Nick Birdsong

Despite 76ers’ new additions, Tenn. State product Robert Covington still part of the process

July 11, 2017

The 76ers can exhale and their fans can continue to trust the process. After landing awkwardly on his ankle, forcing him to have to be carried off the court Saturday in an NBA Summer League game in Las Vegas...

What in the world are the Knicks doing with Kyle O’Quinn?

Nick Birdsong

June 27, 2017

Basketball, Opinion

After losing 50 games and finishing with the fourth-worst record in the Eastern Conference the previous season, things were supposed be better for the Knicks in 2016-17. They signed former MVP point guard De...

NFL Draft 2017: The last time your team picked a player from an HBCU

Nick Birdsong

April 26, 2017

Features, Football

The NFL Draft gets going Thursday in Philadelphia. Supporters of historically black colleges and universities know it’s likely less than a handful of players from their beloved institutions will be taken in ...

Every NFL team’s best ever pick from an HBCU — Part 2 (NFC)

Nick Birdsong

April 25, 2017

Features, Football

The 2017 NFL Draft begins Thursday in Philadelphia. On the brink of the annual selection show, we continue our two-part series to take a look at every NFL team’s best ever draft pick from an HBCU. Part two ...

Every NFL team’s best ever pick from an HBCU — Part 1 (AFC)

Nick Birdsong

April 24, 2017

Features, Football

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The 2017 NFL Draft begins Thursday in Philadelphia. And while hundreds of young men’s lifelong dreams will be fulfilled when they hear their names called, far fewer who played at historically black colleges ...

Three humble suggestions for Florida A&M’s next head basketball coach

Nick Birdsong

March 28, 2017

Basketball

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This past Friday, a week after Byron Samuels was fired, Florida A&M Athletics Director Milton Overton announced the school plans to hire its next head basketball coach within 14 days. At the latest, the ...

Throwback Thursday: Remember when Michael Strahan had his own sitcom?

Nick Birdsong

March 23, 2017

Football, Media

The year was 2009. Texas Southern product Michael Strahan was more than a year removed from announcing his retirement from the NFL, having put the cap on a 15-year career with a victory in Super XLII as memb...

Sweet 16: Xavier guard Malcolm Bernard had to leave FAMU to flourish

Nick Birdsong

March 21, 2017

Basketball, Features

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Two and through. That’s typically the path of historically black colleges and universities in the NCAA Tournament. The Mid-Eastern Conference and Southwestern Athletic Conference champions arrive to the Big ...

NCCU Basketball Preview: Four things you need to know about UC Davis

Nick Birdsong

March 14, 2017

Basketball

MEAC champion North Carolina Central is crashing the party early. As part of the NCAA Tournament’s First Four, the Eagles (25-8) will hit the road to Dayton, Ohio where they’ll face Big West tournament champ...

Is North Carolina A&T’s Tarik Cohen the next Darren Sproles or nah?

Nick Birdsong

March 6, 2017

Features, Football

Numbers never lie, but they seldom tell the whole story. Some would lead you to believe former North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen has no chance in the NFL. At 5-foot-6, and weighing in at jus...

Watch: Miles College Halftime Show vs. Kentucky State – (Poll)

Poll: Which band won the 2017 Honda Battle of the Bands?

Vote now for the 2016 HBCU Sports Band of the Year

Poll: Should Talladega College participate in Donald Trump’s inauguration parade?

Poll: Grambling or Southern: Which band won the Bayou Classic halftime show?

Poll: Vote now for HBCU Sports’ Band of the Week – (Week 9)

Poll: Vote Now for HBCU Sports’ Band of the Week – (Week 8)

Week 2: SWAC Football Coaches Teleconference – 9/8/2014 [Audio]

Watch the video ‘Drafted’ – Chad Williams’ Road to the NFL

Watch: Grambling’s Chad Williams gets draft call from Arizona Cardinals

UPDATE: More Alcorn State football players arrested stemming from campus brawl

Throwback Thursday: Remember when Michael Strahan had his own sitcom?

Listen: SWAC commissioner talks about cost of basketball tournament

Norfolk State advances to MEAC tournament semifinals, tops South Carolina State

The Beginning - Podcast Episode 1

HBCU Sports Podcast: Celebration Bowl – Tigers Win, Attendance Down, Ratings Up

HBCU Sports Podcast – Celebration Bowl Preview: Big Cats vs. ‘Pissed Off’ Angry Birds

HBCU Sports Podcast – SWAC Commish, ADs Make ‘Ass Backwards’ Decisions, SCG Recap

HBCU Sports Podcast – E7: Post Bayou Classic, Pre SWAC Football Championship Edition

HBCU Sports Podcast – E6: NCCU Wins, PV Snubbed, Bayou Classic and Alcorn Fans Cry

HBCU Sports Podcast – E5: Aggies-Eagles, ‘Gott Dammit’ and the FCS ‘Okie-Doke’

Nick Birdsong

Despite 76ers’ new additions, Tenn. State product Robert Covington still part of the process

What in the world are the Knicks doing with Kyle O’Quinn?

NFL Draft 2017: The last time your team picked a player from an HBCU

Every NFL team’s best ever pick from an HBCU — Part 2 (NFC)

Every NFL team’s best ever pick from an HBCU — Part 1 (AFC)

Three humble suggestions for Florida A&M’s next head basketball coach

Throwback Thursday: Remember when Michael Strahan had his own sitcom?

Sweet 16: Xavier guard Malcolm Bernard had to leave FAMU to flourish

NCCU Basketball Preview: Four things you need to know about UC Davis

Is North Carolina A&T’s Tarik Cohen the next Darren Sproles or nah?

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