It was fajita night to celebrate Laila Edwards’ hockey homecoming when an excited shriek pierced the casual gathering in the brightly lit early 20th-century colonial she grew up in on a quiet, tree-lined street.

The ice will be hot at the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships as results of the senior events will significantly factor into the selection of the U.S. team for the Olympic Winter Games in February.

The Dallas Cowboys have hired Christian Parker as their defensive coordinator, making him the youngest in franchise history.

Visit Williamsburg will serve as title sponsor of an American Junior Golf Association tournament returning this year, officials announced recently.

Virginia Union head football coach Alvin Parker has been selected to serve as an assistant coach for the East Team in the East-West Shrine Bowl on Tuesday in Frisco, Texa

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association recently appointed Sonia Chase as an official ambassador for the 2026 Food Lion CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament, scheduled for Feb. 24-28 at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore.

Krystian Williams, a Richmond native and Collegiate School standout, has signed with the University of Richmond football team.

Virginia Union and Virginia State split a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association doubleheader Saturday at the VSU Multi-Purpose Center, with the host Trojans’ women rallying for a 68-66 victory before the Panthers’ men dominated 65-37.

Four former players, a coach and a journalist will enter the Black College Football Hall of Fame this year, the organization announced Wednesday.

The Metropolitan Junior Baseball League celebrated its 60th anniversary with the 18th annual MJBL East-West All-Star Game during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

Richmond High School for the Arts will induct four athletes into the George Wythe High School Athletics Hall of Fame during halftime of the boys basketball game against Midlothian on Jan. 30.

James Sweat, a Hall of Fame coach who led Hampton University and Norfolk State University to championships and helped define an era of women’s basketball in the CIAA, has died.

Deadlines produce action and, in October, it appeared one of the final roadblocks to Richmond’s Diamond District project had finally been cleared.

Virginia State University and Virginia Union University renew one of the region’s fiercest HBCU basketball rivalries this Friday in the annual Freedom Classic.

Dominant post play, elite rim protection, efficient scoring and impressive rookie contributions highlighted Week Nine of CIAA basketball, the conference stated Tuesday.