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As we were wrapping up our HBCU Sports Roundtable show Friday, word got out that the CIAA board of directors voted to reinstate baseball as a conference-sponsored sport. As someone who started watching baseball on his grandmother’s black-and-white TV in the summer of 1989, I was excited to learn that an HBCU conference was bringing […]
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Schools can now directly compensate their athletes, ushering in a transformative era for college sports following Friday’s formal approval of a multibillion-dollar legal settlement. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken gave the green light to the agreement reached between the NCAA, its leading conferences, and attorneys representing all Division I athletes. This House v. NCAA settlement
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Jalen Niles is recovering from a devastating, career-ending injury suffered two weeks ago during the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament. The Florida A&M senior shortstop was injured midway through the semifinal at Rickwood Field on May 23, when he collided with a Grambling State runner sliding into second base. Niles was carted off the field and
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Bethune-Cookman baseball saw its 2025 season come to a close Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats fell 4-3 to No. 19 Northeastern in an elimination game of the Tallahassee Regional at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. Northeastern (49-10) scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to break a 2-2 deadlock after eight
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Bethune-Cookman’s postseason hopes took an early hit Friday as the Wildcats dropped a 6-2 decision to top-seeded Florida State in the opening round of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional. The Wildcats (37-22) showed no fear of the moment, threatening immediately in the first inning with back-to-back singles. However, a sharp defensive play by Florida State ended
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After winning a dramatic SWAC baseball championship game on Sunday, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats know where they will start the NCAA tournament. B-CU learned on Monday that it will be placed in the Tallahassee Regional as part of a field that includes national seed Florida State, Northeastern, and Mississippi State. The Wildcats will play the Florida
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After winning a dramatic SWAC baseball championship game on Sunday, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats know where they will start the NCAA tournament. B-CU learned on Monday that it will be placed in the Tallahassee Regional as part of a field that includes national seed Florida State, Northeastern, and Mississippi State. The Wildcats will play the Florida
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Bethune-Cookman fans and supporters celebrated the baseball team’s first SWAC championship since joining the conference Sunday on a 3-run walk-off homer by Andrey Martinez. But perhaps nobody was as visibly and audibly excited about the win as Wildcats radio broadcaster Michael Truilo, who delivered a call for the ages on the game-winning home run. With
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Of course, it came down to Andrey Martinez. The SWAC Co-Hitter of the Year walked up to the plate with Bethune-Cookman down by a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth. With two runners on base, Martinez took a Carson Kelly offering over the centerfield wall for a dramatic 3-run home run to
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The stage is set for a dramatic all-Florida SWAC tournament finale. Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman prepare to battle for the 2025 baseball championship at the iconic Rickwood Field on Sunday. Bethune-Cookman’s Breakthrough Season Bethune-Cookman, under the leadership of SWAC Coach of the Year Jonathan Hernandez, enters the championship game riding a wave of momentum. The
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