HBCU Sports

The Elizabeth City State University football has earned another pre-season recognition as they are tied at 21st in the first American Football Coaches Association Division II poll of 2007 This poll represents the fifth pre-season appearance for ECSU as it related to rankings. They also appeared in

"The System" has been a source of worry and woe for black men, since Africans in America learned how to pronounce the word "system." When it comes to blacks and brushes with the law, it is often the

ECSU season opener picked as NCAA Div II Football Game of the Week August 3, 2007 ELIZABETH CITY, NC- The Elizabeth City State University season opener against Catawba College has been selected as

Men's tennis players Thomas Fugate and Terry Richardson of Xavier University of Louisiana have been selected Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Fugate and Richardson were among 70 NAIA men's ten

Joe and Kendall enter College Football Hall of Fame July 22, 2007 Former Florida A&M head football coach William "Billy" Joe and former Kentucky State star quarterback Joe Kendall were formally inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, during enshrinement ceremonies, July 19-21, in

Xavier to play host to GCAC cross country meet Contact: Ed Cassiere, Xavier SID, 504-256-5380 cell For immediate release . . . July 24, 2007 NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University will be the

Coaches with HBCU connections lead teams to indoor football titles July 15, 2007 While most of the nation's indoor football attention is focused on the heavily promoted, nationally televised games of Arena Football. Two teams have already won indoor football championships with head coache

JSU's Johnson signs free agent contract with Heat June 29, 2007 Trey Johnson After failing to get picked during the NBA Draft, former Jackson State standout Trey Johnson has signed a free agent contract with the Miami Heat. Johnson will play with the Heat’s summer league team. The

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana has signed Milo Barry of Baltimore, Md., to a men's cross country scholarship for the 2007-08 school year, Coach Joseph Moses announced Monday. Barry won Baltimore city and Class 1A Central Regional championships as a junior at Digital Harbor High Sc

Alabama State University to host Baseball Symposium and Classic June 22, 2007 RICHMOND, VA – The Metropolitan Junior Baseball League, Inc. (MJBL) will sponsor its fourth Annual Bobby Bonds Memorial Symposium for the Survival of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Baseball Program

Hampton's Carter captures national title in 400m hurdles June 24, 2007 Hampton University product James Carter won the USA title in the 400m hurdles Saturday at the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Indianapolis. James Carter Carter will be joined by St. Augustine

Hampton’s Lewis is Div I outdoor triple jump national champion June 10, 2007 Sacramento, Calif. – With her final jump of the afternoon, Hampton University’s Yvette Lewis went from fourth place to a national champion in the triple jump at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in

May 27, 2007 The women of Lincoln (MO) University successfully defended their team title at the 2007 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Lincoln’s women scored 82.5 points and have not lost an outdoor title since capturing their first championship five years ago. S

Baseball's New Color Barrier Hall of Famer Dave Winfield had an illustrious career on the ballfield. But the game he loves is rapidly losing its appeal among African-Americans, both on and off the

Howard wins 2007 MEAC Softball Title May 14, 2007 SEVERN Md. – Howard University won the 2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Softball title with a 17-0 victory over North Carolina A&T State University at Randazzo Softball Park in Severn, Maryland. Howard’s Courtney Young earned Outs