Arkansas-Pine Bluff had put together a couple of lengthy drives. Mickey Dean was finding small holes to dart through. And, most importantly, it was keeping ultra-dangerous Scott Buisson from finding creases to run or pass through. No, the first half… more »

NEW YORK -- For the third straight football season, Black Athlete Sports Network and DWCommunications, LLC -- the company that produces "From The Press Box To The Press Row" -- will put out an HBCU All-America team (pre-season and post season) and a wee… more »

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - In the Southwest Athletic Conference, there are the battles both on the field and away from the gridiron. Teams such as Jackson State and Prairie View would love to challenge themselves in the FCS playoffs, even at… more »

The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2009 Football Preseason Honors Tuesday, headlined by Southern QB Bryant Lee voted the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, and Grambling State DL Christian Anthony voted Preseason Defensive Player of… more »

Three summers ago, the athletic directors of all 10 Southwestern Athletic Conference schools agreed to move to a seven-game conference football schedule, rather than the nine-game schedule that had previously been used. The thinking was the creation… more »

The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its four-game Thursday football schedule for the upcoming 2009 season. All televised Thursday games will be shown live on ESPNU, beginning on Oct. 1 with Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff hosting Alcorn Stat… more »

After winning only three games last season, it would seem that the Arkansas-Pine Bluff football team would need to make a few changes for the coming season. After the first day of spring practice on Monday at Golden Lion Stadium, it appears the Golden L… more »

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 »

This wasn't how it was supposed to be. Not even close. Arkansas-Pine Bluff was a minority within the SWAC with a returning starter at the most important position on the field - quarterback. And Jonathan Moore was a senior at that. The Golden Li… more »

Just before last Saturday’s game against Southern, Trae Rutland scanned the crowd at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and soaked in the atmosphere of more than 40,000 people. Rutland approached Michael Mosley, the newcomer on the team who had tw… more »

PINE BLUFF — The trick is to convince yourself they’re not watching, even when you know they are. Arkansas-Pine Bluff seniors Tim Turner and Ledarius Anthony have had practically every move they’ve made on the football field this season scouted, eval… more »

Don’t tell Monte Coleman that his team doesn’t have anything to play for. After Coleman’s Golden Lions started the season 0-5, the first-year UAPB coach said his team is still in the thick of the Southwest Athletic Conference hunt. “Nobody has given… more »

LORMAN — Ernest Jones is ready to get his first win as an Alcorn State head coach. So what better way to get it than under the lights at Jack Spinks Stadium with a television audience watching? That’s exactly the scenario Jones hopes plays out whe… more »

The SWAC might as well be in the dark ages - and commissioner Duer Sharp is desperate to do something about it. Conference coaches currently exchange game tape early in the week before playing each other. And it's literally tape. Sharp knows the l… more »

Jackson State and Grambling State faced off in the 2007 SWAC Championship Game and, according to members of the media and preseason polls, the two will meet again at the conclusion of the 2008 season for the league crown. The defending champion Tiger… more »