Category: Sports

  Grambling State University rolled into week 11 with an explosive offense, but the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff was able to hold them off, by a score of 45-42.  Special teams issues came back to hunt Grambling State. The G-men missed one field goal and two extra point kicks, which accounts for five points in […]

  The Lady Tigers basketball team hope to respond this season with a bang. They went through a bit of adversity last season with a record of 9-23. “Last year is in the past,” said assistant basketball coach Brittany Taylor-James. “You can’t (dwell)  on it because it can consume you.” Despite last year’s record, the […]

  Five players from the 1983 Grambling State University football team that played in Robinson Stadium as it opened 30 years ago returning to their alma mater as the stadium was officially renamed the Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium. “It’s great day for Grambling,” said Robert “Big Bird” Smith, a defensive end from Bogalusa,  La., […]

  Grambling will be playing the University of Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Saturday. The Tigers are coming off their first win of the season and they are focused on the game against UAPB (1-7 SWAC, 1-8).  “What we’re going to do is, we’re going to keep them focus, we’re going to stay focused and we going […]

  If you were looking for former Grambling State University track-star, Darwin Price around campus and couldn’t find him the reason why is because at the moment, he is anticipating entering the ring after hearing the announcer scream, “and now in the right corner we have father, boxer, dreamer and friend by way of St. […]

  The son of legendary coach Eddie G. Robinson Sr. died Wednesday night. Eddie G. Robinson Jr. passed away at 8 p.m. at the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas due to complications resulting from heart surgery. He was born Oct. 20, 1943, in Baton Rouge.  “It was with deep sorrow that I received word […]

  The Lady Tigers following three consecutive losses against conference opponents were desperate for a win as they took on Mississippi Valley State University.  Grambling State University dropped the previous match against MVSU, and they looked to gain revenge on their home court.  The Grambling State crowd was buzzing with school spirit as they cheered […]

The buzz around Grambling State University Intramural Center and campus was the Houma Boyz were going to win their fourth consecutive championship. Most counted Team 99 out, but they fought through adversity to defeat the Houma Boyz, 25-14, for their first championship together.  “Our expectations were not to lose,” said Josh “Jerry” Blackmon, the quarterback […]

  In their first game since the football scandal, the Grambling State University Tigers (0-6 SWAC, 0-9) led majority of the game on Saturday. But, the Texas Southern University Tigers (2-5 SWAC, 2-6) tied the game in the fourth, and scored a touchdown in overtime to win, 17-23.   “I think our kids came out and […]

A strike that lasted nearly a week by Grambling State University’s football team brought nationwide attention to the football program, especially with them forfeiting the game against rival Jackson State University (6-2, 6-0 SWAC). With the team’s new interim coach Dennis Winston, the Tigers are now focused on their upcoming game against Texas Southern. Winston […]