Category: College

The University of the District of Columbia Firebirds Women’s Volleyball Team recently ended their regular season in winning fashion with a 3-0 shutout victory over the Virginia State University Trojans. Senior middle hitter Karen Trevino led the Firebirds with 12 kills, two service aces, 12 digs and a .880 career hitting average, helping UDC advance […]

The season is coming to a close but the losses continue to pile up for the Howard Bison, who suffered their fourth-straight defeat Nov. 6 in a 54-14 shellacking by the South Carolina State Bulldogs in Orangeburg, S.C. S.C. quarterback Malcolm Long threw for 275 yards and two scores, powering S.C. State to a 37-7 […]

Great offense might excite the fans, but great defense will win games. Morgan State’s (MSU) head coach Don Hill-Eley couldn’t agree more after Morgan fell to the Norfolk State (NSU) Spartans, 37-25 at William “Dick” Price Stadium in Norfolk, Va. on Nov. 6. MSU traded scores with Norfolk for most of the game, but eventually […]

Howard’s Keith Pough has been honored as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week following his latest play against Norfolk State. The 6-foot-3, 235-pound red-shirt sophomore linebacker from Orangeburg, S.C., was also named the College Football Performance Award National FCS Defensive Player of the Week for the outstanding performance, marking the second consecutive […]

NEW YORK/Fuquay-Varina, N.C.– For the third straight week, the Tigers of Grambling State (7-1) sit atop the latest editions of the Boxtorow.com/BASN HBCU FCS coaches and media top 10 football polls. Winners of seven straight games, the Tigers received eight of 13 first-place votes in the coaches’ poll while receiving 14 of the 18 first-place […]

Homecoming or not, the Howard Bison just can’t seem to win, dropping their third consecutive game, 10-9, against the Norfolk State Spartans in front of a crowded Greene Stadium on Oct. 30. Norfolk State overcame a festive atmosphere to turn in perhaps their finest defensive effort of the year, limiting Howard to just 78 yards […]

The Morgan State Bears blew a chance at a comeback victory over the Florida A&M Rattlers, falling 31-17 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) matchup on Oct. 30 in Tallahassee, Fla. Morgan managed to erase an early 14-point lead, tying the game at 17 in the fourth quarter, and had a chance to take the […]

NEW YORK/Fuquay-Varina, N.C. – There were a few changes but not a whole lot of major turnovers in this week’s Boxtorow.com/BASN HBCU media and coaches top 10 HBBC Power Rankings football polls. The Grambling State Tigers (6-1) and the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (7-0) remained No.1 and 2, respectively, after wins by both this past weekend. Grambling […]

The Howard Bison may not be winning, but they are progressing. Although they fell to 1-6 after suffering a 52-32 road loss to the North Carolina A&T Aggies on Oct. 23, Howard scored their highest point total this season behind freshman quarterback Randy Liggins, Jr. Howard entered the game averaging just 11 points per game, […]

It doesn’t get any more exciting than the come-from-behind thriller Morgan State’s football team hosted during its homecoming celebration game on Oct. 23 at Hughes Stadium in Baltimore. With 14,312 fans in attendance, Morgan quarterback Delonte Williams led MSU on an 8-play, 85-yard scoring drive capped off by a 34-yard touchdown pass to Tyrone Hendrix […]

Kevin Nickelberry is staring at an uphill battle. The new Howard Bison basketball coach knows what’s at stake: his integrity, his program and its fans. Trying to match a perennial loser to a perennial powerhouse is no joke and it’s a situation that Nickelberry isn’t laughing at. The Bison haven’t had a double-digit winning season […]

The Bulldogs football team wasn’t the only team that kicked butt during Bowie State’s homecoming this past weekend. The long distance runners of BSU’s track and field squad also celebrated homecoming in victorious fashion, as both the men’s and women’s team earned first place honors during their hosted challenge last week. The Lady Bulldogs finished […]