WATCH: FAMU offensive linemen hold the key to the team's success

Day 12 of the FAMU Football 30 for 30 series gets down and dirty with the offensive linemen. The front five is on a quest for complete dominance on every down. @Coach_Ajax https://t.co/6g5ejYTdWx

— RattlerNews.com (@RattlerNews) August 10, 2019

Former Imhotep Charter football star Dedrick Parson anxious for Howard University season to begin

Former Imhotep Charter football star Dedrick Parson anxious for Howard University season to begin https://t.co/1BehOYp2Zs via @phillytrib

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 10, 2019

WATCH: Willie Simmons addresses the FAMU NAA Gadsden County chapter

WATCH: Willie Simmons addresses the FAMU NAA Gadsden County chapter https://t.co/wnssqeOxQM

— Tallahassee Democrat (@TDOnline) August 10, 2019

Lessons Learned: Washington Prepares for Year Two

https://t.co/ZRblh6COHH

— The Yard-HBCU Sports (@TheYardHBCU) August 10, 2019

@BamaStateVB Completes First Week of Practice

@BamaStateVB Completes First Week of Practice https://t.co/eiOfasKXrs

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 10, 2019

UAPB Soccer in action Tuesday vs. Arkansas St. in exhibition game at Pumphrey Stadium

#uapbsoccer in action Tuesday vs. Arkansas St. in exhibition game at Pumphrey Stadium #UAPBLionsAreComing pic.twitter.com/Amk20XZUsE

— GoldenLionsAthletics (@UAPBLionsRoar) August 10, 2019

SUMMER 2019 Commencement is underway💜💛Congratulations GRADUATES!••• LIVE STREAM available on (link: http://PVAMU.EDU) PVAMU.EDU

SUMMER 2019 Commencement is underway💜💛Congratulations GRADUATES!•••
LIVE STREAM available on https://t.co/zUWvw5W5lq pic.twitter.com/4bLvfQaxuO

— Prairie View A&M (@PVAMU) August 10, 2019

@BamaStateWSC picked to finish third, five players selected All-SWAC

@BamaStateWSC picked to finish third, five players selected All-SWAC https://t.co/19hb0F8n2X

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 10, 2019

Gooden Earns Preseason Second Team All-SWAC Honor

Gooden Earns Preseason Second Team All-SWAC Honor https://t.co/XmI7ffFvJ1

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 10, 2019

Former Hornet signs as free agent with Oakland Raiders

Former Hornet signs as free agent with Oakland Raiders https://t.co/ier67rcDYH

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 10, 2019

Alabama A&M Men's Basketball to host Elite Camp

Alabama A&M Men's Basketball to host Elite Camp https://t.co/Zy7VleRwOQ

— Ala. A&M Athletics (@AAMUBulldogs) August 9, 2019

Gooden Earns Preseason All-SWAC Soccer Honor

Gooden Earns Preseason All-SWAC Soccer Honor https://t.co/EnFFOIUdIP

— Ala. A&M Athletics (@AAMUBulldogs) August 9, 2019

WATCH: FAMU football returns to Quincy for the first scrimmage of camp

FAMU football returns to Quincy for the first scrimmage of camp https://t.co/CBBkcaBSFf via @tdonline

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 10, 2019

Mike Prince Show: Football Friday where there's smoke there's fire, 8/9/19

Listen to "MP show 080919 Football Friday where there's smoke there's fire" on Spreaker.

Prairie View A&M President Dr. Ruth Simmons on @PVAMUPanthers VP/athletics Fred Washington stepping down: "I met with him late yesterday and he informed me he was going to resign and he's really retiring. I think it was a combination of factors, mostly related to family.." pic.twitter.com/rTDVGSEs6O

— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) August 9, 2019

PVAMU Women's Soccer Returns to the Hill

Women's Soccer Returns to the Hill https://t.co/LB3yB4ZR43

— PVAMU Panthers (@PVAMUPanthers) August 9, 2019

WATCH: The Lady Aggies held a mini-camp at a local school in San Juan, Puerto Rico

WBB: The Lady Aggies held a mini-camp at a local school in San Juan, Puerto Rico. #GivingBack #StartToFinish #BasketballLife @LadyAggieBall @wtm_haypapa pic.twitter.com/hZpPndacf2

— N.C. A&T Athletics (@NCATAGGIES) August 8, 2019

WBB: The Lady Aggies enjoyed some fun time trying their hands at paddle boarding. #workhardplayhard @LadyAggieBall @LadyAggiesHC pic.twitter.com/XJYp9dD3Iy

— N.C. A&T Athletics (@NCATAGGIES) August 8, 2019

Volleyball Was Back In Moore Looking For More Success

Volleyball Was Back In Moore Looking For More Success https://t.co/bNeRPWJVWV

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 10, 2019

UAPB’s Porter gains national attention

UAPB's Porter gains national attentionhttps://t.co/gKXmeXXdKf

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 10, 2019

2019 SWAC Preseason Soccer Honors Announced

2019 SWAC Preseason Soccer Honors Announced - Southwestern Athletic Conference https://t.co/p0fFrzxHet

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 10, 2019

Nuggets add veteran hitter to already potent lineup

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana volleyball, which hit a school-record .262 a year ago and returns two record-setting hitters, has added another strong offensive option to the 2019 roster with the signing of 6-foot-2 Ema Causevic of Ravenna, Italy.
     
