HBCU Football Classics

The 43rd Bayou Classic was billed as a matchup of heavyweights with the SWAC Division title at stake. In the black and gold corner was Grambling State, the defending division champion with a perfect 8-0 conference record and a 17-game regular season SWAC winning streak. In the blue and gold corner was the challenger, Southern […]

Bethune-Cookman survived another scare Saturday en route to a 28-26 MEAC road win against North Carolina Central. The Wildcats escaped with the victory when freshman Elliott Miller blocked Nigel Macauley’s 18-yard field goal attempt with 32 seconds left in the game after the Eagles had driven 92 yards to the one-yard line. It was Bethune-Cookman’s […]

It didn’ take first-year Prairie View A&M coach Willie Simmons long to get into the swing of Labor Day Classic, which pits the Panthers against…

It didn’ take first-year Prairie View A&M coach Willie Simmons long to get into the swing of Labor Day Classic, which pits the Panthers against their in-state SWAC West Division rival Texas Southerrn. Simmons guided Prairie View to a 38-11 victory over the Tigers Saturday night in Houston in his head coaching debut. The victory […]

Instate rivals Southern and Grambling State combined to produce more than 1,000 yards of offense and the highest point total in the 41-year history of the Bayou Classic Saturday at the Mercedes Benz Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. But it was defending SWAC champion Southern’s defense that spelled the difference as the Jaguars prevailed 52-45 […]

Tuskegee stormed back from a14-point third-quarter deficit Saturday to defeat Miles 48-33 in Fairfield, Ala., and win the SIAC West Division championship. It was the eighth straight victory for the Golden Tigers (8-2, 7-0), who will play Albany State in the SIAC Championship Game next Saturday in Montgomery, Ala. The win avenged Tuskegee’s 41-36 home […]

Bethune-Cookman pounded North Carolina Central into submission with a relentless running game Saturday as the Wildcats posted a 34-20 come-from-behind home victory. The victory keeps the Wildcats (7-2, 4-1 MEAC) in the middle of a logjam with four other teams for the top spot in the conference. South Carolina State, North Carolina A&T, Morgan State […]

Tenacious defense and a strong running game have long been the calling card of South Carolina State football. Saturday, the Bulldogs used those two staples to defeat MEAC rival North Carolina A&T 13-0 in the Atlanta Football Classic at the Georgia Dome and continue their mastery of the Aggies under Coach Buddy Pough. The Bulldogs […]

Tennessee State got back into the win column with a 35-7 victory over Jackson State in the 25th annual Southern Heritage Classic at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. It was the Big Blue’s third straight victory against Jackson State. The win came on the heels of a 27-21 loss to Alabama State that knocked the […]

Its the American Music Awards again and Rihanna knows she’s taking home at least one award – the Icon Award. Believe it or not, the 25-year-old Bajan beauty has outsold most other female solo artists – including Beyonce.  Top nominee Robin Thicke will perform as well, and so will Miley Cyrus, but no word on whether […]

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“12 Years A Slave’ opens nationwide this weekend. The movie, about free man Solomon Northrup‘s 12 years in slavery after he was abducted has received rave reviews, but as we say in our review and in our story about who might take caution before buying that ticket, it’s a difficult movie to watch. Thankfully we’ve […]