Lorman, MS—In a statement released today, Alcorn State University (ASU) announced that head football coach Ernest Jones has been terminated on the grounds of “malfeasance and contumacious conduct.” The decision was reached following ASU’s fulfillment of due process procedures as indicated under the terms of Jones’ employment contract.
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-(1-27-09/1-31-09) 1. Morgan State——–(10-9)-(5)–94—-3—(vs-Hampton, at-Maryland E. S.) 2. %-Alabama State—–(9-7)–(4)–82—-5—(vs-Alcorn State, at-Prairie View A & M) 3. Chicago State——-(11-9)-(2)–76—-1—(vs-Detroit, at-Utah Valley State, at-NJIT) 4. Bethune-Cookman—–(10-9)——72—-2—(at-Maryland E. S., vs-S. C. State) 5. Prairie [...]
The 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–(1-27-09/1-31-09) 1. N. C. A & T State—(12-5)-(7)–99—-1—-(at-S. C. State, at-Howard) 2. Chicago State——-(11-8)——85—-3—-(at-Utah Valley State, at-UTPA) 3. Tennessee State—–(11-9)-(1)–82—-4—-(at-Morehead State, at-Eastern Kentucky) 4. Prairie View A & M–(8-10)——64—-8—-(at-Arkansas P. B., [...]
Alabama A&M, J-State posts best record for East Bowling Roundup and Southern, Texas Southern had best records for West Bowling Roundup. JACKSON, MS – Eastern Division teams Alabama A&M and Jackson State finished with the best overall record from the 3-day SWAC East Bowling Roundup, completed Sunday in Jackson, MS. The Bulldogs won 11 of [...]
Top three teams in each division qualify for SWAC Bowling Championships The 2009 SWAC East Bowling round-up takes place Friday – Sunday in Jackson, MS. This weekend’s roundup is the second of two tournaments that will help to decide the six teams that will qualify for the 2009 SWAC Bowling Championship Feb. 20-22 in Bessemer, [...]
Alabama A&M soccer standout Futhi Bhembe has been selected as the 57th overall pick in the Major League Soccer (MLS) 2009 SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake. The pick comes in the fourth round for the Bulldog senior who scored 14 goals in 16 contests in 2008 as A&M compiled a 9-5-3 record. He ranked fifth [...]
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-(1-20-09/1-24-09) 1. Chicago State——-(10-8)-(4)–93—-2—(vs-Eastern Kentucky, vs- N. C. Central) 2. Bethune-Cookman—–(9-8)–(3)–81—-5—(vs-Morgan State, at-Delaware State) 3. Morgan State——–(7-8)–(2)–76—-1—(at-Bethune-Cookman, vs-Howard) 4. Savannah State——(9-9)——-74—-4—(at-Jacksonville, at-Utah Valley State) 5. %-Alabama State—–(8-7)——-62—-6—(vs-Southern)
The 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–(1-20-09/1-24-09) 1. N. C. A & T State—(10-5)-(5)–97—-1—-(vs-Delaware State, at-winston-Salem State) 2. Morgan State——–(11-4)-(3)–90—-2—-(at-Bethune-Cookman, vs-N. C. Central, vs-Howard) 3. Chicago State——-(10-8)——75—-3—-(vs-IPFW) 4. Tennessee State—–(9-9)——-68—-4—-(vs-Jacksonville state, vs-Tennessee Tech) 5. Florida A & [...]
The Texas Sports Radio Network in conjunction with Mobile Vison Player will do a internet streaming of the Texas Southern – Jackson State basketball game. Both the Mens and Womens game will be streamed. You can go to the following link to gain access to the games. Texas Sports Radio Network
WOMEN PLAYER AND NEWCOMER F Shay Holmes, Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff; 6-1, JR; Tulsa, OK Holmes averaged 14.5 points, 12 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 3.0 blocks for the Lady Lions last week. Holmes scored 17 points with 10 rebounds and two blocked shots in a three-point loss to Alabama State last Saturday. Monday against [...]
(Updated since original post time) I should probably start by recanting a statement I made regarding Duer-gate. I previously reported that Duer-gate was a Double SWAC Scandal In the Making. Well that was incorrect. The information I’ve received over the last 2 days indicates that Duer-gate is much more than a couple of unfortunate mishaps [...]
 Prairie View’s Fraizer Awarded “Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year” American Urban Radio Networks is proud to announce the 2008 SBN Sports Black College All-American (BCAA) Team. All but five honored are from the FCS. The Hampton Pirates, Jackson State Tigers and South Carolina State Bulldogs led the way with three players each selected [...]
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-(1-13-09/1-17-09) 1. Morgan State——–(7-8)–(5)–94—-NR–(vs-Norfolk State, at-Florida A & M) 2. Chicago State——-(9-8)–(3)–80—-NR–(at-Longwood) 3. Hampton————-(7-7)–(2)–77—-NR–(at-Florida A & M, vs-S. C. State) 4. Savannah State——(7-8)——-75—-NR–(vs-Talladega, vs-S. C. State, at-Longwood) 5. Bethune-Cookman—–(7-8)——-61—-NR–(vs-Howard, vs-Coppin State)
The 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–(1-13-09/1-17-09) 1. N. C. A & T State-(8-5)–(5)–96—-NR—(at-coppin State, vs-Maryland E. S.) 2. Morgan State——–(9-4)–(3)–90—-NR—(vs-Norfolk State, at-Florida A & M) 3. Chicago State——-(9-8)——-76—-NR—(vs-N. J. I. T.) 4. Tennessee State—–(8-9)——-64—-NR—(vs-Austin Peay) 5. [...]
I guess the SWAC just wouldnt be the SWAC if there wasn’t a good scandal to come up every 7 to 8 years or so. If you’ve been following the SWAC for a while you probably remember Rudy-gate, the SWAC scandal of 2001 where former SWAC Commissioner Rudy Washington was reportedly fired for overpaying himself [...]
BIRMINGHAM – Jackson State defensive back Domonique Johnson has officially accepted an invitation to the Under Armour Senior Bowl, bowl officials announced Saturday. Kickoff for the 2009 Under Armour Senior Bowl is set for 6 pm (CT) in Mobile’s Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The game will be televised by the NFL Network.
Tennessee State University will play an eleven-game football schedule for the 2009 season that features four home games and three “Classic” match-ups. The Tigers’ non-conference opponents consist of four traditional rivals, three from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (Alabama A&M, Jackson State, Southern) and one from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (Florida A&M). TSU’s seven-game Ohio Valley [...]
The Grambling State University Department of Athletics has announced that it has two mini-ticket and family pack plan options now on sale for Lady Tiger and Tiger basketball, with packages starting as low as $36. The Family Pack plan includes four tickets each to Grambling’s remaining home basketball games (10 dates). The plan costs $44 [...]
The 2008 Sports Network has named 4 Swac players on their All America Team. The four players are LB Zach East (Prairie View A&M) 1st Team who was a repeat player from 2007,  DT Melvin Matthews (Grambling) 2nd Team,  CB Domonique Johnson (Jackson State) 2nd Team and  LB Marcellus Speaks (Jackson State) 3rd Team. The Swac also had [...]
Conference play for women’s basketball starts with home teams finding success … • Four of the five conference teams that played on January 3 found success on Saturday. The lone team to fall at home was the Alcorn State Lady Braves (to Prairie View A&M). Ten points or better … All five contests were decided [...]
