The Rattlers are on a three-game win streak and the play of senior running back Philip Sylvester has been a significant factor for the team’s success. Sylvester rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns in the 31-17 homecoming victory over the Morgan State Bears Saturday, including an 88-yard touchdown with […]
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Winters dominates at championship
Junior Shuaib Winters capped a strong cross country season with an MVP-like performance at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships at Maryland Eastern Shore Satuday. Winters highlighted the event, coming in first place with a time of 24 minutes 34 seconds in the 8k and won the men’s individual MEAC championship. […]
Homecoming takedown
Florida A&M’s 31-17 win over the Morgan State Bears Saturday win means the Rattlers now control their destiny as they hunt for a conference championship. After the victory, head coach Joe Taylor spoke about the adversity his team faced on their way to a homecoming win. “I told the guys […]
Volleyball team picks up two wins
The Florida A&M Women’s Volleyball team ended the month of October the way it started, by winning. The Lady Rattlers defeated both the Lady Eagles of North Carolina Central and the North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies this weekend. The Lady Rattlers improved to 8-13 this season and 5-1 in the […]
Women battle on unfamiliar turf
Unfamiliarity with its opponents contributed to the Florida A&M Rattlers women’s tennis team’s performance during the Kennesaw State Fall Invitational this weekend in Marietta, Ga. Universal Tennis Academy featured opposing teams Kennesaw State University Owls, Georgia Southern Eagles and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs. Junior Alexis Brown, a […]
Live blog: Rattlers face Bears for homecoming
Due to a technical glitch, this live blog was swiped clean and the previous posts were deleted. Stay tuned for updates from the second half. 5:00 The Bears just put three points on the board with a field goal. (17-10 Rattlers, 11:50 3rd) 5:05 Trevor Scott just missed a 50-yard […]
Coach heads turf initiative
With the football season in motion, Florida A&M is standing 4-3 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, head coach Joe Taylor has put his prime initiative of revamping Bragg Memorial Stadium’s football field on pause until the season is over. […]
Tennis team searches for tourney win
The Florida A&M Women’s tennis team is eager to capture the first tourney win of the 2010 season as they compete in this weekend’s Kennesaw State Fall Invitational. The tournament is being hosted by the Kennesaw State University Owls tennis program that represents the Atlantic Sun conference. The two other […]
Softball captains determined to win MEAC
The FAMU softball team has three new captains this year, and each brings something different that should help the Lady Rattlers be victorious in the 2011 season. Having nine Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships in their history, most recently in 2009, the Lady Rattlers are anxious to add more hardware to […]
Defense welcomes Morgan State
Two statistically similar defenses will take the field Saturday at Bragg Memorial Stadium when the Florida A&M University Rattlers battle the Morgan State University Bears for Florida A&M’s homecoming game. While neither team is a defensive powerhouse at this point in the season, both Morgan State and Florida A&M have […]