(RICHMOND, VA) -- The southern traditions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities will return to the New York metro area Dec. 5 as the Big Apple Classic returns for the fourth consecutive year. The BAC will feature two HBCU basketball rivalri...
Posted Thursday, November 12th 2009 at 11:34AM
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HBCU Connect spoke with Steve Hogan, Executive Director for Florida Citrus Sports. Florida Citrus puts on the Florida Classic game where Bethune Cookman University and Florida A&M University duke it out every year. Mr. Hogan anticipates a great event...
Posted Friday, November 6th 2009 at 12:59PM
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Hampton, Va. - The Hampton University community mourns the loss of Theo Smalling. Smalling died on Monday, Oct. 26 at approximately 8:40 p.m. at the age of 22. Smalling, captain of the HU Men’s Basketball team, was involved in a senseless acciden...
Posted Wednesday, October 28th 2009 at 12:23PM
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Southern University at New Orleans’ Jazzlyn Prince and Lionel Green are pre-season selections for the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) pre-season All-Conference women’s and men’s basketball teams, respectively.
Prince, a 5’6” senior guard out...
Posted Wednesday, October 28th 2009 at 11:56AM
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The Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) Lady Knights (1-11, 0-7) earned their first volleyball win in the university's history with a 3-0 shutout of Judson College in a non-conference match in The Castle on Saturday, October 17th. SUNO won the...
Posted Monday, October 19th 2009 at 11:48AM
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Changing Football at HBCUs
Despite recruiting hurdles, football programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities are gaining respect in the NFL.
(This was sourced from Black College Wire and originally appeared on The Hilltop)
Forty year...
Posted Sunday, October 18th 2009 at 12:50PM
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October 13, 2009
TUCKER, GA - The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has selected Atlanta, Georgia as the host city for its 2010 SIAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament. The event will be held March 1-6 and games will be pl...
Posted Sunday, October 18th 2009 at 10:22AM
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By Jordan Culver -- Black College Wire
The Famuan
Bill Hayes
Associate Athletic Director Alvin Hollins, 53, was forced to resign on last week by Florida A&M University President James Ammons. Hollins’ resignation was part of a major shakeu...
Posted Sunday, October 11th 2009 at 7:28AM
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The 31st class of the Cheyney University Athletic Hall of Fame will be inducted at on an campus ceremony on Friday, October 9, 2009 in the Ada Georges Dining Hall. The evening is open to the public and tickets are available for $ 35.00. Tickets can b...
Posted Sunday, October 4th 2009 at 8:13AM
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Virginia State University's Alfred Ngauja has been named the CIAA Defensive Back of the Week, the CIAA announced on Monday, September 28.
Ngauja, a sophomore from Alexandria, Va., returned a fumble for a CIAA-record 95-yard touchdown, and intercep...
Posted Tuesday, September 29th 2009 at 9:33AM
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Baton Rouge, LA (BlackNews.com) - Nerjyzed Entertainment, Inc. (pronounced "Energized"), a privately held, African-American owned digital entertainment company headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, announced today that their game Black College Foo...
Posted Wednesday, September 23rd 2009 at 10:41AM
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By Daniel Henderson -- Black College Wire
Kenneth Hawkins/A&T Register
A&T Coach Alonzo Lee
It was a game that marked the beginning of a new era for first-time head coach Alonzo Lee and the North Carolina A&T football program.
And th...
Posted Tuesday, September 15th 2009 at 12:31PM
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The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced the addition of North Carolina Central University to the conference as its 13th member, as voted on by the conference's Council of Chief Executive Officers (CCEOs), effective July 1, 2010.
"I am...
Posted Monday, September 14th 2009 at 12:23AM
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TUSCALOOSA, AL—Stillman officials have monitored the wellbeing of its campus community since confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus were reported across town at the University of Alabama.
“A college environment is an ideal place for the virus to sprea...
Posted Monday, September 7th 2009 at 12:46AM
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Former SU qaurterback decided to transfer to 1-AA Hampton a couple weeks back after leaving the SU team. Bitter about the lack of opportunities here, he's looking for a fresh start and a chance to play right away. It's a good deal. So good that th...
Posted Sunday, August 30th 2009 at 9:42PM
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Hampton to Gain Transfer QB
Hampton University’s football coaches might want to consider sending some flowers to David Legree’s cousins.
Legree, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound quarterback who left Syracuse earlier this month, plans to transfer to Hampton ...
Posted Sunday, August 30th 2009 at 9:34PM
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NFL Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow will serve as keynote speaker at the MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff Banquet on Friday, Sept. 4, at 8 p.m. ET. SportsCenter anchor Jay Harris will emcee the event from the Lights, Motors, Action attraction at Disney's Hol...
Posted Monday, August 24th 2009 at 3:59AM
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Southern University at New Orleans has added women's volleyball to its athletics line-up. This is the first season for SUNO Volleyball which will be coached by Wendy Magee. This is Magee's first head coaching job.
"Our team motto is "Defy expect...
Posted Friday, August 14th 2009 at 5:05PM
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The 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Football Media Guide is now available to download online at www.MEACSports.com.
The 106-page guide is an informational resource for the upcoming 2009 MEAC football season. It contains schedules, rost...
Posted Monday, August 10th 2009 at 2:06AM
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Alumni Memorial Stadium at Livingstone College is the new site for the inaugural game of the Commemorative Classic when Johnson C. Smith University and Livingstone College meet to celebrate the 117th anniversary of the birth of black college football...
Posted Monday, August 10th 2009 at 1:07AM
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Former Benedict College basketball standouts Darius Lane, Bennie Lewis, David Wine, and Martinis Woody have ended their first season of professional basketball with the Decatur Court Kings of the World Basketball Association (WBA).
Lane a former s...
Posted Sunday, July 19th 2009 at 11:14PM
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Florida A&M rising senior football student-athletes Curtis Pulley and LeRoy Vann have received preseason all-star recognition in advance of the coming 2009 campaign.
Pulley, a 6-4, 200-pound senior quarterback from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was name...
Posted Monday, July 13th 2009 at 4:07AM
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, who led the famous Tennessee Titans drive that came a yard short of forcing overtime in the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead Saturday with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head. Poli...
Posted Sunday, July 5th 2009 at 2:00AM
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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel conducts a joint interview with icons Jim Brown and Bill Russell, examines therapeutic scuba diving for injured war veterans and updates its 2008 Profile of Lenny Dykstra when the Emmy winning show returns June 23, Excl...
Posted Monday, June 22nd 2009 at 11:11AM
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In the latest polls by the Sporting News and Lindy’s Magazine Poll defending Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion Tuskegee will open the 2009 season at No. 16.
Tuskegee is the only SIAC team in the top 25. The Golden Tigers finish...
Posted Sunday, June 21st 2009 at 10:47PM
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