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First Lady Michelle Obama to give UAPB Commencement Speech

2010-03-14T23:45:55-07:00

First lady Michelle Obama plans to make three commencement addresses this spring — assuming one of the selected schools meets her public service challenge. If students, faculty and staff at George Washington University complete 100,000 hours of community service — as requested by Obama — she will deliver graduation remarks May 16, according to the first [...]

Savannah State University joins Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

2010-03-14T23:40:42-07:00

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced that Savannah State University has been extended provisional membership to the MEAC beginning July 1, 2010, as voted on by the conference’s Council of Chief Executive Officers (CCEO’s). A press conference is set for 5 p.m. on Friday, March 12, in the post game interview room of the Joel Coliseum. An [...]

UAPB, Southern Win 2010 SWAC Men’s & Women’s Basketball Tournament

2010-03-14T23:30:00-07:00

Arkansas-Pine Bluff grabs SWAC Men’s Basketball Championship Tavaris Washington scored 14 points and tournament MVP Allen Smith added 11 as the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff defeated Texas Southern 50-36 in the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament Men’s Championship. #2 seed UAPB (17-15) qualifies for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Texas Southern, [...]

Hampton; Morgan State Win 2010 MEAC Women’s & Men’s Basketball Tournament

2010-03-14T23:05:40-07:00

Hampton Wins 2010 MEAC Women’s Basketball Tournament Melanie Warner scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds and Quanneisha Perry added a double-double of her own with 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead Hampton to a 57-46 win over South Carolina State in the MEAC Tournament Championship at the Joel Coliseum. The Lady [...]

Nine HBCUs get Division II Playoff Bids

2010-03-14T23:05:31-07:00

Five conference champions and four at-large selectees give HBCUs nine representatives in the 2010 NCAA Division II Basketball Playoffs. Automatic bids allowed men’s teams from St. Augustine’s (CIAA), Tuskegee (SIAC) and West Virginia State (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) to earn playoff bids while women’s teams from Fayetteville State (CIAA) and Benedict (SIAC) got playoff nods. Clark [...]

MEAC announces 2010 Men’s Basketball All-Conference Teams

2010-03-07T21:00:45-08:00

Morgan State University swept top honors as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced the 2010 All-MEAC men’s basketball regular season honorees on Thursday. All awards were voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors. Senior guard Reggie Holmes was named the 2010 MEAC Player of the Year. Bear’s head coach Todd Bozeman was [...]