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Virginia Union scores history making win over Wingate

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title image via VUU Football Courtesy of Virginia Union Athletics 34 Winner VUU 31 WU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT F VUU 7 14 0 7 6 34 WU 10 10 6 2 3 31 Virginia Union University’s Mark Wright passed for 202 yards and two touchdowns while Jada Byersrushed for 92 yards as VUU won the first NCAA Division II Playoff Game in the 125-year history of the football program as the Panthers downed Wingate University 34-31 in overtime on Saturday, November 23, in Wingate, N.C. VUU’s RJ Rosales came on in relief of…

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Alabama A&M defeats Mississippi Valley 49-35

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image via AAMU Athletics Courtesy of Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications Cornelious Brown IV tossed five touchdown passes as the Alabama A&M University football team won its third straight game, rolling past Mississippi Valley State, 49-35, on Saturday at Rice-Totten Stadium in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game. Brown threw two touchdowns in the opening half of 29 and 14 yards, and adding three more in the second half of 35, 9 and 13 yards as Alabama A&M (6-5 overall, 4-3 SWAC) racked up 508 total yards of offense. Mississippi…

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Tennessee State defeats SEMO 28-21, wins share of Big South-OVC crown

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics The last time Tennessee State claimed the OVC Championship in 1999, the world had not yet been introduced to the PlayStation 2, basketball shorts ended at or below the knees and snake was the pinnacle cellular phone entertainment.  For the first since coach L.C. Cole led TSU to the conference-promised land, the Tigers laid claim to a share of the Big South-OVC Championship with a 28-21 defeat of Southeast Missouri, their first victory over the RedHawks since 2017. In addition to securing a portion…

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Another Air Jordan 1 Low coming in 2025

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It should come to no surprise that the Air Jordan 1 in all many of it iterations- ‘85 High, OG High, Mid, Low, and Low OG- is in Jordan Brand’s 2025 release plans. One of those planned colorway is this upcoming Jordan 1 Low. It’s black upper features a combination of leather paired with nylon that appears at the mid panels. A Jumpman is perched atop the nylon tongue, with reflective Swooshes adorning the sides, along with a reflective Wings logo on the rear heel. Underneath this upper resides a…

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PE Corner: “FAMU” Nike LeBron TR1

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This Nike LeBron TR 1 is one of the latest additions to Florida A&M’s LeBron footwear fleet, which includes some bangers, spread across several LeBron models , including the LeBron VII, XIX, XX, XXI and a host of others. They sport a light cream synthetic upper adorned with a large green Swoosh on the lateral side, with smaller such branding appearing on the toe box. Orange appears on the lace loops and interwoven on the rear pull tab as well on the LeBron logo emblazoned tongue label. Additional orange appears…

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Norfolk State to take on South Carolina State in season finale

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title image via Kyron Chiku-Martinez Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communication NORFOLK STATE [4-7, 2-2 MEAC] vs. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE [8-2, 4-0] Date / Time Saturday, November 23, 2024 | 1:30 p.m Location Orangeburg, S.C. | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Tickets Purchase Tickets Here TV / Streaming ESPN+ Radio  Hot 91.1 FM (WNSB) | Sirius XM (Channel 385) Live Stats scsuathletics.com Norfolk State  Game Notes South Carolina State Game Notes All-Time Series SCSU Leads 21-5 First Meeting SCSU 26, Norfolk State 10 [1976] Last Meeting SCSU 44, Norfolk…

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Making A Difference: MEAC announces Read with MEac program

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The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has once again partnered with the City of Norfolk, TowneBank and Norfolk Public Schools for the annual Read with MEac community reading program. The Read with MEac program, now in its 17th year, was created by the MEAC’s Senior Woman Administrators (SWA) to promote the love of reading. Read with MEac encourages Norfolk Public School elementary and middle school students to read and participate in activities through the Star Data Reading online program. “We are proud to partner once again with Norfolk Public Schools, the…

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Trei Oliver sums up season as “disappointing”

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There are but a precious few coaches in America that would not be pleased with their teams having a 7-3 overall record, 3-1 in league play, with a potential berth on the line heading into their last game.  At 7-3 and 3-1 in the MEAC, this is the position that North Carolina Central finds themselves in, and while for many coaches this would be a banner year, NCCU head coach Trei Oliver is not breaking out the pom-poms for the season his team has had. Asked on the most recent…

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Grambling falls at New Mexico, 80-58

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title image via Grambling Basketball Courtesy of Gramblung Athletics Box Score ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team couldn’t withstand a second half surge by New Mexico, falling 80-58 on Thursday night at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M.  GSU (1-3) trailed UNM 30-26 at halftime but was outscored 50-32 in final period of play.  P.J. Eason led Grambling State with an 11-point, 10 rebound double-double. He also added four steals, two assists and one block to his tally.  As a team, GSU shot 35.5 percent from the floor (22-of-62) and was…

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Grambling volleyballer Essence Allen earns All-SWAC First Team honors

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title image via Grambling Athletics Leon Mitchell, GSU Athletic Communications Senior outside hitter Essence Allen continues to dominate for Grambling State, delivering standout performances and earning her spot among the best in the All- Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) First Team.  Allen is ranked third in the SWAC with 338 kills (3.45 kills per set) and fourth in total points with 384.5 (3.92 points per set), she has been a consistent force on both offense and defense throughout the season. This past week, Allen added another milestone to her impressive career. In a…

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