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DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University Head Women’s Basketball Coach Trisha Stafford-Odom has added two more members of her staff for the 2017-18 season with the addition of Assistant Coach A.G. Hall and Director of Basketball...
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The Plot to Disrupt the NCAA With A Pay-for-Play HBCU Basketball League
The multibillion-dollar college sports industry exploits African-American athletes and has left historically black schools behind. Some people think there’s a better way. hat if I told you there was a way to pay men’s college basketball...
Tuskegee University Appoints Willie Slater As Athletics Director
Tuskegee University has appointed Willie Slater as the institution’s athletics director, effective July 1. Slater, who has nearly 40 years athletics and coaching experience, will remain the university’s head football coach. “Coach Slater has...
Norfolk State Football Signee Shooting in New Jersey
Norfolk State football signee Dy-Shawn Simpkins Jr., who enrolled in January, was killed in a shooting near his native East Orange, N.J., on Friday, the school announced Saturday. Simpkins, 18, was reportedly found unresponsive with gunshot wounds...
Former VUU Football Star Gets Invited To Broncos Rookie Camp
Gerald Huggins writes in a post at LinkedIn: “Former Virginia Union University DB, Rodeshawn Joseph has been invited to the Broncos Rookie Camp. Joseph, listed at 6-0, 180 pounds, was a two-time All-American and two-time All-CIAA selection...
HBCU NFL Draft And Free Agents 2017
The NFL Draft hasn’t seen this many HBCU prospects since 2011. From North Carolina A&T Running Back Tarik Cohen Selected by Chicago Bears to Albany State Lineman Grover Stewart Selected by The Indianapolis Colts to Alabama State OL Jylan...
North Carolina A&T Running Back Tarik Cohen Selected By Chicago Bears In NFL Draft
North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen was taken by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2017 Draft on Saturday. Cohen, a three-time Offensive Player of the Year in the MEAC, had 1,588 rushing yards, 19 touchdowns last season. He...
Albany State Lineman Grover Stewart Selected by The Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts selected Albany State defensive lineman Grover Stewart with the 144th pick in the fourth round of the NFL Draft. The 6-foot-5, 334-pound lineman was a four-time All-SIAC standout. Stewart recorded 15 tackles for loss and 7.5...
Alabama State OL Jylan Ware Picked Up By The Oakland Raiders
With the 231st pick in the NFL Draft, Alabama State offensive tackle Jylan Ware was picked up by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round. The Oakland Raiders already had two picks in the 7th round heading into the day, and a trade with the Arizona...
Grambling WR Chad Williams Gets The Call From The Arizona Cardinals
Cardinals GM Steve Keim joked that it would not be an Arizona Cardinals draft if they did not take a player from a small school, specifically in the third round. After finding success in past years with John Brown out of Pittsburg State in 2014 and...
20 Arrests After Alcorn State Football Players Campus Brawl
The Claiborne County Police Department made up to 20 arrests earlier last week after a fight that broke out on campus at Alcorn State University. Claiborne County Sheriff Frank Davis said they’ve been charged with simple assault and malicious...
Golden Rams Widen Lead At SIAC Championships
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga.- After a solid showing on the first day of competition, the Albany State men’s golf team used Day 2 to add to it lead at the 2017 SIAC Men’s Golf Championship. ASU shot 287 on Tuesday to build a 40-stroke lead over Miles College...
ASU’s Malea Maye Leads NCAA In Offensive Categories
ALBANY, Ga.- Albany State women’s softball player Malea Maye has been putting on an offensive show this season. The senior from Marietta, Ga. is currently ranked in the NCAA Top 10 in a barrage of offensive classifications. After this past weekend...
Golden Rams Win Streak Ends With Loss To Georgia College
ALBANY, Ga.- The Albany State baseball team saw its three-game win streak end after its loss to Georgia College. ASU dropped a 10-5 decision to the Bobcats and saw its three-game winning streak snapped. With the loss, the Golden Rams fall to 11-21...
Lady Rams Complete Series Sweep Of FVSU
ALBANY, Ga.- Led by seniors Malea Maye, Toni Coleman, Kyera Whitaker, Kayla Alexander and Tiffany Massey, the Albany State women’s softball team completed another blow out of its archrival. The ASU women’s softball team beat Fort Valley State 19-1...
Golden Rams Take Pair From Claflin Panthers
ALBANY, Ga.- The Albany State baseball team recorded a shutout in one contest and rally in the second to get a pair of wins on Saturday afternoon. In a key SIAC doubleheader, ASU beat Claflin University 9-0 and 5-3. With the victories, the Golden...
Lady Rams Dismantled Archrival FVSU
ALBANY, Ga.- The Albany State women’s softball team got back to their high-scoring ways when its archrival rode into town. ASU assembled an array of long range hits and beat Fort Valley State by the scores of 16-0 and 22-1. With the pair of wins...
McGowan Named SIAC Pitcher Of The Week
ATLANTA, Ga.- Albany State women’s softball pitcher Aryn McGowan has been named the SIAC Pitcher of the Week. McGowan (8-6) added two wins in her pair of appearances for the Lady Rams (19-17, 14-2) last week who went 4-1, with a three-game sweep...
