Category: College

It’s been a while since the words “Howard Homecoming” actually meant something, but even with a .500 record in the Mid-Atlantic Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), the Howard Bison were primed to do battle with the MEAC-leading North Carolina A&T Aggies. After jumping out to a 13-0 lead, the Bison (4-4., 3-2) held on to win […]

For the third-straight week the Alabama State Hornets hold the No. 1 spot in the Boxtorow National HBCU media and coaches’ football power ranking polls. Alabama State received 19 of 23 first-place votes from the media and received 11-of 13 first-place votes from the coaches. In the media poll spots No. 2 through No. 5 […]

The last time Burr Gymnasium at Howard University was refurbished, the Morgan State volleyball team spoiled the reopening, beating the Lady bison 3-1 on Oct. 6, 2006. This year, when the Morgan State Lady Bears returned to action with a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) North Division match on Oct. 16 – at a newly renovated […]

Georgetown head coach John Thompson III (JTIII) has his work cut out for him this season. He lost three starters since last year including the two leading scorers, giving his team a completely different look. Compounding the issue for JTIII is the fact that he has to incorporate five true freshmen and one redshirt freshman […]

The Bowie State (BSU) Bulldogs managed to end a three-game losing streak as they escaped with a 22-10 road win against Central Interscholastic Athletic Association (CIAA) opponent Lincoln University on Oct. 15 in West Grove, Pa. The Bulldogs now advance to a 4-3 overall record, 3-2 in the CIAA. Bowie State relied mostly on its […]

The Georgetown Hoyas snapped the Howard Bison’s two-game winning streak with a 21-3 victory on Oct. 15 at Greene Stadium. The Hoyas got on the board first with a seven-play, 70-yard drive capped by a 37-yard run by sophomore running back Zack Wilke early in the second quarter. With freshman quarterback Greg McGhee struggling to […]

The Morgan State (MSU) Bears put on their best offensive performance in six years as they completely blew out North Carolina Central, 52-3, on Oct. 15 in Durham, N.C. According to Morgan State Sports Information, it was the most points scored by the Bears since 2005 when Morgan put up 55 points against Savannah State. […]

Georgetown head coach John Thompson III (JTIII) has his work cut out for him this season. He lost his three starters off of last year’s team including the two leading scorers-giving his team a completely different look. Compounding the issue for JTIII is the fact that he has to incorporate five true freshmen and one […]

The Howard University men’s and women’s swimming teams successfully opened up their 2011 seasons with what Howard Sports Information Director Ed Hill Jr. described as “terrific races” against the University of Mary Washington Eagles on Oct. 8.  The men and women both lost to University of Mary Washington in overall points of the day (Lady Bison […]

The Howard University Lady Bison volley ball team won its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game of the season, advancing to a 2-17 overall record (1-2 MEAC) after defeating fourth-place Norfolk State (5-10 overall, 1-2 MEAC) in five sets on Oct. 9. “This was a great win for us,” said head coach Dawn Barnes. “It was […]

For the second consecutive season, Morgan State University’s volleyball team had its homecoming festivities come to an end at the hands of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), this time dropping a 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-16) match decision to the Hawks in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) North Division match on Oct. 9 at […]

It took a while but the Howard Bison saved all their fireworks for the end. After falling behind 21-0, the Bison scored 29 fourth quarter points to edge the Florida A&M Rattlers 29-28 at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Fl on Oct. 8. Freshman quarterback Greg McGhee tossed three interceptions but a strong final quarter […]