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Bennett and McKelton make All-MEAC team

The wait was overdue for the Lady Rattler basketball team. It had been seven years since Yolanda Dixon was named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference team in the 2003-2004 season. Junior guard Tameka McKelton and senior forward Antonia Bennett have put an end to that streak.  Just minutes after beating […]

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FAMU wins matches decisively

Florida A&M men’s tennis players dominated Saturday’s match with a final score of 7-0 against Norfolk State at the Palmetto Tennis Center. “They played really solid, overall consistent matches. Impeccable,” coach Carl Goodman said. The team opened strong with their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference match of the season. The team […]

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Baseball team stuggles to score in loss to USF

The Florida A&M baseball team dropped to 4-9 on the season after being swept by the University of South Florida in a three-game series in Tampa this past weekend. The final game of the series was moved up from Sunday to Saturday as the teams were worried about severe weather […]

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Lady Rattlers get healthy for tournament

The Lady Rattlers handed Bethune-Cookman a 68-59 loss in their final game before the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament. The team now has a command on the number four seed heading into the tournament March 7-12. The Rattler’s record is now 9-7 in conference play and 15-14 in overall. Being on […]

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Men ready for tournament

Losing three straight games is not exactly the way that the Florida A&M University’s men’s basketball team hoped to end its season. Coaches and players are still optimistic heading into the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament. “I am expecting for us to go all the way and win the MEAC tournament […]

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Graham lives by life motto

With four years of experience Alvis Graham set on a new challenge in collegiate football at Florida A & M University. Graham is now one of the team captains for the Rattlers. He took on a large responsibility which contributed to their success in becoming MEAC co-champions. “All the practicing […]

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Elliott ready to play on Sundays

the 2011 football season is approaching it will be the start of Kevin Elliott’s last season, as a rattler, in which he looks forward to end with a bang. Since being redshirted his first year, Elliott has been the starting wide-receiver for the Rattlers. As a football player, Elliott […]

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Baseball team set for new heights

Coming into the 2011 baseball season Florida A&M Interim Head Coach Brett Richardson looks to make the 2010 season a stepping stone for his young team. With only 10 wins a season ago the rattlers, coach Richardson believes the new team will be better despite last season‘s struggles. “Even though […]

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Adeyemi embraces tougher route

Tobi Adeyemi had a different route to Florida A & M University than other athletes. As a transfer student from University of Albany, Adeyemi found his way from Chicago to Florida. Coming without a scholarship was one of the obstacles he tackled and a chance he took. He grounds himself […]

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Jones uses his father for inspiration

Timothy Jones has reached the collegiate level of baseball and is hoping to reach major league baseball. Jones has been playing baseball since the age of three. His dad taught him everything he knows. “My father brought me up through my childhood playing baseball and he’s deceased now but that’s […]