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FAMU Wins Third Consecutive MEAC Softball Tournament Championship

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ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – The Florida A&M University softball team won the 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Softball Tournament championship on Saturday afternoon at...

Ravon Justice Named Head Women’s Coach At Prairie View A&M

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Prairie View A&M named Ravon Justice as its head women’s basketball coach in a Tuesday afternoon press conference, announced by Athletic Director Ashley Robinson. Justice...

MEAC Leaders Struggling to Draw Fans, Despite Success

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Norfolk State has been one of the most consistent teams in the MEAC over the last couple of years, but you wouldn't know it...

DSU Names Keith Walker as Hornets Head Mens Basketball Coach

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DSU President Harry L. Williams today announced the hiring of Keith Walker – who served as the interim Delaware State men’s head coach for...

The Plight of the Black QB

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Many would have you believe that the hurdles and obstacles that black athletes have had to overcome ended with the integration in baseball with...

Saint Augustine’s Field to Call Home

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George Williams Athletic complex will be done and ready for action come next season for competition. Saint Augustine’s College.

Miles defeats Benedict College, 50-7

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The Benedict College Tigers knew it would be hard to keep the explosive offense of Miles College contained. The Tigers were successful in the...

Saints draft UAPB’s Terron Armstead makes Arkansas-Pine Bluff History

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The New Orleans Saints have selected Terron Armstead, an offensive tackle out of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, with their third-round pick in the NFL draft. The 6-foot-5,...

Virginia Union Alum Ben Wallace to Retire from the NBA

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Detroit Pistons Forward/Center Ben Wallace has announced that he will retire after the 2011-2012 NBA season. "It takes a special type of guy to stay...

Two SIAC Volleyball Standouts Make Daktronics All-South Region Team

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ATLANTA—The 2011 Daktronics All-South Region Volleyball Team was announced today and two players from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference were selected to the team...

Bowie State Alum Issac Redman Overcomes the Odds to Play in the NFL

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The lawyers cost money but they could keep her son out of jail, so Leslie Redman kept paying them until there was nothing left...

Texas Southern Making Improvements on Athletes’ Academic Progress

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  The NCAA recently released its Academic Progress Reports (APR) on the nation’s college athletic programs and on the surface, the football program at Texas...

KSU Thorobreds Defeat FVSU Wildcats 25-24 at KSU’s Homecoming

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Frankfort, KY (October 8, 2011) – The Thorobreds battled their way past the Fort Valley Wildcats with a 25-24 victory Saturday afternoon. The victorious game was...

Twelve named to latest Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame class

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Twelve figures from Grambling State University's athletic lore -- including four-time NFL Pro Bowler Albert Lewis, NBA first-round selection Aaron James, and former baseball...

Norfolk State Wins 2012 MEAC Men’s Track and Field Championships

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The Norfolk State University men's track and field team won the 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor Track and Field title Saturday afternoon at...

Johnson C. Smith University and Miles College to Play in Pioneer Bowl XIII

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Columbus, GA – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) have announced that Johnson C. Smith University and Miles...

HBCU tennis tournament slated for International Park

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Clayton County again will host the annual HBCU National Tennis Championships, to be held Thursday through Saturday at International Park. One of the county’s most...

NSUs Haley Ward, Dunning Lead VA Legends to USSSA Title

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Rising sophomore Haley Ward and incoming freshman Heather Dunning of the Norfolk State softball team recently led their VA Legends team to the United States Specialty...