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Rattlers swept by B-CU in three-game series

  The baseball team lost three straight games against the Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats this weekend at Moore-Kittles Field. The Rattlers (2-32, 2-13 MEAC) dropped both games on Saturday, losing the first 4-1 and the second 16-3, and were shut out Sunday after allowing 4 runs to complete the wrong end […]

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Brittney Griner receives controversial invite

  The controversy with Baylor University’s women’s basketball player Brittney Griner has sparked again. The 6-foot-8 post-player ended her season with a disappointing loss to the Louisville Cardinals in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. While her collegiate career is over, her basketball career has just started. Griner’s future […]

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Changing lives or crossing the line?

  By now, many people around the world have viewed footage of former Rutgers University basketball coach Mike Rice’s controversial coaching style. Rice was fired Wednesday after ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” released video of Rice kicking, hitting, throwing balls and verbally abusing his players over a three-year period. This topic […]

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NBA Playoff predictions: Heat will repeat in Finals rematch

  The 2013 NBA Playoffs are on the horizon and opinions and predictions are surfacing about which team will hoist the coveted Larry O’ Brien NBA Championship Trophy. Favorites such as the Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs are top picks for many fans and experts, but […]

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10 sports apps to keep you in the game

  In a society where people are constantly on the move, it may be hard to watch all your favorite teams and players in action. Thanks to technology and various smartphone applications, sports fans are just a few taps away from game coverage. 1. NBA Game Time (NBA Digital): This […]

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Anti-social media

  Schools are cracking down on student-athletes using social media. While there has been no serious cases at Florida A&M, many other colleges and universities around the nation have taken the precautionary steps to prevent such issues. In 2012, two Big 12 conference schools were under fire because of tweets […]

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Five Rattlers place top-10 at FSU Relays

  Five of Florida A&M men’s track and field athletes finished with top-10 performances at the Florida State University Relays this weekend, which was cut short Saturday due to inclement weather. A time of 9 minutes and 10.15 seconds in the 3,000-meter steeplechase earned sophomore Elias Chesire a second-place finish […]

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Lady Rattlers fare well at FSU Relays

  The Lady Rattlers track and field team finished with 14 top-10 performances at the Florida State University Relays this weekend, which was cut short Saturday due to weather conditions. Four athletes placed top-10 in multiple events. The 4×100 relay team of freshman Ashely Ivey, junior Nakia Linson, sophomore Jasmine […]

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Two Rattlers named to all-conference team

Two Florida A&M basketball players were named to All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference teams. MEAC head coaches and sports information directors voted junior guards Jasmine Grice and Jamie Adams to the all-conference teams.     Grice, a 5-foot-9 redshirt junior from Quincy, Fla., earned first team All-MEAC honors after leading the conference in scoring, […]

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FSU men’s track athletes arrested

  According to a Second Judicial Circuit affidavit, two Florida State University athletes were arrested early Thursday morning. The Tallahassee Police Department received a call from a witness stating that a male was shooting at a person in the pool area of the Campus Walk Apartments. Track athlete Ronell Mance […]