Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Photo of Javante Stephens. Photo Courtesy of FAMU Athletics.com Javante Stephens, a first year graphic design student and high and long jumper for the men’s track and field team, is making it big on the track. As an adolescent, Stephens knew that he wanted to be an athlete. Residing in […]
North Carolina A&T State University shook the Black college sports world when it made the decision to leave the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference for the Big South. That decision is a huge blow for HBCU sports. It also left the HBCU sports world divided. On one hand, people understood the […]
Photo Courtesy of Austin Dixon The Florida A&M University football team kicked off its spring practice in Bragg Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Head coach Willie Simmons and the rest of the coaching staff stressed how important their seven F’s were, as they progressed through workouts and drills. “That’s our philosophy,” […]
FAMU’s John Hancock pitching against Dayton. Photo Courtesy: FAMU Athletics The Florida A&M Rattlers baseball team won their third straight game against the Dayton Flyers by a score of 6-5 Sunday […]
Photo Courtesy of FAMU Athletics.com Earlier this month Florida A&M University launched the Rattler Athletic Fund, a program created to give Rattlers an opportunity to donate directly to areas that will impact our student athletes. Though the Rattler Athletic Fund is similar to the Investing in Champions program, the two […]
In the centennial anniversary of the Negro Leagues Baseball professional league, Major League Baseball (MLB) held its “Play Ball” series event at Florida A&M University, which marks the first time the event has been held at a Historically Black College or University. In each year since 2015, MLB has sponsored […]
The Florida A&M University men’s basketball team was able to remain undefeated at home as they pulled off a victory against South Carolina State University, 61-56. With this win, FAMU (12-14,10-5) will finish the season with a perfect 8-0 run at home for the first time since the 1988-1989 season. […]
With senior night making its way to the Al Lawson Center on Monday evening, three Florida A&M women’s basketball players left the building with a “bittersweet” victory against South Carolina State, by a score of 57-45. The Rattlers seemed to dominate the paint all night long, as they were […]
Guard Jasmine Ballew. Photo Courtesy of Marissa Stubbs The Florida A&M women’s basketball team almost pulled off a miraculous comeback, but the Rattlers’ attempt fell short as they lost to Norfolk State 69-62. With this loss, the Rattlers are now ninth in the MEAC (5-20, 3-11) and the Spartans retain […]
The Florida A&M men’s basketball team defeated Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference rival Norfolk State University on Saturday by a score of 66-63 and extended the Rattlers’ home winning streak to seven games. The first matchup between these two teams resulted in a 95-67 win for the Spartans, but this time […]