Updated: 3:19 PM CST During the duration of the partnership, Magnolia Bluffs Casino will provide Alcorn Athletics with $25,000 per year for a total of $75,000. Kevin Preston, president of Premier Gaming group, is looking forward to the Alcorn athletics and academic collaboration. “Our team at Magnolia Bluffs Casino is proud to be a sponsor […]
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Morehouse Athletic Department facing three-year probation, $5,000 fine for NCAA violations
Updated: 8/10/2015 3:00 PM CST July 15, 2015 12:00pm| By Emily James Download the Morehouse College Public Infractions Decision Morehouse College allowed 29 college athletes to compete while ineligible because they did not meet NCAA progress-toward-degree requirements or were not in good academic standing, according to a decision from the Division II Committee on Infractions. The college did […]
Dillard Athletic Director selected as 2015 Administrator of the Year
Updated: 8/6/2015 12:30 PM CST For More Information, Contact: Habtom Keleta 504.816.4953 office 318.243.9996 mobile hkeleta@dillard.edu July 16, 2015 Dillard Athletic Director selected as 2015 NACWAA Administrator of the Year (Kansas City, Mo.) Dillard University’s Director of Athletics Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes has been selected as the 2015 Administrator of the Year by the National Association of […]
Hampton Athletics adding Men’s Lacrosse, Women’s Soccer
Updated: 5/8/2015 1:01 PM CST By Tom Joyner Foundation HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University Department of Athletics has announced the addition of two new sports for the coming 2015-16 academic year: men’s lacrosse and women’s soccer, both of which have been intramural programs at the school. Both programs will compete as independents and play […]
An upgrade for Grambling State athletics
Renovations will take place at Grambling State University for its intramural and natatorium building. The university has received approval to proceed with the $7 million cost of the renovations. Conditions of the university’s locker rooms and training facilities were brought to national attention when members of the football team boycotted practice and refused to travel […]
Hampton launches team-specific Twitter pages
HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University Office of Sports Information has launched sport-specific Twitter pages for several of the university’s athletic programs, in an effort to increase each program’s reach to fans and media alike. Hampton’s football, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, track & field, and softball programs will each have their own Twitter pages, […]