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The Bethune University Wildcats women’s volleyball team had an extended stay on the road due to Hurricane Milton.

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Jasmine Robinson provided 11 kills, and it was Elizabeth Phillips with 13 digs as Bethune-Cookman took down Alcorn State, 3-0 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Volleyball match housed at the Al Lawson Center on the campus of Florida A&M. The match was moved to Tallahassee in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton and evacuation/safety procedures surrounding the Bethune-Cookman campus.

Head coach Gokhan Yilmaz celebrated his 100th career victory in Florida A&M’s commanding 3-0 win (25-5, 25-11, 25-18) over Alcorn State. With this triumph, Yilmaz’s impressive coaching record stands at 117-93 overall, including 100 wins with FAMU volleyball. 

   Alabama A&M head football coach Connell Maynor had several thoughts during Monday’s SWAC Coaches’ press conference about the NCAA’s decision to discontinue the National Letter of Intent program.

   LeBron James and his oldest son, Bronny, shared the court together for the first time as professionals for a four-minute, nine-second shift. It was the first time a father and son played together in NBA history.

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The New England Patriots provided the perfect elixir for the reeling Fins. A four game losing streak heading into a bye week was circumvented by a 15-10 victory over the Patriots in Foxboro, usually a predictable, certain  loss in normal times. But these are anything but normal times for the Patriots, rebuilding and dealing with a coaching change, and the Dolphins, still hemorrhaging from the loss of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Or better yet, a tale of 2 teams. New England drafted North Carolina qb Drake Maye, #3 overall, in the first round but opted to start journeyman Jacoby Brisette because of a weak, unstable offensive line, coupled with other deficiencies.

    US tennis star Coco Gauff stormed to victory in the China Open final on Sunday, sweeping past Karolina Muchová 6-1 6-3.