Archive for October, 2008

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Tennessee State Shines In NCAA Graduation Report

By Official Release on Oct 16, 2008 at 3:50 am (CT)

Tennessee State Shines In NCAA Graduation Report

With the recent release (10/14/08) of the NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Study, the Tennessee State University athletics department received welcomed empirical evidence that they are achieving the goals of athletics director Teresa Phillips.
The recent study for student-athletes from the years 1998-2001 showed that the graduation rates for student-athletes at Tennessee State University was [...]

Independent/NAIA

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Texas Southern Women's Basketball Recruiting Class Listed in Top 40%

By Official Release on Oct 15, 2008 at 11:23 pm (CT)

Texas Southern Women’s Basketball Recruiting Class Listed in Top 40%

HOUSTON – Texas Southern University women’s basketball 2009 recruiting class has received a projected ranking of 135th among the nations 342 NCAA Division I basketball programs according to the All-Star Girls Report. “It is extremely exciting for us to be projected among the top recruiting classes,” said first-year head coach Yolanda Wells-Broughton.Â “However, it all [...]

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SWAC Soccer Release (Oct. 15)

By Official Release on Oct 15, 2008 at 11:06 pm (CT)

SWAC Soccer Release (Oct. 15)

â€¢ National Rankings
â€¢ UAPB’s Jade West and Nicole Parks-Powell are ranked in the top fifteen in the nation in points and goals per game.Â West is sixth in points per game (2.36) while Powell is eleventh averaging 2.09 points per outing.Â Both are tied for ninth in goals per game averaging just under one goal [...]

Olympic Sports • SWAC

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SWAC Reprimands Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluffâ€™s Coleman

By Official Release on Oct 15, 2008 at 9:29 am (CT)

SWAC Reprimands Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Coleman

The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced today that the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff head football coach Monte Coleman has been reprimanded for his post-game comments regarding the officiating during the Golden Lions’ football game vs. Jackson State on Saturday, October 11, 2008.
In investigating the incident, the Conference Office spoke with Coleman, UAPB Athletic Director Louis “Skip” [...]

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SWAC Volleyball Release (October 14)

By Official Release on Oct 15, 2008 at 12:23 am (CT)

SWAC Volleyball Release (October 14)

â€¢ Grambling State continues win streak.
Grambling State is currently on an 11-match win streak.Â This sets the mark for the longest win streak in the conference this season.Â Alabama State won five straight in early September.Â In 2007, Both Prairie View and Grambling State each built eight-match win streaks while GSU and Mississippi Valley each [...]

Olympic Sports • SWAC

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This Week in SWAC Football - Week 8

By Official Release on Oct 14, 2008 at 11:53 pm (CT)

This Week in SWAC Football – Week 8

â€¢ Â Â All 10 SWAC teams are in action this week, with four conference games and two non-conference games.
â€¢ Â Â Alabama State plays at Grambling State in the first live streaming of a SWAC football game on the official conference website www.swac.org. Grambling State celebrates homecoming this week and has won four in a row. [...]

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TSPNsports.com/Cavil's Classic Cuts HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

By Official Release on Oct 13, 2008 at 12:28 am (CT)

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

The HBCU Major Division Football 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-(10/16/08-10/18/08)
1.Â S. C. State———(5-2)–(5)–95—-1—()
2.Â Grambling State—–(5-2)–(2)–90—-5—(vs-Alabama State)
3.Â Hampton————-(4-1)–(1)–79—-2—(vs-Norfolk State)
4.Â Tennessee State—–(5-1)–(2)–78—-3—(vs-Austin Peay)
5.Â Southern————(4-2)——-52—-6—(vs-Florida A & M)

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TSPNsports.com/Cavilâ€™s Classic Cuts HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

By Official Release on Oct 13, 2008 at 12:25 am (CT)

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

The Preseason HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:
Name———————Record–1PV-Points-PWR-Game-(10/16/08-10/19/08)
1.Â #-Tuskegee———–(6-0)—(8)—97—-1–(vs-Albany State)
2.Â Albany State———(5-1)—(2)—85—-4–(vs-Tuskegee)
3.Â West Virginia State–(5-1)———78—-2–(vs-West Liberty)
4.Â Virginia Union——-(5-2)———72—-6–(vs-Virginia State)
5.Â Fayetteville State—(5-2)———65—-3–(vs-Johnson C. Smith)

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SWAC Football Recaps - Week 7

By Official Release on Oct 13, 2008 at 12:21 am (CT)

SWAC Football Recaps – Week 7

Prairie View A&M 27, Alabama State 6
PRAIRIE VIEW, TX – The Panthers of Prairie View A&M downed the Alabama State Hornets 27-6 on the PVAMU homecoming Saturday at Blackshear Stadium.
The Panthers (5-1, 2-1) opened the scoring as QB Mark Spivey scored on a 26-yard run midway through the first quarter.Â Prairie View increased the lead [...]

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SWAC Soccer Release

By Official Release on Oct 10, 2008 at 4:48 am (CT)

SWAC Soccer Release

Conference Race Heats Up
With all teams now entering their respective divisional and conference schedules, matches are becoming moreÂ important as the schedule winds down. The top four teams in each division will participate the season-ending SWACÂ Soccer Tournament, being hosted byÂ Mississippi Valley State University.
National Rankings
UAPB’s Jade West and Nicole Parks-Powell are ranked in the top five [...]

