Russell Athletic, a major supplier of sports apparel to collegiate and professional sports teams, is facing an all-out blitz from campus activists. Twenty-five U.S. colleges have cut ties to Atlanta-based Russell over alleged abuse of workers’ right… more »

Eddie Battle was sprinting onto the field as buzzer went off, signaling the end of a mock drill involving quarterbacks and receivers. Battle turned to return to the sidelines. Coach Joe Taylor won't let him. Keep it going," Taylor said. "Keep it g… more »

The Florida A&M University Football team begin conducting spring training, or their annual “15 Days of Spring” practice sessions beginning today. The 15 practice sessions will be split in half, with the annual “Orange and Green Spring Football Ga… more »

Fourteen schools. Two divisions. One conference. That's the direction the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has set for itself in announcing last week that the league has lifted a moratorium on expansion. The MEAC, which includes Norfolk State and H… more »

Proximity, history could charge UD-DSU meetings. The University of Delaware and Delaware State University have some catching up to do. Football rivalries don't form overnight. But UD and DSU already have many of the ingredients to make this one sp… more »

Florida A&M University athletics officials face a grueling climb from a deep hole to correct problems identified during a Thursday board of trustees meeting. Athletics has a $4.2 million deficit — almost double what it was one year ago. In add… more »

Former Rattler great who was an Olympic champion and a Super Bowl winner, is set to be enshrined in July It was a long time coming, but Florida A&M University's sports legend, Robert Lee "Bullet Bob" Hayes is headed for Canton, Ohio and the Nati… more »

Florida A&M University announced its 2009 football schedule on Wednesday, a lineup which features four home contests and a midseason clash with the University of Miami. Florida A&M, which finished the 2008 season 9-3 and tied for second in th… more »

NEW HAVEN, CT – Two wide receivers headline the Walter Camp Football Foundation 2008 Football Championship Subdivision All-America team. The team was selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the Football Championship Subdivision… more »

The early-morning call on Tuesday startled FAMU receiver Kevin Elliott. What he heard from his coach on the other end was even more astonishing. The news was that Elliott and three other Rattlers were named to the All-MEAC first team announced late M… more »

Coach told Rattlers not to let penalties rattle them. BATON ROUGE, La. — This time there was no late field goal — just trickery and LeRoy Vann's magic. Vann retuned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown to ignite two quick strikes by FAMU in the fourth… more »

Southern University coaches recently spent time explaining the Southern-Florida A&M rivalry to current players. Wow. Really? The series, once so essential and defining of the fabric of black college football, now needs to be taught like a hist… more »

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Curtis Pulley wants to make a transformation in his personal and football lives. FAMU football coach Joe Taylor is giving him a chance to at least try. Pulley was expected to be a contender for the starting quarterback position at the University o… more »

Florida A&M is relying on new Rattlers to bring some old magic back to its program. Highly successful head coach Joe Taylor will try to put his winning stamp on a Rattlers team that hasn’t tasted much success lately. Taylor, who will get a cha… more »