Spartan Echo

  NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State bowling team ranked 19th in the third International Bowling Media Association (IBMA) collegiate poll released by the organization this season. NSU garnered 32 points to finish ahead of No. 20 Sacred Heart. NSU was one of six full-time NCAA schools to appear in the poll along with No. [...]

  NORFOLK, Va. – Troy Marrow hit a tie-breaking three-run home run in the sixth inning and Luis Diaz drove in four runs to help send North Carolina Central past Norfolk State, 12-6, in an elimination game of the MEAC Baseball Tournament on Friday morning at Marty L. MillerField. The loss ends the Spartans’ season [...]

  NORFOLK, Va. – Twenty-eight Norfolk State University student-athletes received their bachelor’s degrees at the university’s spring commencement earlier this month. The graduates include eight former members of the NSU football team, five from the baseball program, four from volleyball, three women’s track, two each from men’s track and men’s and women’s basketball, and one each from [...]

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Norfolk State says men’s basketball coach Anthony Evans has resigned, and a person familiar with the situation says he has accepted the same position at Florida International. Florida International says it has hired Anthony Evans as its men’s basketball coach, and will introduce him to the university community at a news conference Tuesday. Evans [...]

  NORFOLK, Va.– The Norfolk State women’s tennis team picked up a 7-0 win over Randolph-Macon to close the season out on Saturday afternoon, April 13. NSU finished the season 10-8 while Randolph-Macon fell to 8-12 overall. Andrea Macchiavello and Mafalda Lhorca competed in match one of the doubles competition, where they posted an 8-0 [...]

    NORFOLK, Va. – Season-best marks and personal records fell by the handful, including one school record, during the 2013 NSU Relays collegiate track and field meet on Saturday, April 13,  at Dick Price Stadium. Perfect weather conditions and a home-track advantage helped the Spartans post a slew of standout performances. Leading the way [...]

  NORFOLK, Va. – One of the benefits of spring football practice is the opportunity it provides backups who may not have seen considerable playing time in the fall to show coaches what they can do. With inside linebackers Brent Singleton and Marcell Coke out of Saturday’s scrimmage due to injury, that gave rising senior Mike [...]

  NORFOLK, Va. – The young crop of Norfolk State’s women sprinters continued to impress on Saturday, April 13, on its home track, securing a number of personal-bests and winning the 4×100 relay at the NSU Relays. The Spartans took second through fifth in the 100 meters, with all four finishers cracking the 12.00 mark. NSU [...]

BALTIMORE, Md. – Junior Stephanie Wheatley pitched a solid outing in the second game to aid the Norfolk State softball team to a series sweep of Morgan State on Sunday afternoon, April 14,  at Lois T. Murray Field. NSU won the first game, 7-2, and scored two runs in the top of the seventh to [...]

    NORFOLK, Va. – Junior outfielder Cameron Day went a career-best 4-for-4 and just lacked a home run for the cycle as Norfolk State rallied for a 6-2 win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Sunday afternoon, April 14,  at Marty L. MillerField. Day singled twice, doubled, tripled and knocked in a pair of runs en [...]

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Senior U.S. District Judge Anita Brody has a billion-dollar problem on her hands. Brody, of Philadelphia, heard arguments Tuesday on whether lawsuits that accuse the NFL of glorifying violence and hiding known concussion risks belong in court or in arbitration. Brody could side with the 4,200 players and let them pursue [...]