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Alabama State’s Grant Wins PGA Minority Championship

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Robert Grant eagled the 18th hole to force a playoff, and then birdied the  first playoff hole to win the individual competition on the final day of the PGA Minority Championship presented by Brown Capital Management. In team play, the Hornets finished in third place, 12 shots behind winner Bethune-Cookman [...]

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Dr. Cavil’s HBCU Major Division Baseball Poll – (4/30/13)

The Dr. Cavil’s HBCU Major Division Baseball Top 10, with number of first-place votes, c = Conference record, O = Overall record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent: Name—————————C-/-O-Records–1PV-Points-PWR–Last Game-Next Game-(04-28-13–05-05-13) 1. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats—-(28-19, 15-6)–(3)—96—-1—(Did Not Play, (G1:N/A;G2:N/A;G3:N/A), Next Weekend Series at-Savannah State Tigers) 2. Savannah State Tigers——-(27-19, 15-5)–(2)—94—-3—(Won Series,(3-0), over N. [...]

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UAPB’s Terron Armstead Selected By New Orleans Saints In 2013 NFL Draft

Pine Bluff, Ark. – Three-time All-Southwestern Athletic Conference selection and University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff offensive tackle, Terron Armstead, was selected with the No. 75 pick in the third round by the New Orleans Saints during the 2013 NFL Draft. The announcement was made during the live coverage on ESPN on Friday at Radio [...]

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Mississippi Valley State Football Player Dies In Car Accident, 3 Others Injured

ITTA BENA, Miss. – Four Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) student-athletes were involved in a one-car accident Thursday evening in Leflore County, Miss. The driver, Kevin Monzon, 19, a junior from Crystal Springs, Miss. and member of the MVSU football team died at the scene. A second passenger, Marcus Thompson, a junior from Houston, Texas [...]

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Bayou Classic Team Signs Three Year Extension With NBC Sports Group

NEW ORLEANS – The Bayou Classic team announced today that the 40 th Annual Bayou Classic will once again be broadcast on NBC nationally. The agreement between The Bayou Classic and NBC Sports Group extends the national broadcast on NBC through the 2015 contest. NBC Sports Group has been the home of The Bayou Classic since [...]

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Indiana Black Expo Issues Statement Regarding Circle City Classic Contracts

On Monday, we published a report that revealed the payouts Alcorn State and Grambling would receive for participating in the annual Circle City Classic football game in Indianapolis on Oct 12. The contracts TSPNsports obtained through an open records request from both schools showed that Grambling is to receive payments equaling $320,000, while Alcorn State [...]

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Alcorn State vs. Grambling: 2013 Circle City Classic Football Game Payouts Revealed

In a press release issued last month by Indiana Black Expo, Inc., the organization that hosts the annual Circle City Classic football game, it was announced that Alcorn State and Grambling will be the participating schools in this year’s event to be held Oct. 12 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. TSPNsports has obtained copies [...]

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Alabama State Completes First Week Of Spring Practice

The Alabama State football team wrapped up the first week of spring practice with a controlled, situational practice Saturday morning at Hornet Stadium. The Hornets ran approximately 70 plays in full pads on the first of four scheduled Saturday practices, which lead into the annual Black and Gold Game Saturday, April 27 at 1 p.m. [...]

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(VIDEO): Alabama A&M Coach Anthony Jones Comments On Maroon & White Game

Alabama A&M football coach Anthony Jones comments on the performance of his players after the team’s annual Maroon and White Spring game played Saturday at Lewis Crews Stadium.

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The FCS Football Playoff Debate Continues

The words opportunity and accessibility stuck out to me after listening to comments made by SWAC Commissioner Duer Sharp during a recent interview from this year’s conference basketball tournament in Garland, Texas. If Sharp is so big on giving the conference an opportunity, why not give the conference an opportunity to participate in the FCS [...]

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