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Troy Trojans pull away late to beat the Lady Rattlers again.

  The Lady Rattlers played hard, but their efforts fell short as they lost to the Troy Trojans again in the Alfred Lawson Multipurpose Center and Teaching gym Tuesday night.  The previous meeting between the two volleyball teams, the Trojans beat Florida A&M 3-0, that was the first and only […]

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Men’s cross-country is on the brink of making history

  The cross-country team has not won a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship since 1988. But this year, Florida A&M has one of the most dominant duos in conference history  – Shuaib Winters and Elias Chesire. Winters is a third-year construction engineering and technology student from Conyers, Ga. Chesire is […]

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Head coaches confer at Al Lawson

  Florida A&M head coaches were optimistic when they conferred Tuesday. The conference was designed for coaches to express their thoughts about their seasons, prospective seasons, players and the future of FAMU athletics. Eight of the 16 sports available at FAMU had representatives speak about their teams.  The bowling and […]

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Lack of cooperation cost soccer team another win

  The Florida A&M intramural soccer team lost 4-2 to the Miami Hurricanes Thursday night at home. The Rattlers were shut out in the first half and allowed the Hurricanes multiple chances to score. The team quickly found itself down by two goals at halftime. In the second half, the […]

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A little libero with a lot of heart

  Karol Marquez has played almost every position on the volleyball court. “I have been playing volleyball since I was nine,” Marquez said, “and I have played every position except for setter.” Marquez, a fourth-year public relations student from Lima, Peru, is the libero for Florida A&M’s volleyball team. A […]

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FAMU looks to stay undefeated at home

  The Rattlers are looking to remain undefeated at home when they take on the South Carolina State Bulldogs on Saturday at Bragg Memorial Stadium at 6 p.m. FAMU (3-4, 3-1 MEAC) defeated the Savannah State Tigers last week 44-3. This week, the Rattlers switch their attention to South Carolina […]

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FAMU improves to 5-0 in conference play

  The Florida A&M volleyball team continued to dominate in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) as the Lady Rattlers picked up their fifth consecutive conference win against the Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats Friday night.   The Lady Rattlers swept B-CU 25-12, 25-21, 25-20, improving to 5-0 in the MEAC. Hundreds of […]

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Pandemonium excites Rattler nation

  For the first time in recent history, FAMU held a pep rally in honor of the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Although the season doesn’t tip off until November, both basketball teams were in action Friday night following the volleyball team’s sweep of the Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats. There was […]

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FAMU trounces SSU 44-3

  The Florida A&M football team improved their record to 3-4 with a 44-3 win over the Savannah State Tigers Saturday night at Bragg Stadium. The win snaps a two game losing streak for the Rattler. The rushing games caused concern last week, totaling just 37 yards, but this week […]

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Rattler wrestling evolves

    The Florida A&M University intramural wrestling team has evolved over its six years of existence. The team has been around since 2007, growing consistently.   It was an eye opener to head wrestling coach, Thomas C. White, when he realized that FAMU did not have a wrestling team. […]