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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

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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…

October 25, 2021 SWAC Football Players of the Week

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Jackson State’s Malachi Wideman and Shedeur Sanders along with Florida A&M’s Isaiah Land and Jah’Marae Sheread its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their outstanding performances during games played this past week of competition. Offensive- Malachi Wideman, WR, Jackson State Wideman had a spectacular performance during the Tigers’42-12 win over Bethune-Cookman. He finished with a career-high 169 yards on nine receptions to go along with four receiving touchdowns. Defensive- Isaiah Land, LB, Florida A&M Land had another dominating performance in the backfield during…

Jackson State picked to win in women’s basketball preseason poll

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Staff

From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- Jackson State, under the direction of fourth-year head coach Tomekia Reed, has been selected to finish first in the 2021-22 Southwestern Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll. The preseason poll was voted upon by league head coaches and sports information directors. In the predicted order of finish Alabama State was tabbed to finish second followed by Southern, Alabama A&M, and Grambling State to round out the top five. Texas Southern, Alcorn State, Bethune-Cookman, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Prairie View A&M, Florida A&M and Mississippi Valley State…

Grambling Men’s Hoops picked to finish fourth in SWAC

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Staff

From Grambling State Sports Communications: Grambling State Tabbed Fourth in SWAC Preseason Poll BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team was predicted to finish fourth in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Preseason Predicted Order of Finish, the conference announced on Tuesday. The Tigers, who went 12-12 overall last season and 9-6 in SWAC play, registered 168 points to claim the fourth spot. Texas Southern, winning of the SWAC Basketball Tournament last season, garnered 11 first-place votes and 237 points to be chosen to repeat as conference champions. Prairie…

October 16, 2021 SWAC Football Recap

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From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: SWAC Football Scores and Recaps Team Standings Saturday, October 16 Prairie View A&M 35, Bethune-Cookman 29– Box Score I Recap Florida A&M 35, Alabama A&M 31– Box Score I Recap Grambling State 34, Texas Southern 20– Box Score I Recap Southern 34, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7– Box Score I Recap Jackson State 28, Alabama State 7– Box Score I Recap Alcorn State 24, Mississippi Valley State 12– 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 the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU…