Championship time is here as the Southwestern Athletic Conference gears up for the 2008 Indoor Track and Field Championships will also be held on March 1-2 at the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Competition begins at 9:00 am on Saturday, March 1. It will continue on [...]
The HBCU Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:
Name——————Record–1PV-Points-PWR–Next Game-(2-25-08/3-2-08)
1. Morgan State——–(17-9)–(6)–93—-2—(vs-Hampton, at-Delaware State)
2. Alabama State——-(14-9)–(3)–87—-1—(vs-Southern, at-Texas Southern)
3. Norfolk State——-(14-11)——79—-3—(at-Winston-Salem State, at-Hampton)
4. Hampton————-(15-10)-(1)–65—-4—(at-Morgan State, vs-Norfolk State)
5. Savannah State——(13-17)——58—-6—(vs-Texas Pan American)
6. Arkansas P. B.——(12-13)——46—-7—(vs-Texas Southern, at-Grambling State)
7. [...]
The Inaugural HBCU Women’s Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:
Name——————Record–1PV-Points-PWR–Next Game–(2-25-08/3-2-08)
1. N. C. A & T State–(20-5)–(4)–94—-1—(at-S. C. State, at-Howard)
2. Prairie View A & M-(17-8)–(3)–92—-2—(at-Miss. Valley State, vs-Alabama A & M)
3. Morgan State——-(17-9)——-74—-3—(vs-Hampton, at-Delaware State)
4. Coppin State——-(16-11)——67—-4—(vs-Howard, at-Maryland E. S.)
8. Maryland [...]
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The Southern University Jaguars defeated the Alabama A&M Bulldogs to claim the 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference Bowling Tournament title. The Jaguars downed the Bulldogs 4-3 Sunday afternoon at the Holiday Bowl Fun Center in Bessemer, Alabama.
Southern jumped out to win game one 193-187. Alabama A&M won the next two games (170-156 and 181-144) to take [...]
A Grant Maxey bank shot with four seconds remaining in the second half proved to be the difference as Jackson State walked out with a 67-65 win over Grambling State at the Assembly Center on Saturday afternoon.
Grambling State got off to a slow start as the game began as JSU raced out to a 15-3 [...]
Jackson State broke open a close contest at the start of the second half with a 7-0 run en route to capturing a 70-57 victory over Grambling State in the Assembly Center on Saturday evening.
In a scene that keeps repeating itself over-and-over again throughout the season, Grambling State hung tough in the first half [...]
Bessemer, Ala. – The Lady Jaguars of Southern University and the Lady Bulldogs of Alabama A&M University advanced to the final round of the 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference Women’s Bowling Championship at the Holiday Bowl Fun Center in Bessemer, Alabama.
Today play was double elimination in the best four of seven baker games. The Lady Jaguars [...]
Day one of the 2008 SWAC Women’s Bowling Championship got off to a hot start as six teams were bowling team games to decide the seeding for the double-elimination bracket. At day’s end, it was Jackson State and Southern claiming the top spots in Saturday’s bracket.
Jackson State – The Lady Tigers were 5-0 on [...]
Due to on-going construction at the Tiger Baseball Stadium, the site for Saturday afternoon’s Grambling State baseball season opener versus Northwestern State has been changed. The doubleheader, originally scheduled to be played in Grambling, has been moved to the campus of Northwestern State in Natchitoches, La. beginning at 5 p.m.
On Sunday, the Tigers will [...]
The Southwestern Athletic Conference 2008 Men’s Basketball Tournament will take place March 12-15 in Birmingham, Alabama. The top eight teams from regular season play will meet in single-elimination action for four days with the championship culminating on Saturday, March 15. The Tournament Winner will receive the Conference’s Automatic Qualifier and participate in the [...]
The Southwestern Athletic Conference 2008 Women’s Bowling Championship will take place February 22-24 at the Holiday Bowl Fun Center in Bessemer, Alabama. The three-day event will feature teams from both the Eastern and Western Divisions looking to end their season with the title of SWAC champion. Participants in the three-day event are [...]
Itta Bena, Miss. — The Mississippi Valley State Devilettes softball team snapped a 14 game losing streak against the University of Arkansas-Monticello this evening with a, 10-4, victory over the Cotton Blossoms.
UAM drew “first blood” as they jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the third inning. Valley responded with one run in the bottom [...]
The HBCU Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:
Name——————Record–1PV-Points-PWR–Next Game-(2-18-08/2-24-08)
1. Alabama State——-(14-8)–(6)–93—-2—(vs-Alcorn State)
2. Morgan State——–(15-9)–(4)–89—-1—(at-Bethune-Cookman, vs-Howard)
3. Norfolk State——-(13-10)——78—-4—(vs-Maryland E. S., at-S. C. State)
4. Hampton————-(14-9)——-64—-3—(vs-Winston-Salem State, at-Coppin State)
5. N. C. A & T State—(13-11)——62—-5—(vs-Delaware State, at-Maryland E. S.)
6. Savannah State——(12-17)——41—-8—(at-Stetson, vs-Texas-Pan American)
7. Arkansas [...]
The Inaugural HBCU Women’s Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:
Name——————Record–1PV-Points-PWR–Next Game–(2-18-08/2-24-08)
1. N. C. A & T State–(16-5)–(5)–95—-2—(at-Bethune-Cookman, vs-Maryland E. S.)
2. Prairie View A & M-(15-8)–(2)–91—-1—(vs-Grambling State, at-Arkansas P. B.)
3. Morgan State——-(15-9)——-72—-5—(at-Bethune-Cookman, vs-Howard)
4. Coppin State——-(14-11)——69—-6—(at-Florida A & M, [...]
A Campus in Mouning
Shortly after 3 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 14, tragedy struck the campus of Northern Illinois University. A gunman entered a class in Cole Hall, shooting and killing five NIU students and injuring 17 other students before taking his own life.
I want to give a heartfelt condolence to these victums and their families.
Please [...]
Tennessee State University will play a twelve game football schedule in 2008, which includes five contests at home in Nashville at LP Field.
The Tigers’ season will feature their early “Classics” schedule against traditional rivals Jackson State and Florida A&M in Memphis, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia, respectively. This season the Tigers add rival Southern University for [...]
HOUSTON, TX, February 12, 2008 – Texas Southern University (TSU) President John Rudley announced today that Alois Blackwell has been released as the University’s Athletic Director, effectively immediately.
“We appreciate Mr. Blackwell’s contributions in his seven years guiding this program,” Rudley stated. “Now we must take the TSU athletic program to the next level and [...]
The HBCU Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:
Name——————Record–1PV-Points-PWR–Next Game-(2-11-08/2-17-08)
2. Morgan State——–(14-8)–(5)–92—-2—(vs-S. C. State, at-Florida A & M)
1. Alabama State——-(12-8)–(3)–88—-1—(at-Arkansas P. B., at-Alabama A & M)
3. Hampton————-(13-8)–(2)–81—-3—(at-Maryland E. S., vs-S. C. State)
5. Norfolk State——-(11-12)——66—-5—(at-Florida A & M, vs-Delaware State)
4. N. C. A [...]
The Inaugural HBCU Women’s Major Division Basketball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:
Name——————Record–1PV-Points-PWR–Next Game–(2-11-08/2-17-08)
1. Prairie View A & M-(15-7)-(4)—94—-1—(vs-Jackson State)
2. N. C. A & T State–(16-5)-(3)—92—-2—(at-Bethune-Cookman, vs-Maryland E. S.)
3. Maryland E. S.—–(14-8)——-76—-4—(vs-Hampton, at-N. C. A & T State)
4. Hampton————(12-9)——-61—-3—(at-N. C. A & T State, [...]
Baton Rouge, LA – The Southern University women’s basketball team scored a season high 83 points to sweep the season series with the Lady Tigers of Grambling State University 83-61. “I didn’t think we did a very good job at all,” said head coach Sandy Pugh. “I thought there were some miscues defensively, on their [...]
JACKSON, Miss. – In front of a crowd of 5,501 fans the Jackson State Lady Tiger basketball team defeated a tough Alcorn State Lady Braves team 56-45 at the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center.
Three Lady Tigers scored in double-figures to lead Jackson State (10-10, 8-2 SWAC). LaSharee Christian scored a team-high 14 points. [...]
