New Orleans, La. - The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) recently released a new logo which was designed by Eddie Francis, Director of Public Relations at Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO). The GCAC is composed of eight HBCUs--SUNO, Xavi ...
Posted Tuesday, July 26th 2011 at 1:16PM
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By Albert Breer
NEW YORK -- Following a breakthrough in negotiations between NFL owners and players, it now appears the economics of a new collective bargaining agreement essentially are done.
The parties closed in on an agreement on the rooki ...
Posted Friday, July 15th 2011 at 3:49PM
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Its that time of the year when not a lot is going on in the sports world and football season is just around the corner. Idle time means we start to think about things “in depth” or late at night…
Things like who has the best band? Which school has ...
Posted Thursday, July 14th 2011 at 9:02AM
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Coming off the most impressive one-season turnaround in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, the SUNO Lady Knights are preparing for what promises to be an intense season. After finishing their inaugural 2009 season with one win (1-18), SUNO achieved ...
Posted Tuesday, July 12th 2011 at 2:24PM
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By Andrea Williams
There are many young businessmen and women who dream of a high-powered job in professional sports. They hang out at stadiums and arenas fantasizing about taking their place in the front office of their favorite team and developin ...
Posted Friday, July 8th 2011 at 6:10PM
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Antoine Bethea, defensive back for the Indianapolis Colts will host a youth football camp on June 20-21 in Washington, DC at his alma mater, Howard University. The camp will run from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and is open to high school student athletes.
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Posted Saturday, May 28th 2011 at 4:57PM
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The Southern University at New Orleans men’s track team will compete at the 60th Annual Men’s NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in Marion, Indiana from May 26th to May 28th. The Knights have qualified for five events.
200 meter da ...
Posted Tuesday, May 24th 2011 at 5:45PM
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St. Paul’s decision to drop intercollegiate sports has left its student-athletes, the CIAA and its former opponents in a bind.
The 650-student Lawrenceville, Va., school will officially cut its varsity athletics program on July 1 in order to impro ...
Posted Monday, May 23rd 2011 at 6:25AM
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Alcorn State University President Dr. M. Christopher Brown II announced yesterday his hope for a return of the longstanding “Soul Bowl” football classic between Alcorn and in-state rival Jackson State University. In a statement released yesterday, Dr ...
Posted Monday, May 23rd 2011 at 6:15AM
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Veteran national sports talk show host Mark Gray brings his SportsGroove Radio Program to the Heritage Sports Radio Network. Gray, former talk show host at ESPN Radio and MLB on XM Satellite Radio, has been serving as play-by-play announcer on broa ...
Posted Friday, May 20th 2011 at 1:27PM
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Two senior student-athletes at Virginia State University were named to the 2011 Commissioner’s All-Academic Team, women’s basketball Rhon’Neisha Taylor and football/golf’s Justin Parker received first team honors.
VSU’s Rhon’Neisha Taylor (Nashvil ...
Posted Friday, May 20th 2011 at 12:24PM
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Virginia State University’s Justin Parker was announced the winner of the 2011 CIAA Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award announced by the CIAA on May 20th. Parker is a senior Health, Physical Education and Recreation major and was a member of the T ...
Posted Friday, May 20th 2011 at 12:19PM
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Dr. Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow, acting president of Martin University, bestowed upon Leon G. Kerry an Honorary Doctorate of Laws during a commencement ceremony held Saturday, May 7, 2011, that also presented to 81students their university diplomas. ...
Posted Wednesday, May 18th 2011 at 11:53AM
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Xavier University of Louisiana is the 2010-11 winner of the Thomas Howell Cup, the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference's all-sports award.
It's the first time that Xavier has won the award. The athletics department finished in the top three the past six ...
Posted Monday, May 16th 2011 at 9:02PM
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