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Beginning next fall, a new CIAA champion will be crowned in a new sport. Friday afternoon, the conference announced they received NCAA approval to add women’s flag football as a varsity sport, beginning with the 2026-27 academic/athletic year. The CIAA becomes the first HBCU conference to fully sanction women’s flag football as a varsity sport. […]
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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 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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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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The 2025 calendar year was interesting and action-packed in the world of HBCU sports, so to recap the year, here are the Top 10 stories from this past year. 10. SWAC TV provides new viewing option SWAC TV debuted this season, joining the CIAA and the SIAC as HBCU conferences with their own streaming/broadcasting services.
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South Carolina State will go into the 2026 season as the defending HBCU national champions thanks to their Celebration Bowl win, and early in the season, they will be visited by a CIAA team. Virginia State released their 2026 football schedule on social media Monday, highlighted by a trip to Orangeburg, South Carolina Saturday Sept.
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The rich get richer in the CIAA as the reigning football champion, Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls, have added the SIAC’s top player from the 2025 season to its roster. Former Allen University running back Fabian Duncan has announced he is transferring to Johnson C. Smith with two years of eligibility remaining. A native of
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Albany State did not have to look long and hard for a replacement for Quinn Gray. Wednesday morning, ASU announced David Bowser as the Golden Rams’ new head football coach following Gray’s departure for his Alma mater, Florida A&M. Bowser recently served special assistant to the head coach, director of player personnel and linebackers’ coach
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In what was a historic 2025 campaign for Virginia Union star running back Curtis Allen, he adds another monumental achievement to his resume, being named the winner of the Harlon Hill award. An award that is Division II football’s equivalent of the Heisman trophy, Allen becomes the first HBCU player to ever win the Harlon
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Chris Paul may not be an active NBA player at the moment, but he remains active in contributing to HBCU basketball. The annual Chris Paul HBCU Classic takes place Thursday Dec. 18 and Friday Dec. 19 at Atlanta’s Gateway Center Arena. The morning session will be streamed on ESPN Plus and the evening session will
The Chris Paul HBCU Classic tips off Thursday. Here’s a look at who’s playing. Read More »
