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Southern goes down to Grambling on the road

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Willie D. Scott, Associate Director of Strategic Communications | Director of Media Relations, Southern University GRAMBLING, LA —  The Jaguars got off to a slow start and was never able to recover dropping their second conference game to Grambling on Saturday afternoon inside Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Final score was 69-45. HOW IT HAPPENED– The Tigers outscored the Jaguars 19-10 to end the first quarter to take a 9-point lead after the first ten minutes of the contest, 19-10.– The Tigers outscored the Jaguars 30-9 to blow the game wide…

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Texas Sourthern falls to Alcorn 69-51

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title image via Texas Southern Athletics The Texas Southern was up 31-27 at the half but couldn’t hold on as they fell 69-51 to Alcorn State on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers ( 3-12 Overall, 2-3 SWAC) were paced by Nya Harmon who registered 11 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Taniya Lawson added 10 points, respectively.  Alcorn State (4-11, 2-2) was led offensively by Zy’Nyia White. Destiny Brown and Tyginae Wright added 16 and 11 points.  The Lady Braves led 16-10 after one quarter. Greta Galvan opened the second quarter…

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TSU Hoops to take on Tennessee Tech Thursday night

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Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State University OPENING TIP: The Tennessee State men’s basketball will look to even its Ohio Valley Conference record tomorrow night inside the Gentry Center as the Tigers will host Tennessee Tech at 7:30 p.m. Both teams come into the league matchup with a 2-3 record in OVC play. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (9-9, 2-3 OVC) vs. Tennessee Tech (7-11, 2-3 OVC)Date/Time: Thursday, January 18 at 7:30 PM CTLocation: Gentry Center || NashvilleTV: ESPN+Radio: WNSR — Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Dawson (analyst) WHERE TO WATCH & LISTEN: Tune in to WNSR’s flagship…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops looks for third straight home win

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Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP — The Tennessee State women’s basketball team will look to pick up its third straight win inside the Gentry Center on Thursday night as they will host Tennessee Tech at 5:00 p.m. The Lady Tigers and Golden Eagles both enter tomorrow night’s matchup with a 2-3 record in Ohio Valley Conference play.     The Matchup: Tennessee State (5-10, 2-3 OVC) vs. Tennessee Tech (7-9, 2-3 OVC)Date/Time: Thursday, January 18 at 5:00 PM CTLocation: Gentry Center || NashvilleTV: ESPN+Radio: WNSR — Greg Pogue (pxp),…

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Texas Southern Men’s track with several top-10 placings in the season opener

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Title images via Texas Southern Athletics Courtesy of Texas Southern Sports Information RESULTS The TSU men’s track & field team posted eight top-10 finishes at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational hosted by the University of Houston on Friday. Brandon Washington placed fourth in the 800 as his time ranks second in the SWAC currently as he posted a mark of 1:56.71. Jose Gonzalez picked up where he left off last season with a seventh-place finish in the mile as he posted the top time (4:17.96) in the SWAC. Both Gonzalez…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops gets 83-80 win over Lindenwood

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title image via TSU Tigers Courtesy of 80 Linden 83 Winner TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F Linden 19  17  19  25  80 TSU 20  20  27  16  83 Sanaa’ St. Andre totaled a career-high 29 points to help lead the Tennessee State women’s basketball team past the Lindenwood Lions 83-80 at home Saturday. The Tigers (5-10, 2-3) had three players score in double figures, led by St. Andre, who had 29 points, five assists and two steals. Eboni Williams tacked on 11 points and two steals, and Zyion Shannon chipped in with 10 points off…

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Player option potential stumbling block in D’Angelo Russell trade talks

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title image via Lakers Nation Courtesy of Paul Kasabian, Bleacher Report The Los Angeles Lakers have been in a tailspin for a month, losing 10 of their last 14 games to fall below .500 (19-20). With the Feb. 8 trade deadline looming, the question now is what the Lakers can or will do to rejuvenate the season. Options might be a bit limited due to prohibitive contracts, though, per Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times, who noted in particular that D’Angelo Russell’s $18.7 million player option is “expected to give teams pause”…

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MEAC announces basketballers of the week

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 10, 2024 – North Carolina Central guard Fred Cleveland, Jr. was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offensive Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola. South Carolina State guard Mitchell Taylor was named Rookie of the Week, while Howard guard Bryce Harris earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively. Cleveland Jr. (G, 5-9, 165, Sr., Chicago, Ill.)led the Eagles to a 3-0 week, including a pair of wins to open MEAC action. He averaged 19.3 points with 6.67 assists, 2.33 rebounds, and 1.33 steals. He…

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Big South-OVC Football Association 2024 Conference Schedule

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Courtesy of the Big South-OVC Football Association https://bigsouthovcfootball.com/news/2024/1/4/2024-football-conference-schedule-announced.aspx The Big South-OVC Football Association has announced its league schedule for the 2024 season. The second-year of the joint Association features nine league teams each playing an eight-game conference schedule.  The league slate starts Saturday, Sept. 7, and Association games will primarily take place between Weeks 5 and 13, with one game apiece during Weeks 2 and 4.  Seven weeks will feature four Association matchups. The opening league contest on Saturday, Sept. 7 will be 2023 co-champion UT Martin visiting Southeast Missouri.  On Sept. 28,…

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Bethune-Cookman releases 2024 football schedule

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Courtesy of Bryce Hoynoski, Bethune-Cookman Athletics DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman Football will embark on its fourth season as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) – and second in the Raymond Woodie Jr. era, with a challenging 2024 schedule that includes five contests against first-year head coaches, the farthest road contest for B-CU since 2018, four games in the friendly confines of Daytona Stadium, and a Florida Blue Florida Classic matchup against the defending Cricket Celebration Bowl champions. The Wildcats will open the 2024 slate August 31 at Raymond James Stadium with their first-ever matchup with the American Athletic Conference’s USF. The…

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