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Aggies open against Falcons

September 2, 2016

The defending National Black College Football champion and two-time Co-Mid Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champions will open their season against Division II St. Augustine’s College on Saturday, Sept. 3 at Aggie Stadium. The Aggies main offensive will be senior All-American running back Tarik Cohen, the Aggies all-time leading rusher. He needs just 630 yards to […]


Winston-Salem Open: Donald Young upsets Pierre-Hugues Herbert

August 26, 2016

The second round of the Winston Salem Open began on Monday, August 22, highlighted by the tournament’s debut of No.1 seed and World No.15 Richard Gasquet. The 30-year-old Frenchman won a three set victory over Daniel Evan of Great Britain 6-4, 4-6, and 6-3. Play began with the return of 2015 Winston Salem Open runner-up […]


2016 Rio Olympic Games

August 4, 2016

The 2016 Summer Olympic Games are set to begin this Friday, August 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, home of some of the world’s most breathtaking scenery and landmarks. Spectators of the Rio Games, can frolick and dine at great restaurants along Copacabana Beach. Visitors can also partake in a Caipirinha, the national drink of […]


Athletes gather in Greensboro for the USA Masters Games

July 29, 2016

It may not be the pomp and circumstance of the Rio Olympic Games, but this week Greensboro was the site of the USA Masters Games for adults. More than 2,500 athletes representing 40 states and a dozen countries traveled to the Gate City for the biennial sports festival for adults ages 20 to 80. The […]


41st Annual NCCA All-Star Games

July 21, 2016

Boys: East routs West 119-98 The East was able to turn a three-point halftime advantage into a third quarter, 73-55 lead at North Carolina Coaches Association (NCCA) All-Star Game. Robert Colon scored 11 points in the decisive run for the East. He hit three three-pointers during the flurry. Colon, a Winston-Salem State signee, scored all […]


GSO Swim Association’s City Championships

July 15, 2016

The Greensboro Community Swim Association held its 2016 City Championship meet last weekend at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. One member of the Greensboro Community YMCA Bears Swim Team, 14-year-old Omega Pinnix, made her mark at the city meet. In Greek, Omega represents the twenty-fourth and last letter of the alphabet. While it falls at the […]


Three locals take their marks at New Balance

June 17, 2016

Three local athletes will compete in the 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals (NBON) this weekend at N.C. A&T’s Irwin Belk track complex. During the NCHSAA 4-A State Championships, Tamera Clark, a High Point Central junior sprinter qualified for the NBON with the fifth fastest time in the nation in the 100m. Clark didn’t qualify for […]


A&T’s Brown, Belcher advance to NCAA Championships

June 3, 2016

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two North Carolina A&T track and field athletes advanced to the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday during the second day of the East Preliminary Round at the University of North Florida’s Hodges Stadium. Junior Christopher Belcher advanced to the men’s 100 meter semifinals to be held […]


The MEAC Track & Field Championships

May 27, 2016

Athlete Ranking Time/Mark Men 100 METERS     Christopher Belcher 2nd 10.07 seconds Maurice Eaddy 9th 10.27 seconds Rodney Rowe 18th 10.31 seconds       200 METERS     Christopher Belcher 5th 20.39 seconds Rodney Rowe 35th 20.93 seconds       400 METERS     Dujuan Harding 22nd 46.14 seconds Justin Hamilton 33rd […]


Aggies kick it up at MEAC Championships A&T Sports

May 13, 2016

On the final day of the 2016 MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the North Carolina A&T State University men’s and women’s teams broke two MEAC records with a home track advantage, lowered two A&T records and set several personal records on the Irwin Belk Track. It was an incredible weekend for both Aggie teams […]


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