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Meachum gets to work at MLB combine

June 30, 2023

North Carolina A&T right-handed pitcher Xavier Meachem participated in the Major League Baseball Combine last week at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Meachem (5-foot-11, 200, JR, Winterville, N.C.) is among 343 major league hopefuls at the third annual event, June 20-25. Players can meet with general managers, scouting directors and other team executives at the […]


Michael Jordan selling majority ownership stake in Charlotte Hornets

June 23, 2023

CHARLOTTE — Michael Jordan is finalizing a deal to sell the majority share of the Charlotte Hornets, the franchise announced Friday, leaving the 30-team NBA without any Black majority ownership. Jordan is selling to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, the Hornets said. Plotkin has been a minority stakeholder in the Hornets […]


Salmon makes history by earning another First-Team All-American honor

June 16, 2023

AUSTIN, TX. – If Paula Salmon never took another step on a track for North Carolina A&T after the 2022 outdoor track and field season, it would not have affected her legacy as a star athlete at the HBCU on the east side of Greensboro. However, after her showing during the 2023 track and field […]


UNCG softball punch ticket to 2023 NCAA Tournament

May 19, 2023

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – The top-seeded UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team punched its seventh ticket in program history to the 2023 NCAA Tournament behind the game of the year. It was perhaps the tournament of the year, as the Spartans won each of their three games this week by one run each. The Spartans came from […]


Fayetteville State and Virginia State claim 2023 CIAA Outdoor Track Championship Titles

May 12, 2023

DURHAM – The Fayetteville State women and the Virginia State men both repeated as conference champions at the 2023 CIAA Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Durham County Stadium on Saturday, May 6. Fayetteville State dominated from start to finish in the two-day event. Last year, the Broncos were co-champions along with […]


Aggies claim 13 wins at Aggie Classic

April 30, 2023

Rain caused some delays on the second day of the 2023 Aggie Classic hosted by North Carolina A&T men’s and women’s outdoor track and field programs at Marcus T. Johnson Track on Saturday. But A&T still managed to get things done. Both teams used competing at home to their advantage, with 13 total wins over […]


Alexander records two personal bests at Tom Jones Memorial

April 21, 2023

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – How great was the 2023 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational competition at the University of Florida’s Percy Beard Track? So good that North Carolina A&T outdoor men’s track athlete Reheem Hayles was two-one hundredths of a second off his nation-leading 400-meter pace from two weeks ago at the University of Florida and now […]


A&T loses pitchers’ duel to Monmouth

April 14, 2023

Monmouth won an Easter Sunday pitchers’ duel 2-0 over the North Carolina A&T Aggies in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) baseball at War Memorial Stadium thanks to two solo home runs from Hawks first baseman James Harmstead. The universities only played one game of their scheduled three-game series because Friday and Saturday’s rain made getting the […]


Harlem Globetrotters thrill students

April 7, 2023

A slam dunk of delight occurred at Greensboro’s Wiley Elementary School as two members of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters bounded in to showcase their athletic skills and deliver a message on leadership, fair play and commitment to education. Arranged by the Greensboro Police Department’s Community Connectors, exuberant players Shane “Scooter” Christensen and Joey “Hot Rod” […]


Hayles wins in A&T’s Outdoor Track & Field season debut

March 24, 2023

HIGH POINT – The North Carolina A&T men’s and women’s track and field athletes started the outdoor season at High Point University’s Bill Webb Combined Events/Bob Davidson Memorial Invitational at Vert Stadium. The two-day invitational was attended by 26 colleges and universities participating in 19 track & field events. After the rankings arrived on Saturday, […]


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