Hampton University NCAA News

Despite playing a man down for the final 89 minutes, eighth-seeded Virginia beat ninth-seeded Marquette 3-1 at Charlottesville in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. Matt Brown was ejected 57 seconds into the game when he tackled a Marquette player on a clear breakaway 35 yards outside U.Va.'

Hampton University placed three players on the All- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference first team: sophomore defensive lineman Miles Groom s, senior defensive back Justin Blake and freshman kicker Anthony Prevost .

Superior talent and depth virtually assured a Virginia scoring binge or three Tuesday night against Hampton.

Missouri State trailed by a basket with 6:51 remaining in the first half, but tied it up at 25 with a Ron Mvouika layup and took the lead on a jumper by Gulley that ignited a 17-6 run.

Hampton's remarkable turnaround in the second half of the season ended on a crazy and bittersweet note Saturday.

The Tennessee Titans have claimed defensive back Micah Pellerin off waivers from the Dallas Cowboys and have waived safety Corey Lynch.

The Tennessee Titans claimed defensive back Micah Pellerin off of waivers Thursday and waived veteran safety Corey Lynch.

Hampton sophomore and Williamsburg Christian Academy alum Deron Powers had 17 points and seven assists, but the host Pirates lost 90-79 to Delaware.

Jarvis Threatt scored a game-high 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds on Sunday, and University of Delaware handily defeated Hampton University 90-79.

Hampton University 's offensive renaissance came sputtering to a halt on Saturday against the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 's best defense in a 42-12 loss at Bethune-Cookman .

Saint Peter's University fell to 0-2 with a disappointing 64-59 home loss to Hampton University on Tuesday night in Jersey City.

In recent weeks, the motivational message for Hampton University was at times intangible.

Du'Vaughn Maxwell scored 20 points Tuesday as Hampton University went to 2-0 by bouncing back for a 64-59 win at Saint Peter's in Jersey City, N.J. The Peacocks led 43-35 before the Pirates got untracked, including a Maxwell dunk to tie the score at 52 with 6:10 remaining.

Jorrian Washington scored two touchdowns and ran for 72 yards to help Hampton beat North Carolina Central 29-21 on Saturday.

Because of the quirky scheduling in what is now a 14-football-team ACC, the schools from Raleigh and Durham have not met on the gridiron in over four years.

Brian Darden was understandably nervous heading into his first college basketball game in a year.

Stunned and disappointed to be trailing at halftime last Saturday at Morgan State , one of Hampton University 's smallest players spoke up and vowed that it wouldn't continue.

The Morgan State football team may have escaped last Saturday with a 30-27 win against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference foe Hampton, but the defense's inability to stop the run hasn't avoided the spotlight.

N.C. Central linebacker Tazmon Foster stayed on the ground a lot during the Eagles' nationally televised 38-14 loss to Bethune-Cookman on Saturday.