Mental preparation throughout the season will be a key ingredient for the 2009-2010 Florida A&M bowling team, as they look to remain number one in the Southern Division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.   The Florida A&M bowling team currently has a first place record of 12-4 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and overall record […]

Florida A&M University’s Women’s basketball team pulled off one of the biggest upsets of their season this past Tuesday when they defeated one of the top-ranked teams in the SEC, the University of Florida. This is the first win FAMU’s women’s basketball team has had over the Gators since 1986, […]

The Florida A&M University Rattlers took on the Florida International University Golden Panthers in the team’s regular season home opener.  The Rattlers lost the game 56-61 as both teams came into the game with something to prove and thirsty for a win.  The Rattlers (0-9) were looking for their first […]

I’ll keep this wrap-up relatively short. In my first semester as sports editor, I’ve seen and done more things than your average sophomore. Game coverage, live blogs, follow-ups and press conferences were just the start to an average day. Every day saw new challenges. I had a page to fill, […]

In a surprising turn of events, red-shirted freshman Martin Ukpai played the quarterback position on Saturday in the Florida Classic. The starting quarterback, senior Curtis Pulley, and back-up quarterback, red-shirted junior Eddie Battle, were injured in last week’s game at Hampton. Due to these injuries, Ukpai was forced to start […]

The Cancun Challenge began on Thursday for the Florida A&M men’s basketball team and the Rattlers lost to the Cleveland State University Vikings 64-78 in their first game of the tournament.   The Cancun Challenge is a tournament with eight teams, each team plays two games in the U.S., and […]

The second game of the Cancun Challenge resulted in a loss for Florida A&M Rattlers men’s basketball team.  FAMU played against the Stanford University Cardinals on Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif. The final score was 69-99, in a game where multiple players played significant minutes. Sophomore forward Yannick Crowder led […]

The Florida A&M University recreational center has many young and talented trainers. Sean Montford, with his caring style and high work ethic, stands out from the rest of the pack. Sean Montford, 20, is a third-year allied health pre-physical therapy student from Miami. “I started working at the gym as […]

Hard work should be rewarded.  But at times, people can fall short of their goals for reasons that are out of their control.     Regardless of how hard people may try, some things still don’t go their way.  This tough lesson is just a part of life and […]

Although the Florida A&M University Varsity Wrestling Team does not receive funding from the university’s athletic department, the team still competes in tournaments to prepare for the Southeastern Regional Conference Championship on Feb. 27, 2010, at FAMU.   Last season, the team took home third place at the regional […]