Fayetteville State had been beating opponents by an average of 24 points per game this season, but the Broncos got the scare of their lives Saturday against a dogged St. Augustine's team that refused to wilt.

Two second-half interceptions keyed St. Augustine's to a 28-6 victory over Livingstone in a CIAA football contest on Saturday (Oct. 18) at Alumni Memorial Stadium.

After the Bears' 68-13 win over Chowan Saturday at Durham County Stadium, Shaw is two wins away from advancing to the CIAA championship game, which, by the way, is at Durham County Stadium.

After a disappointing football loss last weekend to crosstown rival St. Augustine's, the Bears held on despite two fourth-quarter turnovers to defeat Fayetteville State 19-12 on Sunday at Durham County Stadium in a showdown for first place in the CIAA's Western Division.

Kenny Strickland caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Carl Richardson with 1:04 remaining in the fourth quarter to give Johnson C. Smith a 19-13 win over St. Augustine's in a CIAA football game Saturday night.

After allowing an ineligible player to play because of a rules misinterpretation, N.C. State's men's soccer team forfeited a Sept. 27 win over Boston College, school officials said Wednesday.

The CIAA school is working to respond to several major compliance violations in the wake of NCAA investigation.

Shaw (3-3, 2-1 CIAA) came into the game with the No. 1 defense in NCAA Division II, holding opponents to just under 210 total yards per game. But St. Augustine's capitalized on the Bears' mistakes and won, 27-16.

St. Augustine's rallied from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit, but Elizabeth City State held on for a 24-13 CIAA victory in the Down East Viking Classic on Saturday at Rocky Mount Athletic Complex.

Shaw coach Darrell Asberry wanted to make a statement.

Quarterback Travis Robinson threw four touchdown passes as Shaw rolled to a 56-7 victory over Lincoln on Saturday at Durham County Stadium.

To win against Mars Hill, a member of the powerful South Atlantic Conference, St. Augustine's had to play a nearly perfect football game.

St. Augustine's fell behind early and never recovered in a 34-17 loss to Charleston in a nonconference game on Saturday.

The visiting Shaw Bears hit the Edward Waters Tigers hard, blocking two punts and rushing for five touchdowns in their 55-13 victory in the Willie Gary Classic.

Quarterback Anthony Brown scored on a 12-yard run in the fourth quarter to lift St. Augustine's to a 14-7 victory over Catawba on Saturday in Salisbury.

If Shaw's football team lives up to expectations, the Bears will beat a lot of opponents again this fall.

Shaw picked 1st in Western Division.

Former WSSU coach Clarence "Big House" Gaines continues to attend home basketball games.