Dawson lends support to college tournament

Baseball hall of famer and former Montreal Expo Andre Dawson is lending his name to a college tournament formed as part of Major League Baseball’s effort to promote historically black college and university programs. Now in its 11th year, the New Orleans tournament will feature six HBCU teams as part of an eight-team round robin from Feb. 16 to 18. Dawson, a former Chicago Cubs and Montreal Expos star, played college baseball at Florida A&M. He is one of only two HBCU alumni in the Baseball Hall of Fame.