By Bomani Jones - ESPN.com
Forty years ago, one could argue that black college football was as competitive as any played in the country. The same sort of debates about how the Negro Leagues stacked up against Major League Baseball could be had about black college football and the big-time un ...
Posted Wednesday, March 5th 2008 at 11:48AM
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Black college football stars past and present gathered at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Atlanta, Georgia for the 34th Annual SBN Sports Black College All-American (BCAA) Football Banquet on February 16, 2008. The upscale event, appropriately themed “Creating and Celebrating Legends”, recogniz ...
Posted Friday, February 29th 2008 at 10:59AM
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CHARLOTTE (February 20, 2008) --- Charlotte organizers are excited about the 63rd Annual Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament happening February 25 - March 1. The weeklong tournament brings quality basketball and countless activities to the ...
Posted Wednesday, February 20th 2008 at 10:10AM
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The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has launched a new look for the SIAC Basketball Tournament with a new logo commemorating the 75th Men’s & 30th Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Visit www.siacbasketballtournament.com for up-to-date information regarding this historical event inc ...
Posted Monday, February 18th 2008 at 12:07AM
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CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Players of the Week
Week Ending January 27, 2008
Men's Player of the Week
Anthony Hilliard, ECSU, Jr., Guard, 6-3, 205, Fayetteville, NC GP
Top Performance vs. SPC 1/24/08 FG
Hilliard poste ...
Posted Tuesday, January 29th 2008 at 3:30PM
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Chris Wallace threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Arkansas-Pine Bluff teammate Jason Jones and the Northeast beat the Southwest 24-7 in the American Heritage Bowl on Saturday night.
Jones also had a 24-yard reception and was honored as the offensive ...
Posted Monday, January 28th 2008 at 11:20AM
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Howard's Geoff Pope Fulfills His NFL Dream
Twenty-three years old and recruited for the NFL from Howard University, Geoff Pope said he has already attained his "greatest goal."
Standing at 6-feet and weighing ...
Posted Tuesday, January 15th 2008 at 9:03AM
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The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the upcoming television schedule for Basketball. The action starts this weekend with the 6th Annual Peach Ball Basketball Homecoming Game, which pits the Fort Valley State University Wildcats against the Golden Rams of Alba ...
Posted Sunday, January 13th 2008 at 11:28PM
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FAMU Player Turns Life Struggle into Triumph
By Dontaye Carter
Black College Wire
thefamurattlers.com
Akini Akini (formerly Akini Adkins)
The star forward for Florida A&M University men's basketball team, is quickly changing the tides of his past to become a leader not only on t ...
Posted Thursday, December 13th 2007 at 9:40AM
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The Aggies are about business this year. No cubicles. No desktops. No suitcases.
After winning a mediocre six games in the 2005-06 season, A&T's men's basketball team ...
Posted Monday, November 26th 2007 at 3:54PM
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It is expected that a woman standing 5' 11" would demand attention on and off the basketball court. Courtney Smiley, former forward for Howard University's Lady Bisons, is no exception.
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Posted Monday, November 12th 2007 at 2:52PM
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Marion Jones, the American track star who won an astounding five medals at the 2000 Olympics in Sidney, Australia, was added to the growing list of Olympic athletes ...
Posted Monday, November 12th 2007 at 2:50PM
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At Last, HBCU Teams Have Own Video Game.
EA Sports, creator of sports games such as Madden, NCAA Football and Tiger Woods Golf, has a substantial lineup, but athletics at historically black col ...
Posted Monday, November 12th 2007 at 2:49PM
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Pro Football Hall of Famer, Kellen Winslow, Sr. to Deliver Keynote at CIAA Championship Football Banquet
Charlotte, NC...The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association welcomes Pro Football Hall of Famer, Kellen Winslow, Sr. to the CIAA Football Championship Banquet as its keynote speaker. ...
Posted Monday, November 5th 2007 at 1:14AM
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