Alabama A&M Battle of the Quarterbacks After losing 16-15 to Grambling in the SWAC Championship, the Bulldogs look to improve. They are returning 19 starters this last year, 11 offensive players. Although junior Deaute Mason is the favored as A&M’s starting quarterback, head coach Anthony Jones did not rule out junior David Isabell. “We’ve got […]
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Grambling 2011 football signees
With the 2011 football season fast approaching, Grambling State University signed 28 football players to its roster for the 2011 season. Those players are:Tareyto Banks, RB – Shreveport Ketryn Briggs, DE – Houston Anthony Cherry, OL – Chicago Devin Flynn, RB – Carrollton, Texas Joshua Gentry, DL – Fairfield, Ala. Tyler Griffin, LB/FB – Corey […]
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NBA Playoff quirks just keep on coming
With the NBA playoffs now in full swing, you must agree some things have gone as expected, while others have come as a shock. Here are the top headlines of the NBA Playoffs thus far.Are Grizzles for real? Ask San Antonio. Let’s be honest, if you were to tell me the Grizzles would defeat the […]
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Football Week encourages community bonding with athletes
Grambling Tiger Football Week activities closed out with a community service project, barbecue and the annual spring Black and Gold Game.Quarterback John Rivers said it was a good experience for him as a freshman. “The football team interacted with the students on a different level than just performing at a football game,” said the Birmingham […]
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Too Tough wins 3-on-3 tournament
The Army National Guard sponsored a 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Grambling State University’s Intramural Center. It was a function of the National Guard Bureau national advertisement portion. Too Tough, a team composed of New Orleans natives, won the tournament. Members included Stephen Lacy, Jamel Chawn Forbes, Travis Donald, Ryan Smith, Kendrick Williams, Mario Louis and […]
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Women’s, men’s basketball teams praised by GSU president
Dr. Frank Pogue held a luncheon at the Assembly Center on March 22 to celebrate the success of this year’s men’s and women’s basketball team. Collectively the two teams were hands down the best we’ve seen in years and Dr. Pogue wanted to show the teams that the university appreciates them for their achievements.”We actually […]
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Baseball team wins on the road
COMPTON, Calif. – Grambling State University was well represented last weekend by the baseball team in Compton, Calif. as they won two out of three games in the Urban Youth Invitational in Los Angeles.The Tigers defeated Bethune-Cookman in game one by a final score of 5-3. Senior Adrian Turner, who batted 3-5 and pitched a […]
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TSU mourns ex-baseball coach’s death
The Texas Southern athletics department has lost a colleague, a coach and a father-figure. TSU former baseball head coach and GSU alumnus Candy Robinson died this week after a long battle with cancer.”Coach Robinson has been an integral part of the athletics department for more than two decades and his contributions will always be remembered,” […]
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Tiger basketball team wins two in a row
Big time players make big time plays. On Monday night, the littlest guy made the biggest play. At only 5’7, Donald Qualls knocked down a three pointer with 8.3 seconds left to lead the Tigers to a 61-60 victory over Alcorn State.The gamed played in Lorman, Miss., was a rematch from the last time these […]
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Baseball team to go to Compton
The Grambling State University Tiger baseball team will travel to California to compete in the MLB Urban Invitational February 25-27.The invitational, which will take place in Compton, Calif., was set up by Major League Baseball’s first Urban Youth Academy. The tourney will host three Historically BlackColleges and Universities for the first time in its four-year […]