Florida A&M’s men’s basketball team returned to Tallahassee Wednesday, downing Fort Valley State University 76-63 as the Rattlers extended their home win streak to two games and non-Division 1 win streak to six. The Rattlers won the opening tip-off, which led to a quick 3 pointer by MJ Randolph, Jr. […]
Author: Shakiria Hopkins | Assistant Sports Editor
Rattlers win home opener
After a challenging season opener against Kansas State, Florida A&M’s men’s basketball team returned home Monday and claimed its first victory, a dominating 95-70 win over LeMoyne-Owen College. MJ Randolph followed up a 27-point, seven-rebound, six-assist performance at Kansas State with a 21-point, 10-assist, nine-rebound performance. Randolph added four steals […]
Rattlers now sporting LeBron’s logos
Back in March, NBA star LeBron James and Nike announced a six-year deal with Florida A&M athletics. Despite the fact that FAMU has been a Nike-sponsored institution for more than two decades, this partnership renewal is significant in that it is the first time that Nike has used a non-Jordan […]
Student promotes ADHD awareness
October is ADHD Awareness Month, and Florida A&M University student Skylar Boone plans to promote the truth about ADHD in every way. “I was diagnosed with ADHD between the ages of 5-7,” Boone said. “My mom and I did not feed into the labels that the doctor tried to place […]
Volleyball team brings out the broom
Once again this autumn, Rattler fans were in the Lawson Center for only an hour. That’s all the time the Florida A&M volleyball team needed to record its 11th sweep of the season, a 25-21, 25-9, 25-15 win over Alabama A&M. Jasmine Robinson provided the early spark that FAMU needed […]
Breast cancer survivor feels blessed
Erma Fryson will forever remember 2007. “[It’s] a year I will never forget,” the breast cancer survivor said. “It was the year I was diagnosed with breast cancer.” According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in […]
Pastor, wife launch cleaning business
Charlie and Cinedra Fryson, pastor and first lady of Trust God Ministries in nearby Gretna, have established a Tallahassee-based cleaning business. They said their inspiration is their ministry work. “My husband and I have been specializing in ministry work for nearly 30 years,” Cinedra Fryson said. “Our ministry assignment consists […]
Rattlers’ volleyball team a melting pot
Sports have the power to create social change— and they’ve done so throughout time. As a microcosm of human interactions, sports challenges us to interact with others. And often, those we encounter are quite different in many respects. Diversity in sports involves not only players having different sets of skills […]
Muratovic new starting quarterback for Rattlers
After struggling on offense against Jackson State University in Sunday’s season opener, Florida A&M football coach Willie Simmons announced Tuesday that true freshman quarterback Junior Muratovic would replace RaSean McKay as the starter. “After reviewing the film and talking it over as a staff, you know we’re going to go […]
NFL scouts making their way to The Hill
NFL scouts are making their way to FAMU practices like never before. The morning of Aug. 20 there were seven scouts at the Rattlers’ practice. This level of attention to the talent on the football team is further proof that the program is headed in the right direction. Coach William […]