In a lengthy story published by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, an HBCU official suggested the NCAA increasing academic standards would “kill” institutions ability to field competitive teams due to some student-athletes inability to literally m ...
Posted Tuesday, June 5th 2012 at 6:46PM
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(BlackMediaScoop) Jay Hopson has been named the new head football coach at Alcorn State University, making the university the first Southwestern Athletic Conference school to name a non-black as head football coach.
A statement on the university’s ...
Posted Thursday, May 31st 2012 at 11:44AM
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Legendary New York Giants linebacker Harry Carson is the latest former NFL player to come out against the consequences of a career in football. In an interview with Dr. Max Gomez of CBS News New York, the 58-year old Cars ...
Posted Sunday, May 20th 2012 at 10:33AM
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WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2012– Events DC announced today that tickets for the 2nd annual AT&T Nation ...
Posted Thursday, May 10th 2012 at 9:53AM
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By Eamonn Brennan | ESPN.com
When the NCAA announced its new Academic Progress Rate standards last May, the only high-profile school impacted by the hike was Connecticut. But there were a handful of historically black college and university athlet ...
Posted Wednesday, May 9th 2012 at 9:19AM
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5/8/12 (757) 864-0196 or swhite@theciaa.com
Hampton, VA…The Central Intercollegiate Athletic A ...
Posted Tuesday, May 8th 2012 at 2:51PM
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By Eligibility Coach on May 6, 2012
Dear Eligibilty Coach:
My son signed an NLI with a four-year college in 2011, but decided to attend a junior college instead. He finished the first year at the junior college and wants to transfer to a different four-year college? What can he do so that he ...
Posted Monday, May 7th 2012 at 7:47AM
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April 28, 2012
Results: Men Women
NORCROSS, Ga. — Xavier University of Louisiana's men's tennis team defeated Cumberland 5-0 Saturday to win an NAIA unaffiliated group tournament for the second straight year. Xavier also won the women' ...
Posted Friday, May 4th 2012 at 7:16AM
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CELEBRATING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN GOLF
The 18th Annual Women’s Collegiate Golf Classic/Championship
APRIL 27-29, 2012
The 18h Annual Women’s Collegiate Golf Classic/Championship (WCGC) will tee off at 12 Noon on Friday, April 27, 2012 at S ...
Posted Sunday, April 22nd 2012 at 10:43AM
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With the draft fast approaching there are many prospects in this years draft who haven’t gotten the media attention and who many may not be real familiar with. One of those player you must not sleep is Bethune Cookman DE/OLB, Ryan Davis. Ryan Davis i ...
Posted Wednesday, April 18th 2012 at 9:41AM
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Grambling State football coach Doug Williams has filed suit claiming the school reneged on its contract promises with him.
The state court suit filed in Baton Rouge says Williams' contract was never approved by the University of Louisiana System g ...
Posted Monday, April 16th 2012 at 7:27PM
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CELEBRATING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN GOLF
The 18th Annual Women’s Collegiate Golf Classic/Championship
APRIL 27-29, 2012
The 18h Annual Women’s Collegiate Golf Classic/Championship (W ...
Posted Monday, April 16th 2012 at 2:22PM
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NEW ORLEANS — Hannah Finnegan of Pekin, Ill., and Tremont High School has signed a women's cross country scholarship with Xavier University of Louisiana. She is XU's second runner signed for 2012.
Finnegan broke 20 minutes for three miles each ...
Posted Friday, April 13th 2012 at 3:13PM
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RHP Maso Cotton (sophomore/ Vauxhall, NJ) picked up his fifth win of the season by striking out a career-high 13 batters in a 5-1 conference win for the Trojans over Lincoln University on Wednesday, April 12 in Oxford, PA. Virginia State University’s ...
Posted Thursday, April 12th 2012 at 11:50AM
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RHP Jessica Mattia set a new Lady Trojans softball school record throwing 21 strike-outs in a 3-0 win versus the Lady Lions of Lincoln University on Monday, March 19 in Petersburg, VA. The Lady Trojans defeated the Lady Lions also in game two, 7-4.
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Posted Tuesday, March 20th 2012 at 10:33AM
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