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Prairie View A&M To Celebrate 2009 Football Championship

Prairie View A&M To Celebrate 2009 Football Championship

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Thousands of Panther fans are expected to fill the historic Blackshear Stadium on Tuesday, Jan. 19 to celebrate Prairie View A&M University’s first SWAC football title in 45 years. Beginning at 12:30 p.m., the University marching band and cheerleaders will escort players and coaching staff through campus to Blackshear Stadium where [...]

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SWAC Approves Intra-Conference Transfer Rule

SWAC Approves Intra-Conference Transfer Rule

BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors approved an intra-conference transfer rule that will require student-athletes who transfer from one Conference institution to another to sit out at least one academic year before being eligible to play at their new institution.
In the sports of football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball, [...]

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SWAC to Remember Myles Brand with Moment of Silence

SWAC to Remember Myles Brand with Moment of Silence

BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference will honor the memory of NCAA President Myles Brand by observing a moment of silence prior to the start of all home sporting events this weekend.
SWAC teams hosting games or matches today – Sunday, Sept. 20 will observe a moment of silence prior to the invocation and/or National Anthem [...]

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Grambling Mourns Passing of Student-Athlete

Grambling Mourns Passing of Student-Athlete

Grambling, LA – Early this morning, a Grambling State University student-athlete passed away at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. Henry White, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was a junior Criminal Justice major and a member of the university’s basketball team.
“The university community is deeply saddened by the loss of one of [...]

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Former Jackson State Golfer Caddies for PGA Champion

Former Jackson State Golfer Caddies for PGA Champion

JACKSON, Miss. – Former Jackson State golfer A.J. Montecinos has found success on the PGA Tour in recent years. That success has not come as a player, but rather a caddy. Last Sunday, Montecinos and Y. E. Yang shocked the world (of golf) when Yang defeated Tiger Woods for the 2009 PGA Championship.
The duo, which [...]

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Mississippi Valley State Adds Three to Athletics Staff

Mississippi Valley State Adds Three to Athletics Staff

The Mississippi Valley State University Department of Athletics recently added three new staff members as it kicks off the 2009-2010 athletic year. Chad Wilson comes on board as the new director of athletic training while former soccer standout Sonia Curvelo takes the helm of the women’s soccer program. Paula Jackson joins the administrative [...]

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City of Birmingham's DYS & SWAC to Host "Olympic Day" Celebration

City of Birmingham’s DYS & SWAC to Host “Olympic Day” Celebration

(Birmingham, AL) – On June 23, 2009, the City of Birmingham Mayor’s Office-Division of Youth Services (DYS) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will partner to host an Olympic Day celebration from 2:00pm-3:00pm at the Western Area YMCA on Bessemer Road in Birmingham.
The event is FREE and will feature Paralympic Swimmer Angel Langner. Also, [...]

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Texas Southern Tigers Warm Hearts at Shriners Hospitals

Texas Southern Tigers Warm Hearts at Shriners Hospitals

Sacramento, CA – The Texas Southern Tigers paused from focusing on football to warm hearts in Sacramento . The team visited The Shriners Hospitals on Friday. “This was an opportunity to give back to the community and let the players know how blessed they are,” said Head Coach Johnnie Cole.
The players spent about two hours [...]

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9-11 Remembered

9-11 Remembered

On this day 7 years ago, so many people gave their life to save others. We would like to take this time to remember those brave men and women that gave the ultimate sacrifice for their fellow mankind.
We will never forget you.

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Funeral Services Set For Charles Prophet

Funeral Services Set For Charles Prophet

Itta Bena, Miss.—Funeral services has been set for Charles “Chuck” Prophet, 67, former athletic director at Mississippi Valley State University, who died last Friday, June 20, 2008, at Greenwood ]-LeFlore Hospital.
Services have been set for Saturday June 28th at 11 a.m. in the R.W. Harrison HPER Complex on the MVSU campus. Visitation is set [...]

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Former TnSt Golfer Makes Cut at US Open

Former TnSt Golfer Makes Cut at US Open

Former Tennessee State University golfer, Robert Dinwiddie, has made the cut at the 2008 US Open Golf Tournament in Torrey Pines, CA.
Dinwiddie recorded scores of 73 and 71 for a even par 144 in the tournament’s first two days. This is his first-time playing in the US Open.

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Condolences for the Victims of NIU

Condolences for the Victims of NIU

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 [...]

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Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers Set to Host Think Pink Day

Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers Set to Host Think Pink Day

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — In an effort to promote Breast Cancer Awareness, Prairie View A&M’s Lady Panthers basketball team will host “Think Pink Day” on Saturday, February 9th when PVAMU takes on cross town rival Texas Southern University. The women’s game will tip-off at 5:30 p.m. Contributions collected at the game will be donated to [...]

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PVAMU's Edward Moore Receives the Army Leadership Award

PVAMU’s Edward Moore Receives the Army Leadership Award

DALLAS, Texas – The U.S. Army presented the Army Strong Leadership Award to Prairie View A&M University’s defensive back Edward Moore (junior) during the Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
Moore is a graduate of Highlands High School in San Antonio. The Army Strong Leadership awardees are selected by their [...]

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Must See TV: Burn That Arrangement

Must See TV: Burn That Arrangement

As we prepare for another exciting Saturday of black college football, check out this entertaining video produced by the folks over at HumanJukebox.com. Burn That Arrangement (episode #2) is a video series that takes a critical – but light-hearted – look at HBCU band performances that for one reason or another don’t quite cut [...]

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Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil - Open Thread Friday

Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil – Open Thread Friday

As a well known TSPN poster would say, “This much hate can’t be healthy.” But it seems that some Mississippi Valley State fans whose mascot is “The Delta Devil” send a clear message about their feelings for Jackson State. Prior to this week, I honestly had no idea Valley fans felt this [...]

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Praying for Delaware State University

Praying for Delaware State University

Just when you thought the students, faculty and staff at DSU had been through enough in dealing with their tragedy in August, they must now deal with the shooting of 2 DSU students that occured on the Dover, DE campus late last night.
As is reported by The News Journal (Wilmington, DE), the shooter is still [...]

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TSPNsports.com Comment Policy Change

TSPNsports.com Comment Policy Change

With the hope of jump starting participation on the posts that are published on this area of the site, we have changed the comment policy.
Users are no longer required to register an account, but first time comments will still automatically go into moderation. Once your first comment has been approved, your comments bypass moderation and [...]

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Friday Open Thread

Friday Open Thread

As we prepare for “kick off” Saturday here is a little something to get you in the mood. If you are going on the road this weekend, please have a safe trip.

Are you ready for some football? Feel free to use this thread to discuss whatever.