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Track Teams Primed and Ready for Success

Florida A&M’s track teams stand prepared for the outdoor season. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC indoor championship provided a measuring stick for the team’s progress.            First year men’s head coach Wayne Angel was extremely happy about the opportunities the weekend’s meet brought for his team. “Although we didn’t come […]

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Lady Rattlers Look Forward to Baltimore Bowling Matches

The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers continue their bowling tournament in Baltimore. Co-captain Ashley Melson, a senior, “I’m looking forward to see how this game turns out. We’ve been working hard and I believe it will pay off.” The Lady Rattlers took third in the bowling tournament two weeks ago, but […]

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FAMU Men’s Tennis Team Wins Game One in Roadtrip

Florida A&M’s men’s tennis team kicked off its head-to-head weekend road trip with a 6-1 victory over Alcorn State in New Orleans. “This match was one of our easier matches,” said Michael Moore, a senior from Orlando. “Everybody did their part and executed in key significant moments.” Following a challenging […]

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Tough Rounds Lay Ahead for Men’s Golf Team

The Florida A&M golf team will play in its first tournament of the spring season this on Feb. 20.     FAMU golf will participate in the Frito-Lay/AT&T Intercollegiate in Philadelphia, Miss. The tournament will be played at The Azaleas at Dancing Rabbit Golf Club. The Azaleas is known to […]

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Column: NBA Headed to All-Star Game as Primer for Second-Half Season

With the NBA’s unofficial halfway point marked this weekend by the All-Star game, many teams are using the break to gear up for a championship run. The playoffs are just two months away and while some teams are looking strong, others seem to be fading. In the East, Boston, Miami […]

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FAMU Basketball Intramurals Start Monday

The Florida A&M University intramurals program begins its month-long tournament to see who has the best intramural basketball team this Monday, February 21. The tournament will include six, regular-season games for each team, a playoff system, and the inevitable championship game. Natasha Kazan, the assistant intramurals coordinator was excited about […]

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FAMU Men’s Tennis Hopes to Keep Momentum

Florida A&M University’s men’s tennis team has claimed big wins in its last three tournaments and hopes to keep this momentum going as it prepares take on Alcon State, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Prairie View A&M in a head-to-head weekend tournament in New Orleans. This season has been […]

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Baseball Season Starts Today for FAMU Rattlers

The Florida A&M baseball team will begin their 2011 campaign Friday Feb. 18 when the team travels to Jackson, Miss. for the second annual Jackson State University Tournament. The team will play four games in three days. They will compete against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Prairie View A&M and tournament host, Jackson […]

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FAMU Men’s Tennis Wins First Home Game

The Florida A&M men’s tennis team hosted the season’s first home match against Mercer University, claiming their first home victory with a final score of 4-3. “Overall we played very well today,” said coach Carl Goodman. “We knew that they were going to be a very scrappy tough team but […]

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FAMU’s Rateree Breaks Hornets’ Hearts on Valentine’s Day

The No. three team in three pointers made this season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference received a surprise of the bench on Valentine’s Day against Delaware State. Christian Rateree showed the hornets no love on Monday. Her four long-range bombs demolished her opponent’s every attempt to crawl back within contention. […]