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Texas Southern sent a strong message to the SWAC with an impressive 87-52 blowout victory over the Alcorn State Braves Tuesday night. Junior guard Dexter Ellington led the way in the conference opener with 10 of his 17 points coming in the second half in addition to his five steals. Lawrence Johnson-Danner scored 13 points and Omar Strong pitched in 12, including going four of [...]

Two SWAC competitors are looking to face off in their first conference game of the year, as the Jackson State Tigers square off against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. With the lack of defense exhibited by both squads, this matchup could become a shootout, as Alabama A&M averages 62.7 points per game while allowing 77.3 points per game. The JSU Tigers [...]

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 [...]

NATCHITOCHES, LA – Tiffany Kellum scored a game-high 24 points and pulled down seven rebounds Friday night as the Jackson State Lady Tigers defeated the Northwestern State Lady Demons 79-73 at the Prather Coliseum. With the win JSU improved to a 3-6 overall record and NSU falls to a 3-9 mark. Kellum made key free throws down the stretch to help [...]

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 [...]

  Eugene, Ore. – Demondre Chapman scored 14 points as Prairie View defeated Stephen F. Austin 53-50 Tuesday in the opening game of the Global Sports Hoops Showcase on the campus of the University of Oregon. Ryan Gesiakowski scored 12 for the Panthers (4-7), who have won back-to-back games after losing seven straight. Jereal Scott had 18 points and nine rebounds [...]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jacarde Carter returned a fumble 66 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to give Grambling State a 16-15 victory over Alabama A&M in the Farmers Insurance SWAC Football Championship Game presented by Toyota on Saturday. Grambling (8-4) won its sixth SWAC championship in the 13-year history of the event. Four of those wins have [...]

Birmingham, Ala. – With the 2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference volleyball tournament getting underway on Saturday morning, league coaches made their choices for this year’s top players. Fourteen players were chosen to represent the All-SWAC first and second teams along with four superlatives, Freshman of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Player of the Year. [...]

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 Offensive Player of the Week is Silvia Fuentes (Moreno valley , Ca.) of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The 5-5 senior had a goal and three assists against the University of the Ozarks and an assist against southern Mississippi, totaling six points for the week. She earned a spot on the Mississippi State Bulldog All-Tournament team. Kaitlin Morin is the Defender of the Week. The 5-11 sophomore from [...]