On Wednesday, Grambling State’s Chellane Jones was recognized by the SWAC as one of three Track and Field Athletes of the Week for their outstanding performances in competition during Jan. 15-16. Jones, a sprinter from Dallas, Texas, won the 200-meter dash at the Oklahoma J.D. Martin Invitational with a time of 24.79 seconds. She currently […]
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As luck would have it
The number 13 is accompanied with great power and hard workers but it’s also worn on the uniform of freshman student athlete, shooting guard Jazmin Boyd of the Grambling Lady Tigers women’s basketball team, under the direction of head coach Nadine Domond. “I chose that number in high school and here at Grambling because I […]
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Teams fall to Texas Southern
The Texas Southern University Lady Tigers (5-0 SWAC, 9-6 overall) proved why they are the No. 1 team in the Southwestern Athletic Conference on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Arena Center. TSU outscored Grambling (4-2 SWAC, 7-10 overall) in points in the paint (by 10) and points off of turnovers […]
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Tigers aim for turnaround season
March 11, 2014 was the last time the Grambling Tigers Men’s Basketball Team won a Division I game, and it was against Jackson State. Things changed on Jan. 2 when head coach Shawn Walker and his team defeated Alabama A&M University in overtime, 81-78, putting an end to the Tigers’ 37-game Division I losing streak. […]
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Domond’s push to rebirth a legacy
When you think of Lady Tiger basketball, two names should automatically come to mind: Patricia Cage-Bibbs and David “Rusty” Ponton, but one might argue that the Lady Tiger Nation is being written a new chapter by Nadine Domond, a product of hall of famer C. Vivian Stringer at Rutgers University. Coach Domond, the 19th pick […]
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Eddie G. Robinson Stadium improvements will score big
Grambling State University officials are seeking options to renovate the Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium. How do we value the history and tradition of the greatest coach of all-time? File photo Eddie G. Robinson Stadium It’s a question Grambling State interim athletic director, Obadiah Simmons, will soon answer about the schools historical 32 years […]
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A look back into Coach Fobbs’ 2nd season and the 2015 football season
Tis the season for a SWAC Football Championship game, but before we go there let’s recap the Grambling State University Tigers football season. The team started their second season under head coach Broderick Fobbs in Berkeley, California against a PAC 12 Conference school, University of California Berkeley Golden Bears. The G-Men gave a great fight […]
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GSU QB Williams receives excellence award
Johnathan Williams, Grambling State University’s quarterback, received one of two United States Marine Corps Excellence in Leadership Awards during a special Bayou Classic lunch last Friday. Audry Thompson, a Southern University defensive lineman, received the other. Before the big battle on the field Saturday, the Grambling State and Southern football teams, administrators and supporters gathered […]
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GSU vs. ASU SWAC title game preview
Grambling State University is aiming for its first SWAC title since 2011 as they take on the Alcorn State University Braves in a highly anticipated rematch for the conference championship Saturday. The Tigers continued to roll through conference opponents as they extended their conference-winning streak to nine games with a 34-23 win over Southern University […]
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Doug enters Bucs’ ‘Ring of Honor’
When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, it will be more than just a regular football game to Grambling legend and alumnus Doug Williams, including his family. The Zachary native will be inducted into the Buccaneers’ Ring of Honor and will have his name displayed in the Raymond James Stadium. Photo […]