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The Howard University women’s basketball team is no stranger to big-name opponents. That will serve them well in Saturday’s NCAA Division I tournament first round game when they face Big Ten runner up Ohio State. The game tips off at 11:30 a.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN2. The MEAC champion Bison (26-7) are led […]
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Facing a double-digit deficit in the second half in the Sweet 16 of the NAIA Men’s Basketball tournament, Langston showcased the heart of a champion when it mattered most, battling back to escape with a 56-55 win over the number-one seeded Oklahoma Wesleyan. This is the second win for Langston against Oklahoma Wesleyan this season,
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Prairie View A&M’s magical run season ended Friday night not with a roar, but with the quiet ache of a team that gave everything against an opponent poised to win another national championship. “We got down a little bit early and were playing catch‑up from behind most of the night,” said Prairie View coach Byron
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Fresh off its First Four win over Samford, Southern understands the challenge that awaits it against South Carolina. “I’m excited to continue to show how much heart we put into the season,” Tate said on Friday. “Me and my teammates, we worked for it. Like you said, a couple of us do have some experience
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When South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley walked into the team hotel to speak with Southern University’s women’s basketball team earlier this week, she wasn’t just delivering a pep talk — she was passing on a legacy. The Jaguars and No. 1 seed Gamecocks will tangle on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament. But the on-court
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Everything went right for Tennessee State this season until the first half of Friday’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament first round game. The Ohio Valley Conference champion Tigers fell behind No. 2 seed Iowa State 38-9 and never recovered, suffering a 108-74 loss at the hands of the Cyclones. The loss ends TSU’s best season since
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Tuskegee men’s basketball coach Benjy Taylor has filed a federal lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages from Morehouse College and two campus police officers, alleging he was unlawfully handcuffed, detained and humiliated after a January road game. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, names Morehouse
The historic season for Alabama A&M ended the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament on Thursday. BYU turned a close game into a second-half rout, riding a dominant defensive effort and balanced scoring to roll past the Bulldogs 72-47 in the first round of the WBIT on Thursday in Provo. Alabama A&M hung around early before BYU’s
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When Tennessee State steps onto the floor Friday for its first NCAA Tournament game in 32 years, there’s no sense of intimidation. The Tigers, Ohio Valley Conference champions, believe the moment is theirs to seize on Friday at 2:50 p.m. ET on CBS. “Once you are here, you are here,” Tigers guard Aaron Nkrumah said
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Prairie View A&M head coach Byron Smith knows his team is stepping into the biggest stage in college basketball, and going up against defending national champion Florida only amplifies that. “It’s a big test, but I always live by the creed, no test, no testimony,” Smith said Thursday. “I think about Muhammad Ali in the
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