Category: HBCU Sports

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’s Lowery named Big South-OVC Special Teams Player of the Week

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Tennessee State kicker James Lowery was named Co-Big South-OVC Special Teams Player of the Week. In the Tigers 27-20 win over Kennesaw State on Saturday, the junior kicker belted a career-long 51 yard kick and also connected from 41-yards, extending his streak of consecutive kicks to five, all of which have come from at least 40-yards. Lowery was also 3-3 on extra points on the afternoon. This was the second time on the season Lowery has earned all-Conference honors.

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Tennessee State gets wire-to-wire win over Kennesaw State

Brandon King

Behind a strong defensive effort,  The Tennessee State Tigers went on the road and picked up a win against the Owls of Kennesaw State, 27-20.  The Tigers struck first, scoring on a 51-yard field goal off the foot of James Lowery to take a 3-0 lead early in the first quarter. Later in the period, the Tigers extended the lead to 10-0 on a 5-play, 64-yard drive that ended on a 2-yard from Jordan Gant.  The Owls would get on the board later in the period, on a one-yard Jonathan Murphy…

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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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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 unable to overcome slow start in 3-1 loss to UT Martin

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Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Communications Coordinator for Volleyball & Softball, Tennesee State University 1 TSU 3 Winner UTM Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 24 25 21 23 (1) UTM 26 23 25 25 (3) The Tennessee State Tiger volleyball team had slow starts to each of the four sets and was able to win one but fell to the UT Martin Skyhawks 3-1 (24-26, 25-23, 21-25, 23-25) Tuesday on the road at Skyhawk Fieldhouse. The loss Ohio Valley Conference loss dropped TSU’s record to 2-13 overall and 2-3 in OVC…

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