Braves Welcome Alabama A&M to the Whitney https://t.co/CVuwK0xXY4
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 7, 2023
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Saturday, January 7, 2023
Braves Welcome Alabama A&M to the Whitney
MVSU Opens Home SWAC Play Against Prairie View A&M
MVSU Opens Home SWAC Play Against Prairie View A&M https://t.co/fnuUsQBsep
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 7, 2023
JSU to Host Alabama State in SWAC Home Opener
JSU to Host Alabama State in SWAC Home Opener https://t.co/xkNq1xsgNr
— Jackson State Athletics (@GoJSUTigers) January 6, 2023
TIGER FANS🗣️
— Jackson State Athletics (@GoJSUTigers) January 6, 2023
We’re packing the AAC tomorrow for our first SWAC doubleheader of the season against Alabama State‼️ @gojsutigerswbb tips off at 3 pm with @gojsutigersmbb to follow! SWAC basketball is back🏀#TheeILove | #GoJSUTigers🐅 pic.twitter.com/rbJwaafMPu
JSU Men's Basketball to host Alabama State
Men's Basketball to host Alabama State https://t.co/1tX7WeWtlU
— Jackson State Athletics (@GoJSUTigers) January 6, 2023
GSU Athletics to Host Kid's Weekend at Exit 81 on Saturday
GSU Athletics to Host Kid's Weekend at Exit 81 on Saturday#GramFam | #ThisIsTheG https://t.co/WvIs17vhN5
— Grambling State Athletics (@GSU_TIGERS) January 5, 2023
Colbi Maples posted another career-high en route to @theswac Player of Week honors this week‼️
— Grambling State University Women's Basketball (@GSU_WBK) January 7, 2023
Make sure you come out to the Hobdy Center this weekend to check out @MaplesColbi and the Lady Tigers in person!🐯#GramFam | #ThisIsTheG | #AllOutAllIn🎯💯 pic.twitter.com/k2t8C3xUJp
Maples Named SWAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Maples Named SWAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week#GramFam | #ThisIsTheG | #SWAC https://t.co/6sD8XiXT8e
— Grambling State Athletics (@GSU_TIGERS) January 6, 2023
Hawks to open MEAC play at Norfolk State
Hawks to open MEAC play at Norfolk State https://t.co/50CRjtJkju
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 7, 2023
UMES Men’s Basketball Launches into MEAC play at Norfolk
Men’s Basketball Launches into MEAC play at Norfolk https://t.co/b7bhNh2gvi
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 7, 2023
Future Spartans Day is this Saturday, January 7! Sign up your future Spartan for an unforgettable experience with @NorfolkStateWBB and @NSU_BBALL today!
— NSU Athletics (@NSUSpartans) January 5, 2023
Click the link below to join us at Echols -- admission is free.https://t.co/9UErInt64e#SpartanStrong💪 #BEHOLD🏀 https://t.co/chzXn6n08h
Game 15: North Carolina Central
Game 15: North Carolina Central https://t.co/OGHUCiCIjs
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 7, 2023
3️⃣ ROB !! pic.twitter.com/hpvhdmIz1z
— Morgan State Men's Basketball (@MSUBearsMBB) January 5, 2023
Lady Bears To Host NCCU In Saturday’s MEAC Opener
THE REAL COUNTDOWN BEGINS ⏰
— Morgan State Men's Basketball (@MSUBearsMBB) January 6, 2023
We’re about 24 hours away from the real showdown.