Causevic, who plays outside hitter and right side, ranked fifth last season in the NJCAA with 4.09 kills per set and second with 4.9 points per set for Otero Junior College of La Junta, Colo. Causevic produced 393 kills, 43 aces, 63 blocks and 310 digs for a 24-7 team.
     
Causevic played for NCAA Division II's Academy of Art (San Francisco) in 2016 and had 166 kills, 34 aces, 179 digs and 34 blocks.
     
Back home she helped Volleyro Casal De Pazzi finish eighth in Italy's under-18 championships.
     
Causevic, who participated in the Gold Nuggets' first day of practice Monday, will major in art and have two seasons of eligibility at XULA. She joins a team that includes 2018 XULA season record holders Kayla Black (407 kills) and Vivica Price-Spraggins (.400 hitting percentage).
     
XULA will open the season at home next week in its Early Bird Invitational at the Convocation Center. The Gold Nuggets will play Aug. 16 against Cumberland at noon and Coastal Georgia at 6 p.m., then Aug. 17 against Viterbo at noon and city rival Loyola at 6 p.m.

2019-20 XULA Volleyball Signees
Name	Pos.	Ht.	Yr.*	Hometown	High School (Previous College)
Zora Barnett	MB	5-11	Fr.	Chicago, Ill.	Oak Park River Forest
Kamryn Brown	RS	6-0	Fr.	Chicago, Ill.	Kenwood Academy
Ema Causevic	OH/RS	6-2	Jr.	Ravenna, Italy	ITC G Ginanni (Otero JC)
Bria Mayes	RS	6-1	Fr.	Houston, Texas	Lamar
Taylor McGee	OH	5-10	Fr.	Sacramento, Calif.	Inderkum
Si Si Mitchell	L	5-7	Fr.	Minneapolis, Minn.	South
Melody Scales	S	5-7	Fr.	Blacksburg, Va.	Blacksburg
Maya Smith	MB	5-11	Fr.	Peachtree Corner, Ga.	Norcross
Jennifer Torres	L	5-3	Jr.	Jacksonville, Fla.	Trinity Christian Academy (Florida State JC)
* XULA athletic classification in 2019-20 Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications Department of Athletics & Recreation XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA  XULAgold.com twitter.com/xulagold www.facebook.com/xulagold

Texas distance standout signs with Gold Rush

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana has signed district champion Samuel Abdellatif of Murphy, Texas, and Wylie High School to an athletic scholarship in men's track and field/cross country.
     
Abdellatif won the UIL 6A District 10 individual title during the 2018 cross country season and led the Pirates to the team championship. He followed that performance with a career-best of 15 minutes, 16.55 seconds for three miles at the Region 2 meet, earning him a ninth-place finish and a spot at the state meet.
     
During the 2019 outdoor track season, Abdellatif qualified for the Texas Relays in the 3,200-meter relay.
     
In club competition, Abdellatif earned top-10 finishes for the Texas Jack Rabbits in the 3,000- and 1,500-meter runs at the 2018 Junior Olympics.
     
Abdellatif was academic all-state as a senior. He will be a biology / pre-medical major at XULA.
     
Abdellatif is the Gold Rush's second announced distance signee, joining Ahmad Wilsonof New Orleans and Brother Martin High School. Abdellatif is the second Wylie student-athlete to sign this year with XULA — men's basketball guard Cameron Wells was the first.
     
XULA men's cross country last fall won its 11th Gulf Coast Athletic Conference team championship in its last 12 attempts, then in the spring set a meet record for most points by a runner-up at the GCAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
     
NOTES:  Second-year head coach Yhann Plummer said that Devin Macklin-Jackson, a freshman from St. Louis, Mo., and a graduate of Rockwood Summit High School, will join the men's roster as a walk-on . . . New to the women's cross country roster will be 2019 track and field letterwinners Bria Ward and Alexis Williams . . . Rejoining the Gold Nuggets will be Hajjia Mohammed, who lettered as a freshman in 2017. 

2019-20 XULA Men's Cross Country Signees
Name	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.*	Hometown	High School (Previous College)
Samuel Abdellatif	6-1	185	Fr.	Murphy, Texas	Wylie
Ahmad Wilson	5-8	165	Fr.	Opelousas, La.	Lafayette Christian Academy
* XULA athletic classification in 2019-20 Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications Department of Athletics & Recreation XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA  XULAgold.com twitter.com/xulagold www.facebook.com/xulagold

Savannah State opens fall football camp with grueling first practice

Savannah State opens fall football camp with grueling first practicehttps://t.co/SJxIplrrBc

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 9, 2019

A&T football has abundance of talent and holes to fill

A&T football has abundance of talent and holes to fill https://t.co/NqKlfAf28Y via @NewsandRecord

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 9, 2019

Jalah Carter Named Preseason All-SWAC First Team

Jalah Carter Named Preseason All-SWAC First Team #TheeILove || #BleedTheeBlue https://t.co/nTUASnZ3Lu

— Jackson State Athletics (@GoJSUTigers) August 9, 2019

Experience the POWER of the 46th Annual Bayou Classic! Tickets available now on Ticketmaster.

Experience the POWER of the 46th Annual Bayou Classic! Tickets available now on Ticketmaster. Don’t miss out, tickets are going fast. It’s almost that time! https://t.co/FsUjeerinD pic.twitter.com/PelygLXdo2

— 46th Annual Bayou Classic (@BayouClassic74) August 8, 2019