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Alabama State claims prestigious SWAC Commissioner’s Cup for 2024-25 season

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Alabama State reigns supreme as the SWAC’s top all-around athletics program. Wednesday afternoon, ASU was announced as the conference’s annual winner of the James Frank Commissioner’s Cup, an award given to the school with the best performances in league-sponsored sports. ASU compiled a total score of 163 points, winning the Sadie McGee/Barbara Jacket award for […]

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Southern University students win Emmy for band documentary

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Southern University students have made history, capturing a prestigious Emmy Award for their documentary spotlighting the university’s legendary Human Jukebox marching band. The film, titled The Hidden Sport, offers an inside look at the world-renowned band, celebrated for its electrifying performances and deep-rooted impact on HBCU culture. A team of five students produced the documentary,

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2025 All-SWAC baseball team released, Thibodeaux and Elliott headline honors

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2025 All-SWAC Baseball Teams and individual postseason award winners Tuesday evening, as voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Southern’s Cardell Thibodeaux headlined the list, earning both Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year honors. Jackson State’s Eric Elliott was

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SWAC baseball tournament preview: Historic venue, high stakes in Birmingham

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The stage is set for the 2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, which will return to the legendary Rickwood Field, America’s oldest professional ballpark. Eight teams will compete for the conference crown in Birmingham, Alabama and a coveted NCAA tournament berth, with storylines as rich as the venue’s history. A Setting Steeped in Baseball History 

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SWAC commissioner ‘wasn’t that happy’ about earlier Celebration Bowl date start

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The SWAC’s Celebration Bowl jinx ended with a bang this past December, but the conference commissioner is still frustrated about one aspect of the game. Charles McClelland recently appeared on an Alcorn State baseball broadcast with Charles Edmond to talk all things SWAC, including the Celebration Bowl date change. The annual Celebration Bowl moved from

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The winningest coaches in HBCU baseball history

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When folks talk HBCU sports, it’s usually football first, and maybe basketball if they’re paying attention. But HBCU baseball has its own legacy. A deep one that isn’t addressed enough. And that legacy was built by coaches who didn’t just fill out lineups. They built programs from scratch, molded boys into men, and gave HBCUs

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SWAC football power rankings 2025: Post-spring look at all 12 teams

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Spring football gives way to fall optimism, and the Southwestern Athletic Conference landscape for 2025 is taking shape. The conference remains fiercely competitive, with perennial powers and emerging contenders vying for supremacy. Here’s an analysis of the SWAC football power rankings heading into the 2025 campaign, based on recent results, returning talent, and off-season developments.

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How a home-like feel has Southern women’s basketball still alive in the NCAA tournament

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As Southern’s women’s basketball team prepares for their next NCAA tournament game against top overall seed UCLA, two of the SWAC champion Jaguars’ key players discussed why Baton Rouge feels like home for them. “I felt like going there, it would feel the best as a homey environment and everyone would get along because some

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Southern is ‘all in’ for another NCAA Tournament women’s First Four trip

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March is a month of madness, and the Southern University women’s basketball team is back in the middle of it. For the second time in three years, the Jaguars will play an NCAA Tournament game in California—this time, they will face UC San Diego in a First Four matchup. The game is slated for 8

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Norfolk State draws best NCAA Tournament seed for HBCU women’s team in decade

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The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament field has officially been announced and the MEAC champion has a real upset chance. Southern was the first HBCU team to be seeded — selected as the 16-seed in the Spokane region. Southern’s journey will begin in the First Four on March 19 when they face the Big

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