Category: HBCU Sports

Jeffery De La Concha named Lane College head baseball coach

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title image via Lane Athletics Courtesy of Michael Coker, Lane Athletics Lane College Director of Athletics Derrick Burroughs has announced that Jeffery De La Concha has been hired as its new head baseball coach. De La Concha has 15 years of coaching experience, including at the college, high school, and summer league levels. He served as the full-time assistant coach for Xavier University of Louisiana from 2020-2022, helping the squad to a national runner-up finish in the 2021 Black College World Series. During his tenure, De La Concha helped develop Xavier…

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Grambling prepares to take on Jackson State

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title image via Grambling Football Courtesy of Grambling Athletics GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University football team returns home to the friendly confines of Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium to face a longtime Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) rival, Jackson State, in a non-conference battle. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+. Saturday’s game will be the 70th meeting between GSU and JSU. Grambling State currently leads the all-time series 47-23-1.  GSU enters the 2-1 overall and coming off a 35-28 overtime victory against Texas A&M-Commerce. JSU…

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Norfolk State’s Kathy Bullock gets 400th win

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title image via Nick Sutton Maya Dawson, Asst. Director of Sports Communications 0 SH 3 Winner Norf Team 1 2 3 F SH 25 21 18 (0) Norf 27 25 25 (3) Norfolk State volleyball head coach Kathy Bullock eclipsed her 400th career victory on Friday in the straight set victory over Sacred Heart in the Buc Dome Invitational in Charleston, S.C. Entering her sixth season at Norfolk State, Bullock’s 400 wins spans 31 years and five programs. Bullock’s win totals across the span of her career include Greensboro College (14), Norfolk State…

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Alabama A&M soccer gears up for final non-comference matchup this weekend

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title image via Alabama A&M Soccer Courtesy of Aliyah McDaniel | Assistant Athletics Communications Director The Alabama A&M women’s soccer team (2-6) is set to face Charleston Southern (2-3-2) for their final non-conference match of the season on Saturday at 1 p.m. (CT) on the CSU Soccer Field.   The Bulldogs are coming off a 2-2 home stretch where they tabbed victories over the University of West Georgia and South Carolina State University. In the first home match of the season, the Bulldogs took a 3-2 win over the UWG…

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UVI Cross Country preview

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Courtesy of University of the Virgin Islands Athletics The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) men’s cross-country team is set to open its 2024 season on Saturday, September 21, at the Embry-Riddle Cross Country Classic in Daytona Beach, Florida. UVI will compete in a three-meet regular season before aiming for a conference championship in October. Following the season opener, the Buccaneers will have a two-week break before traveling on three consecutive weekends for competitions on the U.S. Mainland at Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida, Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida,…

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SWAC announces 2024-25 Predicted order of finish and preseason honors

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title image via the SWAC Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2024-25 Men’s Basketball Predicted Order of Finish and Preseason All-SWAC teams and individual award winners during the league’s media day event on Friday morning. The all-conference honors and preseason poll were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors.   Grambling State was tabbed as the favorite heading into the season. The Tigers were followed by Texas Southern (2nd), Southern (3rd), Jackson State (4th) and Alcorn State (5th) to round out the top…

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Week 4 MEAC Football Preview

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference A pair of historic rivalries highlight the fourth week of MEAC Football in the Battle of the Real HU and the Aggie/Eagle Classic. Norfolk State gets the action started on the road at VMI, while Howard faces Hampton in the Truth & Service Classic at Audi Field. Delaware State, Morgan State, and North Carolina Central are all home in non-conference action this week. WEEKLY NOTES   |   COACHES CONFERENCE Here is a glimpse at this week’s contests. Norfolk State Spartans (1-3, 0-0 MEAC) at Virginia Military…

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Tennessee State v Tennessee Tech: Preview and Prediction n

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The Tennessee State Tigers launch into Big South-OVC play this weekend when they head to Cookeville, TN to take on Tennessee Tech. Last season, Tech throttled TSU 35–0 in a performance in which according to Tennessee State head coach Eddie George on the most recent Big South OVC media call, “they whooped our ass.”  Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech comes into the contest 0-2, suffering a 48-3 beating at the hands of no.1 ranked Georgia in the season opener. In the Eagle’s next contest their upset big against instate foe Middle…

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North Carolina Central v North Carolina A&T preview

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The North Carolina Central University football team will return to O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium on Saturday for the Aggie-Eagle Classic, squaring off against rival North Carolina A&T. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.; the game will air live on ESPN+ and be rebroadcast on ESPNU at 11 p.m. Series History: This will be the 96th meeting between North Carolina Central and North Carolina A&T on the gridiron, with the Aggies leading the all-time series 54-36-5. This will be North Carolina A&T’s first game at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium since 2018, the year prior to Trei Oliver taking…

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Howard Volleyball to take on Princeton and High Point this weekend

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title image via Terry Mayo Courtesy of Derek Bryant, Howard Athletics The Howard University women’s volleyball team is set to play against Princeton University (PU) Friday (Sep. 20) at 5 p.m., followed by High Point University (HPU) Saturday (Sep. 21) at 6 p.m., inside Burr Gymnasium. FOLLOW THE ACTION Bison Nation can follow all the action via live stats and/or ESPN+. MATCHUP PREVIEWS HOWARD HU (5-4) is looking to regain momentum after splitting (1-1) at the Blue Hen Invitational (Sep. 14-15). Junior outside hitter Rya McKinnon (Hoover, Ala.) leads the Bison in kills, totaling 36 in…

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