Conference play begins tomorrow AT HOME 🎬
🆚 N. Carolina Central University (NCCU)
⏰ WBB : 2PM
⏰ MBB : 4PM
📍Hill Field House
ℹ️ https://t.co/KDpd1UShrM
@MorganStBears #GoBears pic.twitter.com/h4iheLNdgM
🐻🏀Lady Bears To Host NCCU🦅 In Saturday’s MEAC Opener
— Morgan State Bears (@MorganStBears) January 6, 2023
📝https://t.co/BzOcrceVLG@MEACSports | @UnderArmour #GoBears🔷🔶 pic.twitter.com/nB5saxadSJ
Lady Bison Host Delaware State in MEAC Opener
📰 | Lady Bison are ready to defend the crown! Read up before @Howard_WBB hosts Delaware State in the @MEACSports opener!#BleedBlue #cHampionshipcUlture https://t.co/ofxOao9sLx
— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) January 6, 2023
HU Men’s Basketball Hosts Delaware State in MEAC Home Opener
Get excited Bison Nation!! @Howard_WBB & @HUMensBB tip off conference play & we want to see you in the Burr! Free 🍪 for 1st 100 students & free tickets for all Howard students!
— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) January 7, 2023
📺: https://t.co/cXQi3Tblf7
📈(W): https://t.co/P5PFV21uOT
📈(M): https://t.co/jJoEFdmN84#BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/96dZSOttlz
📰 | Read up before @HUMensBB hosts Delaware State in the @MEACSports home opener!#BleedBlue https://t.co/V7ZJ7R7Wdl
— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) January 7, 2023
Friday, January 6, 2023
FAMU Marching 100 set to perform in Los Angeles at Nike, LeBron James-sponsored event | Tarah Jean
The band will play song selections including "Faces" by Earth Wind and Fire, "About Damn Time” by Lizzo, “Cuff It” and "Break My Soul" by Beyonce and “Dance With Somebody” by Whitney Houston.
— Tallahassee Democrat (@TDOnline) January 6, 2023
https://t.co/xFcUclrPaF
WATCH | FAMU WELCOMES NEW Athletic Director
FAMU WELCOMES NEW Athletic Director https://t.co/cY7HkTTb2h via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 7, 2023
The inaugural Fisk University gymnastics team made history today as the first HBCU school to compete in #NCAAgym!
The inaugural Fisk University gymnastics team made history today as the first HBCU school to compete in #NCAAgym! pic.twitter.com/tyFEuO9zHo
— Gymnastics Now (@Gymnastics_Now) January 6, 2023
Are you forreal!? 🤤pic.twitter.com/PQvMyRytmg
— Gymnastics Now (@Gymnastics_Now) January 7, 2023
“Their names will go down in the history books as being a member of the the first HBCU gymnastics team.” -Corrine Wright Tarver@FiskUGymnastics made HISTORY by becoming the FIRST #HBCU program to compete at the @NCAA level🙌🏽
— We Need To Talk (@WeNeedToTalk) January 6, 2023
Watch their road to becoming the FIRST✨#NCAAGym pic.twitter.com/kqre7HAF49
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds take the first session of the Super 16. What a meet by all. Congratulations to Fisk on their first ever competition!
— Gymnastics Now (@Gymnastics_Now) January 7, 2023
Final Team Scores from broadcast:
Southern Utah: 195.8
Washington: 195.525
North Carolina: 194.625
Fisk: 188.55#Super16 #NCAAGym
After three rotations, Southern Utah and Washington are separated by .35. Meet is up for grabs in the last rotation.
— Gymnastics Now (@Gymnastics_Now) January 6, 2023
Full results:
Southern Utah: 146.850
Washington: 146.500
North Carolina: 145.775
Fisk: 141.350#Super16
9.725 Aliyah Reed-Hammon (Fisk) VT: STUCK yurchenko full, armway to hold on, ecstatic afterwards running down the runway to celebrate with teammates#Super16
— Gymnastics Now (@Gymnastics_Now) January 6, 2023
UAPB's OL Mark Evans II Invited to 2023 NFL Scouting Combine
Can’t do nothing but thank God for blessing me with this opportunity 🙏🏾. #STF pic.twitter.com/XweWQUEOCs
— Mark Evans II ⁷⁸ (@EvansII_78) January 7, 2023
Let’s get to work!@UAPBLionsFB OL Mark Evans (@EvansII_78) has accepted his invite to the 2023 East-West #ShrineBowl!#GoldBlooded | #ShrineBowlRoadToVegas pic.twitter.com/hv1fKRlMOy
— East-West Shrine Bowl (@ShrineBowl) December 29, 2022
Sources: Hue Jackson landing highly regarded FBS assistant, Louisiana native as Grambling OC | John Brice
The @GSUFootball01 program & coach Hue Jackson are poised to make a significant hire at offensive coordinator, nabbing an FBS assistant with deep-rooted Louisiana ties: https://t.co/7dKU5VLylv @FootballScoop
— John Brice (@JohnDBrice1) January 6, 2023
Leeiah Davis leaves Fisk University gymnastics team ahead of inaugural meet due to ‘bullying and hazing’ | Patricia Duffy
Leeiah Davis leaves Fisk University gymnastics team ahead of inaugural meet due to 'bullying and hazing'
— Gymnastics Now (@Gymnastics_Now) January 6, 2023
Details: https://t.co/04jODcemfZ
WATCH | Fisk University is the 1st HBCU program to compete at the @ncaa level!
