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Live Blog: Road to a championship

Please refresh page constantly. 8:12 am First Stop is a South Carolina McDonalds. Already been on the road for 8 hours, only 9 more to go. At least I get Internet on the bus. 8:17 am The first thing that sticks out when you look at both teams is that […]

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Offense remains run-heavy

The matchup between the Florida A&M Rattlers and the Morgan State Bears features two offenses at the peak of their potential.  The Rattlers have been shredding opposing defenses with their running attack, while the Bears had two offensive players selected for player of the week honors after their homecoming […]

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Volleyball team hits Durham

The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers will try to bounce back from two straight losses as the travel to Durham, N.C., to face the Lady Eagles of North Carolina Central Eagles. The Lady Rattlers come into the match 6-12, 4-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and the Eagles come into […]

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Cross country anticipates conference title

The Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference (MEAC) cross country championships will be held on Saturday in Landover, Md. Continuing his surge for the individual MEAC title, team captain Shuaib Winters will lead the men’s side.  Winters has the number four ranking in times posted from the MEAC this season.  Alongside Winters, leading […]

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Seniors focused on showdown

This Saturday, the Florida A&M Rattlers will look to keep their Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship dreams alive when they take on the Morgan State Bears in the 2010 homecoming game.  With homecoming festivities taking place across campus this week, head coach Joe Taylor is keeping his players focused on what […]

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Simply Marvelous dominates at Swamp Bowl

The women’s flag football team, Simply Marvelous, won the Swamp Bowl Tournament this weekend. It was the team’s fifth Swamp Bowl title. The team placed second the two previous times and won all the tournaments from 1996 to 1999. Simply Marvelous also had three players make the all-tournament team. The […]

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Swim teams struggle at FSU

Florida A&M’s men’s and women’s swim teams competed hard despite being outnumbered by more than 30 swimmers came up short Saturday at Florida State’s Morcom Aquatic Center. With only nine swimmers combined participating in the meet, the swimmers for FAMU gave a valid effort but were simply overmatched. Florida gulf […]

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FAMU spoils Norfolk State’s homecoming

Senior running back Phillip Sylvester continued his dominance in his return to Norfolk State. He racked up a season high 92 yards against the Spartans last season, and led the offensive attack with 130 rushing yards on 23 carries in this season’s game. The Florida A&M football team spoiled Norfolk […]

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Women’s tennis team completes fall season in Athens

The Florida A&M Lady Rattler tennis team traveled to Athens, Ga. to take on teams from across the south in the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Tennis Championships over the weekend. Other notable universities from Florida at the tournament included Florida State, Florida, Florida International, Central Florida, South Florida and Florida Gulf […]

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Mercer picks up second win against FAMU

The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers volleyball team lost to the Mercer Bears 3-1 (25-16 L, 25-14 L, 25-16 W, 25-22 L) Saturday in Macon, Ga. Florida A&M now falls to (6-12, 4-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) and the Bears improved to (11-14, 4-1 in the Atlantic Sun). The Lady […]