The Florida A&M baseball team will have its first 100-inning fundraiser game Wednesday through Saturday. The game will be played on the Moore-Kittles baseball field on the corner of West Osceola Street and Wahnish Way. The games will start at 6 p.m. each day, and end once the team reaches […]
Sports
Guess who’s back?
The NBA Lockout is officially over and fans and players rejoiced. With the return of the NBA season comes the return of some of the best stuff from the world of sports. From Dirk Nowitzki’s un-guardable fade away to the athletic freak show that goes on in South Beach, the […]
Dwayne Scantlebury: Leading from the Middle
Dwayne Scantlebury has been playing soccer since he was eight years old. He played almost every position on the pitch, but likes playing center midfielder the most. From that position, he said, he can control how the game goes. “I can honestly play anywhere on the field,” said Scantlebury. “I […]
FAMU Loses Florida Classic to Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
The 2011 Florida Classic didn’t go the way Florida A&M had hoped. As the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard Saturday night at the Citrus Bowl, jubilation was on one sideline while disbelief was on the other. Bethune-Cookman snapped a three-game Florida Classic losing streak, beating FAMU 26-16. Last season, […]
Men’s Basketball Team Loses again
Florida A&M’s men’s basketball team added a second loss to its record on Monday against the Stetson Hatters 78-60. Senior forward Yannick Crowder, ending the game with 13 points and five rebounds, led the Rattlers. “In the first half, we came out with intensity and at halftime, we got a […]
Rattlers Final 2011 Clash Pits Team against Wildcats
The final showdown of the season will pit the Florida A&M Rattlers against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. FAMU seniors will play their last Florida Classic at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando Nov. 19. Senior wide receiver Kevin Elliot will return to his hometown to try and defeat archrival BCU for the […]
FAMU players get suspended
The Florida A&M basketball team will have to move forward in the season without four of its player’s due to academic ineligibility, including last year’s leading scorer and rebounder Amin Stevens. Stevens, along with guards Brandon Hosely and Christopher Watson as well as transfer forward Darryl Demps, have been […]
The Search for FAMU’s Missing Mascot: Where Has Venom Gone?
Where oh where has Venom gone oh where oh where could he be? Florida A&M has been without a mascot since the beginning of the season. The story behind the reason varies with each person you ask. With the mascot being absent, the football team lost a tradition. The former […]
Men proud to be among state elites
With record books on its mind, the Florida A&M men’s cross country team set three goals for the regional championship’s outcome on Saturday. It was delighted to have accomplished two of them. FAMU walked away from the 2011 NCAA South Regional Cross Country Championship at the University of Alabama […]
Team brings out brooms for rivalry week
The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers defeated the Lady Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman in straight sets (25-23 W, 25-17 W, 25-16 W) Sunday November 13,2011 at the Al Lawson Center in a battle of Mid Eastern Conference Athletic opponents. The Lady Rattlers improve their record to (11-12, 9-1 MEAC) and the […]