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Grambling Lady Tigers defeat Northwestern State 68-60

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Staff

From the Grambling State Athletic Communications: Three Lady Tigers Score in Double-Figures as GSU Defeats Northwestern State 68-60GRAMBLING, La. | Three Grambling State University women’s basketball players scored in double-figures as the Lady Tigers defeated Northwestern State, 68-60, on Wednesday evening at the Frederick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.Alexus Holt registered consecutive 20-point games, pacing the Lady Tigers with a game-high 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Justice Coleman contributed 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting, with five assists, four rebounds and one steal. Colbi Maples poured in 11 points with three steals,…

November 16, 2021 SWAC Basketball Recap

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Brandon King

All four games on last nights slate featuring out-of-conference opponents. Tuesday night was a rough one for SWAC basketball with the conference going 0-4 on the evening, with Alabama State’s eight point defeat at the hands of Iowa State being the closet margin of defeat. Here are the results and recaps of last night’s on-court action: Tuesday, November 16 Iowa State 68, Alabama State 60 – Box Score| Recap Rice 81, Southern 63 – Box Score | Recap Cincinnati 89, Alabama A&M 66 – Box Score| Recap California Baptist 77, Jackson State 64 – Box Score | Recap

Grambling falls to Bethune-Cookman, 31-14

November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 Staff

Courtesy Grambling State Sports Communications Tigers End Home Campaign With Loss to BCU GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University football wrapped up its home campaign with a 31-14 loss to Bethune-Cookman in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium. Bethune-Cookman (2-8 overall, 2-5 SWAC) capitalized on a GSU turnover and went 53 yards in four plays as Jimmie Robinson III scored on a 3-yard run, giving the Wildcats a 7-0 lead with 4:34 left in the opening quarter. BCU added to the lead with…

November 10, 2021 NBA Injury Report

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT De’Andre Hunter SF Nov 10 Day-To-Day Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Nov 10 Day-To-Day Onyeka Okongwu PF Oct 19 Out The Hawks exercised Okongwu’s (shoulder) $6.4 million club option for 2022-23 on Friday. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Brodric Thomas G Nov 9 Out Thomas (shoulder) won’t play in Wednesday’s matchup against the Raptors. Jaylen Brown SG Nov 8 Out Brown (hamstring) is expected to miss 1-to-2 weeks, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Nic Claxton…

November 9, 2021 NBA Injury Report

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Onyeka Okongwu PF Oct 19 Out The Hawks exercised Okongwu’s (shoulder) $6.4 million club option for 2022-23 on Friday. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Jaylen Brown SG Nov 8 Out Brown (hamstring) is expected to miss 1-to-2 weeks, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Romeo Langford SG Nov 7 Day-To-Day Brooklyn Nets NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Nic Claxton PF Nov 5 Out Claxton (illness) will be out another two weeks, Dan Savage of the Magic’s official site reports. Kyrie Irving…

SWAC introduces new football classic

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Staff

From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – This fall, the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will introduce its first-ever football classic in partnership with Pepsi and General Motors (GM) as a part of the conferences’ efforts to expand its sports portfolio. The inaugural SWAC Football Classic features a gridiron showdown between Alcorn State University Braves and Jackson State University Tigers and will take place on Saturday, November 20 at Veteran Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. “The Southwestern Athletic Conference is extremely excited to partner with Pepsi and General Motors for this unique branding…

November 8 SWAC Football Weekly Honorees

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 Brandon King

From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Alabama A&M’s Dee Anderson, Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Skyler Perry and Andre Fuller, Florida A&M’s Jose Romo-Martinez along with Jackson State’s Shedeur Sanders its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their outstanding performances during games played this past week of competition. Co-Offensive- Dee Anderson , Wide Receiver , Alabama A&M Anderson hauled in seven receptions for a career-high 122 yards and three touchdowns during Alabama A&M’s 42-14 win over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday. He currently leads the Southwestern Athletic…

October 6, 2021 SWAC scores and game recaps

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 Staff

Here is the list of scores and recaps from this week’s Southwestern Athletic Conference gridiron action: SWAC Football Scores and Recaps Team Standings Saturday, November 6 Bethune-Cookman 35, Alcorn State 31– Box Score I Recap Jackson State 41, Texas Southern 21– Box Score I Recap Alabama A&M 42, Mississippi Valley State 14– Box Score I Recap Arkansas-Pine Bluff 33, Grambling State 26– Box Score I Recap Prairie View A&M 24, Alabama State 20–Box Score I Recap Florida A&M 29, Southern 17– Box Score I Recap About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among…

Making a Difference: SWAC and MEAC initiate inaugural “Toy Drive Challenge”

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 Staff

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: NORFOLK, Va., October 28, 2021 – Today, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) launched their first-ever “Toy Drive Challenge,” in partnership with Toys for Tots. Each conference’s member institutions are hosting a toy drive on their campus and serving as drop sites for children’s toy donations for the holidays. The toy drives will run through Dec. 1, 2021. Reinforcing the historic rivalry between the two conferences, the MEAC and SWAC institution that collects the most toy donations will receive a block of free…

Grambling-BCU game changes kickoff time

October 27, 2021October 28, 2021 Staff

From Grambling State Sports Information: GSU Announces Time Change for Bethune-Cookman Game GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State University Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics, Dr. Trayvean Scott, announced on Wednesday a time change for the Tigers’ final home football game on Saturday, Nov. 13 at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium. Grambling State and Bethune-Cookman are now scheduled to meet at 11 a.m., with the Senior Day festivities set to begin approximately at 10:30 a.m. The change in the start time happened in light of the recent events on the Grambling State University campus that resulted in an established curfew of 9:30 p.m. FOLLOW…