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Alabama A&M Director of Athletics, Betty Austin, announced Tuesday she has accepted the immediate resignation of interim head baseball coach Demetrius Mitchell. Mitchell was in his first season leading the Bulldogs and his second at the school. He served as an assistant coach during the 2009 season for the Bulldogs. ]]>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:13:21 GMThttp://aamusports.com/news/2010/3/16/WTEN_0316101649.aspxWomen's Tennis

It had been four years since the Ladies of A&M visited Florence, Ala., to meet the Lions of North Alabama. Four years ago, the inhospitable Lions handed the Lady Bulldogs a tough fought 4-5 loss. History always finds a way to repeat itself as the Lions and Lady Bulldogs once again went the distance in a match that was decided just before dark by the last 2 matches. It would turn out to be a 5-4 home win for the Lions of UNA. ]]>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:12:23 GMThttp://aamusports.com/news/2010/3/12/WBB_0312102736.aspxWomen's Basketball

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Box Score / Photos Alabama A&M’s dream of reaching its first SWAC Tournament championship game died Friday at the hands of a familiar foe. Alabama State closed Friday’s semifinal game on an 11-4 run over the final 3:50 to end the Bulldogs’ season, 61-53. The loss leave the Bulldogs at 16-13 on the season, but wondering if an opportunity was missed. A&M entered the game a SWAC semifinal as a higher seed for the first time and had swept the Hornets during the regular season. ]]>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:19:30 GMThttp://aamusports.com/news/2010/3/11/WBB_0311103243.aspxWomen's Basketball

BOSSIER CITY, La. - BOX SCORE / PHOTOS Alabama A&M (16-12) advanced Thursday in the SWAC Tournament with a 66-63 victory over Alcorn State (8-19). The Bulldogs built a 14-point halftime lead that grew to as large as 19 before hanging on for the quarterfinal win over a scrappy Braves team. A&M was led by Katrich Williams’ 27 points and advance to play Alabama State in Friday’s semifinal at 12:00 p.m. ]]>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:11:50 GMThttp://aamusports.com/news/2010/3/11/MBB_0311100127.aspxMen's Basketball

Box Score / Alabama A&M men's basketball team was defeated in quarterfinal action in the SWAC Tournament with a 56-45 loss to Alabama State. The first half was a low-scoring affair as the Bulldogs shot 22.6 from the field (7-of-31), while the Hornets were held to a 38.5 shooting clip (10-of-26). Cornelius Hester led A&M with 13 points. The Bulldogs end the 2009-10 season with an 11-16 record. ]]>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:11:55 GMThttp://aamusports.com/news/2010/3/9/WBB_0309103122.aspxWomen's Basketball

Bossier City, LA – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2010 Women’s Basketball All-Conference postseason honors with Alabama A&M's own Katrich Williams voted as the Player and Defensive Player of the Year. Senior forward Dominisha Johnson received second team all-SWAC accolades. ]]>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:21:04 GMThttp://aamusports.com/news/2010/3/7/BOWL_0307103730.aspxBowling

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Alabama A&M completed something no SWAC team has ever accomplished Sunday, winning a SWAC title without a tournament blemish. The Bulldogs completed a 12-0 weekend with a 4-0 sweep of Prairie View A&M in the SWAC Tournament Championship by scores of 180-140, 193-164, 176-160, and 171-168. The second SWAC title in school history (2007 and 2010), A&M had fallen by a single pin in the last two SWAC championship matches. Sophomore Melanie DeCarlo was named tournament most valuable player. ]]>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:28:33 GMThttp://aamusports.com/news/2010/3/11/WTEN_0311101247.aspxWomen's Tennis

The Lady Bulldogs got the second half of the tennis spring season underway with a weekend sweep of UAH and Cumberland University. ]]>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:10:05 GMThttp://aamusports.com/news/2010/3/11/MTEN_0311100503.aspxMen's Tennis

It was a weekend of ‘could have been’ for the Bulldogs tennis team. After falling to UAH on Friday, the men’s team had an opportunity to get a win against Cumberland on Saturday. Instead, it turned into a 1-5 loss in a shortened format match. ]]>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:02:24 GMThttp://aamusports.com/news/2010/3/6/MBB_0306105716.aspxMen's Basketball

Box Score / Evan Hilton tallied eight points and three rebounds in his final game at Elmore Gym as the Bulldogs dominated Grambling, 81-60, on Sat. March 6. This is the team's second widest margin of victory this season. Cornelius Hester led A&M with 18 points, including a 4-for-8 mark from behind the arc. The Bulldogs finish the season 11-15 overall and 8-10 in the SWAC. A&M is the No. 6 seed heading into post-season play and will face Alabama State in the opening round of the SWAC Tournament on March 11 beginning at 2:30 p.m. in Shreveport, La. ]]>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:24:37 GMT