Morgan State to Host Race and Sports Expert Richard Lapchick

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Morgan State will host acclaimed social activist Richard Lapchick on February 8, in a program funded by the NCAA to empower student athletes through life skill development.

VIDEO – 2011 SIAC Football Season in Review

Highlights from programs around the SIAC during the 2011 football season.

Is Norfolk State the MEAC’s Most Dominant Program?

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A sweep of this year’s men’s and women’s cross-country championships adds to a long run of competitive strength in men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field. Perhaps now may be the time to preempt usual sports hyperbole with a fact-based question:

Is Norfolk State the dominant sports program in the MEAC?

Todd Bozeman Cleared to Return Saturday Against North Carolina A&T

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Morgan State University tonight released a statement clearing head men’s basketball coach Todd Bozeman for a return to the sidelines this Saturday at home against North Carolina A&T.

Shaw Announces Robert Massey as New Head Football Coach

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Shaw University yesterday introduced Robert Massey as the Bears’ new head football coach. The five-year assistant and two-year defensive coordinator with the Bears received the promotion after former head coach Darrell Asberry recently accepted the head coaching position at Texas Southern.

SIAC Announces Weekly Basketball Honors

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Tuskegee University senior Joshua Eichelberger has been named SIAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week while Miles College senior Sammeika Thomas and Stillman College senior Jamila McKinnis have been named SIAC Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week. Clark Atlanta University sophomore Jermille Fluker has been named SIAC Men’s Basketball Newcomer of the Week while Miles College junior Courtney English has been named SIAC Women’s Basketball Newcomer of the Week.

CIAA Announces Basketball Players and Coaches of the Week – 1/16/12

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The CIAA yesterday announced its weekly award winners for men’s and women’s basketball through the week ending January 14. Shaw’s Malik Alvin and Chowan’s Talaya Lynch earned player of the week awards.

MEAC Announces Weekly Basketball Honors – 1/16/12

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Coppin State’s Logan Wiens was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday. Ricky Johnson of Bethune-Cookman was named Rookie of the Week while Antonio Williams, also of Coppin State, earned Defensive Player of the Week accolades.

Virginia Union Defeats Virginia State in Freedom Classic

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Virginia Union University’s Wesley Simmons scored 18 points while Calvin Brown scored 16 points to lead VUU to a 63-61 win over Virginia State University in the 2012 Freedom Classic, played on Sunday, January 15, in the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va.

Beltran’s Late 3-FG Lifts Southern to 4-1 in SWAC

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Derick Beltran’s 3-pointer with :04 seconds remaining helped Southern edge past Arkansas-Pine Bluff Saturday night and move to 4-1 in the SWAC.