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Clark Atlanta unveils 2024-25 men’s basketball schedule

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image via Clark Atlanta Sports Courtesy Clark Atlanta Athletics Panther fans, the wait is over! The Clark Atlanta Men’s Basketball Team is primed and ready for the 2024-25 season, continuing the momentum from last year’s SIAC Championship. With a schedule full of thrilling matchups and fierce rivalries, it’s time to rally and show your Panther pride! The action kicks off in November with our first games, starting with the GSC/SIAC matchup against the University of West Florida on November 8 and Valdosta State University on November 9, both in Valdosta, GA. We’ll…

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SWAC unveils its 2024 Hall of Fame Class

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2024 SWAC Hall of Fame Class which is set to be enshrined on Friday, December 13th, 2024. The enshrinement ceremony is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. EST at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The newest members of the SWAC Hall of Fame were chosen from a list of nominees who were submitted by their respective institutions and selected by the SWAC Hall of Fame Selection Committee. The 2024 Hall of Fame Honorees includes Alcorn State’s Fred McNair, Grambling State’s Hillary…

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Kansas City Chiefs finalized trade for DeAndre Hopkins

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Courtesy of Cody Benjamin, CBS Sports Another day, another new face for the Kansas City Chiefs offense. Struck by injuries to key playmakers like Rashee Rice, Marquise Brown and Isiah Pacheco, the reigning Super Bowl champions welcomed a new No. 1 wide receiver for Patrick Mahomes on Wednesday, finalizing a trade with the Tennessee Titans for five-time Pro Bowler DeAndre Hopkins, as CBS Sports NFLinsider Jonathan Jones reports. The 32-year-old Hopkins will go to Kansas City in exchange for a conditional fifth-round draft pick, which can become a fourth-rounder, while the Titans will eat some of the wideout’s remaining salary, per NFL.com. ESPN recently reported that Tennessee was not…

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2024-25 SIAC Men’s Basketball Preseason honors and predicted order of finish

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title image via the SIAC Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2024-25 Preseason All-SIAC Men’s Basketball Team, individual honors and predicted order of finish on Monday, featuring four returning players from the 2023-24 All-SIAC lineup. Preseason honors are as voted by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors. FIRST TEAM NAME POSITION SCHOOL CLASS HOMETOWN Walter Peggs Jr.* Guard Spring Hill Senior Jackson, Tenn. Alvin Miles* Guard Miles Senior Memphis, Tenn. Martez Jones* Forward Clark Atlanta Junior Tuskegee, Ala. Shakur Poteat* Guard Albany State…

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SIAC announces 2024-25 women’s hoops preseason honors

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title image via the SIAC Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2024-25 Preseason All-SIAC Women’s Basketball Team, individual honors and predicted order of finish on Monday, featuring four returning players from the 2023-24 All-SIAC lineup. Preseason honors are as voted by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors. FIRST TEAM NAME POSITION SCHOOL CLASS HOMETOWN Iemyiah Harris* Guard Miles Senior Anniston, Ala. Corriana Evans* Forward Clark Atlanta Senior Griffin, Ga. Marta Duda* Forward Spring Hill R-Junior Torun, Poland Brittney Bolin* Guard Tuskegee Junior Trophy…

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MEAC announces footballers of the week

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Title image via the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Courtesy of the MEAC South Carolina State wide receiver Einaj Carter was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offensive Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola. S.C. State defensive lineman Ka’Von Chisolm earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, while teammates Kyle Gallegos and Dyson Robertswere named Rookie and Specialist of the Week, respectively. Carter (WR, 5-8, 178, Sr., Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) recorded two touchdown receptions for 82 yards in the Bulldogs’ win over Fort Valley State.Chisolm (DL, 6-5, 260, Fr., Estill, S.C.) collected five solo tackles in the…

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North Carolina Central Volleyball sweeps South Carolina State

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Photo of Tayah Little, Kamren Harper and Kayden Cupid courtesy of Doug Burt.) Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University volleyball team needed only three sets (25-16, 25-19, 25-20) to knock off South Carolina State University on Friday at home in McDougald-McLendon Arena. The Eagles (4-14) snapped a five-match skid, claiming their second conference victory this season. The trio of Kamren Harper, Kayden Cupid and Tayah Little combined for 28 kills on the evening. Bella Dearinger set 32 assists for her team and Neira…

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CAA announces docket of 2024-25 men’s hoops games to appear on CBS Sports Network

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Courtesy of the CAA Twenty-seven CAA men’s basketball games will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network in 2024-25 to continue the league’s national television presence. CBS Sports Network will show 24 regular season conference contests and its continued coverage of the Jersey Mike’s CAA Men’s Basketball Championship’s final two days with the two semifinals and title game. These games are in addition to the two December 28contests announced this summer for the CBS Sports Classic: HBCU Showcase. N.C. A&T will host NC Central, and Hampton will welcome Howard for a…

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VA’s Tony Bennett suddenly announces retirement

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Courtesy of Brendan Marks of The Athletic Virginia coach Tony Bennett — one of the winningest college basketball coaches in the history of the ACC and the sport at large, who delivered the program’s first and only national championship in 2019 — is retiring, the school announced Thursday afternoon. Bennett’s retirement is effective immediately, and his final press conference will be Friday. The 55-year-old ends his career not just as Virginia’s all-time wins leader, possessing a 364-136 record over 15 seasons in Charlottesville, but as one of the most storied…

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Florida Memorial softball defeats Ava Maria 3-1

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title image via FMU Soccer Courtesy of Habtom Keleta, M.A.Assistant Athletics Director for Communications / Sports Information Director The Florida Memorial University men’s soccer team earned their second SUN Conference win of the season, this time defeating Ave Maria 3-1 at Dr. Lester Brown Park. The victory lifts FMU up to 2-3-1 in conference play. The Lions got on top midway through the first half when Cesar Herrero dribbled inside the opponents’ 18-yard box, drew defenders in, then made a brilliant pass to teammate Rafael Coronado who took a one-touch shot and buried it in the back…

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