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Rattlers post strong weekend

The Florida A&M track team scored a number of impressive victories during the recent 60th annual Webster Surgical Center FAMU Relays. The field was comprised of 11 collegiate and nine high school teams, as well as a number of unattached athletes. Southwest Dekalb High School dominated the high school ranks, […]

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Palmetto building ruled by football team

Noise, laughter and random lines from freestyle rap sessions echo throughout the dark empty halls of Florida A&M’s Palmetto South apartment building 608 on late nights. This tight-knit group of football players provides a unique athletically inclined community within a community. The area is designated for all non-senior players. Assistant […]

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Young team looks to future

A young Rattlers basketball team is hoping that this season of losses and hard knocks was just a lesson and a prelude to a winning season this time next year. Redshirt freshman guard Isaac Brown said at the start of the year, they wanted to get acclimated to the tough […]

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Team pumped for spring

It’s spring time and Florida A&M head football coach Joe Taylor is evaluating his depth chart for the upcoming season. Spring practice starts on Monday and will include 15 sessions over a span of five weeks. The team will practice Monday and Tuesday, take Wednesday off, then resume on Thursday. […]

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Baseball field desperate for repairs

The Florida A&M University baseball team is struggling to cope with equipment and facilities that are in a state of disrepair. Among the items that they say should be replaced at their home turf, Moore-Kittles Field, are the infield screens, dirt, grass, tarp, and the scoreboard; the batting cages are […]

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Swimmers desperate for new pool

The Florida A&M swim team continues to face the challenge of not having it’s own pool but the team is gaining support. “The pool has not received funds from the student government association in three years,” said Jorge Olaves, pool manager and former swim team coach. “I kept it running […]

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Regular season ends on a high note, Rattlers top Wildcats on senior night

Senior guard Brandon Bryant, of the Florida A&M men’s basketball team, could not have dreamed of a better ending to his last home game as a collegiate athlete.  Bryant made two free throws with :13 left to secure a 69-64 victory over the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats in front of a record […]

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Is the Combine truly worth it?

Since 1977, the National Football League has been evaluating college prospects as if they were interviewing to become the next deputy advisor for NASA.  Not only has this system proven to be flawed, it has also cost talented athletes millions in potential contracts. Scouts have been drooling for years over […]

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End game: Live blog

Please refresh page frequently, all updates will come with real time stamps.  7:40 It’s senior night here at the Al Lawson Center.  Tip off against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats is 20 minutes away.  Stay tuned for live updates from the game tonight. 7:50 The Rattlers lost to South Carolina State on […]

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Hometown heroes: Live blog

5:29 I’m not one for cliches, but this season really has been one of ups and downs.  Beating UF and USF count as ups.  Losing to Maryland-Eastern Shore counts as a down.  It is almost hard to believe that after such a hot start these ladies would be battling for fifth […]