Have no fear, aerobics is here! It is practically a given that a college student living on campus will gain weight because of the food and the stress of the loads of homework each night. But on the Grambling State campus, there is a perfect opportunity to work out if […]
Sports
G-Men ready for first SWAC Challenge
The Grambling Tigers will bring their balanced attack offense on the road against Southwestern Athletic Conference foe Alabama State Hornets in the Prince Hall Masons Americanism Football Classic in their conference opener. Grambling (0-2) hasn’t beaten Alabama State (0-2) since 2010. Grambling offense caught fire scoring 29 fourth quarter points […]
Tigers suffer loss in shootout
An intense game between Grambling State University’s Tigers and Bethune-Cookman University’s Wildcats included several exciting plays and disappointing turnovers as the two teams battled on the gridiron, answering score after score. In the end, the Wildcats prevailed, 56-53, with two late touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Grambling State is 0-2 […]
Purple Out Bowl raising money for cancer cure
Eddie G. Robinson Stadium will be painted purple on Sept. 25. Well, not really. It’s the Lincoln Parish Purple Out Bowl Game, a game being billed as “Two Towns, Two Teams, One Cause – Find a Cure” between the Grambling High School Kittens and Ruston’s Cedar Creek Cougars. The Purple […]
Kittens can’t claw their way out ‘The Hole’
No defense no problem for Red River as they dissected Grambling Lab secondary in route to a 41-0 win in Fridays season opener. The Bulldogs offense set the tone on the third play of game when Travis Gray stepped up into to the pocket and connected with Shacoby Perkins on […]
G-Men ready for Bethune
President Willie Larkin and head football coach Broderick Fobbs are expecting Grambling fans to “Pack the Hole” in Grambling’s home opener against Bethune-Cookman University on Saturday. “It’s good to be at home in the month of September in front of our home crowd,” said Fobbs. Both teams took a lop-sided […]
New ownership for Lady Tigers
A young and experienced Grambling State University women’s soccer looks to kick their way past last season struggles with a new sense of ownership and philosophy. The Lady Tigers struggled to a 1-10-1 record last season with their solo win coming against Alcorn 1-0 at home. Also the Lady […]
Sport’s Briefs
Myers Named HBCU Coach of the Year Grambling State University Head Women’s Tennis Coach Kenneth Myers was named the 2015 Historically Black College & Universities Coach of the Year. Myers received this honor during the 98th American Tennis Association (ATA) National Tennis Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Aug. 8. […]
Grambling baseball player shines in summer league
Larry Barraza, shortstop for the Grambling State University baseball team, had a memorable summer as he spent the past two months at the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy in Compton, California. Barraza, who is from Huntington Park, California, played for the Academy Barons in the highly talented California Collegiate […]
Summer football camps successful
Around 300 high school football players from Louisiana and surrounding states participated in summer camps. In June, the Grambling State Tigers held three one-day football camps throughout the state of Louisiana. “We had a magnificent turnout,” said Director of Football Operations Ricky Jackson. “After a great showing like this, we […]