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Cross country teams finish seventh at Stetson Invite

The Florida A&M cross country teams placed in the middle of the pack in their final regular season meet, the Sodexho Stetson Invitational, in Deland, Fla. Both men and women placed seventh, but individual runners came in different positions in their respective races. The men’s team competed against 15 teams, […]

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Rattlers dominate despite penalties

When the Florida A&M Rattlers took the field against the Savannah State Tigers Saturday, several players were looking to avenge two-straight losses in which their performance was sub-par. The winless Tigers suffered a blowout loss to a relentless Rattler rushing attack led by senior running back Philip Sylvester, sophomore quarterback […]

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Rattlers run past Tigers in blowout

Senior running back Philip Sylvester ignited the Florida A&M Rattlers with his strongest performance of the season against the Savannah State University Tigers Saturday.  He ran for more yards in the victory than he rushed for in three previous games this season. Sylvester provided a giant lift for the […]

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NFL rookie quarterbacks are struggling to determine their roles

Fourteen quarterbacks were selected in the 2010 NFL draft, two went in the first round, but no one has become the distinct leader of his respective franchise nearly midway through the season. Many players were selected in the draft, and some signed as free agents.  Despite being in various […]

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Intensity key for hungry rattlers

  Not looking in the past, Florida A&M’s football team is focusing on having a more successful second half of the season.   Intensity and confidence will help the 2-3 Rattlers against a young and energetic Savannah State football team on Saturday.   “We have to come out firing on […]

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Intramural football league down to its Final Four

  Game after game, four teams proved throughout the intramural football season they would stand the test and become the best. Da Real Deal, Gibbs Hall, Pick 6, and Da Bottom shook off twelve other teams throughout the week to get to the Final Four round of the intramural league […]

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Cross country tuning up for MEAC championships

For the surging cross country teams at Florida A&M, the Sodexhio Stetson Invitational is the final meet before the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championships. The last regular season meet will be held in Deland, Fla.   As of now, Florida A&M is the only Historically Black College/ University (HBCU) in the […]

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FAMU finds fighting spirit

The Florida A&M volleyball team is finally learning to win together after a forgettable September, compiling four back-to-back wins after entering its conference schedule. Head coach Tony Trifonov attributed the 11-game losing streak to a lack of intensity and chemistry from a mostly freshman squad. “You have only freshmen and […]

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Hunting for a win at home

After dropping the first home contest to the South Carolina State Bulldogs, head coach Joe Taylor said at Tuesday’s press conference the team is looking forward to getting back on the right track to a MEAC championship. “This is the second season. A lot of folks that are undefeated have […]

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Leroy Vann signs with neighbors from the north

Nearly three weeks after being waived by the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League, former Florida A&M All-American return specialist LeRoy Vann signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Vann, who signed as a free agent with the 49ers following the 2010 NFL Draft after […]