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The Maryland Eastern Shore women’s basketball team just keeps rolling. The Hawks pulled out a gritty 68–61 overtime win over Coppin State on Thursday night, moving to 4–0 in MEAC play — their best conference start in more than 25 years. Ashanti Lynch was unstoppable, putting up 28 points, 15 rebounds, and two steals in […]
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Two current HBCU basketball players are in hot water with the federal government as gambling-related charges were announced Thursday morning. Camian Shell of Delaware State and Texas Southern’s Oumar Koureissi are implicated in a far-ranging indictment of players from various schools, with former athletes at North Carolina A&T, Alabama State, and Coppin State included. The
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The HBCU community is mourning the tragic loss of Andre Bell, a 20-year-old basketball player whose life was cut short after a deadly highway shooting in Nashville. Bell, a student-athlete at Fisk University, was killed late Sunday night in what authorities are investigating as a targeted shooting on an interstate roadway. According to multiple reports,
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The streak lives on — and keeps growing. The Winston-Salem State University women’s basketball team notched its 14th straight win Monday night, rolling past Virginia State 65–52 to continue a run that’s quickly becoming one of the most memorable in program history. The Rams, now 14–1 overall and 5–0 in the CIAA, looked every bit
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Virginia Union’s basketball teams began their week with a bang after sweeping a doubleheader against Claflin in a pair of nail-biters. The Virginia Union Lady Panthers dueled with Claflin to the final seconds, getting a go-ahead bucket in the final seconds to claim a 56-55 win. This win is their first in the New Year,
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The University of Maryland Eastern Shore men’s basketball team is rewriting history—and they did it in thrilling fashion Monday night. In a heart-stopping 74-70 victory over longtime nemesis Norfolk State, the Hawks not only stayed undefeated in MEAC play but also achieved their best conference start in half a century. “This start to conference play
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The first full week of CIAA basketball in the new calendar year has concluded, which means we are officially on the countdown to the conference tournament. Here are some of our observations from an eventful week of action. Women WSSU dominates in return to conference play Since the start of the season, the Winston-Salem State
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An HBCU women’s basketball team in four-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson’s home state took to social media Monday to express gratitude for her gift. Wilson’s popular A’One shoe has found yet another new home, this time with the Benedict College women’s basketball team. Wilson has ties to the school as her father, Roscoe Wilson Jr.,
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Patrick Crarey will be back in his old stomping grounds on Monday night. Florida A&M welcomes Grambling State for a Southwestern Athletic Conference matchup that doubles as a personal reunion for Tigers head coach Patrick Crarey. The game marks the first time Crarey will face his former team since parting ways with the Rattlers after
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Anthony McComb III’s hot hand carried Norfolk State for much of Saturday night with a team-high 23 points. But it was Adrean Newton’s clutch layup with just nine seconds left that sealed a 66-64 comeback win over Delaware State. Down six with two minutes to play, the Spartans roared back with an 8–2 closing burst
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