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Florida Memorial’s Kamesha Moore and Kevin Herod earn major Sun Conference Honors

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The Sun Conference announces its major award winners for the 2024-25 women’s basketball season, as Florida Memorial University took two major awards, including Kamesha Moore who was named 2024-25 SUN Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Year along with her head coach Kevin Herod, who earned conference Coach of the Year honors. Kamesha Moore of Florida Memorial has been named the Sun Conference Player of the Year. This senior guard from Pasadena, California, led the Lions to a 13-3 conference record, securing the Regular Season Title. Moore leads FMU’s scoring, averaging 14.6 points, 4.3…

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Morgan State bounces defending champs Howard 91-90

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image via the MEAC Courtesy of Kylon LewisStrategic Communications Intern  Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Fifth-seeded Morgan State built a commanding 15-point lead late in the game but needed a clutch driving layup by Kameron Hobbs with 9.2 seconds remaining to escape with a 91-90 victory over fourth-seeded Howard in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men’s basketball quarterfinals Thursday night at the Norfolk Scope Arena. Hobbs, whose jumper at the 2:52 mark put the Bears ahead 86-71, finished with a game-high 33 points and seven rebounds in the dramatic win. The Bears seemed to have…

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Howard unveils 2025 football schedule

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image via Howard University Athletics Courtesy of Monica Lewis, Senior Director of Athletic Communications Spring may be a little over a week away, but the focus of Howard University’s football team is set on the fall as the squad has released its 2025 schedule. The announcement came Tuesday. The slate of games, which includes a Labor Day Weekend clash with Florida A&M University, the battle for “the real HU” against Hampton University and the second of a two-game series with Tennessee State University, looks to make for an exciting season…

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Norfolk State women’s basketball to take on South Carolina State in MEAC Tourney opening round

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image via Matt Patterson Courtesy of Noah Schlekeway, Assistant SID, Norfolk State University No. 1 NORFOLK STATE [27-4, 14-0 MEAC] vs. No. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE [2-28, 1-13]  Date / Time Wednesday, Mar. 12 | 12 PM Location Norfolk, Va. | Norfolk Scope Arena Tickets Purchase Tickets Here TV / Streaming ESPN+ Game Notes Norfolk State Notes  Live Stats statbroadcast.com All-Time Series NSU Leads 33-18 First Meeting NSU 77, SCSU 67 [1997-98] Last Meeting NSU 88, SCSU 57 [2024-25] Series Current Streak NSU – 16 Social Media Twitter – X | Instagram | Facebook…

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MEAC announces Women’s Basketballers of the Week

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image via the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Courtesy of Kylon Lewis Strategic Communications Intern  Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Norfolk State guard Diamond Johnson was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player and Defensive Player of the Week, while North Carolina Central’s Shakiria Foster earned Rookie of the Week honors.   ​Johnson (G, 5-5, Gr., Philadelphia, Pa.) led the Spartans to a 2-0 record, averaging 22.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 5.5 steals. In the victory over North Carolina Central, she recorded 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists and six steals. Johnson followed with 25 points,…

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Norfolk State Men’s hoops to open MEAC Tournament with UMES

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image via Nick Sutton Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communicatio, Norfolk State University #1 NORFOLK STATE [21-10, 10-3 MEAC] vs. #8 UMES [6-24, 2-12] Date / Time Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025 | 6 p.m. Location Norfolk, Va. | Norfolk Scope Arena Tickets Purchase Tickets Here NSU Game Notes Norfolk State Notes Live Stats statbroadcast.com Live Stream espn.com/watch Tournament Info meachoops.com All-Time Series NSU leads 55-18 First Meeting UMES 81, NSU 37 [1953-54] Last Meeting NSU 75, UMES 63 [2024-25] Series Current Streak NSU – 3 Social…

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Eddie George accepts head coach position at Bowling Green

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Courtesy of Nick Guerriero, Assistant AD, Media Relations, Tennessee State University Tennessee State University Head Football Coach Eddie George has accepted a new head coaching position with Bowling Green State University. During his four-year tenure, Coach George made a tremendous impact in helping to rebuild, reshape, and restore Tennessee State Football to national prominence. Last season the Heisman winner led the Tigers to their best record in years, finishing 9-4 overall and 6-2 in the conference.  “On behalf of Tennessee State University, I wish Coach Eddie George and his family the best…

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Tennessee State to take on SIUE in OVC semis Friday night

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image via TSU Basketball OPENING TIP: The Tennessee State men’s basketball team has reached the OVC semifinals for the first time since the 2012-13 seasonwaaaā and will face No. 2 seed SIUE on Friday evening. The Matchup: Tennessee State vs. SIUE CougarsDate/Time: Friday, March 7 at 9:30 PM CTLocation: Ford Center || Evansville, Ind. TV: ESPNU SERIES INFORMATION VS. SIUE: Tennessee State holds a 14-8 all-time record against SIUE but was swept by the Cougars in the regular season. TSU IN THE OVC’S: The Tigers enter the tournament with a 16-30 mark since making their first appearance in…

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MEAC announces pairings for 2025 Men’s Basketball Tournament

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image via the MEAC Courtesy of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has released its men’s pairings for the 2025 MEAC Basketball Tournament, which will be held March 12-15 at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va. Norfolk State and South Carolina State finish the 2025 regular season as co-champions with 11-3 records in MEAC play.  Norfolk State garners the top seed after winning the tiebreaker against South Carolina State. NSU has claimed the regular season championship either outright or shared in five of the last seven seasons.   South…

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Langston University Lady Lions claim SAC Tournament title

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Courtesy of Kyle Taylor – Langston Sports Information The No. 17 Langston University Lady Lions made history again, securing the first ever Sooner Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament championship in program history by defeating Mid-America Christian 64-54 on Tuesday night inside C.F. Gayles Field House. The Lady Lions led 18-12 at the conclusion of the first and widened the gap after using a pivotal 10-0 scoring run at the end of the second which included back-to-back three-point buckets from Koreea Kirksey. Langston led by as much as 20 points in the…

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