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Former Saint Augustine's College track stars Bershawn "Batman" Jackson and Jamaal Torrence were instrumental in the United States winning the men’s 4x400 relay title Friday morning (Sept. 2)at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.
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North Carolina A&T Director of Athletics Earl Hilton has announced the appointment of Joel Sanchez to be the new head baseball coach. Prior to joining N.C.A&T, Sanchez held the assistant baseball coaching position at Daytona State College for one season i...
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Hampton, VA… The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Senior Woman Administrator’s Association has named a newly formed scholarship after Associate Commissioner/SWA, Monique A.J. Smith. The Monique A.J. Smith CIAA Woman of the Year Schol...
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NORFOLK, Va., - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will embark in a new phase of officiating for the 2011 football season as it kicks off the use of instant replay during its conference sponsored television games on ESPN, ESPNU and ESPN Classic. &...
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Atlanta, GA—The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announces the 2011 SIAC Preseason Volleyball All-Conference Teams and Predicted Order of Finish as voted on by the SIAC Volleyball Coaches Association. The 2011 preseason team is led by Paine ...
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Atlanta, GA—The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has released its television schedule for the 2011 football season.
The schedule includes six games, highlighted by a four game slate on Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) that includes Benedict v...
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Karensa Beckford (Alabama A&M) and Roselande Corneille (Alabama State) were named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Volleyball Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, the league announced today. Preseason hono...
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Alcorn State, MS – The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning has approved the request submitted by President M. Christopher Brown II to add Marino “The Godfather” Casem's name to Alcorn's football stadium.
Spinks St...
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CHICAGO - The National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] Division I Committee on Athletics Certification announced Thursday that Chicago State University [CSU] has met all of the requirements for re-certification as a member of Division I. A certifie...
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Atlanta, GA—The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced today that the 2011 SIAC Football Championship game will be held in Atlanta, GA.
“We’re excited to have the city of Atlanta host our inaugural SIAC championship football game. I...
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NORFOLK, Va., - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its 2011 television football slate today featuring eight exciting matchups scheduled to broadcast on ESPN, ESPNU and ESPN Classic. The nationally televised games are a part of the MEAC...
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The 36th Annual Florida A&M University (FAMU) Sports Hall of Fame program will induct six members in the Class of 2011 during enshrinement ceremonies Friday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m. in the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center and Teachin...
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FUQUAY-VARINA, NC - The nationally syndicated FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW, the sports talk radio show which places major emphasis on HBCU Sports, will celebrate its 6th year and 300th on the air on August 20.
"Despite many obstacles and challenges, w...
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ELIZABETH CITY, NC- Elizabeth City State University has officially announced the hiring of Brenda Brown as the head coach of the Lady Viking volleyball team. Brown replaces Linda Bell who moves into the role of Assistant Athletic Director for Complia...
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Hampton, VA - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Volleyball Coaches Association has selected its 2011 All-CIAA Volleyball Pre-Season Team.
Last season’s Player of the Year, Karina Monroe of Chowan University returns to three-peat the Hawk...
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JACKSON, Miss. – Today during a 2:00 pm press conference the recently formed Jackson State University Alumni Players Association made its public debut and unveiled its selections for the JSU Football All-Century Team.
Today’s announcement is part of ...
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TULSA, Okla. – During halftime of ArenaBowl XXIV Saturday night in Phoenix, AFL Commissioner Jerry B. Kurz announced the 2011 AFL Hall of Fame Class and two HBCU products made the list.
“The 2011 Hall of Fame Class is filled with an elite group of pl...
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff forward Silvia Fuentes and defender Erika Forbes, also from Arkansas-Pine Bluff, were named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women’s Soccer Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the ...
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Five former players from HBCUs will participate in Arena Bowl XXIV, the championship game of the Arena Football League. The Arizona Rattlers (18-2) and Jacksonville Sharks (16-4) will faceoff for the indoor football championship tonight at 8:30pm in...
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – At 12:31 p.m. on Thursday (Aug. 11), North Carolina Central University received a letter from the NCAA confirming the university’s active membership in Division I athletics. The five-year reclassification process moving from ...
