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Mark Gray

Sep 10, 2010 at 10:14 pm

SportsGroove TV Kicks Off HBCU Football Season at Morgan State

SportsGroove TV Kicks Off HBCU Football Season at Morgan State

Maryland HBCU Football rivals Morgan State and Bowie State kicked off the 2010 College Football season Labor Day Weekend in Baltimore and SportsGroove TV was there. Mark Gray has the story of the free state’s Black College Football Classic from Charm City.

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Sep 10, 2010 at 11:24 am

SportsGroove TV Inside The Game For Oldest HBCU Rivalry

SportsGroove TV Inside The Game For Oldest HBCU Rivalry

The nation’s oldest HBCU’s renewed their rivalry as Cheyney University and Lincoln University met Labor Day Weekend in Philadelphia. Mark Gray and SportsGroove TV covered the game for the nationally syndicated TV program Inside The Game and filed this report

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Mark Gray

May 5, 2010 at 7:39 am

Nickelberry Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Howard

Nickelberry Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Howard

Kevin Nickelberry, who helped UNC Charlotte and Clemson to four postseason appearances, has been named head basketball coach at Howard University.

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Mark Gray

Apr 16, 2010 at 10:35 am

Bowie State Softball Begins Quest For Fourth Straight CIAA Title

Bowie State Softball Begins Quest For Fourth Straight CIAA Title

Before hitting the road for another championship quest – Mark Gray – host of The SportsGroove Mon – Fri 7-10 pm ET – spent time with the Lady Bulldogs who routed St. Augustine’s 18-0 to close their regular season and filed this report.

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Mark Gray

Apr 13, 2010 at 9:23 pm

Howard Needs To Stay Home For Their Next Basketball Coach

Howard Needs To Stay Home For Their Next Basketball Coach

Former Binghamton head and Georgetown assistant coach Kevin Broadus is a native of the District and would be a great fit on Georgia Ave. because of his grass roots connections in the DMV. Bowie State coach Darrell Brooks restored discipline and credibility to the Bulldogs program in his first season at the helm and is well connected locally after spending time on the bench at under Karl Hobbs at George Washington. Either would be the perfect fit to

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Mark Gray

Apr 1, 2010 at 8:50 pm

Fans Vote Local Players To National Player Of The Year Awards

Fans Vote Local Players To National Player Of The Year Awards

Two local college basketball players, who previously won Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference player of the year awards respectively, earned national player of the year honors as selected by HBCU sports fans around the country. Morgan State’s Reggie Holmes and Bowie State’s Duke Crews won the annual Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) National Player of the Year fan poll.

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Mark Gray

Mar 19, 2010 at 6:04 pm

HBCU Hoop Legends Reflect On Historic Day

HBCU Hoop Legends Reflect On Historic Day

March 19, 1993 is a red letter day in SWAC basketball history. It was a day when the unthinkable happened as Southern University and Jackson State pulled off a pair of stunning postseason upsets.

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Mark Gray

Mar 17, 2010 at 9:58 am

SWAC Champs UAPB Reps For HBCU’s With NCAA Opening Round Win

SWAC Champs UAPB Reps For HBCU’s With NCAA Opening Round Win

DAYTON, Ohio - Allen Smith scored 14 points and Tyree Glass added 10 as the Southwestern Athletic Conference Champion University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff defeated Winthrop 61-44 in the 2010 NCAA Tournament Opening Round Game. The Golden Lions advance to play Duke Friday in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Mark Gray

Mar 16, 2010 at 6:46 am

SWAC Champ UAPB in NCAA Opening Round Game vs. Winthrop

SWAC Champ UAPB in NCAA Opening Round Game vs. Winthrop

The Univ. of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, the 2010 SWAC Tournament Champions, will face Winthrop University of the Big South Conference in the Opening Round Game of the 2010 NCAA Tournament Tuesday at 7:30 p.m ET on ESPN.

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Mark Gray

Mar 15, 2010 at 2:47 pm

Morgan St. Earns 15 Seed & Will Play West Virginia in NCAA Tournament

Morgan St. Earns 15 Seed & Will Play West Virginia in NCAA Tournament

Virginia Beach, Va., March 14, 2010 – The MEAC’s regular season and tournament champion Morgan State Bears earned a 15th seed in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament announced Sunday night during the annual selection show. The Bears will face the Big East’s West Virginia, a number two seed, in the first round of the East Region on Friday, March 19 at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y.

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Mark Gray

Mar 12, 2010 at 4:34 pm

Three Teams Punch Tix To MEAC Semi Finals

Three Teams Punch Tix To MEAC Semi Finals

Winston-Salem, N.C., March 11 – South Carolina State scored its last seven points from the free-throw line to pull away to a 59-53 win over Maryland Eastern Shore in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament at the Joel Coliseum.

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Mark Gray

Mar 11, 2010 at 12:18 pm

MEAC Tourney Update: Morgan State Rolls Into Semi Finals

MEAC Tourney Update: Morgan State Rolls Into Semi Finals

Kevin Thompson recorded yet another double-double with a team-high 20 points and 16 rebounds and Reggie Holmes and Troy Smith each chipped in with 17 points as Morgan State rolled past North Carolina A&T, 84-57 in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament at the Joel Coliseum.

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