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Albany State women’s hoops gets by Spring Hill, 67-62

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image via Albany State Basketball Courtesy of ASU Athletics 62 Spring Hill 6-11,4-10 SIAC 67 Winner Albany St. (GA) 10-4,9-4 SIAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Spring Hill 14  22  14  12  62 Albany St. (GA) 18  14  16  19  67 Albany, Ga. — From the opening tip to the final possession, Saturday afternoon’s matchup between Albany State and Spring Hill College delivered exactly what conference basketball promises—intensity, resilience, and a fight to the finish. When the final buzzer sounded, it was the Lady Golden Rams standing tall, securing a hard-earned 67–62 victory…

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Tennessee State defeats Morehead State 105-100 in an OT thriller

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Image via Tennessee State basketball 100 More 105 Winner TSU Team 1 2 OT 1 F More 36  50  14  100 TSU 46  40  19  105 Aaron Nkrumah scored 30 points and the Tennessee State men’s basketball team used efficient perimeter shooting to defeat the Morehead State Eagles 105-100 in overtime Thursday night at the Gentry Center. The Tigers (11-6, 5-2) placed four players in double figures, led by Nkrumah, who added seven rebounds and five assists. Carlous Williams provided a spark off the bench with 19 points, while Travis Harper II finished with 16 points,…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers defeat Morehead State 70-62

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Image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 62 More 70 Winner TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F More 17  13  21  11  62 TSU 12  23  18  17  70 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Playing in front of a lively Kids Day crowd at the Gentry Center, Aaniya Webb delivered a career night and Erin Martin controlled the paint as the Tennessee State women’s basketball team earned a 70–62 victory over Morehead State on Thursday afternoon. The Lady Tigers (3–13, 2–5 OVC) placed two players in double figures and relied on balanced offense, ball…

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Tennessee State hoops takes on Morehead State Thursday night

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Image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP: Tennessee State returns home to the Gentry Center on Thursday to face Morehead State after completing a four-game road swing in which the Tigers went 3-4, earning victories over Tennessee Tech, Little Rock and Western Illinois before closing the trip with a loss at Eastern Illinois. Morehead State enters the matchup having split its previous two weekend series and sits one game under .500 on the season. The teams will meet again later this year on Feb. 14 in…

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Here is Tennessee State football’s 2026 conference schedule 

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On Tuesday, the Ohio Valley-Big South Football Conference announced its 2026 conference schedule.  Tennessee State’s 8-game conference docket is comprised of 4 home games and 4 on the road and opens with a trip to Macomb, Illinois to face Western Illinois, who edged the Tigers 17-16 last season, on October 3.  That is followed by a home game against UT Martin, the SkyHawks defeated the Tigers 26-7 aseason ago, on October 10 and then the Tigers have their bye week on October 17.  TSU returns to action October 24, playing…

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Albany State women’s hoops keeps it rolling against Central State

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Courtesy of Albany State Athletics 52 Central St. (OH) 2-13,1-11 SIAC 72 Winner Albany St. (GA) 9-3,8-3 SIAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Central St. (OH) 10  13  20  9  52 Albany St. (GA) 20  12  12  28  72 Next Game: at Miles College 1/13/2026 | 6:30 PM Albany, Ga. — History met momentum on Saturday afternoon inside the Arena at West Campus, and the Lady Golden Rams made sure both stayed on their side. Behind a dominant fourth-quarter surge and balanced scoring effort, Albany State pulled away from Central State for…

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Tennessee State football adds Matt Leone as Offensive Coordinator

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE — Matt Leone has joined the Tennessee State football coaching staff as offensive coordinator for the 2026 season, bringing a proven track record of developing high-powered offenses at the FCS and NAIA levels. Leone comes to TSU after serving as offensive coordinator at North Carolina Central University, where he helped engineer one of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s most productive offenses. During the 2025 campaign, the Eagles averaged 33.75 points and 420.9 total yards per game, scoring 30 or more points in eight contests. Quarterback Walker Harris flourished…

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The rivalry is back: Tennessee State and Jackson State to get it on in the John A. Merritt Classic 

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Tennessee State and Jackson State will renew football pleasantries in the 2026 John A. Merritt Classic on Saturday, August 29 at Nissan Stadium.  The Week 0 , matchup will mark the first time the TSU and JSU have met in the Merritt Classic. The two-storied program has been getting it on since 1949, but since 1990 has primarily met in the Southern Heritage Classic, taking part in 29 of the 36 games, with the last such matchup taking place on September 10, 2022, a 16-3 win for Jackson State. Tennessee…

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Fisk student-athlete killed in shooting on I-65

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Image via Fisk Athletics In what is the epitome of a senseless act the life of Fisk University basketball player Andre Bell was tragically cut short in a shooting Sunday evening.  Bell, 20, and two friends attended a gymnastics event on Sunday evening. After the event, they departed, entering the interstate in a white Nissan Sentra. According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, Bell’s friends became aware of a dark object next to them in the left lane. The two friends were snapped out of the engrossment of their phones…

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Tennessee State lands former 3-star running back in transfer portal

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Former Minnesota running back Trey Berry has committed to Tennessee State, according to his social media.  Berry was a 3-star prospect coming out of Lanier High School (Montgomery, AL), where he ran for 1,962 yards and 19 touchdowns in 23 games. He was ranked the 55th-best prospect in the state of Alabama and the 127th-best running back in the country, per 247Sports.  He received offers from multiple schools including Middle Tennessee, Jacksonville State, UAB, Marshall, James Madison, Alabama State, Alcorn State, Georgia State, Jackson State, Western Illinois, Illinois State, Arkansas…

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