Saying Farewell to Fayetteville State’s Women’s Basketball Seniors

The Fayetteville State University Sports Information office does a tremendous job of generating stories for its athletic programs. They don’t wait around for news outlets to ask for ideas; they create them. Here’s the latest scoop from FSUBroncos.com, a Q&A with L’Oreal Price, Randi Watts, Tressa Aughburns and Danielle Russell, the seniors on the Western Division leading [...]

Tennessee State Still in Contention for Ohio Valley Basketball Tournament Berth

John Cooper has had games postponed by leaky ceilings, thrown the bulk of his scoring off his Tennessee State men’s basketball team for disciplinary reasons, and heads into the final days of conference play with a 5-11 overall record to show for it all.
But in spite of everything, Cooper and the Tigers, winners of four [...]

CIAA Sports Information Directors Announce 2010 Conference All-Rookie Teams

The Sports Information Directors of the CIAA have announced their 2010 all-conference rookie teams. And clearly, the future of the conference will rest on its guards, as only two players from the men’s and women’s teams are forwards.
2010 CIAA Women’s All-Rookie Team

NAME
SCHOOL
POS
HT
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL

Scharlawn Hubbard
St. Augustine’s
F
5-10
Akron, OH/Kenmore High [...]

North Carolina HBCUs Join H1N1 Education Initiative

Fayetteville State University, North Carolina A&T State University, and Winston-Salem State University are three HBCUs that will be participating in a state-wide initiative to encourage H1N1 vaccinations among North Carolina college students.
College mascots will be part of the campaign by encouraging students to get immunized. At selected basketball games during February, mascots from the colleges [...]

Delaware State Sued for Cutting Women’s Equestrian Team

An athlete saying she was promised a scholarship to join Delaware State University’s now-disbanded women’s equestrian team is suing the university.
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by Ontario native Melia Blakely accuses DSU of Title IX discrimination against female athletes. Blakely is seeking class-action status for the lawsuit, which alleges that she was promised a scholarship [...]

Urban Invitational Baseball Tournament to Air on MLB TV

Bethune-Cookman University and Southern University are annual participants in the Urban Invitational Baseball Tournament, an event designed to showcase baseball programs at HBCUs and to pique minority interest in the sport. This year, black college baseball fans will be able to watch the final day of the tournament, as the Major League Baseball Television Network [...]

Norfolk State Releases 2010 Football Schedule

The last three years have yielded some surprises in MEAC football, but you can set your watch to a few teams being at the top of the standings when the last whistle is blown. South Carolina State and Florida A&M are annual competitors for the MEAC football championship. Delaware State, Morgan State, Bethune-Cookman and Hampton [...]

Four Savannah State Football Players Arrested on Assault and Battery Charges

As if things couldn’t get any worse for the Savannah State University football program, four members of the team were arrested in connection with a Feb. 4 campus fight.
Edward Ndem, a sophomore starting cornerback from College Park, and Juvaro Goodman, a sophomore reserve defensive lineman from Roswell, both are charged with battery and aggravated assault.
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Florida A&M Releases 2010 Football Schedule

If there weren’t so many question in key positions for the Florida A&M Rattlers, you would assume that the answer to their championship chances would be a resounding “no doubt about it.”
But injuries and inconsistency from 2009 slowly faded into graduation and the end of eligibility. And while the Rattlers still have one of the [...]

Southern Baseball to Begin Season Without Full-Time Pitching Coach

First, money woes dictated hiring practices for the Southern University football team. Now, the SWAC champion baseball team is heading into the 2010 season without a full-time pitching coach, a position that SU Athletic Director Greg LaFleur also says is a casualty of the economy.
For now, the Jaguars are relying on former LSU pitcher Nate [...]