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Grambling football kicks off on ESPN+

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications: The Grambling State University football team will open the 2022 season with a televised game on ESPN+ at Arkansas State.  The Tigers and Red Wolves will kick off at 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 3 from Centennial Bank Stadium and will be streamed line on ESPN+. The game will also mark the debut of Grambling State head coach Hue Jackson, who became the 14th head coach in program history.  Grambling State follows the season-opening road game against Arkansas State with a matchup against Northwestern State at the…

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Grambling falls to Northwestern State, 8-3

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Courtesy of Grambling State University Athletic Communications 8 NSU 3 GRAM Team R H E NSU 8 6 0 GRAM 3 10 4 W: Prestwich, C (1-3) L: Connor Rudy (3-6) Grambling State University pitcher Connor Rudy took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, but Northwestern State struck for four runs in the frame in defeating the Tigers, 8-3, on Tuesday night at Wilbert Ellis Field at R.W.E. Jones Park.  Rudy (3-6) overcame an error-plagued fourth inning, which saw Northwestern State (20-20) grab a 2-0 lead. However, Grambling State (18-22), which saw its three-game win streak…

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Grambling’s Page and Garcia tabbed SWAC Baseball Players of the Week

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Courtesy of Grambling State University Athletic Communications Grambling State University senior pitcher Shemar Page and sophomore catcher John Garcia picked up the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) weekly honors, the conference on Tuesday afternoon.  Page became just the 34th NCAA Division I pitcher in history to toss a perfect game in Grambling State’s 16-0 seven-inning victory over Alcorn State on Friday. He currently leads the SWAC in strikeouts and threw just 84 pitches and struck out a season and career-high 13 batters during his historic performance on the mound.  Garcia had a huge…

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Grambling completes sweep with 26-3 beatdown of Alcorn

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One day after the dominating pitching performance of Shemar Page, the Grambling State University baseball team’s offense took front and center as the Tigers exploded for 20 hits and cruised to a 25-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) win in seven innings over Alcorn State on Saturday afternoon at Wilbert Ellis Field at R.W.E. Jones Park.  Grambling State (17-21 overall, 12-5 SWAC) led 9-2 after two innings and exploded for 12 runs in the fifth inning in winning its 12th straight over the Braves, which dates back to the 2017 season. The…

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Grambling lays the smackdown on Alcorn , 25-3

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications 3 ALCORN 25 GRAM Team R H E ALCORN 3 3 2 GRAM 25 20 0 W: Jacorey Boudreaux (6-2) L: P. Baylis (0-2) One day after the dominating pitching performance of Shemar Page, the Grambling State University baseball team’s offense took front and center as the Tigers exploded for 20 hits and cruised to a 25-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) win in seven innings over Alcorn State on Saturday afternoon at Wilbert Ellis Field at R.W.E. Jones Park.  Grambling State (17-21 overall, 12-5 SWAC) led 9-2 after two…

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Grambling baseballs falls 13-11 to Stephen F. Austin

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications 11GRAM 13 SFA Team R H E GRAM 11 12 2 SFA 13 14 2 The Grambling State University baseball team saw its two-game win streak end on Tuesday night as the Tigers dropped its midweek game, 13-11, to Stephen F. Austin at Jaycees Field  Grambling State (15-21) battled back from a four-run deficit, tying the game at 11 in the sixth inning. However, Adrian Minjares doubled in the bottom of the frame, bringing in Cal Campbell and Cal Martin as Stephen F. Austin (11-22) earned the…

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Alabama A&M names Otis Hughley Jr as 10th Men’s Basketball Head Coach

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via Joshua L. Darling, AAMU Sports Information Director Alabama A&M Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks has announced the hiring of Olympic and former National Basketball Association (NBA) coach Otis Hughley, Jr. as the Bulldogs head men’s basketball coach on Monday, April 18. “First, I would like to thank the search committee for their tireless work in conducting a national search for our next head men’s basketball coach,” said Hicks. “Not only does Otis bring a wealth of experience at every level possible, but he also knows Alabama having gone to school and coached in the…

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications The Grambling State University baseball team saw its offense in high gear on Saturday, scoring 12 runs and collecting 16 hits in a 12-8 victory over Texas Southern to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series at MacGregor Park.  Grambling State (15-20 overall, 10-5 SWAC) had three players – Terry Burrell III, Jarficur Parker and Keylon Mack – collect three hits each. GSU trailed 8-7 after four innings, but scored the final five runs to pick up its second consecutive victory.  HOW IT HAPPENED  – Grambling State…

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Grambling drops series opener to Texas Southern, 8-2

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications The Grambling State University baseball team jumped out to a 2-0 lead midway through the second inning, but could not hold off Texas Southern in a 8-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) loss on Thursday night at MacGregor Park.  GSU (13-20 overall, 8-5 SWAC) saw the 2-0 lead evaporate as Texas Southern (16-15, 7-6) scored eight straight runs, including five between the fourth and fifth innings, to pick up the conference win.  HOW IT HAPPENED  – Grambling State picked up a run in the top of the first inning as Jarficur Parker…

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Grambling wraps up Spring Practice with Black and Gold Game

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From Grambling State Athletic Communications For those scoring it, the Black team edged the Gold Team 7-6 at Grambling State University’s first spring football game under the auspices of new head coach Hue Jackson.  Everyone was a winner in this one — the football team that showed much spirit and energy, the crowd that looked bigger than some of GSU’s home games last season, and Jackson himself.  “That was our 15th practice,” Jackson said. “It was called a spring game, but it was a practice. There were a lot of…

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