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Howard softball travels to Hawaii for Outrigger Classic

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image via Jalisa Fulwood Courtesy of Kai Blair The Howard University softball team travels to Manoa, Hawaii for the Outrigger Invitational, hosted by the Rainbow Wahine. The Lady Bison open the tournament against the University of Hawaii Wednesday (Feb. 26) at 11 p.m. (ET), live on ESPN+. Howard meets the University of Washington (Feb. 27) at 6 p.m. (ET). Friday (Feb. 28), Howard faces Jackson State University (JSU) at 4 p.m. (ET) and the University of Washington at 6:30 p.m. (ET). HU’s final games of the tournament are against JSU at 3 p.m. (ET) and the…

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Tennessee State in position for OVC Tournament bye with two games to go

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image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP: The final two games of the OVC schedule pits the TSU men’s basketball team at home to defend a 10-3 mark on the Gentry Center against Morehead State (Thursday) and Southern Indiana (Saturday).  SERIES INFORMATION VS. MOREHEAD STATE: Thursday’s contest will be the 84th meeting between TSU and Morehead State. The Eagles hold a 49-38 series lead and have won the last nine matchups. SERIES INFORMATION VS.SOUTHERN INDIANA: Saturday’s game marks the seventh all-time meeting between TSU and Southern…

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Allen U women’s hoops defeats Clark-Atlanta in season finale, 84-78

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Courtesy of Allen Athletics 78 Clark Atlanta 84 Winner Allen Team 1 2 3 4 F Clark Atlanta 22  11  23  22  78 Allen 13  23  15  33  84 In their regular season finale, the Allen University women’s basketball team defeated Clark Atlanta Wednesday, 84-78.  After facing an early first quarter deficit, 22-13, the Yellow Jackets responded with a strong second quarter. With 4:54 remaining in the first half, Morgan Smith connected on a layup to complete Allen’s comeback effort and give AU a 26-25 lead. Over the final five minutes of the…

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Florida Memorial defeats St. Thomas 67-65 to advance to Sun Conference semifinals

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image via David Badia Courtesy of Habtom Keleta – Assistant Athletics Director for Communications, Florida Memorial University With three seconds remaining in the game, and the score tied 65-65, Florida Memorial University senior forward Latavious Mitchell calmly scored the game-winning lay-up as No. 20 FMU defeated their rivals St. Thomas 67-65 in the 2024-25 SUN Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinal round. The win eliminates the six seed Bobcats from the tournament while the Lions advance to the semifinals to take on the number two seed in the tournament, Ave Maria, on Friday, Feb. 28…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops fighting to get in OVC Tournament, will need help

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image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP:The final two games of the Ohio Valley Conference regular season put Tennessee State in an interesting position. With a win Thursday over Morehead State, the Lady Tigers would also need the Eagles to lose at UT Martin to secure the No. 8 seed in the upcoming OVC Tournament. The Matchup: Tennessee State (8-20) vs Morehead State Eagles (9-19)Date/Time: Thursday, February 27 at 5:00 PM CTLocation: Gentry Center || NASHVILLETV: ESPN+ SERIES INFORMATION VS. MOREHEAD STATE: Thursday’s matchup will be the 76th all-time meeting…

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Diana Taurasi hangs up the sneakers after 20 seasons

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Courtesy of Michael Voepel, ESPN Diana Taurasi, the leading scorer in WNBA history and voted “greatest of all-time” by the league’s fans, announced her retirement Tuesday after 20 seasons. Taurasi, 42, steps away as one of the most decorated players in women’s basketball history. She made an impact from her first moments at UConn Huskies in 2000, and she was still in the spotlight through the end of her WNBA career, helping lead the Phoenix Mercuryto the playoffs this month. In August, Taurasi became the first basketball player to win six…

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Howard’s Blake Harper doubles up on weekly honours

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image via Rodney Pierce Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) revealed its men’s basketball weekly accolades where Howard University freshman standout Blake Harper (Washington) racked up a pair of awards. The announcement came Monday morning. The D.C. native won MEAC Player and Rookie of the Week after leading HU to a perfect 2-0 mark. In the victories, Harper averaged 27.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals. In Monday’s (Feb. 17) win over Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), he tallied 34 points,…

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Norfolk State Women’s boat races Morgan State 90-46, remains undefeated at home

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image via Matt Patterson Courtesy of Noah Schlekeway, Assistant SI, Norfolk State Athletics The Norfolk State women’s basketball team capped off its second-consecutive undefeated home campaign at Echols Hall in dominating fashion, defeating Morgan State 90-46 on Monday evening. Norfolk State finished the year 11-0 at Echols Hall, while winning its 26th consecutive home game. The streak marks the longest active home winning streak in NCAA Division I women’s basketball. Graduate guard Diamond Johnson led NSU with 22 points, adding four rebounds, four assists and three steals to her totals. She also shot…

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Howard’s Saniyah King named Rookie of the Week for 10th time

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image via Rodney Pierce The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) uncovered its women’s basketball weekly awards where Howard University freshman guard Saniyah King (Washington) received the league’s Co-Rookie of the Week. The announcement came Monday afternoon. King led the Bison to a perfect 2-0 week after wins over Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) and at Morgan State (MSU), averaging 24.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals. Monday (Feb. 17), she tallied 24 points, five boards and a pair of steals against the Hawks. In Saturday’s road win at MSU, the D.C. native registered 25 points…

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Norfolk State sends seniors out right with 69-60 win over Morgan State

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image via Nick Sutton courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communication Men’s Basketball | Box Score 60 Morgan 69 Winner Norf Team 1 2 F Morgan 26  34  60 Norf 30  39  69 NORFOLK, Va. – After four years of show-stopping dunks for Spartan fans in Echols Hall, Norfolk State guard Christian Ings saved his greatest trick for last. Playing his final game at Echols, the graduate senior delivered two absurd slams within minutes of one another to cap off a 69-60 Senior Night victory over Morgan State on Monday night. The Spartans…

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