to galvanize people from around the world under one cause."

Other speakers included Gregory Carr, a professor in the department of African-American studies, and Arnita Hayden, the
organizer of the Howard University Undergraduate Student Assembly's part in themarch .

"Somebody in this crowd will be sitting on one of those seats one day, even if we cannot see the change today," Carr said,
pointing to the court behind him. "And make sure that this building represents the justice that this building is supposed to
represent. "

Hayden said the country is already relapsing into segregation and that a favorable court decision for the pla intiffs would
add to the relapse .

"This a slap in the face that the Supreme Court would even hear this case," Hayden said. "From this day forward we will
not get slapped in the face and just stand by and feel the pain."

Stephanie Brown, the youth and college director for the NAACP, said she was proud to see so many come out to tell
America that a moral re-evaluation was needed.

"We are here today," Brown said, "to tell America, you need to check your soul ."

Drew Costley, a student at Howard University, wn'tes for the Hilltop.

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weren't tough enough on Justices Roberts and Alito," said Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, referring to Chief Justice John
and Justice Samuel Alito . "And they have turned the Court upside down."

""".:orlOrmc opportunity and access to universal healthcare were also hot issues . Candidates blamed the lack of economic
portun ities for blacks on the ed ucational system and uneven tax cuts.

don't think that we can separate the education issue and the economic issue," said Clinton, who reflected on a career
on improving child welfare . "There are people that are qualified for jobs that are being turned away." Poverty and
""IJUI;""O" "is a broader issue," she said .

John Edwards, former senator from North Carolina, said tax cuts should be more evenly distributed among tax brackets, a
sentiment that most candidates agreed with .

But Mike Gravel, a former senator from Alas ka, said, "What these people are saying is not going to make any difference in
the tax system."

said that tax money should be reallocated to make universal heaJthcare a possibility. He also said tax money
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They all said the issue of H1V/AIDS in the black community is being neglected.

"If H1V/AlDS were the leading cause of death in [young] white women," Clinton said, "there would be an outrage." Th e
crowd, mostly African American, responded with thunderou s applause.

Sade Faulkner, ajunior political science major at Howard, sa id the candidates need a more defmite plan for solving
African American problems.

"It seems as if the candidates understand the issues, but there isn't a defmite plan to make changes," Faulkner said. "A
definite plan needs to be put in place once and for all."

Syndicated radio host Tom Joyner opened up the forum, sponsored by PBS, where Smiley hosts a talk show. He thanked
Smiley for pulling together the event.

"I am also glad that this is taking place at the historically black Howard University," Joyner said. "Thanks for doing
something that we do everyday; making black America a priority."

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"I'm more focused on the classroom because I know that education is an opportunity that basketball can make
for me ," he said.

Purvis Short, who spent 12 years in the NBA with Golden State, Houston and New Jersey, said campers open
up during the life-skills development sessions.

"They get to talk about things no one is helping them with ". for them to open up is great because we can help
them wrth a lot of stuff they're going through ," Short said. 'We can help them because we've been there."

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