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Four days after Orange & Blue spring game Savannah State releases Coach Davenport
April 17, 2013 – 9:35 PM |
Four days after Orange & Blue spring game Savannah State releases Coach Davenport

Courtesy SSUAthletics.com
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah State University director of athletics Sterling Steward Jr.  today announced that Steve Davenport has been relieved of his duties as head football coach, effective immediately.

Jackson State’s LeBeau and Alabama State’s Riley named to Buchanon Watch List
August 19, 2012 – 8:27 PM |
Jackson State’s LeBeau and Alabama State’s Riley named to Buchanon Watch List

Courtesy SWAC.org
Preseason All-SWAC picks Joseph LeBeau of Jackson State and Kejuan Riley of Alabama State are among 20 players on the watch list for the 18th annual Buck Buchanan Award. The annual award is presented …

#15 Norfolk State Crashes The Dance and Upsets #2 Missouri 86-84
March 16, 2012 – 8:27 PM |
#15 Norfolk State Crashes The Dance and Upsets #2 Missouri 86-84

Courtesy: ESPN.com
Kyle O’Quinn had 26 points and 14 rebounds, making several key plays in the closing minutes, and the gritty No. 15 seed Spartans held on through a tense final minute to topple second-seeded Missouri …

Grambling State wins sixth SWAC Championship; defeats Alabama A&M 16-15 in Birmingham
December 11, 2011 – 9:23 AM |
Grambling State wins sixth SWAC Championship; defeats Alabama A&M 16-15 in Birmingham

Courtesy: SWAC.org
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jacarde Carter returned a fumble 66 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to give Grambling State a 16-15 victory over Alabama A&M in the Farmers Insurance SWAC Football Championship …

Alabama State bowls over Texas Southern, 43-29, in SWAC Championship rematch
October 8, 2011 – 6:14 PM |
Alabama State bowls over Texas Southern, 43-29, in SWAC Championship rematch

HOUSTON – A 21-point third-quarter explosion keyed by special teams propelled Alabama State to a 43-29 win over Texas Southern in a wild Southwestern Athletic Conference shootout at Delmar Stadium in a rematch of last …

1st & Goal In The Bronx: Grambling vs. Morgan State 1968
September 27, 2011 – 9:58 PM |
1st & Goal In The Bronx: Grambling vs. Morgan State 1968

CBS Sports Network presents 1ST & GOAL IN THE BRONX: GRAMBLING VS. MORGAN STATE 1968, a documentary about the monumental game played between Grambling and Morgan State, the first historically black college football game …

NAIA Langston Univ. Defeats Div. II Power Tuskegee, 33-19
September 11, 2011 – 11:09 AM |
NAIA Langston Univ. Defeats Div. II Power Tuskegee, 33-19

By A. Stacy Long, Montgomery Advertiser
TUSKEGEE — After one game, Tuskegee’s quarterback situation is back to unsettled.
Coach Willie Slater said the Golden Tigers will re-evaluate their quarterback decision after Tuskegee struggled in a …

Stillman Tigers Take Down #25 Shaw Bears 16-13
September 5, 2011 – 1:07 PM |
Stillman Tigers Take Down #25 Shaw Bears 16-13

Courtesy Stillman Athletics
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (September 3, 2011) — The Stillman Tigers played with intensity and emotion from start to finish as they downed the Shaw Bears 16-13 in the season opener for both …

Howard & Morehouse Set To Play In Inaugural Nation’s Football Classic
February 24, 2011 – 12:02 AM |
Howard & Morehouse Set To Play In Inaugural Nation’s Football Classic

A Classic is marching into D.C.! The Nation’s Football Classic™, a football game featuring teams from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), will be held annually in September at RFK Stadium, the Washington Convention and …

HBCU Basketball Hightlights: January 30th
January 31, 2011 – 1:22 AM |
HBCU Basketball Hightlights: January 30th

Pirates Upend Delaware State In Overtime
HAMPTON, Va. -Hampton needed an extra five minutes to beat Delaware State on Saturday evening, taking a 70-66 overtime victory at the HU …