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Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs defeat North Alabama 72-57

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Image via Alabama A&M Athletics Courtesy of Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications, Alabama A&M THE HILL | The Alabama A&M University women’s basketball team used a big run toward the end of the third quarter and did not look back in a 72-57 victory over North Alabama on Wednesday night at the AAMU Event Center. Alabama A&M (4-7) struggled from the floor shooting in the first quarter, going 3-for-16 from the field, and trailed by as many as 11 points. However, the Bulldogs bounced back by outscoring the Lions by…

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Larry Scott steps down as Howard head football coach

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Image via Rodney Pierce Howard head football coach Larry Scott stepped down to take a position at Auburn University as tight ends coach. “I want to thank Coach Scott for his leadership of the Bison football program and the historic success achieved during his tenure,” Howard’s Vice President and Director of Athletics Kery Davis said in a statement. “I congratulate him on his next chapter , and on behalf of our student-athletes, alumni and supporters, I wish him the best” VP Davis added that the University “will immediately begin a…

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Clark-Atlanta and Teddy Keaton part ways after 2 seasons

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In a surprising move, Clark-Atlanta announced a parting of the ways with head football coach Teddy Keaton.  A statement from CAU Director of Athletics, Dr. Jerel Drew reads in part, “On behalf of Clark Atlanta University (CAU), I announce the departure of Coach Teddy Keaton, CAU Head Football Coach, who joined us in December 2023. His tenure included a remarkable 7-3-1 season in 2024, culminating in a championship appearance. We extend our gratitude to Coach Keaton for his leadership and contribution to our football program. We wish him the very…

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Dr Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week 16 Major Division Top 7

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Week 16 of Dr. Cavil’s comes at the end of another spectacular season of HBCU football culminating in an exciting and unforgettable Celebration Bowl. No new teams joined the party and each of the top 7 held on to their respective seats.  7 Grambling State Tigers (7-5, 4-4)  Grambling stays at No.7 in the final rankings. The Tigers finished the season with a 7-5 mark, their best record since putting together a 6-5 campaign in the 2019 season. Grambling was able to place three players on the All-SWAC First Team…

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Howard shocks Cincinnati on the road 66-64

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr.,retired Howard University Sports Information Director 66 Winner HOW 64 UC Team 1 2 3 4 F HOW 18  18  18  12  66 UC 15  17  18  14  64 Junior forward Sa’lah Hemingway (San Bernardino, Calif.) scored on a layup with 3.3 seconds remaining to give the Howard University women’s basketball team a hard-fought 66-64 win over Cincinnati at the Fifth Third Arena. It marked only the fifth time in school history that the Bison have defeated a Power 4 opponent: North Carolina State; Maryland; Minnesota and Rutgers. The game was…

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“White/Infrared” Air Jordan VI confirmed for 2026

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This year, 2025, featured a star-studded lineup of sneaker releases and 2026 is shaping up to follow suit, with plenty of heavy hitters on the docket.  Amongst this lineup will be the “White/Infrared” Aor Jordan VI, which made its last retail run in 2014. Zsneakerheadz reports their return next year is confirmed.  At this juncture there are no available images, however, these will feature “NIKE AIR” branding, something that has not appeared on this colorway since their 1991 debut.  These are slated to return in the holiday season of 2026…

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Andrew Body to enter transfer portal 

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Alabama State quarterback Andrew Body plans to enter the transfer portal. He announced his intentions Tuesday afternoon via social media, offering thanks and gratitude to the Alabama State fanbase, Coach Eddie Robinson, and other supporters.  In his first year as a Hornet, Body suffered an injury in the Hornets’ season opener against North Carolina Central in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge last season, limiting him to just 1 game.  In 2025 he took part in 8 games, before his season was cut short due to a shoulder injury, completing 113 of 160…

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Quinn Gray and Albany State are parting ways

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Albany State and head football coach Quinn Gray Sr have parted ways. The now former Golden Rams head man put it on wax via a post on social media that in part reads: “Albany State had been nothing short of amazing to myself and my family by giving me the opportunity to live out my dream of becoming a college head coach. I am forever grateful to Dr. Marion Fedrick for bestowing that opportunity upon me. People often say that you want to leave a place better than you found…

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Tennessee State stuns UNLV, 66-63

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Image via Tennessee State Basketball Just 10 games into the Nolan Smith era, the team has its first signature win, defeating UNLV in the Jack Jones Classic.  Despite tying the game on multiple occasions, TSU spent the majority of the first half playing from underneath, only taking a brief 10-8 lead. The Rebels took a 29-20 lead on a pair of Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn free throws with 4:48 left in the half. A 7-0 spurt by the Tigers trimmed the lead to 29-27 on Travis Harper II’s pull-up jump shot at…

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South Carolina State wins exciting Celebration Bowl in 4OT thriller

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40 Winner SCS 38 P V Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT OT OT F SCS 0 0 21 14 3 0 0 2 40 P V 7 14 7 7 3 0 0 0 38 The much-anticipated 2025 lived up to the hype and then some, (although it did not start off that way). It developed into a matchup chock-full of heart-stopping back and forth action as South Carolina State overcame a 21-0 deficit, as well as an injury to starting quarterback William Atkins IV,  to claim a 40-38 quadruple…

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