The Florida A&M women’s cross country team opened their schedule this year with a third-place finish on the road at the Troy University Trojan Invitational in Troy, Ala. Seven teams competed along with many unattached runners. Among those to compete were Auburn University, who won the event, and second-place finisher, […]
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More Than A Neighbor
If any significant drawback to living with a teammate exists, Shuaib Winters and Isaiah Coleman have yet to experience them. Winters, a senior from Conyers, Ga. and 2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s cross country individual champion, has been living with cross-country teammate Isaiah Coleman for more than a year. “A […]
Men Just Miss Third
The Florida A&M men’s cross country team placed in the top five in its first meet of the season at Troy University in Troy, Ala., Saturday. The Rattlers competed against schools such as Troy University, Auburn University and South Alabama. Overall they placed fourth, but individual runners came in different […]
FAMU Loses Women’s Basketball player
Florida A&M shooting guard Shannon Washington was killed early Sunday morning during an argument with her friend Starquineshia Palmer, according to the Tallassee Police Department. TPD officers arrived at 3025 Adams Street at approximately 2:05 a.m., after a stabbing had been reported. Upon arrival, they found Washington with a stab […]
FAMU Inducts ‘Scintillating Six’ into Sports Hall of Fame
Florida A&M inducted some top, former football and baseball players and a track star into its sports Hall of Fame Friday. FAMU President James H. Ammons is also one of the “Scintillating Six,” the title for this year’s group of inductees. Inside: Event Video by Royal Shepherd (coming soon) and […]
Orange or Green? Camp Scrimmage Live Blog
Please refresh constantly as updates will come throughout the game. 5:30 p.m. Looks like Austin Trainor will be leading the Green team today. Freshman Dane James will be the quarterback for the Orange squad. 6:24 p.m. SN: It is really hard to keep a consistent blog going when the wifi […]
FAMU Features Historic Athletics in “The Mystique” Web Series
Florida A&M’s Department of Athletics launched an eight-week, web series this month on the history of the university’s best and most legendary athletes. FAMU DOA is calling the project “The Mystique.” Featuring interviews, video footage, photos and first-person accounts, a new episode of “The Mystique” will be released every Monday […]
‘That Old Rattler Spirit’
Former-Florida-A&M-basketball-star-turned-head-coach Clemon Johnson has promised winning seasons for the university’s men’s team. FAMU picked Johnson, a 1978 graduate, in the hopes of turning around both the team’s records and dismal attendance at the games. Last season, only a few dozen fans attended each game. Rattlers’ basketball finished 12-20 last season. […]
FAMU to Introduce New Basketball Coach Next Week
Florida A&M plans to introduce the university’s new head basketball coach next week. Part-press conference and part-pep rally, FAMU invited students to attend en masse next Tuesday, May 31, to support the arrival of Clemon Johnson. A press statement urged students to wear orange and green, and fill the parking […]
Children’s Charity Hosts Tennis Tournament at FAMU this Weekend
A Florida children’s charity will this weekend host a tennis tournament at Florida A&M intended to shed light on the decline in foster families available to needy youth. The One Church One Child of Florida, Inc. is working alongside other child-centric organizations to hold the two-day tournament this Saturday and […]