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In Celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl, USA Today compiled a list of the 60 Greatest Players in Super Bowl history, featuring legendary names in HBCU lore. Unsurprisingly, all-time great Mississippi Valley State wide receiver Jerry Rice makes the list at number three with many of his records. These include career points […]
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One of the oldest HBCU classic games in the country is going back to its roots. At least from a time standpoint. The Southern Heritage Classic announced that the 2026 edition of the game will be played on Sept. 12 at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. The “Second Saturday in September” was the traditional
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Arkansas-Pine Bluff begins the 2025 women’s basketball season on a high note, erasing a double-digit deficit entering the fourth quarter to come away with a 69-64 win over Memphis. This marks the first win for the Lady Golden Lions in their season opener since beating Arkansas State in 2020. Junior transfer guard Indiya Bowen led
One HBCU has an extra reason to celebrate its homecoming this week. Arkansas-Pine Bluff was the recipient of a school-record $5 million donation from the Windgate Foundation, slated for an addition to the Hathaway-Howard Fine Arts Center. The addition will include new classrooms, studio space and gallery areas. UAPB Chancellor Anthony Graham says the gift
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The reimagined 2025 Southern Heritage Classic featured HBCU football teams from Alcorn State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday at The Liberty Bowl in Memphis. UAPB won its conference opener over the Braves 24-20. But there was also a special halftime show that featured the bands from both schools. Obviously, no scores were taken to recognize
The SWAC takes ownership of the top three spots on the list of the 10 most attended games in week 5 of the HBCU football season, with the State Fair Classic separating itself from the pact at number one. Grambling State vs. Prairie View A&M: 56,210 Jackson State vs. Southern: 27,487 Alcorn State vs. Arkansas-Pine
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As if it wasn’t enough for the college football season to kick off during the Labor Day weekend, the city of Jackson, Mississippi, hosted the HBCU Labor Day Classic Battle of the Bands, which featured 10 of the nation’s top HBCU marching bands. The lineup included Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Talladega College, Alabama A&M, Langston University, Alabama
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Another HBCU football team lost a highly touted quarterback before the 2025 season started, but for an entirely different reason. Mekhi Hagens, who passed for over 2,500 yards and 16 touchdowns for Arkansas-Pine Bluff last season, was removed from Alabama A&M’s roster, according to Stats Perform’s Craig Haley. Haley cited “an academic issue” as the
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Here is a list of HBCU athletes who qualified for event finals at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Jordan Pierre, Arkansas-Pine Bluff Event: Men’s 400m In the men’s 400m semifinals, Jordan Pierre ran a personal best 45.44 time to snag the qualifying spot in the finals. This marks the second time
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The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team has announced its 2025 schedule, featuring a total of 12 games: five home games, six road games, and one neutral site matchup in a historic classic. The Golden Lions will kick off their season on August 30 in Lubbock, Texas, against FBS opponent Texas
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