Benedict College has joined forces with the Metropolitan Junior Baseball League, Inc. (MJBL) once again to reveal how historically black colleges and universities baseball programs must be in the forefront in reviving African American interest and participation in the game of baseball. On July 29 – August 3, 2008, Benedict College will play host to over 700 youth for the 18th Annual MJBL Inner City Classic and its annual Bobby Bonds Memorial Symposium.

In the NCAA's newest publication, The Champion, Fort Valley State University's Director of the Health and Physical Education Center, Gwen Reeves was highlighted. Reeves, who served as Athletic Director of FVSU from 2001-2006, discusses her trailblazing career en route to becoming the first female chair of the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee.

Archie Manning, chairman of The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF), announced today the 2008 Divisional Hall of Fame Class. Included in the list is former Mississippi Valley State, Howard and Fort Valley State mentor Doug Porter.

INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division II Baseball Committee has selected the 48 teams that will participate in the 2008 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship.  Stillman College received an automatic bid and will represent the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Morehouse College, Benedict College & Kentucky State University all faired well at the 22nd PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Morehouse led the charge for the SIAC finishing in fourth place with a team score of 929 over the three day event. Benedict finished in 6th and Kentucky State in 7th in the Division II section.

The University of North Alabama claimed a 5-0 victory over Tuskegee while Benedict fell to second seeded West Florida 5-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Division II South Regional Championships held in Valdosta, GA & Pensacola, FL.

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The eighth-ranked Ouachita Baptist men’s tennis team surrendered just three games on the way to a convincing 5-0 victory over Tuskegee during the opening round of the NCAA Division II Men’s Tennis Championships at the University of West Florida.

#4 University of Tampa (32-12) powered themselves to a 5-0 victory over #8 Albany State in game six of the NCAA Division II Softball South Regional Tournament at Buccaneer Field.

The Tuskegee women's  tennis teams has been honored as April's recipients of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Team Sportsmanship Award, the ITA announced today.