by Donal Ware And just like that, Hampton University will no longer be in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With the stroke of a pen and a press conference, Hampton announced on Thursday that it was leaving the MEAC and joining the Big South Conference next season. It wasn’t like the Pirates brought anything to the
Hail Mary changes course of Aggie-Eagle Rivalry
by Donal Ware Hail Mary (pass). It is defined in football as a very long forward pass, made in desperation with only a small chance of success. Bethune-Cookman was able to execute said Hail Mary Saturday as Larry Brihm’s 48-yard heave found Keavon Mitchell in the end zone with no time on the clock as
Success, exposure for Savannah State comes too late
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Savannah State University moving down from Division I to Division II is the right move. And it’s probably something that should have happened sooner. The school announced on Monday that it was reclassifying from Division I to Division II because of financial reasons. SSU athletics director Sterling Steward told the Savannah
Grambling football back to the future: reemergence started with 2013 boycott
by Donal Ware The Grambling State football team is on top of the world. GSU won its 25th SWAC championship on Saturday in come-from-behind fashion, defeating at the time two-time defending champion Alcorn State 27-20. The Tigers will face off against North Carolina Central in Atlanta on December 17 in a game that will ultimately
One game meant everything for Aggies, Eagles
by Donal Ware “I don’t believe what I just saw!” Those were the now very famous words exclaimed by Jack Buck in describing an injured Kirk Gibson’s dramatic Game 1 World Series walkoff homerun for the Dodgers against the A’s in 1988. After witnessing what I saw at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium in Durham on Saturday, I
Aggie-Eagle: Got to be NC
[insert_php] if (is_single()) { echo “by Donal Ware”; } [/insert_php] With so much trouble in the LBC it’s kinda hard being… Wait. There is quite a bit of craziness here in North Carolina. North Carolina is a swing state that voted for Donald Trump. We are dealing with HB2 that has had ramifications on the
How a Trump administration could take HBCU sports to another level
by Donal Ware It has happened. America has elected Donald Trump as the President. Most national television hosts had a look on their face, the same as Hillary Clinton looked when she gave her concession speech. Disbelief. Bewilderment. And Black America? Highly upset for the most part. See, Trump has a history of giving off