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Below are several sports articles I have written for the FAMUAN, where I currently serve as the Sports Editor
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Rattlers win 2 of 3 to start season
Original Publish Date: February 19, 2024 Three-hundred and sixty-four days ago, the Panthers of Eastern Illinois University baseball team rolled into Tallahassee and completed a three-game sweep of the Florida A&M to open the 2023 season for both programs. The Rattlers returned the favor on Sunday, winning their first weekend series of the 2024 season…
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Explosive innings lead to season-opening losses for Rattlers
Original Publish Date: February 10, 2024 The Texas Tech Red Raiders scored 15 runs in two innings to sweep the Florida A&M softball team in their season opener. The Rattlers fell 11-1 in the first game after an eight-run sixth inning blew open a 3-1 ballgame. Texas Tech jumped on the Rattlers early in the second game,…
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Softball team has new faces, same expectations
Original Publish Date: February 7, 2024 An agonizing skid in conference play and a 0-2 run in the conference tournament marked the end of the 2023 Florida A&M softball team’s season, where the Rattlers dropped three straight conference series against Alabama A&M, Bethune Cookman and Jackson State. Head coach Camise Patterson attributed the drop in…
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Colzie named head football coach
Original Publish Date: January 30, 2024 A head football coach search marred by controversy and a lack of information from Florida A&M, is now over. The FAMU Athletics Department announced in a press release Saturday afternoon that former assistant coach and current interim head football coach James Colzie III will replace former head coach Willie Simmons and become FAMU’s 19th head football coach.…
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Tennis team ready for another championship season
Original Publish Date: January 23, 2024 A lot can change in a year, especially for a collegiate HBCU tennis program. The 2022 off-season saw the departure of several seniors and graduate students following FAMU’s first taste of the SWAC competition. Roster turnover for any program can substantially affect the outcome of the next season, and…