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TSPNsports/THG Agency HBCU Mid Major Football Poll

By Official Release on Aug 31, 2010 at 6:54 am (CT)

TSPNsports/THG Agency HBCU Mid Major Football Poll

Presented By: THG Agency, LLC – (The Heritage Group), A Consulting Sports Management Agency The Dr. Cavil’s 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-(12/3/09-12/5/09) 1. #-Tuskegee———–(0-0)—(6)—96—-1–(vs-Benedict) 2. Winston Salem State–(1-0)—(2)—83—-6–(at-DI/FCS-N. C. A & T State) 3. Albany State———(1-0)—(1)—80—-3–(Open) 4. Langston————-(1-0)—(1)—64—-4–(at-DI/FCS-Alcorn [...]

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William P. Foster

By Official Release on Aug 28, 2010 at 9:18 pm (CT)

FAMU Morns The Death Of Band Legend William P. Foster

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida A&M University (FAMU) family is mourning the loss of one of its legends, Dr. William P. Foster, who was known as the “Dean of America’s Band Directors.” Foster, who was also called The Law and The Maestro, was the creator of the noted FAMU Marching “100.” He served as the [...]

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Texas Southern Athletics, Reaching Great New Heights

By Official Release on Aug 27, 2010 at 12:10 am (CT)

Texas Southern Athletics, Reaching Great New Heights

Texas Southern University’s Athletics Department received great news from the National Association of Collegiate Athletics (NCAA), in that, the NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification has fully certified TSU Athletics with no conditions. This classification means that TSU Athletics program is operating in substantial conformity with the operating principles adopted by the Association’s Division [...]

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Grambling Legends To Make Major Donation To Eddie G. Robinson Museum

By Official Release on Aug 25, 2010 at 9:10 am (CT)

Grambling Legends To Make Major Donation To Eddie G. Robinson Museum

The Grambling Legends will make a donation of $10,000 to the newly opened Eddie G. Robinson Museum, honoring a coach, mentor and man who deeply influenced the group — and the nation. “We are very proud of the museum, to have something that represents coach in such a positive manner,” said Legends co-founder James “Shack” [...]

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ESPNU To Televise Football & Volleyball Matchups Between Prairie View and Grambling

By Official Release on Aug 25, 2010 at 8:38 am (CT)

ESPNU To Televise Football & Volleyball Matchups Between Prairie View and Grambling

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The Prairie View A&M Panther football team will make two nationally televised appearances on ESPNU during the 2010 season. Prairie View’s first televised contest will occur on Saturday, Sept. 25 against Grambling State at 6 p.m. during the annual State Fair Classic matchup in Dallas, Texas. This year’s State Fair Classic [...]

Football • Volleyball

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Texas Southern Lady Tigers get Physical

By Official Release on Aug 21, 2010 at 11:05 pm (CT)

Texas Southern Lady Tigers get Physical

Denton, TX-The Texas Southern Lady Tigers had their hands full when they took on North Texas State in the first regular season game of the season. It took TSU a half to get into a groove, but they stepped up and showed they could play with the best. “We got some confidence in the second [...]

Soccer

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Christian Anthony

By Official Release on Aug 20, 2010 at 11:59 pm (CT)

Grambling’s Anthony To Return To Campus Next Week

GRAMBLING, LA — Christian Anthony, Grambling State University’s All-American defensive lineman who was recently admitted to the North Louisiana Medical Center for chest pains, is headed to his home state of Alabama for a few days after being treated and released by the medical facility in Ruston. According to head football coach Rod Broadway, Anthony [...]

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South Carolina State Picked to Repeat as SBN National Champions

By Official Release on Aug 19, 2010 at 11:37 pm (CT)

South Carolina State Picked to Repeat as SBN National Champions

Pittsburgh, PA – The South Carolina State Bulldogs were selected number one in the SBN Black College Football Preseason Poll. The 2009 SBN Black College National Champions received 24 of a possible 30 first place votes and a total of 294 points. Defending SWAC (Southwestern Athletic Conference) Champion Prairie View A&M was predicted to finish [...]

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Alabama State Hornets Work on Improving

By Official Release on Aug 18, 2010 at 10:13 am (CT)

Alabama State Hornets Work on Improving

MONTGOMERY—Following Saturday’s scrimmage the Alabama State University coaching staff sat down and evaluated the film of the scrimmage and found several areas the football team needed to concentrate on showing improvement in. A glaring weakness the coaching staff saw was a need to get in better shape, especially the offensive line. “The offensive line is [...]

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Alabama A&M Fan Day Set for Saturday, August 21 at 3:30 p.m.

By Official Release on Aug 18, 2010 at 10:10 am (CT)

Alabama A&M Fan Day Set for Saturday, August 21 at 3:30 p.m.

