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” [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
GRAMBLING–Christian Anthony, a 22-year-old defensive lineman on the Grambling State University football team, is listed in stable condition after being admitted to the hospital for chest pains. According to head football coach Rod Broadway, Anthony first complained of chest pains Thursday afternoon. In addition to being named the 2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference “Defensive Player [...]
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 [...]
Grambling, LA—Grambling State University has named Marcia Oliveira as the fourth head coach of the Lady Tigers soccer program, as announced by GSU Director of Athletics J. Lin Dawson. Oliveira comes to Grambling after most recently serving the University of South Dakota for two years in the same capacity where in 2008 she guided the [...]
Grambling, LA – Grambling State Tigers senior outfielder Jeremy Shelby was taken in the 38th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft by the Baltimore Orioles. The Lexington, Kentucky native becomes the first Tiger to go in the MLB draft since current interim head coach James Cooper was taken in the 33rd round as [...]
Birmingham, Ala. – Grambling State University captured the Southwestern Athletic Conference All-Sports title, the 2010 James Frank Award, outdistancing Jackson State by 7.0 points in the cumulative totals for 18 varsity men’s and women’s sports the league sponsors. Alabama State finished third overall. Grambling’s men’s teams captured the 2009-10 C.D. Henry Award in a race [...]
Fifteen contributors from Grambling State University lore – including Super Bowl XXII MVP Doug Williams – have earned 2010 induction into the Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame. This year’s honorees also include two-time American Football League all-star Garland Boyette, 400-game winning women’s college basketball coach Patricia Bibbs, hall of fame trainer Eugene “Doc” Harvey, [...]
Fayetteville, Ark. – The Grambling State Tigers mounted a comeback that was nothing less than heroic, however, their rally fell short in a, 9-8, loss to the Wildcats of Kansas State in the first elimination game of the Fayetteville Regional of the NCAA baseball championship. The Tigers fell behind early giving up a run in [...]
Grambling, La— The No. 4 seed Grambling State Tigers, 2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball champions, will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas to take on No. 1 seed Arkansas Razorbacks in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional hosted by Arkansas at Baum Stadium. The Tigers and Razorbacks will face each other in game one at 2:05 pm and will [...]
Shreveport, La. – Grambling won its first SWAC baseball title since 1985 Sunday with a dominating 15-2 performance over Alcorn State. The Tigers exploded for 15 hits and took advantage of six errors by the Braves in a game that was not too much in doubt after a four-run fourth inning that gave the Tigers [...]
SHREVEPORT—The #3 Grambling State Tigers Baseball team weathered the storm and a nearly two hour weather delay to hold off the Delta Devils of #2 Mississippi Valley State University for a 8-4 win in game two of the 2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball tournament. The Tigers jumped on the board early as Mychal Roby singled [...]
Birmingham, Ala. – Jackson State and Texas Southern each won their respective division titles and earned #1 seeds in the upcoming SWAC Baseball Tournament, to be held May 26-30 in Shreveport, La. Jackson State, once 2-3 in SWAC play, won its final 11 conference games to pull away from the pack in the SWAC East [...]
Grambling, LA—The Grambling State Lady Tiger’s basketball program announced today two early commitments for the 2010-2011 basketball season. Aricia Mitchell (6-1, F/C, Tyler, TX), a transfer from St. John’s University, played in 63 games over two seasons for the Red Storm recording 280 points and 198 rebounds. Mitchell prepped at John Tyler High School in [...]
Grambling, LA—Grambling State’s men’s golfer Jonathan Coleman made history today as he became not only the first golfer in school history but the first golfer in Northeast Louisiana to receive an automatic qualifier bid into the NCAA Regional Tournament. Coleman, winner of the 2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s Golf Championships, will head to the NCAA [...]
New Orleans, LA— Grambling State rallied on the final day to move from third to champions in the 2010 Men’s SWAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships despite miserable weather conditions of wind and rain, which prevailed for most of the final day. Paced by the strength of a final day push in the running events, [...]
Grambling, LA—Almost seven months after taking over the interim helm of the program, Bobby Washington has been named the tenth head men’s basketball coach at Grambling State University as announced by GSU Athletic Director Lin Dawson. In his inaugural campaign Washington returned Grambling to the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament for the first time in two years [...]
