A one-time HBCU baseball player made history on the international stage.
José De León threw 5 2/3 innings of hitless and scoreless baseball to go along with 10 strikeouts as part of a perfect game by Puerto Rico against Israel on Monday night.
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Posted Tuesday, March 14th 2023 at 12:18PM
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Jackson State head women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed responds passionately to a question asking why the Tigers' have such a low NET ranking.
Reed said she is proud her team is in the top 100 in the NET and said her team should be considere ...
Posted Monday, March 13th 2023 at 12:29PM
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North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis isn’t checking for the NIT, but down the road in Durham, North Carolina Central head coach LeVelle Moton is all for it.
Davis, the second-year head coach at his alma mater, declined the opportunity to play ...
Posted Monday, March 13th 2023 at 9:46AM
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The Jackson State went into the halftime break trailing Prairie View A&M 28-16, but rallied from the deficit to tie the game at 54-54, force overtime and eventually take down the Panthers 62-60 at Bartow Arena Thursday.
The Tigers (14-18) had two ...
Posted Friday, March 10th 2023 at 9:24AM
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There's nothing like some spring football.
March 7 will be day one for the Florida A&M Rattlers as they enter the spring schedule which is allowed 15 practices by the NCAA. April 15's Orange and Green Spring Game accounts for one of the practi ...
Posted Tuesday, March 7th 2023 at 11:28AM
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mark Evans II feels honored to be at this week’s NFL’s annual scouting combine.
The former Arkansas-Pine Bluff offensive lineman just believes more players from historically Black colleges and universities deserve to be i ...
Posted Monday, March 6th 2023 at 2:13PM
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It is tournament time at the NAIA level and there will be a heavy HBCU presence in the field.
Three HBCUs — Langston, Xavier and Tougaloo — all made the tournament.
The highest seed in the field is Langston, which enters as a No. 2 seed in ...
Posted Friday, March 3rd 2023 at 3:26PM
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By the time you read this, Antoine Davis could be the leading scorer in NCAA Division I history.
The Detroit-Mercy senior forward scored 38 points in Detroit Mercy’s 81-68 Horizon League Tournament win on Tuesday. That means he was just 26 point ...
Posted Thursday, March 2nd 2023 at 11:13AM
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On Monday night, the Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team defeated Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 66-54 at Moore Gymnasium.
The win marked the first time in 43 years that Grambling surpassed the 20-win barrier, with the team's last 20-win seaso ...
Posted Wednesday, March 1st 2023 at 10:27AM
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Alcorn State's men's basketball dynasty of the early 1980s is arguably the most successful in HBCU basketball history when considering postseason success. The Braves won three NCAA tournament games in five years, an unparalleled feat among HBCUs for ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2023 at 11:08AM
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The Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Combine was held in New Orleans on Monday, showcasing an untapped pool of amazing athletes.
If you’re unfamiliar with the combine, Troy Vincent, NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operat ...
Posted Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 at 10:17AM
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The 2nd HBCU Legacy Bowl selected Saints quarterback Jameis Winston and former Saints left tackle Terron Armstead as Honorary Captains on the event scheduled for Feb. 25.
Winston and Armstead are founding partners with the HBCU Legacy Bowl and oth ...
Posted Friday, February 17th 2023 at 3:02PM
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Two more HBCU football programs will face USF over the next decade, according to a new report.
USF has completed contracts with South Carolina State and Bethune-Cookman, according to FBSchedules.com.
Bethune-Cookman, based in Daytona, FL will f ...
Posted Thursday, February 16th 2023 at 3:38PM
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