Alabama State University and the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Alabama will announce the establishment of a new football classic at a 4 p.m. press conference Tuesday in Birmingham at the Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom.
Dr. Gwendolyn Bo ...
Posted Tuesday, July 22nd 2014 at 8:07AM
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History will take place this fall during the 2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference soccer season as Howard University is all set to compete. Last year, the SWAC entered a membership agreement welcoming the Lady Bison into the c ...
Posted Monday, July 21st 2014 at 11:04AM
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Three Black businessmen started the popular Chicago Football Classic 17 years ago and the event is still thriving.
Larry Huggins, Tim Rand and Everett Rand are the founders. With the event only a two months away, the Defender thought it would be a ...
Posted Friday, July 11th 2014 at 1:54PM
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Fri, July 11, 2014
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Former Tennessee State guard Patrick Miller has signed a professional basketball contract overseas.
Miller has signed with Besiktas ...
Posted Friday, July 11th 2014 at 12:25PM
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Wed, July 09, 2014
Cierra Joshua was a member of the TSU Track and Field team for four years. She threw the shot put and discus for the Tigerbelles. The Detroit, Mich., native is a member of Golden Key, ...
Posted Wednesday, July 9th 2014 at 1:01PM
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Ed Cassiere, Xavier University of Louisiana's sports information director, will be one of the first-day speakers at the 2014 National HBCU Media Summit, to be held next week at Dillard University in New Orleans.
Cassiere — recipient of approxi ...
Posted Tuesday, July 1st 2014 at 4:06PM
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1. Greg McGhee, Howard
McGhee has had a complicated career at Howard. He went from talented freshman to disappointing sophomore to unpredictable junior in a three-season span. McGhee lead the conference in passing yards (2,379) and tied for the l ...
Posted Tuesday, July 1st 2014 at 3:56PM
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Mon, June 30, 2014
Jamin Godfrey just wrapped up one of the finest careers in TSU football history, breaking the school's 42-year old scoring record. The Englewood, Tenn. native was 18-of-29 in field goal attempts and 43-for-45 in PATs as a senior fo ...
Posted Monday, June 30th 2014 at 1:58PM
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Mon, June 30, 2014
By George Bremer
The Herald Bulletin
INDIANAPOLIS — Last month, Qua Cox was the star of the first day of the Indianapolis Colts' rookie mini-camp, deftly stepping in front of a pass from quarterback Seth L ...
Posted Monday, June 30th 2014 at 10:48AM
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Wed, June 25, 2014
Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year Aaric Murray hopes to hear his name called in Thursday's NBA Draft.
The 2014 SWAC Tournament MVP led Texas Southern University and the conference in sco ...
Posted Wednesday, June 25th 2014 at 11:32AM
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HBCUX is bringing you the students, professors, and alumni who are making Xtraordinary moves. Chuck Walton, III, a recent graduate of Howard University who served as the voice of HU sports, is first up! ...
Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 10:55AM
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For the first time, two Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) will play a football game in Nassau, Bahamas. HBCUX, a recently launched digital media network, and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism are teaming up to produce the inaugural “ ...
Posted Tuesday, June 24th 2014 at 10:41AM
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By Kendrick Marshall
The Bayou Classic has long been the penultimate event in the HBCU football world for decades.
The annual battle in New Orleans between Southern and Grambling State has featured a litany of storied players, coaches and even ep ...
Posted Thursday, June 19th 2014 at 11:47PM
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Mon, June 16, 2014
CHARLOTTE - All Southwestern Athletic Conference defensive back, Avery Boykin (Mississippi Valley State) was selected to the 2014 College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) Watch List.
He joins teamamte Sea ...
Posted Tuesday, June 17th 2014 at 11:07AM
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Texas Southern announced a change in the school’s football schedule Wednesday, moving the Tigers’ Sept. 13 contest against Central State to the Bahamas.
The game, initially scheduled to be played in Wilberforce, Ohio on the CSU campus, is now bein ...
Posted Friday, May 23rd 2014 at 1:04PM
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