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CIAA Launches brand-new conference tourney website

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Courtesy of the CIAA The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is thrilled to announce the launch of the 2024 Food Lion CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament website. Our primary goal during the redesign process was to create a more valuable, user-centric and responsive resource across all platforms and devices. “We’re excited to announce the launch of the new Food Lion CIAA Tournament website. This new website is the culmination of the diligence and long hours of work from our team,” said Jacqie McWilliams Parker, CIAA Commissioner. “We are thrilled with the results and are…

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Tennessee State Volleyball to take on reg season champ UT Martin Tuesday

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Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Communications Coordinator for Volleyball & Softball , Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State University Tiger volleyball team and the UT Martin Skyhawks have two things in common. They both are coming off seasons that they are the defending Ohio Valley Conference championships. The Tigers were the surprised OVC postseason winners after being picked to finish last in the preseason. Martin won the regular season championship. They both have started the 2023 season on a bit of a struggle.TSU (2-12, 2-2) opened the season by losing all ten…

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Meac names Volleyballers of the Week

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Norfolk State senior Shonte Seale was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola. Morgan State’s Jada Williams was named Rookie of the Week, while Coppin State’s Andrea Tsvetanova was named Setter of the Week. North Carolina Central junior Loren Johnson earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively. Seale (Sr., OH, Bridgetown, Barbados) averaged .362 kills, including 26-of-58 attempts, and 1.43 digs per set over seven matches last week. She recorded 14 kills in four matches, hitting .444, along with two assists, two aces, and three digs in a win over Maryland…

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Celtics acquire Jrue Holiday in big trade

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Courtesy of ESPN The Portland Trail Blazers are trading guard Jrue Holiday to the Boston Celtics, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski The Celtics are trading Robert Williams III, Malcolm Brogdon, a protected 2024 first-round pick acquired from the Golden State Warriors and the team’s own 2029 unprotected first-rounder to the Blazers, according to sources. Holiday was traded to Portland from Milwaukee on Wednesday as part of a three-team trade that sent Damian Lillard to the Bucks. The Celtics were among the teams at the very top of Holiday’s wish list…

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Tennessee State football gearing up for road game against UT Martin

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athleticss With the bye week behind them, the Tennessee State football team is set for its second straight Big South-OVC contest as they will take on the UT Martin Skyhawks on the road this Saturday. Both teams come into Saturday night’s matchup having received votes in the Top 25. Tennessee State (2-1, 1-0) vs. UT Martin (3-1, 0-0)Date: Sat., September 30Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: Martin, Tenn.Venue: Hardy M. Graham Stadium (7,500) TV: ESPN+TBA (pxp)TBA (analyst) Radio: WNSR — 560 AM, 95.9 FM (Nashville), 107.9 FM (Smyrna)Sirius XM: Ch. TBA Stream: TSU Tigers App, WNSR.com, Alexa (Play…

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Albany State Volleyball takes on Valdosta State tonight

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams will play the Valdosta State University Blazers at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 26, in Valdosta, Georgia.  The Golden Rams and Blazers will compete against each other for the first time since September 17, 2019. The Golden Rams are (9-8) overall and (9-0) in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.  The Golden Rams are (2-1) on the road. The Blazers are (10-4) overall and (3-0) in the Gulf South Conference.  The Blazers are (6-1) at home.     For “live stats”, click…

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CBS ranks Zach Lavine 43 best player in NBA

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Courtesy of adamtaylornba of BullsWire Zach LaVine has found his name in trade rumors in recent weeks. The veteran guard is arguably the Chicago Bulls‘ most tradeable asset and could be the franchise’s first move if they decide to enter a rebuild or pursue a new star player. LaVine, 28, has been a core part of Chicago’s rotation for six years, but now, the two-time All-Star could find himself suiting up for a new team before the end of the upcoming season. Chicago’s reasoning makes sense. LaVine is a legitimate three-level scorer…

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Former Morgan State hoops player Blake Bozeman shot and killed this weekend

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Courtesy of the CIAA  A former Morgan State University basketball player was fatally shot outside a nightclub in Washington, D.C. on Saturday night, according to police. Blake Bozeman, 31, was shot Saturday just before midnight when gunfire broke out at a club in the 1300 block of H Street NE, according to the police.  First responders administered aid, and Blake and was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Two other men and a woman were also hit, and all were taken to hospitals, according to police.  The…

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CIAA announces 2023-24 Basketball Predictions

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Courtesy of the CIAA The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) introduces the 2023-24 All-CIAA Preseason Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams, as voted on by the CIAA Basketball Coaches Associations and the Sports Information Directors Association, and the predicted order of finish as selected by the men’s and women’s head coaches. The preseason teams and predicted order were both unveiled during the CIAA Basketball Media Day in Baltimore, MD. The 2023-24 women’s preseason team features five returning players from the 2022-23 All-CIAA squad and the 2022-23 men’s preseason team features three returners from last…

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CBS ranks DeMar DeRozan as Association’s 44th best player

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Title image via USA Today Courtesy of adamtaylornba at Bulls Wire DeMar DeRozan is entering his final contract year with the Chicago Bulls. However, with a full season ahead of him, Bulls’ fans will likely be excited to see what DeRozan produces on the court as one of their star scorers attempts to help the team make the playoffs. However, despite his exceptional scoring ability, DeRozan is not considered a top-20 player in the NBA. The 34-year-old six-time All-Star is in the final stages of his career and has struggled to adapt…

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