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Morgan State to take part in MEAC Cross Country Championship

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Courtesy of Kiyea Milledge, MSU Athletics Communications Intern On Saturday, October 29th, the Morgan State University men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete in the 2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Cross Country Championships at the Delaware State Outreach & Research Center in Smyrna, Delaware. This year’s championship will be hosted by Delaware State University. The championships will begin at 11a.m. with the men’s 8k race, followed by the women’s 5k race at 12 p.m. All-MEAC individual honors will be based on the top 15 finishers from both races. Norfolk State is…

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Virginia State Volleyball sweeps Virginia Union on Senior Night

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Courtesy of Virginia State Athletics ETTRICK, VA – The VSU Volleyball team completed the season sweep against Virginia Union after a 3-0 victory (25-21, 25-21, 25-23) on senior night. Game Notes Amaya Cooper led the team with nine kills on a .227 hitting percentage. For the second time this season Zaria Ironsearned three service aces while Najlaa Williams earned three for the second time this season as well. Yet again, Kelsea Saulny led the team in blocks with two while also accounting for a career-high six kills with a .455 hitting percentage. Emma Quarles led the match with 17…

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Shaw Volleyball sweeps Elizabeth City State

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Courtesy of Shaw Athletics 0 ESCU 3  SU Team 1 2 3 F ESCU 14 13 19 (0) SU 25 25 25 (3) The Shaw volleyball team took care of business in straight sets (25-14, 25-13, 25-19) to beat the Elizabeth City State Vikings Thursday at home at CC Spaulding. The victory boosted the Bears’ record to 18-7 overall and 13-1 in CIAA action. Mallory Brown finished with 10 kills on the day to lead the Bears offense while finishing with a hitting percentage of .259.Noelani Beard also pitched in with six…

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October 27, 2022 NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Oct 25 Out Bogdanovic (knee) has been ruled out for Wednesday’s matchup against Detroit, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Grant Williams PF Oct 26 Out Williams has been suspended one game for his role in his ejection from Monday’s game against the Bulls. Robert Williams III C Oct 18 Out Williams recently underwent a PRP injection in his surgically repaired left knee and is aiming to return in the second half of the…

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NBA announces Players of the Week

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Monday the NBA announced the Players of the Week for the first week of the season. Jayson Tatum was named Eastern Conference P.O.T.W., while Damian Lillard took honors for the Western Conference. Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers, Western Conference Damian Lillard led the Portland Trail Blazers to a surprising 3-0 opening week. In victories over the Kings, Suns and Lakers, Lillard put 34.0 ppg, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists on .471/.364/.929 splits. Jason Tatum and the Celtics had a 3-0 and the budding superstar was a driving force behind that.…

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Jackson State wins 2022 SWAC Men’s Cross Country Championship

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Final Results TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- The Jackson State Tigers claimed the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s Cross Country Championship title in spectacular fashion on Monday morning. Jackson State placed three runners in the top five of the event paced by Tyler Duncan who finished the meet in first place with a time of 25:39.9. JSU’s Jallah Galimah claimed second place (25:47.1) while fellow teammate Marquentin Barnes finished in fourth place (26:01.9).This marked the Tigers second consecutive championship title while also marking the third title for Jackson…

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They are going to blame this loss solely on Russell Westbrook

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The Lakers fell to 0-3, losing 106-104 to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday afternoon. There are plenty of reasons that the Lakers snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, mostly stagnant, fruitless offensive possessions and non-existent defense down the stretch. However the narrative was, and will be reiterated/forced down the collective throat of basketball fans by mainstream sports media, that this play was why the Lakers lost: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Basketball News (@basketballnews) However they will say very little, if anything about this…

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October 2022 MEAC Football Recap

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference South Carolina State 26, North Carolina Central 24Howard 35, Delaware State 17No. 12/13 Delaware 38, Morgan State 7 South Carolina State 26, North Carolina Central 24 ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Graduate quarterback Corey Fields, Jr. connected on 21 of 31 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns to lead South Carolina State to an upset 26-24 victory over previously top-ranked North Carolina Central on Saturday at Willie Jeffries Field at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. Redshirt senior wide receiver Shaquan Davis made the difference on the offensive side with…

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Albany State gets key win over Savannah State to keep East Division title hopes alive

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Albany State bounced back from their 24-20 defeat at the hands of Benedict at homecoming last week with a 31-20 defeat of Savannah State on Saturday. Deep in their own territory, Savannah State did themselves no favors by fumbling at their own 1-yard line, which was recovered by Stephan Pierre. JaQuez Williams’ punched it in two plays later to put Albany State up 7-0. Savannah State tied the game in the second quarter, completing a 7-play, 60-yard drive when quarterback JT Hartage connected with DeMarion Colbert on a 43-yard scoring…

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Texas Southern defeats Alcorn for first time in over a decade

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Courtesy of Texas Southern Athletics 34  TSU 27 ALC Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 7 7 10 10 34 ALC 6 7 7 7 27 LORMAN, Miss. – TSU used all three phases of football to earn its first win over Alcorn State since 2011 and first in Spinks-Casem Stadium since 2010 as they spoiled another homecoming by a 34-27 margin. Punt returner Chaunzavia Lewis set the Tigers up early as he picked up a punt near his own endzone and found a seam for a 49-yard return to the…

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