Category: HBCU Sports

2023 Black Student Athlete Summit in Los Angeles sponsored by NCAA

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the NCAA The NCAA department of inclusion, education and community engagement broadened its reach in supporting diversity-focused programming with its sponsorship this year of the Black Student Athlete Summit in Los Angeles. The University of Southern California hosted the summit, which wrapped up Wednesday. The Black Student Athlete Summit, which first took place in 2015, is a four-day conference that continues to grow in attendance and interest. This year’s event welcomed more than 1,400 student-athletes, professionals and influencers in athletics who discussed key…

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Bethune Cookman defeats Southern 10-6

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Watch ReplayBox Score ATLANTA, Ga. – No. 2 seed (East) Bethune-Cookman went on a sizzling three-inning run for all its scoring in a 10-6 win over No. 3 seed (West) Southern to advance in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament at Russ Chandler Stadium. The Wildcats had two in the sixth, five in the seventh and three in the eighth against Southern’s bullpen. This was after trailing 3-0.  “We struggled at times in the regular season with situational hitting. But in the championship innings – six…

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Florida A&M shuts out Prairie View 1-0 in SWAC Tourney elimination game

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Coutresy of Florida A&M Athletics Team R H E Prairie View A&M 0 4 0 Florida A&M 1 9 0 W: Dallas Tease (2-3) L: Haidermota, Adam (4-5)  S: Zach Morea (3) ATLANTA, Ga. —Sophomore Dallas Teaseand senior Zach Morea combined to toss a shutout on Friday as the Florida A&M Rattlers blanked the Prairie View A&M Panthers 1-0. Tease (2-3) started and picked up the win for Florida A&M (26-28), going seven shutout innings while giving up four hits, walking three, and striking out two. Morea was dealing out of the bullpen as well, going two…

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JJ Redick disses Stephen A. Smith and Winston Salem State University

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While engaging in their banter of varying degrees of entertainment, sports utility, and truthfulness in some cases, On a segment with fellow LeSpychophant Brian Windhordst and Stephen A. Smith , JJ Redick was doing his job of carrying the water for LeBron James but decided to slight Smith and his basketball acuity by taking a cheap shot at his alma mater, HBCU Winston Salem State University. For those who may be unaware, Smith played basketball at WSSU under legendary coach Clarence “Big House” Gaines, but his athletic career was derailed…

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A pair of Golden Rams prepare to compete at D-II Track&Field Championships

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown , Albany State Athletics Two members of the Golden Rams Track & Field team are ready to compete at the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The championships will be held May 25th-27th inside the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colorado with Colorado State University, Pueblo serving as host. A total of 754 participants, 377 men and 377 women, will compete in the championships. Student-athletes qualified for the championships by reaching a provisional standard established for each event. The Golden Rams will be represented…

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Jerry Nichols promoted to TSU Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics:  Tennessee State head men’s basketball coach Brian “Penny” Collins has elevated Jerry Nichols to associate head coach for the upcoming 2023-24 season, as announced by Collins on Friday. Entering his sixth season on the TSU sidelines, Nichols has been a mainstay alongside Collins since his hiring in 2018. No stranger as a head coach, Nichols compiled a 200-59 record in nine season at the junior college level. Prior to working with Collins, the two battled as opposing coaches in Region 7 of the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association.…

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Tennessee State coaches Sutton and McRath invuted to WeCOACH Women Coaches Academy

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Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Tennessee State Athletics Tennessee State University softball head coach Genee McRath and volleyball head coach Donika Sutton enjoyed record-setting campaigns in the 2022-23 athletic year. They have been invited to participate in Denver, Colorado’s WeCOACH Women Coaches Academy Programs. This will be the 20th anniversary of the academy,WeCOACH will host its premier programs, the 52nd class of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy (WCA) and the 6th class of the NCAA Academy 2.0, in Denver, Colorado, from May 21-24, 2023. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Women Coaches Academy, where…

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3rd ASU Golf Classic coming in June

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Courtesy of Albany State Athletics The Albany State University (ASU) Third Annual Athletics Golf Classic will be held at the Flint River Municipal Golf Course on Friday, June 16, 2023.  The Flint River Municipal Golf Course is located at 2000 McAdams Road in Albany, Georgia.     Registration for the Golf Classic will begin at 7 a.m., with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.  The classic will be a 4-Person Scramble Format.   Championship, traditional flights, registration, and the range open at 7 am.  Championship Flight teams will split and play with two…

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Johnson C. Smith Director of Atheltics Stephen Joyner Sr. to step down, will remain Men’s Ball head coach

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Courtesy of Johnson C. Smith Athletics Johnson C. Smith University announced today that Stephen Joyner Sr. ’73 will step down from his position as Director of Athletics after 18 years of service.  Joyner has agreed to serve until his successor is announced. He will remain in his position as head coach of the men’s basketball team. Joyner said this is a good time to step down from his Director of Athletics position as the University prepares for a new president. “The timing is right,” Joyner said. “It will be good for…

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Grambling softball defeats FAMU 3-1 to get first SWAC Tourney win in a decade

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics 1 FAMU 3 Winner GSU Team R H E FAMU 1 6 1 GSU 3 4 2 W: Richard , Dacia (11-5) L: Lauryn Peppers (7-9) Box Score  It was a defensive battle to open Grambling States trip[ to the 2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tournament. Still, GSU used a three-run sixth inning to slip past Florida A&M 3-1 on Tuesday afternoon at the Gulfport Sportsplex. The victory marked the first time Grambling State (31-20-1) won a SWAC Tournament game since the Tigers beat Jackson State to…

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