Tennessee State v Western Illinois: Preview and Prediction

This Saturday Tennessee State heads to Macomb, Illinois to take on Western Illinois in the first-ever meeting between the two schools.  Tennessee State is coming off a heartbreaking 28-21 loss to UT Martin that was immensely deleterious to their potential Big South-OVC championship aspirations. Although they fell behind 21-0, Tennessee State was able to battle back to within a single score, turnovers and miscues proved to be the Tigers’ undoing. Quarterback Draylen Ellis uncharacteristically threw 3 costly interceptions and although he was able to guide the TSU offense to within…

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Alabama A&M takes it on the chin from Alabama , 84-59

title image via AAMU Basketball Courtesy of Aliyah McDaniel | Assistant Athletics Communications Director The Alabama A&M women’s basketball team opened their regular season by making history as it recorded the highest attendance that the AAMU Event Center has seen in a women’s game. Senior guard Kalia Walker paced the Bulldog offense with 13 points in the 84-59 loss to the No.24 Alabama Crimson Tide.    Thursday night’s headlining contest made notched another AAMU Event Center first, as the Crimson Tide were the first Southeastern Conference (SEC) women’s team to be hosted…

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Alabama A&M blows out Oakwood 121-78

title image via AAMU Basketball Courtesy of Alabama A&M Athletics THE HILL | Five Alabama A&M University men’s basketball players reached double figures in scoring as the Bulldogs posted their most points during the Division I era on Thursday night with a 121-78 rout of Oakwood in front of the third largest crowd in AAMU Event Center history. Alabama A&M (1-0) for just the fifth time in the Division I era reached the century mark and the first time since the 2011-12 season when the Bulldogs beat Talladega (100-79). AAMU’s 121…

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Chennis Berry says team has “accomplished nothing”

It has been said that you never want to be the guy who replaces a legend. In that often unenviable position first-year South Carolina Coach Chennis Berry is as he replaces legendary Bulldogs head coach Oliver “ Buddy” Pough, who retired at the end of last season.  However, Coach Berry is anything but Tim Floyd following Phil Jackson in this equation. Berry has nearly 30 years of coaching experience, beginning his career at Morris Brown in 1996. He also spent time at Kentucky State, Fort Valley State, Savannah State, Howard,…

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Arkansas Pine-Bluff defeats

title image UAPB Basketball Courtesy of UAPB Athletics 57 CC 99 Winner UAPB Team 1 2 F CC 29  28  57 UAPB 52  47  99 Klemen Vuga and Robert Lewis each recorded double-doubles to help lead the UAPB men’s basketball team over Champion Christian 99-57 at home Wednesday at the H.O. Clemmons Arena.  The Golden Lions (1-1) had four players score in double figures, led by Vuga, who put together a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Christian Moore tacked on 20 points, four assists and three steals and Quentin Bolton Jr. helped out with…

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Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week Mid-Major Top 7 Poll Rankings

As the season draws closer to its completion there was a host of movement in Week 9 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab’s Mid Major Top 7. Only two teams from top 7 held on to its spot from the previous week.  7.Fort Valley State (6-3, 6-1)  The Wildcats enter this week’s poll ranking at no. 7 after being unranked the previous week. In their most recent outing Fort Valley built a 35-0 first-half lead en route to a 44-20 defeat of Benedict. FVSU quarterback completed 10-of-19 passes…

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2025 HBCU All-Star Game coming to San Antonio

At a press conference Wednesday morning it was announced that the 4th annual HBCU All-Star Game will take place in San Antonio, Texas.  Set to take place April 6 at Freedom Coliseum, the game brings together the crème de la crème of HBCU basketballers from the CIAA, MEAC, SIAC, and SWAC as well as the independent ranks to showcase their talents in front of a national audience.  Additionally, it was announced there will be the first women’s iteration of the game, giving the ladies the opportunity to also display their…

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NSU’s Chisholm named MEAC Rookie of the Week

title image via Matt Patterson Courtesy of Maya Dawson, Asst. Director of Sports Communications Freshman middle blocker Reagan Chisholm wins her first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Rookie of the Week honors after an incredible performance over the weekend. The Charlotte, N.C. native helped the Spartans go 2-0 over the weekend with five-set wins over Maryland Eastern Shore and Delaware State.  Chisholm secured 10.0 total blocks in the win against Delaware State on Sunday, ranking her fourth in Norfolk State history for blocks in a game. She totaled 15 blocks, 10 kills and…

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Grambling women’s hoops decimated Centenary 131-30

image via Grambling Athletics Courtesy of Leon Mitchell, GSU Athletic Communications 30 Cent 131 Winner GSU Team 1 2 3 4 F Cent 6  3  11  10  30 GSU 51  40  22  18  131 The Grambling State women’s basketball team turned in a performance for the ages on Tuesday night, demolishing Centenary 131-30 at Willis Reed Court inside the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. The Lady Tigers exploded out of the gates with fast-paced, full-court pressure that left Centenary scrambling all game long. The win marked one of the most dominant…

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Norfolk State blows out Penn State Wilkes-Barr, 96-41

title image via Matt Patterson Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communication 41 PSUWB 96 Winner Norf Team 1 2 F PSUWB 22  19  41 Norf 47  49  96 Robert Jones began his 12thseason as head coach of the Norfolk State men’s basketball program on Monday night. And for the sixth consecutive season, his team opened the year with a victory. The Spartans (1-0) spread the wealth in a 96-41 rout over Penn State Wilkes-Barre at Joseph G. Echols Hall. Making his first appearance for his new squad, Brian Moore…

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