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Southern-Florida A&M Game Will Be Shown Via Tape Delay

By Official Release on Oct 8, 2008 at 9:11 pm (CT)

Southern-Florida A&M Game Will Be Shown Via Tape Delay

BIRMINGHAM – The Saturday, Oct. 18 game between Southern and Florida A&M will be televised via tape delay on ESPNU and not live as announced earlier this week.
A late programming schedule change led to the game being moved from the live time slot. The game will kickoff from Southern’s A.W. Mumford Stadium at its originally [...]

Football • MEAC • SWAC

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This Week in SWAC Football - Week 7

By Official Release on Oct 8, 2008 at 1:56 am (CT)

This Week in SWAC Football – Week 7

â€¢ Â Â All 10 SWAC teams are in action in head–to-head conference matchups for the only time in 2008.
â€¢ Â Â Southern, undefeated in conference play and winners of three straight games, plays host to Texas Southern. Southern is playing its first home conference game after back-to-back SWAC road wins at Alcorn State and at Jackson [...]

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SWAC Announces 2008-09 Basketball Television Schedule

By Official Release on Oct 7, 2008 at 11:31 pm (CT)

SWAC Announces 2008-09 Basketball Television Schedule

BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2008-09 basketball television schedule today, highlighted by a matchup of last season’s men’s regular season and tournament champions, and ending with both the men’s and women’s tournament finals shown live during ESPN’s Championship Week.
A total of 14 games will be televised live either on ESPN2 or ESPNU. [...]

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Southern-Florida A&M Game To Be Televised Live On ESPNU

By Official Release on Oct 6, 2008 at 10:54 pm (CT)

Southern-Florida A&M Game To Be Televised Live On ESPNU

BIRMINGHAM – The Saturday, Oct. 18 game between Southern and Florida A&M will be televised live by ESPNU at 6 pm (CT), the network announced today.
The game was originally scheduled to air on a tape-delay basis on ESPNU at 9:30 p.m. next Saturday night, but now will be shown live on the network from [...]

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Grambling-Texas Southern Football Match-Up Moved Back To Houston

By Official Release on Oct 6, 2008 at 10:50 pm (CT)

Grambling-Texas Southern Football Match-Up Moved Back To Houston

The location for next month’s football game featuring Grambling State and Texas Southern has been changed. The contest, originally scheduled to be played in San Antonio, Texas, has been moved back to Houston, Texas and will take place at Delmar Stadium on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 8:05 p.m.
Delmar Stadium, located at 2020 Mangum Road [...]

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SWAC Volleyball News & Notes

By Official Release on Oct 6, 2008 at 10:48 pm (CT)

SWAC Volleyball News & Notes

Grambling State continues win streak
Grambling State is currently on a eight-match win streak. This sets the mark for the longest win streak in the confernce this season. Alabama State won five straight in early September.
In 2007, Both Prairie View and Grambling State each built eight-match win streaks while GSU and Mississippi Valley each [...]

Olympic Sports • SWAC

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TSPNsports.com/Cavil's Classic Cuts HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

By Official Release on Oct 6, 2008 at 7:05 am (CT)

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

The HBCU Major Division Football 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-(10/9/08-10/11/08)
1.Â S. C. State———(4-2)–(6)–96—-1—(vs-Norfolk State)
2.Â Hampton————-(4-1)–(3)–91—-3—(Open)
3.Â Tennessee State—–(5-1)–(1)–89—-5—(Open)
4.Â Bethune-Cookman—–(4-1)——-63—-6—(vs-Delaware State)
5.Â Grambling State—–(4-2)——-55—-7—(at-Alabama A & M)

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TSPNsports.com/Cavilâ€™s Classic Cuts HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

By Official Release on Oct 6, 2008 at 7:03 am (CT)

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

The Preseason HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:
Name———————Record–1PV-Points-PWR-Game-(10/9/08-10/12/08)
1.Â #-Tuskegee———–(5-0)—(6)—97—-1–(vs-Morehouse)
2.Â West Virginia State–(5-0)—(3)—86—-2–(at-Seton Hill)
3.Â Fayetteville State—(5-1)—(1)—79—-3–(at-Shaw)
4.Â Albany State———(4-1)———71—-6–(vs-Clark-Atlanta)
5.Â Saint Paul’s———(4-2)———64—-NR-(at-Virginia State)

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Two Tenn State Tigers Grab OVC Weekly Honors

By Official Release on Oct 5, 2008 at 9:05 pm (CT)

Two Tenn State Tigers Grab OVC Weekly Honors

Tennessee State senior running back Javarris Williams and sophomore safety Eugene Clifford have been named for Ohio Valley Conference honors for their performances in the Tigers’ 30-27 win over UT Martin this past weekend (10/04).
Williams, a 5-11, 220 native of Richmond, Texas was named OVC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, sharing the honor with WR [...]

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Bulldog Comeback Falls Short at Circle City Classic

By Official Release on Oct 5, 2008 at 12:41 pm (CT)

Bulldog Comeback Falls Short at Circle City Classic

Indianapolis, Ind. – Alabama A&M made a strong bid Saturday to end Tuskegee’s grip on the nation’s longest winning streak, but the Bulldogs lost 34-24 in the Circle City Classic, held for the first time at Lucas Oil Stadium, the new home of the Indianapolis Colts.Â Converted wide receiver / tight end, senior Gerald Stockdale [...]

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Jaguars Get By Tigers in a Thriller

By Official Release on Oct 5, 2008 at 12:30 pm (CT)

Jaguars Get By Tigers in a Thriller

JACKSON, Miss. – Bryant Lee passed for 266 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another 58 to lead the Southern University Jaguars to a 35-28 win over the Jackson State University Tigers in a SWAC matchup Saturday night at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. With the loss JSU falls to a 1-4 overall record and [...]

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