Deontay Wilder is power personified. The 33-year-old native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., packs a knockout punch the likes of which no one has seen in the rich history of the ring.

Penny Hardaway may the best thing to hit Memphis since Elvis. Quicker than you can say “It’s Now or Never,” Hardaway appears on the verge of returning his alma mater, the University of Memphis, to past glory.

Kenneth Archie Merritt Sr., the point guard who helped Maggie L. Walker High School to the State Group AAA state basketball championship in 1971, died Wednesday, May 15, 2019.

Richmonder Kevin Snead is in the running to be named the fastest man in the NFL.

Seven alumni with sparkling credentials have been chosen for induction into the Virginia Union University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Jay Woolfolk travels in baseball’s fast lane.

The fun-loving folks on Bourbon Street in New Orleans have one more reason to party.

Tacko Fall’s star shined in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. It shined even brighter at last week’s NBA Combine in Chicago.

James T. “Jim” Burch, whose career as a college basketball official spanned nearly 60 years, died Sunday, May 19, 2019, at his home in Apex, N.C. He was 91.

Hampton University has made a big splash in the Big South Conference.

With the seventh pick of the 2009 NBA draft, the Golden State Warriors sewed the seeds of a dynasty.

The NBA playoffs are down to the final four teams, with the games getting underway this week.

Pitcher Edwin Jackson may need to glance at the front of his jersey to remind himself which Major League Baseball team he plays with.

If readers can’t find many articles about black college baseball players in Virginia, there’s a good reason why.

Virginia Union University’s golf team wasn’t blinded by the lights in its first venture in NCAA Tournament competition.