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Diamond Tigers overpowered at Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas — The Grambling State baseball lost 0-2 to the Arkansas Razorbacks in a two-game series played at the Baum-Walker Field on March 15 and 16. Game One (Arkansas 14, GSU 1)  The Tigers got off to a positive start when Shemar Page laced a two-out RBI single, scoring […]

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John Simon replaces Art Briles as offensive coordinator

Another week, another offensive coordinator at Grambling State Football.  Grambling State head coach for football Hue Jackson has promoted John Simon to the position of offensive coordinator.  Jackson made the revelation on March 4,  after the team’s commencement of spring training..  Simon, a former University of Memphis assistant coach and […]

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Football offensive coordinator Art Briles resigns

In the latest twist of events for the Grambling State University football program, newly appointed offensive coordinator Art Briles resigned from his position four days after his appointment. Briles in a statement released on Feb. 28 expressed his gratitude to Grambling State University for the opportunity to join its staff. […]

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GSU men, women drop pair of games on Texas road trip

Men’s Basketball HOUSTON— The Grambling Tigers fell short of victory at Texas Southern on Feb. 12 and Prairie View A&M on Feb. 14. Texas Southern 68, G-Men 65  The Tigers almost pulled this one out of the fire.  GSU trailed for the majority of the game before the Tigers began […]

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Lady Tigers maul Alcorn Braves

LORMAN, Mississippi — The Grambling State University women’s basketball team got back to winning ways as they overcame a sluggish start to convincingly beat Alcorn State women’s basketball with a resounding 65-41 win in a Southwestern Athletic Conference game on Jan. 31 at the Davey L. Whitney complex. Trasity Totten […]

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Grambling State lands ‘first of its kind’ NIL deal

Grambling State is the latest HBCU to sign a Name Image and Likeness (NIL) deal that would pay out student-athletes on scholarships annually.  The news was announced by ESPN reporter Pete Thamel this past Monday. Thamel’s report said that two companies — Urban Edge Network and Athylt -— have committed […]

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Baseball player Jake Lane preparing for the season

Jake Lane is a senior playing baseball at Grambling State University.  Lane faced a lot of hardships when his junior year got cut short due to Covid in the spring.  “I planned to ball out and play to my best ability this season but a global pandemic ruined my baseball […]

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Q&A with linebacker Lewis Matthews III

Lewis Matthews III is a junior linebacker for Grambling State University’s football team.  The 5’10”, 220-pound is from Ferriday where he graduated from Ferriday High School.    Q: What is a typical day like, preparing for the season? A: A typical day starts mentally. Getting my mind ready to first compete […]

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Q&A with defensive lineman Sundiata “Sunny” Anderson

Sundiata "Sunny" Anderson is a 6'5" 240-pound defensive lineman from College Park, Ga. where he graduated from North Clayton High School. He is a sophomore playing for the Grambling State Tigers football team.    Q: When do you start playing football? A: I started playing around 4.    Q: Whats […]

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O’Hara: ‘I wanted to play soccer because my sister played’

Klarysa O’Hara, a Grambling State University soccer player, is starting her season off right.  As many people would’ve guessed she would’ve played because she was good or because she played all her life, but we have recently found out Klarysa played soccer just to be like her bigger sister. The […]