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Winston-Salem overwhelms Shaw 34-14

Brandon King

14 SHAW 34 Winner WSSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F SHAW 0 6 0 8 14 WSSU 7 6 14 7 34 Winston-Salem, controlling the time of possession, while also limiting Shaw to just 89 yards rushing was able to convincingly defeat Shaw 34-14.  The Rams’ offense got right to work, taking the opening kickoff and driving 95 yards in 12 plays, ending with Dailyn Lee plunging in from a yard out to put WSSU 7-0. Shaw would get on the board in the second quarter when Christian Peters connected…

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UAPB defeats Prairie View 21-17

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title image via UAPB Athletics 17 PVA 21 Winner UAP Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F PVA 8 6 3 0 17 UAP 7 14 0 0 21 With their defense sputtering in the second half the Arkansas Pine Bluff defense showed up in the second half in helping to secure a 21-17 win over Prairie View Friday night in front of a national audience. The win was the Golden Lions’ first SWAC victory of the season and their first since defeating Texas Southern 35-34 in the 2023 season finale.  Prairie…

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Alabama A&M Basketball October 11 Pro Basketball Report

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Courtesy of EuroBasket, LLC Alabama A&M has 11 former men’s basketball players who are currently playing professional basketball Experienced Obie Trotter (played in 2002-06, plays pro in Iceland) led Hottur to an easy victory against the eighth-ranked Haukar (0-1), 108-80, in the Icelandic Subway League. He recorded 16 points, six rebounds and four assists in 30 minutes. It was his first game for Hottur this season. His team is placed second in the Subway League. Xavier Brewer (played in 2022-23, plays in Switzerland) could not help Wallabies in their last game on Saturday. Despite his…

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UVI women’s hoops picked to finish 13th in HBCUAC, Ashukamayah Phillips received conference honors

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University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) women’s basketball student-athlete Ashukamayah Phillips was voted to the All-Historically Black College and University Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Preseason Second Team, while the Lady Buccaneers are expected to finish 13th in the conference as voted by the HBCUAC head women’s basketball coaches. The sophomore guard started in all 19 contests for UVI last season. As a freshman, Phillips led the team in scoring, averaging 13.6 points per game, and scored in double-digits in 14 of her team’s 19 games. The 5-foot-7 guard’s best performances came…

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Tennessee State v Eastern Illinois Preview and Prediction

Brandon King

It is homecoming in the 615 and the crown jewel of the week’s festivities takes place on the gridiron where Tennessee State hosts Eastern Illinois. Last season the Panthers controlled the matchup and defeated the Tigers 30-17.  Tennessee State Tennessee State ( 4-2, 2-1) comes into the matchup on a two-game winning streak. In each of the games, against Charleston Southern and Lindenwood, the Tigers had to come from behind late to claim victory. Charleston Southern controlled the clock for nearly 42 minutes, but the Tigers’ offense was able to…

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2024 Week 7 SWAC Football Information

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Information Football Media Center Preseason Guide All-Time Champions ESPN Schedule HBCUGO Schedule SDN Schedule Week Seven Schedule   Prairie View A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 8:00 pm Bethune-Cookman at Alabama A&M, 2:00 pm Mississippi Valley State at Alabama State, 2:00 pm Alcorn State at Grambling State, 2:00 pm Southern at Texas Southern, 6:00 pm

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CIAA suspends St. Augustine’s Athletics

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Courtesy of the CIAA The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA®) has announced the suspension of all sports competition for Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) through the end of the 2024-25 academic year, effective immediately.  The CIAA Board of Directors’ decision was made after the institution’s failure to meet conference compliance requirements, in addition to the concerns regarding SAU’s continued challenges to meet NCAA sports sponsorship and scheduling requirements for the 2024-25 season.   Should Saint Augustine’s elect to continue participating; competition will not count towards CIAA standings and seeding, nor will they…

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Nike and Ja Morant officially introduce the Ja 2

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We have been highlighting, in various stages of production, images of the upcoming Nike Ja 2. Yesterday Nike officially introduced the world as the sophomore sneaker of the Memphis Grizzlies star guard.  The advertisement captioned “When No One is Watching, I Get Up”, the still form which depicts a still of Morant flying through the air, presmably to bring down a thunderous dunk on a hapless defender. The second image depicts the “Purple Sky” colorway.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) The “Purple Sky”…

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MEAC announces 2024-25 women’s basketball preseason honors

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title image via the MEAC Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Norfolk State graduate guard Diamond Johnson was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, presented by Nike. Norfolk State and Howard tied as the preseason favorites to win the MEAC. All awards were voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors. Johnson, the 2023 MEAC Newcomer of the Year and the 2023 MEAC Basketball Tournament Outstanding Performer, led the MEAC in scoring averaging 20.2 points and steals with 3.8, to go…

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Grambling announces NIL partnership with Influxer

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image via Grambling Athletics Courtesy of Grambling Athletic Communications Grambling State Athletics is proud to announce a new partnership with Influxer, an innovative platform that will empower student-athletes to capitalize on their name, image, and likeness (NIL). Through this collaboration, student-athletes will have the opportunity to create personalized, co-branded merchandise for fans to purchase. Influxer, an officially licensed vendor, will produce apparel customized with student-athletes, names and numbers. Beyond merchandise creation, the platform will provide valuable resources on marketing, entrepreneurship, and personal branding, helping athletes navigate the expanding NIL landscape. “The…

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