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The Alabama State Hornets will begin their 2011-2012 SWAC conference play the same way they ended it, playing their SWAC rival Grambling State. Conference play begins on Jan. 3 in the SWAC and the winless Tigers of Grambling State will have an opportunity to capture their first win Tuesday night at home against the Alabama State Hornets. The game that will [...]

Fayetteville- Sarah Watkins scored 15 points to lead the University of Arkansas to a 59-40 win over Mississippi Valley State University Wednesday night. Watkins also went 4 of 5 from the free throw line. Ka’Neshia Smith and Lenise Stallings both scored 8 points to lead the way for Mississippi Valley. Arkansas went 18 for 22 from the free throw line, [...]

Houston, Texas- Coming off of a triple overtime loss to Louisiana Tech in Queens, NY, the Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers traveled back south to the Campbell Center in Texas where they outscored Texas Wesleyan in both halves to secue a 69-57 victory Wednesday night. JaQuandria Williams and Kiara Etienne each led the Lady Panthers with 15 points. Lereahn Washington helped by [...]

Saint Louis (12-1) defeated Texas Southern (1-10) 71-39 at home in a convincing manner on Tuesday night. Brian Conklin’s 15 points led the Billikens  to their fifth consecutive win. The only other player to score in double figures was Mike McCall Jr., who totaled 10 points off the Billikens bench. Saint Louis led the entire way, including holding a 37 [...]

Normally after Thanksgiving people feast on left over turkey, greens and macaroni and cheese, or maybe some honey smoked ham with a side of your mother’s famous yams. However, on Nov.26 the G-Men as well as the Gram Fam traveled to New Orleans and devoured the Southern Jaguars 36-12 for their post Thanksgiving meal in the 38th annual State Farm [...]

Disgraced former Penn State defensive coordinator and alleged child molester Jerry Sandusky, who was arrested on Nov.5 for charges of sexually harassing eight boys over a 15-year period, was freed from prison by District Judge Leslie Dutchcoton on a $100,000 unsecured bail on Nov.14. Dutchcoton, who reportedly volunteered and donated between $500-1000 to Sandusky’s Second Mile charity, granted his bail [...]

Grambling, LA– On Grambling State’s senior night, Cliff Exama’s 18 tackles led the G-Men to a 29-25 victory over the Texas Southern Tigers on Nov 12. “It felt great,” said Exama. “Last year I got hurt in the third quarter, so it felt good to come out with a victory that we  really needed.” Exama finished with 18 tackles, 13 [...]

Grambling, La–With the No. 9 recruiting class in the country for the class of 2012 among mid-majors, the Lady Tigers are now playing with NCAA implications. Last year their chance to play for a NCAA tournament bid was ruined by the Prairie View Lady Panthers in the semi finals of the SWAC tournament. This year the Lady Panthers are picked [...]

GRAMBLING,La. — Dawrence Roberts helped Grambling keep their SWAC championship ambition alive as he rushed in the game-winning touchdown Saturday in the G-Men 26-23 upset over Jackson State University. Roberts’ career high 201 yards on 23 carries for two touchdowns was enough to put Grambling (5-4, 4-3 SWAC) in first place of the SWAC West leading Prairie View (4-5, 4-3 [...]

College basketball season is approaching for Grambling State University and the Tigers are ranked eighth in the Preseason Southwestern Athletic Conference Basketball Poll. The Tigers, whose basketball program has been remolded with 10 new players and alterations to the coaching staff, are looking to build off their success of last season. Last year the Tigers did the unexpected. Not only [...]

  A 26-yard pick six by Edward Patterson with 2:25 remaining secured a seven-point victory for the Tigers Saturday, as they survived another nail bitter against Arkansas Pine- Bluff 27-20. Leading receiver Desmond Beverly, No. 2 running back Stephen Jones, who’s responsible for nine of the 20 total touchdowns, and sack leader Joe Dalton were all missing in action because [...]

    Who would have imagined, a player who finished last season with no carries for no yards and no touchdowns would be emerging as one the top rushers in the SWAC conference. Dawrence Roberts, a 5-foot-9, redshirt sophomore from Clearwater, FL, was an inconsistent special teams player last season. But, this season after a slow start, he has exceeded all of [...]

The Tigers are riding a two game winning streak as their next match up will be against University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, whose roster is shortened by 25 players including 11 starters, due to a suspension after a brawl took place in the midst of their victory over Southern University on Oct.15. Key players that will miss Saturday’s game include: leading [...]