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Jackson, Tenn. — It was announced Monday that Whitney Richardson, former Lane College defensive end, signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. Richardson, the 2016 NCAA Division II Player of the Year, recorded 17.5 sacks and 32.5...
HOUSTON — NBA superstar James Harden is uniquely identified by his long flowing beard and herky-jerky game that has made him one of the game’s best shooting guards. You can now add HBCU donor to his resume. The NBA Live 18 cover boy recently donated...
HOUSTON – Texas Southern University Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Charles McClelland has announced that the TSU Athletics Program has reached a renewal agreement with AT&T SportsNet (formerly ROOT Sports Southwest) to have the...
Grambling State, the reigning Black College National Champions, ranked 21st in the STATS FCS Preseason Top 25 Poll released on Monday. North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T, Tennessee State, Bethune Cookman and South Carolina State were...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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