NORMAL – The Alabama A&M athletics department is inviting everyone out to Fan Day 2010 on “The Hill”. Get your first glance of the 2010 edition of Bulldog football at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 21. All fan day activities will be held at Louis Crews stadium which is the site of the Inaugural Louis [...]

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Alabama A&M to Drop Men’s Soccer Program

By Official Release on Aug 18, 2010 at 10:06 am (CT)

Alabama A&M to Drop Men’s Soccer Program

The Alabama A&M Department of Athletics has formally announced the elimination of men’s soccer from its list of sponsored activities. At the end of the 2010 fall semester the Bulldogs will sponsor 14 sports. The move to eliminate the program is taking place due to budget cuts that have forced athletic officials to drop the [...]

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SWAC Announces Women’s Soccer Preseason Honors

By Official Release on Aug 18, 2010 at 10:01 am (CT)

SWAC Announces Women’s Soccer Preseason Honors

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff forward Jade West and defender Erika Forbes, also from Arkansas-Pine Bluff, were named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women’s Soccer Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, the conference announced today. Preseason honors were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. The Jackson [...]

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Football Training Camp Underway

By Official Release on Aug 13, 2010 at 10:39 am (CT)

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Football Training Camp Underway

PINE BLUFF, Ark.- The University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff football team officially reported to camp this past weekend ready to begin their 2010 campaign. Over 90 players from across the country reported to UAPB’s campus with high expectations. “We’re very excited about the team we will put on the field next season,” said UAPB Head Coach Monte [...]

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Mississippi Valley State Devilettes 2010 Volleyball Outlook

By Official Release on Aug 13, 2010 at 10:36 am (CT)

Mississippi Valley State Devilettes 2010 Volleyball Outlook

The 2010 version of the Mississippi Valley State Devilette volleyball team enters the season with championship potential but carrying the sting of a season unfulfilled. Last year, the team faced a rebuilding year as head coach Alyse Wells-Kilbert brought in players that she felt could lead thte team back into the conference title race. Returning [...]

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Grambling’s Lady Tigers Volleyball Team Report for Opening Day

By Official Release on Aug 13, 2010 at 10:29 am (CT)

Grambling’s Lady Tigers Volleyball Team Report for Opening Day

Grambling, LA—The Grambling State Lady Tigers Volleyball team, six-time defending Southwestern Athletic Conference western division champions, reported to campus today as the Lady Tigers prepare to begin preseason training. Twelve Lady Tigers reported as they completed registration and got situated with housing as well as took care of insurance and medical records. They assembled for [...]

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Southern’s Countdown to Kickoff

By Official Release on Aug 13, 2010 at 10:23 am (CT)

Southern’s Countdown to Kickoff

BATON ROUGE — Southern University head football coach, Stump Mitchell”, is inviting the Jaguar Nation Football to be a part of the “Countdown to Kick-Off” event to be held Saturday, August 28,2010 on the Southern University Baton Rouge campus. “Countdown to Kick-Off” will replace “Fan Day”. The “Countdown to Kick-Off “event will be a day [...]

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Panthers Continue to Practice at a High Level

By Official Release on Aug 12, 2010 at 10:52 pm (CT)

Panthers Continue to Practice at a High Level

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – With three practices under their belts, the Prairie View A&M Panthers moved towards the next phase of camp as they donned shoulder pads for the first time on Wednesday evening. The Panthers have had three solid practices as the players continue to fly around the field at full speed. In addition, [...]

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Prairie View A&M Soccer Hits The Field

By Official Release on Aug 12, 2010 at 10:43 pm (CT)

Prairie View A&M Soccer Hits The Field

PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS – The Prairie View A&M women’s soccer team officially hit the field as they held their first two practices of the 2010 season on Thursday. Expectations are high for the Lady Panthers following last season’s impressive finish which featured a berth in the finals of the SWAC Tournament. After a solid spring [...]

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PRAIRIE VIEW A&M VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW

By Official Release on Aug 12, 2010 at 10:37 pm (CT)

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW

PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS – The PVAMU volleyball team kicked off training camp this week with one goal in mind and that’s making it to the NCAA tournament and winning the program’s fourth SWAC title. The Lady Panthers fell one game short of making the SWAC final last year. PVAMU won SWAC titles and appeared in [...]

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Lady Tigers Volleyball Shows Promise during First Day of Practice

By Official Release on Aug 12, 2010 at 10:32 pm (CT)

Lady Tigers Volleyball Shows Promise during First Day of Practice

Houston, TX-The Texas Southern Lady Tigers volleyball season started with summer practice today, with a new identity. The team will look to some past role players to step up and some newcomers to step in with the loss of middle blocker Emma Obi and setter Simone Green. Head Coach Dr. Dwalah Fisher says her top [...]