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Fairleigh Dickinson beats Texas Southern 84-61 in First Four

Mar. 15, 2023 22:14 PM EDT

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Ansley Almonor scored 23 points and Fairleigh Dickinson beat Texas Southern 84-61 Wednesday night to earn its first NCAA Tournament win in four seasons. The Knights held a 14-2 lead after a 12-0 run in the opening 3:29 and didn’t never gave up the lead. Grant...

HBCU commissioners working together on NIL, sports growth

Mar. 15, 2023 18:51 PM EDT

When Jacqie McWilliams sat at a table with other college sports leaders three years ago to discuss name, image and likeness, she thought about what the life-changing legislation would look like for historically Black colleges and universities. With less government funding and fewer...

Texas Southern holds off Grambling to clinch automatic berth

Mar. 11, 2023 20:07 PM EST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — PJ Henry scored 19 points and Texas Southern denied Grambling its first NCAA Tournament berth with a 61-58 win on Saturday in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament championship game. John Walker III scored 14 points and Davon Barnes 13 for Texas...

Texas Southern upsets Alcorn State 66-62 in SWAC

Mar. 09, 2023 00:46 AM EST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Davon Barnes had 19 points in eighth-seeded Texas Southern's 66-62 victory against top-seeded Alcorn State on Wednesday in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament. Barnes was 8 of 11 shooting and 3 of 4 from the free throw line for the Tigers...

Prairie View A&M beats Texas Southern 78-74

Mar. 04, 2023 19:08 PM EST

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — William Douglas had 27 points in Prairie View A&M's 78-74 victory over Texas Southern on Saturday night in a regular-season finale. Douglas added 11 rebounds and five assists for the Panthers (13-18, 9-9 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Tekorian...