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Albany State to host 2023 Alice Coachman Invitational

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Courtesy of Albany State Athletics Alice Coachman Invitational Saturday, April 8, 2023 Albany, Georgia  Locations:The Annual Alice Coachman Invitational will be held at the Robert Cross Track and Field Complex located on the campus of  Albany State University-East Campus.  The Robert Cross Track is an eight Lane Rekortan M-99 track. All Field Event venues are located within the perimeter of the facility Start Times: The Men’s Hammer Throw will begin at 9:30 AM Saturday morning (Women will follow the Men) The Javelin Throw (Men then Women) will immediately follow the Hammer Throw All…

LeBron James may be back before season’s end

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All-time scoring leader LeBron James has been a spectator since suffering a foot injury. The Lakers forward hurt his foot in the third quarter of the team’s game against the Dallas Mavericks on February 26. Chris Haynes of Turner Sports reported that the right tendon injury would not require surgery and that James’ return was contingent on where the Lakers were in the standings at the three-week evaluation mark. Thursday afternoon The Athletic and. Stadium’s Shams Charania reported that James had begun on-court activites but a timetable for his return…

Former MMA star accuses Lebron James of PED use

Brandon King

During his fighting career, Chael Sonnen was just as known for the smack he ran on opponents outside the octagon as for what he did to them inside of it.  Although Sonnen hung up the gloves back in 2019, he is still monetizing his words, be it through his podcast, “You’re Welcome” or his work commentating, covering, and analyzing MMA.  The former MMA star turned media member has never shied away from, however the latest target of juicing may come as a surprise to many – basketball superstar LeBron James. …

SWAC announces 2022-23 Bowling Postseason honorees

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2022-23 SWAC Bowling Postseason Honors highlighted by impressive performances during regular season competition. The all-conference honors and individual award winners were determined by average individual pinfall during conference play.  Alabama State’s Savanna Razor (214.33) and Southern’s Jailyn Rogers (199.96) headline the All-SWAC First Team finishing in first and second place respectively. Alabama State’s Lyric O’Steen (198.74), Florida A&M’s Jordan Shipp (197.04) and Prairie View A&M’s Stephanie Vasquez (196.52), round out the first team members after finishing regular…

These are the players and rosters for the 2023 HBCU All-Star Game

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Monday the teams for the second annual HBCU All-Star Game were announced.The basketball showcase brings together 24 top-level HBCU basketball players. Continuing a theme from last year, the players will be divided into two teams, each named after a legendary figure from the annals of HBCU sports history, with the squads this year bearing the names of Grambling legend and NBA Hall of Fame player Willis Reed and Tennessee State luminary and two-time NBA Champion Dick Barnett. Team Willis Reed Cameron Chrsiton | 6’6 | Guard | Grambling State University…

Florida A&M Softball to open SWAC play against Jackson State

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Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –– Florida A&M softball hosts Jackson State for their conference opening weekend. The Rattlers are coming off a tough home loss to Southeastern Louisiana in their home opener last week but have had a ton of success versus other HBCU (5-1) and SWAC (3-0) schools this season. This will be their SWAC opener, as the other games were part of a non-conference tournament.  The Tigers are coming in with a 9-7 record and on a two-game winning streak. The Rattlers swept the Tigers in the 2022…

Jackson State hoops to take on Grambling in SWAC semifinals

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics BIRMINGHAM, AL – Jackson State men’s basketball will continue their postseason campaign against Grambling in the semifinal game Friday at 8:30 p.m.  Coach Mo Williams received his first SWAC postseason Conference win Jackson State defeated Prairie View 60-62. Jackson State was victorious behind stellar performances by Ken Evan, Romelle Mansel, and Zeke Cook.  Grambling defeated Jackson State 78-66  in the only matchup between the schools this season.  The winner of the JSU and GSU matchup will move on to the championship game between the winner of Texas Southern and Alabama…

Grambling State goes down in SWAC quarters to Jackson State, 59-50

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics 50 Grambling 9-20,8-9 SWAC 59 Winner Jackson St. 21-8,17-1 SWAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Grambling 16  13  9  12  50 Jackson St. 15  14  16  14  59 IRMINGHAM, Ala. | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team put a scare in No. 1 seed Jackson State, but fell 59-50 in the opening round of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women’s basketball Tournament on Wednesday night at Bartow Arena.  Leah Morrow paced Grambling State (10-20) with 12 points, five rebounds, two steals and an assist. Both teams…

Ja Morant to be away from Grizzlies indefinitely

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Ja Morant has been the talk of the NBA world and unfortunately, it has nothing to do with his high level of play or his jaw-dropping forays to the basket but rather his questionable and concerning activities off the hardwood. Amidst reports surfacing of him laying the smackdown on a high school basketballer and a scuffle with security personnel at a shopping mall, in a move that can only be described as daft, the Grizzlies star guard brandished a pistol on a recent Instagram live. Saturday the Memphis Grzzlies announced…

Someone needs to talk to Ja Morant

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Ja Morant is a supremely talented basketball whose on-court exploits have helped transform the Memphis Grizzlies into potential contenders in the Western Conference.  Yet with the same determination he shows in getting to the rim for one of his spectacular dunks, he is showing an unfortunate penchant for wanting to throw it all away.  Earlier this season, following a contentious confrontation with members of the Indiana Pacers traveling party, a slow-moving SUV that contained Morant trained a red laser on the party.  This was chased by reports of the Grizzlies…