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UAPB Football named Tom Manley Running Backs Coach, Special Teams Coordinator

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Courtesy of UAPB Athletics  The head football coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Alonzo Hampton, has announced the hiring of Tom Manley as the running backs coach and special teams coordinator. Coach Manley joins the Golden Lions staff after spending the last two seasons as the Offensive Coordinator at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania.  During his time at Lincoln, Coach Manley engineered an offense that set 11 school records in 2023. He coached both the CIAA offensive player of the year, sophomore quarterback Isiah Freeman, and HBCU Americans…

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Hampton hires Cat Tarvin as new softball coach

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Courtesy of Hampton Athletics Cat Tarvin, who spent the last four years as head softball coach at North Carolina Central University, has been named the head coach at Hampton University, it was announced by Director of Athletics Anthony D. Henderson Sr. “The hiring of Cat Tarvin marks the beginning of a new and promising chapter in Hampton softball history,” Henderson said. “Cat brings a wealth of experience that spans across multiple levels of the sport. As a player, she has a firsthand understanding of the game, which is invaluable for…

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Xavier University of Louisiana announces 2024 Hall of Fame Class

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Courtesy XULA Athletics Xavier University of Louisiana announced Thursday five inductees to its 2024 class of the XULA Athletic Hall of Fame:        •  Nour Abbes (women’s tennis)        •  Shaun Dumas (men’s basketball)        •  Eddie Flint (football, basketball and baseball)        •  Dannton Jackson (men’s basketball)        •  Demetria Lang (women’s basketball)        Inductees will be honored Nov. 7 during a 6 p.m. CST banquet on XULA’s campus. Inductees also will be recognized during XULA’s homecoming basketball doubleheader at the Convocation Center the afternoon of Nov. 9.        Inductees must contact Ed Cassiere — XULA’s associate athletics director for strategic communications — at (504) 520-5707 or ecassier@xula.edu to confirm…

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Jackson State picked to finish third in SWAC East, five Tigers named Preseason All-SWAC

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) released the 2024 Preseason Football Teams on Tuesday morning as part of Media Day activities and Jackson State placed five players on the two teams combined. Evan Henry returns as a First Team selection after earning Second Team honors last season after helping the offense average 161.6 yards per game running 227.7 yards passing. He helped amass 389.4 yards per game offensively. He was joined by Fabian McCray who hauled in 41 receptions for 584 yards and four touchdowns including a season-long 47-yard reception. He…

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CIAA announces 2024 Football predicted order of finish and Preseason All-Conference Honors

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Courtesy of the CIAA The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) unveils the 2024 All-CIAA Preseason Football Team, as voted on by the CIAA Football Coaches Association and the Sports Information Directors Association, and the predicted order of finish as selected by the head football coaches. The preseason team and predicted order were both announced during the CIAA’s annual football media day on Thursday. The 2024 team features 23 returning players from the 2023 All-CIAA team, including 18 first teamers, led by the CIAA leading rusher Jada Byers of Virginia Union and CIAA Offensive Player…

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Florida A&M’s Tiffani Dawn-Sykes named Women Leaders in Sports (Women Leaders) Nike Division I FCS Executive of the Year

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Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics Florida A&M’s Vice President and Director of Athletics Tiffani-Dawn Sykes was named Women Leaders in Sports (Women Leaders) Nike Division I FCS Executive of the Year for 2023-24. “This award is truly a reflection of the hard work and dedication of our student-athletes, coaches, and staff,” said Sykes. “I am inspired by their commitment to excellence both on and off the field. I am grateful for the opportunity to lead this championship program and for the opportunity to contribute to its success.” In Sykes’ first full season at Florida A&M, the Rattlers…

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Grambling’s Myles Crawley named SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of The Year

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling Athletics Grambling State University quarterback Myles Crawley was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Preseason Player of the Year, announced by the conference on Tuesday morning. Crawley solidified himself as one of the best up and coming quarterbacks in the SWAC during the 2023 campaign. Crawley threw for 2,303 yards with a 16 touchdowns last season. He was the first Grambling State quarterback to throw for at least 2,000 yards since Devante Kincaid in 2017. With Crawley at starter, GSU’s passing offense improved from 11th in the SWAC in…

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Alabama A&M football to have trio of games streamed on SWAC Digital Network

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courtesy The Alabama A&M University football team will have three games streamed on the SWAC Digital Network, the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) announced during media day on Tuesday at the Sheraton-Birmingham Hotel.  Alabama A&M will play its first two home games on Sept. 7 and Sept. 14 against Kentucky State and Georgetown (Ky.), respectively. Both games will be streamed on the SWAC Digital Network and have 6 p.m. start times. The Bulldogs will visit Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 9, with a 2 p.m. kickoff, as that game will also be streamed…

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Kobe Bryant’s father, Joe “Jellybean” Bryant passes at age 69

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Former NBA player Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died. He was 69. An official cause of Bryant’s death was not announced as of Tuesday morning. La Salle University, where Bryant played and coached, said in a statement that Bryant “was a beloved member of the Explorer family and will be dearly missed.” Longtime Philadelphia-area basketball coach Fran Dunphy, who currently is the head coach at La Salle, told the Philadelphia Inquirer that Bryant recently suffered a massive stroke. Joe Bryant seldom appeared in public after Kobe…

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Howard’s “Where Are They Now”, featuring Leonard Stephens, Jr.

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title image via Howard University Athletics Courtesy of Lauren Stewart, International Affairs graduat, Howard University Leonard Stephens, Jr. is a Miami native, but grew up in Mercer County, N.J., where he was a multi-sport student-athlete at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School in Princeton Junction, N.J., competing in football, basketball and track. After lettering in all three sports, Stephens earned an academic and football scholarship to Howard University. While at Howard, Stephens earned Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-Academic Awards and Second Team All-Conference honors. Upon graduation, he spent two years on Wall Street as…

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