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Albany State Volleyball gets homecoming win over Fort Valley

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams won their 5th straight game after defeating the Fort Valley State Wildcats (3-0) on volleyball homecoming at The Jones Brothers Health, Physical Education and Recreation Complex on Tuesday evening.  With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (14-10) overall and (14-1) in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.  It was the Golden Rams 10th victory at home. The Wildcats fell to (10-12) overall and (5-10) in the conference.   The Golden Rams won set 1 by the score of (25-19).  In set 2, the Golden…

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Coby White and Patrick Williams both top 20 in Bulls preseason loss

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Courtesy of Sam Smith at bulls.com Coby White for Most Improved Player. Start the campaign. The Bulls lost 116-102 to the Denver Nuggets on Sunday with their Big Three starters resting, along with Alex Caruso. But that didn’t stop White, the insouciant Bulls guard who looks like the starter for the season, to bouncily impress against the best of the defending champions with 20 points in 22 minutes, making three of seven three pointers and repeatedly criss crossing for difficult drives and pull-ups or laser guided threes that barely wriggled…

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October 16 SWAC Football Players of the Week

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Alabama A&M’s Xavier Lankford, Texas Southern’s Jacob Williams and LaDarius Owens along with Mississippi Valley State’s Ty’Jarian Williams its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their impressive performances during games played this past weekend.  OffenseLankford helped lead the Bulldogs to their first win at Grambling State since 2011. He rushed 16 times for 193 yards and two scores. He averaged 12.1 yards per carry while also passing for 127 yards, with one touchdown. DefenseWilliams led Texas Southern with 13…

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West Virginia State Volleyball gets sweep over Frostburg State

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Courtesy of Bryan Shepherd, Assistant Sports Information Director 3  WVSt 0 FSU Team 1 2 3 F WVSt 27 25 25 (3) FSU 25 17 18 (0) FROSTBURG, Md. – West Virginia State volleyball (16-4, 7-1 MEC) closed out the week with a road sweep of the Frostburg State Bobcats (9-12, 1-6 MEC), 3-0. State hit over .300 in the match while holding their opponent to under .150. Jacklyn Simms led the team in kills (12), digs (15), total blocks (3), and service aces (2). Simms set a new career high in…

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Talley & Twine Watches to become a sponsor of Albany State Athletics and homecoming football game

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics Talley & Twine Watch Company, a leading name in the world of everyday luxury timepieces, is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Albany State University (ASU) Athletic Program and an official sponsor of the Homecoming Football Game. This partnership marks a significant milestone in the ongoing commitment of Talley & Twine to support its alma mater, Albany State University. Notably, the owners of Talley & Twine, Randy Williams and Eric Heyward, are both esteemed alumni of Albany State University. Their strong connection…

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Pirates in the pros

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Title image via Hampton Athletics Courtesy of Hampton Athletics With the success on the court during Coach Joyner’s tenure, numerous student-athletes have received opportunities to continue their playing careers. Currently, 11 former Pirates are playing professionally overseas.  Former Hampton standout Trevond Barnes is off to a great start this season for the Portuguese side Immortal Desportivo Clube. Barnes has started every game this season averaging over 30 minutes per game. In the season opener, the Lafayette, Ala. native, contributed nine points and six rebounds in Immortal’s victory. Barnes in his team’s last…

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Fisk appoints Valencia Jordan Director of Athletics

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Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Communications Coordinator, Tennessee State Athletics Effective October 6, 2023, Fisk University has named Valencia Jordan as its new Director of Athletics. Jordan, who played volleyball at the university in 1981-82, will take over immediately at the North Nashville HBCU university. “Being an AD is a dream come true for me,” said Jordan. “Coming full circle to Fisk is an honor. So much rich tradition here. Now it is time to make some new history. There are some great people here. I look forward to getting to…

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SWAC announces ESPN-televised basketball games for 2023-24

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its ESPN television schedule for the 2023-24 men’s basketball season. Texas Southern and Jackson State will tip off four consecutive Mondays of primetime SWAC matchups on ESPNU on January 22nd.A week later, Alcorn State will travel to face Bethune-Cookman on January 29th. Southern will square off against Jackson State on February 5th, while Prairie View A&M and Florida A&M will close out the regular season portion of nationally televised games for the league on February 12th.      DATE TIME  GAME   NETWORK January…

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Tennessee State hits the road to take on Kennesaw State

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State football team will hit the road for the second straight week as they will travel to Kennesaw, Ga., to take on Kennesaw for their first of three straight non-conference games. The Owls have dropped four straight games, while the Tigers come into Saturday’s matchup off their second loss of the season.  Tennessee State (2-2, 1-1) vs. Kennesaw (1-4)Date: Sat., October 3Time: 2:00 p.m.Location: Kennesaw, Ga.Venue: Fifth Third Bank Stadium (9,800) TV: ESPN+TBA (pxp)TBA (analyst)  Radio: WNSR — 560 AM, 95.9 FM (Nashville), 107.9 FM (Smyrna)Sirius XM: Ch. 381Stream: TSU Tigers…

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“King of NIL” Rayquan Smith wants to help HBCU Athletes

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Courtesy of Charnese Small, Sports Editor,The Virginia Statesman Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), in its most basic form, refers to the procedures by which college athletes are permitted to obtain monetary rewards. Use of an athlete’s name, likeness, and image for marketing and promotional purposes is referred to as NIL. This might involve postings on social media, endorsing products, signing autographs, and more. “The King of NIL” as they call him, Mr. Rayquan Smith, graduate student from Norfolk State University now attends Virginia State University as a Mass Communications graduate student.…

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