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The first week-plus of MEAC basketball has seen some stunning results and Saturday’s women’s game at Maryland Eastern Shore provided another. Senior forward Brianna Barnes‘ basket with 1:29 left in the fourth quarter was the difference as the Fighting Hawks stunned preseason conference favorite Howard 62-56, improving to 3-0 in MEAC play and 9-10 on […]
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HBCU football programs are still in flux thanks to the transfer portal, which is open for one more week as of Friday. The portal’s effect on college football isn’t limited to just the current group of collegiate players, but also high school players hoping to be recruited. According to Morgan State director of football operations
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Sixth-year guard Dante Harris is closing the final chapter of a college basketball journey that has taken him from the Big East to the ACC to Tennessee State. When first-year head coach Nolan Smith evaluated his roster ahead of his inaugural season at TSU, one need stood out above the rest: a floor general. Smith
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Winston-Salem State continued its blistering start to the season with an 81–64 win over Bluefield State, stretching the Rams’ women’s basketball win streak to 12 straight. Maia Charles fueled the victory with a dominant double-double, pouring in a season-high 30 points while ripping down 11 rebounds to pace the Rams. She got plenty of help
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Ja Morant gifts MVSU uniforms to kick off 2026 in a way that hits different for HBCU hoops. The Memphis Grizzlies star and his mother, Jamie Morant, surprised Mississippi Valley State University’s women’s basketball team with brand-new, all-white jerseys and multiple colorways of Morant’s latest signature sneaker, the Nike Ja 3—an upgrade that instantly adds
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The Allen Yellow Jackets women’s basketball team brought in the New Year in dominant fashion, taking down the Fort Valley State Wildcats in an 89-39 road win. This is the fifth straight win for Allen against Fort Valley State, including the third straight win in FVSU’s home gym. Allen is now riding a three-game win
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The MEAC preseason favorite in men’s basketball is down one game in the standings already. South Carolina State guard Jayden Johnson’s bucket with less than a second to go lifted the Bulldogs to a 58-57 win over Howard Saturday afternoon in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener for both teams. The Bulldogs (2-14 overall, 1-0 MEAC)
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In their first game of the 2026 calendar year, the Virginia State Trojans women’s basketball team put together a dominant third quarter on their way to a 74-53 win over Emory & Henry. The win is the Lady Trojans’ seventh in their last eight games (second straight win), improving to 8-3 overall after what was
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LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey says scheduling games against HBCU programs is about more than filling nonconference slots — it’s about creating financial opportunities for schools navigating the realities of college athletics in the name, image, and likeness era. Mulkey’s comments have reignited discussion around how so-called “guarantee games” function as a vital revenue
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The non-conference/guarantee game season is over for the MEAC and conference play begins Saturday with men’s and women’s basketball doubleheaders around the league. Here’s a look at each MEAC program heading into the race for the conference title. Coppin State Men: 2-15 Women: 2-13 Outlook: Both Eagle programs are struggling with the men surrendering 87
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