<rss version="2.0"><channel><title /><link>http://www.hamptonpirates.com</link><description>Latest news items for </description><managingEditor /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>FORMER HAMPTON FOOTBALL STAR FACING LIFE’S OBSTACLES ONE DAY AT A TIME </title><link>http://www.hamptonpirates.com/news/2010/7/26/GEN_0726104659.aspx</link><category>Football, General</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2010/7/26/rp_primary_Vaughn_Mansfield_at_Commencement.jpg" /><br /><br />HAMPTON, Va. &ndash; Vaughn Mansfield had big dreams &ndash; and still does.
 
A decorated college football player at Hampton University, Mansfield was one of 1,072 students who donned caps and gowns during the university&rsquo;s commencement exercises in May. Unlike he envisioned that day being, however, he sat among his peers in the graduating class in a wheelchair, the result of a life-threatening automobile accident two years earlier. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2010/7/26/rp_primary_Vaughn_Mansfield_at_Commencement.jpg" length="96922" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:43:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HAMPTON NAMED TOP DIV. I HBCU ATHLETICS PROGRAM </title><link>http://www.hamptonpirates.com/news/2010/7/15/GEN_0715103654.aspx</link><category>Football, Women's Basketball, Men's Basketball, General</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2010/4/26/rp_primary_DSC_9674.jpg" /><br /><br />NEW YORK &ndash; The Hampton University athletics program was tabbed as the top-ranked NCAA Division I Historically Black College &amp; University (HBCU) program on Monday, based on the final standings of the 2009-10 Learfield Sports Directors&rsquo; Cup. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2010/4/26/rp_primary_DSC_9674.jpg" length="107022" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:25:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HAMPTON WINS MEAC WOMEN’S ALL-SPORTS AWARD </title><link>http://www.hamptonpirates.com/news/2010/5/28/GEN_0528105603.aspx</link><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2010/2/15/rp_primary_Lady_Pirates_logo.gif" /><br /><br />VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. &ndash; For the ninth consecutive year, Hampton University has won the Mary McLeod Bethune Women&rsquo; All-Sports Award, as announced Friday by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). ]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2010/2/15/rp_primary_Lady_Pirates_logo.gif" length="122518" type="image/gif" /><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 13:54:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HU ATHLETES NAMED TO COMMiSSIONER’S ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM </title><link>http://www.hamptonpirates.com/news/2010/5/18/GEN_0518104000.aspx</link><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2009/9/13/rp_primary_PTypeBLK.jpg" /><br /><br />VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. &ndash; A total of 48 student-athletes at Hampton University were honored by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) on Tuesday, as they were named to the 2010 Commissioner&rsquo;s All-Academic Team. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2009/9/13/rp_primary_PTypeBLK.jpg" length="43676" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:37:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HU ATHLETICS CELEBRATES 2009-10 YEAR </title><link>http://www.hamptonpirates.com/news/2010/4/22/GEN_0422105434.aspx</link><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2010/4/26/rp_primary_DSC_9674.jpg" /><br /><br />HAMPTON, Va. &ndash; The Hampton University Department of Athletics held its annual banquet on Tuesday night in the Student Center Ballroom, celebrating the athletic and academic achievements of the school&rsquo;s student-athletes for the 2009-10 year. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2010/4/26/rp_primary_DSC_9674.jpg" length="107022" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:48:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NEW CHI ALPHA SIGMA CLASS INDUCTED </title><link>http://www.hamptonpirates.com/news/2010/4/15/GEN_0415101505.aspx</link><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2009/9/13/rp_primary_PTypeBLK.jpg" /><br /><br />HAMPTON, Va. &ndash; Twelve Hampton University student-athletes were inducted into the Virginia Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma Tuesday night at McGrew Towers in what was the largest-ever induction class. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2009/9/13/rp_primary_PTypeBLK.jpg" length="43676" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:07:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FIRST HU P.L.A.Y. (PIRATES LEADING AREA YOUTH) DAY A SUCCESS </title><link>http://www.hamptonpirates.com/news/2010/4/12/GEN_0412100133.aspx</link><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2010/4/12/rp_primary_PLAY_DAY_052.jpg" /><br /><br />HAMPTON, Va. &ndash; On Friday, the Hampton University Department of Athletics had its first HU P.L.A.Y. (Pirates Leading Area Youth) Day, which was held primarily in the gymnasium in Holland Hall.  ]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2010/4/12/rp_primary_PLAY_DAY_052.jpg" length="106331" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:00:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HAMPTON UNIVERSITY OPENS NOMINATIONS FOR 2010 HALL OF FAME CLASS </title><link>http://www.hamptonpirates.com/news/2010/4/9/GEN_0409101038.aspx</link><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2009/9/13/rp_primary_PTypeBLK.jpg" /><br /><br />HAMPTON, Va. &ndash; The Hampton University Department of Athletics is currently accepting nominations for the 2010 class of the Hampton University Athletics Hall of Fame. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2009/9/13/rp_primary_PTypeBLK.jpg" length="43676" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:07:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MAGETT, VARGA NAMED HU ATHLETES OF WEEK </title><link>http://www.hamptonpirates.com/news/2010/4/9/MTEN_0409101939.aspx</link><category>Men's Tennis, Softball, General</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2009/9/13/rp_primary_PTypeBLK.jpg" /><br /><br />HAMPTON, Va. &ndash; Hampton University sophomore Rebecca Magett and  sophomore Gellert Varga were named HU Athletes of the Week, thanks to  their respective performances on the softball diamond and the tennis  court. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2009/9/13/rp_primary_PTypeBLK.jpg" length="43676" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:17:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PELLUM, FORTUNE NAMED HU ATHLETES OF WEEK </title><link>http://www.hamptonpirates.com/news/2010/2/24/GEN_0224100623.aspx</link><category>Women's Basketball, Men's Basketball, General</category><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2009/9/13/rp_primary_PTypeBLK.jpg" /><br /><br />HAMPTON, Va. &ndash; Hampton University sophomores Darrion Pellum and Bernadette Fortune were named HU Athletes of the Week on Wednesday, due to their performances on the basketball court heading into the week.  ]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.hamptonpirates.com/images/2009/9/13/rp_primary_PTypeBLK.jpg" length="43676" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:04:56 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>