History = made ✅
— Fisk University (@Fisk1866) January 7, 2023
Fisk University is the 1st HBCU program to compete at the @ncaa level!#fiskgymnastics #fiskuniversity #super16 #hbcu #explore #morganprice pic.twitter.com/z9zJVuIrTC
That’ll get your team hyped‼️@price_morgan with a 9.9 score for @FiskUGymnastics in the teams’ 1st vault competition ever. 😱 pic.twitter.com/15JYHQnJLp
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) January 6, 2023
History = made ✅
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) January 6, 2023
Fisk University is the 1st HBCU program to compete at the @NCAA level, and you can watch them live right now on the @BigTenNetwork‼️ pic.twitter.com/7lD3KSWIcl
Rattlers made it to Louisiana getting in some work before Southern
Rattlers made it to Louisiana getting in some work before Southern.
— Florida A&M Athletics (@FAMUAthletics) January 7, 2023
📆 1/7
⌚️ 3 PM CT#FAMU | #Rattlers | #PACE pic.twitter.com/iZiPuWDvNF
FAMU basketball looks to leave Louisiana trip with first SWAC wins after opening losses | Gerald Thomas III
I caught up with @iamKingJordan1 (@FAMU_MBB), @IvetSubirats (@FAMU_WBB), and coaches about their upcoming Louisiana trip to get their first @theswac wins at Southern and Grambling State. 🏀 https://t.co/Zvwcdfnruh
— G. Thomas III (@3peatgee) January 6, 2023
Jackson State alum Alyssa Nichols has become the first FIFA referee from Mississippi!
Breaking Down Walls!
— Blake Levine (@blake_levine) January 6, 2023
Jackson State alum Alyssa Nichols has become the first FIFA referee from Mississippi!
📷: Alyssa Nichols’ Facebook pic.twitter.com/kGoD9eyj7N
Fort Valley State DB TYLER MOORE ( @Its_thr3e ) has been selected for the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl!
We are proud to announce that Fort Valley State DB TYLER MOORE (@Its_thr3e) has been selected for the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl! ✊🏿 pic.twitter.com/aN8HLRt7ZB
— HBCU LEGACY BOWL (@HBCULegacyBowl) January 6, 2023
Tuskegee Track and Field Trailblazer Evelyn Lawler Lewis Passes Away at 93; Mother of Olympic Gold Medalist Carl Lewis
Tuskegee Track and Field Trailblazer Evelyn Lawler Lewis Passes Away at 93 | Tuskegee University https://t.co/4CHpiczAIH
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 7, 2023
Tuskegee University officially names school’s 18th head football coach | James Hayes
It's official! Former QB standout and Offensive Coordinator Aaron James has officially been named as the 18th Head Football Coach at Tuskegee University!#TuskegeeFB #TheStandard #SIAC #HBCUFootball #D2Football pic.twitter.com/s8bRkKdnsP
— Tuskegee Football (@SkegeeFootball) January 6, 2023
🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 pic.twitter.com/JEydq8l3oL
— Aaron James (@Coach_james3) January 6, 2023
Tuskegee officially names school’s 18th head football coach https://t.co/hJ5LumT1ZE
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) January 7, 2023