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Reggie Snowden: A Youthful Powerhouse for FAMU Wrestling

Twenty-four-year-old Florida A&M coach Reggie Snowden has improved the wrestling program in just his first season as a head coach, players say. “As a coach, he is phenomenal,” said freshman wrestler O’Dell Jones. “He has the tools to get us ready and where we need to be to compete at […]

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FAMU Green Routs Orange in Spring Football

Florida A&M’s Green football starters defended well to rout third and fourth-string Orange players in Saturday’s Spring football game.   FAMU Green team scored 40 points in the first half, which came from the defense and an efficient running game. Running back of the green team, James Owens, racked up […]

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Rattlers Claim Two Games in Aggies Face-Off

Florida A&M’s Rattlers baseball team won two-out-of-three games against North Carolina A&T Aggies at Moore-Kittles field over the weekend. Rattlers reversed the first game for a come-from-behind victory, launched by left fielder Tobi Adeyemi’s hitting. The team had costly errors, which proved to be crucial and prevented them from sweeping […]

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FAMU Rattlers Hope for First Conference Win in Baseball Season

Florida A&M’s baseball team springs into a 1 p.m. Saturday home doubleheader against North Carolina A&T at Moore-Kittles field. The Rattlers look to bounce back from the losses they suffered in the Daytona tournament last weekend. The team has lost seven straight games and will be looking for their first […]

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FAMU Football Hopes to Be MEAC Champs – without the ‘co’

As spring practice continues, the Florida A&M football team hopes to again become Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champions. This time, they want to drop the co. The Rattlers had a record of 8-3 and was involved in a three-way tie for MEAC championship with Bethune-Cookman and South Caroline State. Willie […]

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‘Grandma Mel’ Leads FAMU’s Wrestling Girls

The coaches call her grandma, her friends call her Mel, but everybody knows her as captain of Florida A&M’s women’s varsity wrestling team.   Melanie Andrade is a freshman, Biology pre-med student. Andrade started wrestling her freshman year of high school. She was looking for a sport to participate in, […]

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His Track

On and off the field music is what drives Damarius Carroll, the senior track and field all-star at Florida A&M. Carroll, who placed third in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships in hurdles, said music has the same influence as sports in his life. “I walk around campus all day with […]

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Clark’s Return Not Enough for Rattler’s Tennis

The Florida A&M men’s tennis team was defeated by South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC, Saturday afternoon with a final score of 5-2. The Rattlers are officially ranked No. 2 in the Southern division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The team is still in the top percentage of the […]

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FAMU Basketball Moves Ahead Without Harris

After the recent dismissal of Florida A&M basketball coach, Eugene Harris, the athletic department is looking for his replacement. According to Athletic Director, Derek Horne, preparations are being made immediately for the selection process of a new coach. Horne said a new selection committee is being assembled carefully. “We want […]

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MEAC round-up set to begin for tennis team

The men’s tennis team was defeated in the last match 4-3, but they continue on in the MEAC Round-up against Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. this Sunday. The Rattlers are still ranked in the top 80 percent with a season record 14-5. The team is staying focused and will try […]