A native of Houston, TX, Blackshear spent his high school years at Houston’s Reagan High School. Following high school, Blackshear played collegiately at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX from 1987-1991 where he led the team in receiving during th ...
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Jessie Atkins, Albany State
Atkins is the lone SIAC returnee from last season's list. The junior caught 47 passes and eight touchdowns in just eight games, helping Albany State take home the 2013 SIAC Championship.
Akeem Jordan, Lincoln
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When: August 23, 2014
Who's Playing: Georgia Prep Sports Academy vs. Arkansas Baptist College
Where: War Memorial Stadium
Little Rock, Arkansas
Time: 6:00pm
Attitude is Everything!! ...
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(SportsNetwork.com) - A team that wins a conference championship generally has something the competition is lacking.
In the year of the quarterback in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, that isn't such a good thing for reig ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2014 at 12:22PM
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The heat was certainly prevalent on Tuesday for the second day of fall practice for the Tennessee State football team.
“I thought that our guys came out excited,” Head Coach Rod Reed said. “We did some great things as a team, we got after it and a ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2014 at 11:26AM
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Author: Kendrick Marshall
Three HBCU products — Michael Strahan (Texas Southern), Claude Humphrey (Tennessee State) and Aeneas Williams (Southern) — were officially enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday night.
Their paths to the ...
Posted Monday, August 4th 2014 at 1:17PM
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Coach Bo Browder on Wednesday announced that four have signed women's basketball scholarships with Xavier University of Louisiana. Newcomers signed to scholarships for the 2014-15 academic year were:
• Eliqua Brooks, a 5-foot-8 guard/forward f ...
Posted Thursday, July 31st 2014 at 9:42AM
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Metta World Peace sat down with Larry King on the Emmy nominated “Larry King Now” show this week to set the record straight on his future in the NBA, playing for the Knicks and answered social media questions from his biggest fans.
KING: You pl ...
Posted Thursday, July 31st 2014 at 9:37AM
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Alana Morris wrapped up a four-year playing career with the Lady Tiger Basketball program in March. As a senior, she was second on the team in assists and fourth in scoring. She scored in double-figure ...
Posted Monday, July 28th 2014 at 12:46PM
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With the entire NFL now involved in training camp, we figured it was as good a time as any to take a look at which HBCU alumni were in NFL Camps. According to our count, 69 former HBCU stars are currently participating in training camp action.
The ...
Posted Monday, July 28th 2014 at 11:38AM
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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
Photo courtesy of Sam Jordan / TSU Athletics
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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