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Ultimate HBCU Sports Division I Football Poll: See who climbed and fell after Week 2

Week 2 wasn’t big on surprises in our Ultimate Division I Football Poll, as many in the top 10 won games they were supposed to win while others met a little more resistance from FBS opponents and FCS contenders. Here’s the updated poll heading into Week 3. 1. North Carolina Central (1-1) One week after […]

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Howard coach not happy with Greg Schiano for running up score in Rutgers blowout win

Howard coach Larry Scott wasn’t happy with Rutgers coach Greg Schiano after the Scarlet Knights scored what he thought was an unnecessary touchdown on the final play in a 44-7 win for the Big Ten team on Thursday night. After the game, Scott walked across the field and shook hands with Schiano and seemed to

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HBCU running back Ian Wheeler’s emotional injury takes ‘Hard Knocks’ center stage

Former Howard University running back Ian Wheeler was having a solid training camp with the Chicago Bears until an ACL tear ended his season and landed him on injured reserve. As the Bears are on HBO’s annual behind-the-scenes show Hard Knocks, the cameras caught Wheeler and his mother Beaura’s embrace after learning of the severity

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Howard quarterback competition still undecided days ahead of season opener

Howard head coach Larry Scott already knew he had to restock his quarterback room immediately after their Celebration Bowl loss to Florida A&M last December. While he’s confident in the quarterbacks on this year’s roster, the competition is still open, and he won’t announce a starter until Thursday night when the defending MEAC champion Bison

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HBCU football players highlight preseason Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List

The Reese’s Senior Bowl is one of the premier postseason college football all-star games where scouts and player personnel executives observe aspiring NFL hopefuls. The HBCU football community is represented heavily on the latest Senior Bowl Watch List released on Wednesday morning. Highlighting the selections are Howard duo Jarett Hunter and Kenny Gallop Jr., the

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HBCU running back has strong performance in NFL debut with Chicago Bears

Former Howard running back Ian Wheeler made his NFL preseason debut with the Chicago Bears, and he quickly made an impact. Wheeler produced a game-high 43 rushing yards on five attempts, scoring two touchdowns as the Bears beat the Buffalo Bills 33-8. The former Bison is the only rookie running back on a Chicago Bears

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Former Howard sprinter qualifies for women’s 200-meter Olympic final

The women’s 200-meter Olympic final will feature former Howard sprinter Jessika Gbai, who nabbed the last qualifying spot on time. Taking part in the third and final heat of the 200-meter semifinal, the top two finishers automatically qualified for the final along with the two next best times. Gbai ran a personal-best time of 22.36

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Howard basketball coach proposes $100 million solution for basketball program

Howard University men’s basketball coach Kenny Blakeney has an idea to put the Bison athletic program ahead of the curve in the new era of big business. According to a Washington Post report by Jesse Dougherty, Blakeney has pitched the idea of selling 33 1/3 percent of the Bison men’s basketball program to private equity

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Howard won the MEAC in 2023. Here is how the Bison will fare this fall

The reigning MEAC champion Howard Bison enters the 2024 season looking to win back-to-back titles for the first time in school history. Although their regular season was not spectacular, with the Bison finishing 6-5 overall, they did enough to clinch their first berth in the Celebration Bowl. Howard experienced some significant changes in the offseason,

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Some of the Outrageous Claims Donald Trump Made to a Room Full of Black Journalists

At this point, you can never be shocked by anything former President Donald Trump says or does, but many were surprised when the GOP nominee accepted an invitation to attend this year’s National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) annual conference. Read more…

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