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| My Almond Joy and Mounds awards |
| Friday, February 21, 2020 |
| The women rocked this season in the CIAA. The power trifecta of Virginia Union, Bowie State and Lincoln (Pa.) – and their 20 or more win records – certainly has uplifted the women’s division. We knew the Panthers and Bulldogs would be back, but the Lions have been quite a feelgood story, which was sorely needed in Lincoln’s |
| SC State great named player of the year |
| Friday, February 21, 2020 |
| Former South Carolina State great Javon Hargrave has been named the 2020 Black College Football Pro Player of the Year. The award is presented annually to an HBCU alumnus and top professional football player. Hargrave is a defensive lineman with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He amassed a career-high 60 tackles, four sacks and a forced fumble last season, and |
| A…B…C…D…grade time for CIAA teams |
| Friday, February 21, 2020 |
| The last dance is almost here. The CIAA hosts its last tournament in Charlotte beginning Tuesday at the Bojangles Coliseum. The weeklong event moves to… to… CC can barely say it – BALTIMORE! Just thinking about it…never mind, it’s grade time for all 24 teams! And, as always with CC, ladies first. (Team records as of Feb. |
| Aggies bring veteran pitching staff into 2020 baseball season |
| Thursday, February 20, 2020 |
| EAST GREENSBORO – The North Carolina A&T baseball team opens the season as the defending two-time MEAC Southern Division champions. There will not be a three-peat. The MEAC decided to revert to the past and eliminate the divisional format. In years past, A&T games against Southern Division teams such as Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, N.C. |
| Morehouse polo team makes history |
| Tuesday, February 18, 2020 |
| ATLANTA – The Morehouse College Polo Club recently received official notice from the United States Polo Association of its membership into the organization, making it the first HBCU to have a polo team. Co-founded by Atlanta entrepreneur Miguel Wilson and Morehouse students Rian Toussaint, Justin Wynn, Jayson Palmer and Caleb Cherry, the polo club |
| FSU women claim first CIAA title |
| Tuesday, February 18, 2020 |
| WINSTON-SALEM – Fayetteville State claimed the women’s crown while Saint Augustine’s and Virginia State shared the men’s title at the CIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at JDL Fast Track on Monday. The women’s title is the first for Fayetteville State in its second year of existence as a university-sponsored track and |
| NCCU women outlast A&T in double overtime |
| Sunday, February 16, 2020 |
| GREENSBORO — After missing potential game-winning shots in the final seconds of regulation and the first overtime, North Carolina Central women’s basketball team finally pulled away for an 86-80 double overtime win over archrival North Carolina A&T State Saturday afternoon. The Eagles received big performances from their top three scorers. |
| St. Aug’s men overtake Shaw in second half |
| Sunday, February 16, 2020 |
| RALEIGH – Junior Gary Jefferson led a balanced scoring attack with 15 points as Saint Augustine’s dominated the second half to topple Shaw University 79-59 in CIAA action. The Falcons swept the season series over their crosstown rival for the first time in four years. They defeated the Bears 105-94 at Emery Gymnasium. Miguel Brown added 14 |
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