’One and done’ players large part of NBA draft
Don’t blink. If you’re not watching closely, a basketball fan is apt to miss seeing the very best players competing for their schools.
Howard snags another top high school player
Howard University has struck gold again on the basketball recruiting front.
Top-ranked high school basketball player in nation signs with UConn
The rich get richer in women’s college basketball. In this case, much richer.
NSU Spartans to hit the boards with local talent
Norfolk State University’s basketball Spartans will have a strong Richmond area influence during the upcoming season.
Former NSU, Hampton players named to MEAC’s 50th Anniversary All-Time team
Two former Norfolk State University Spartans and a former Hampton University Pirate have been named to the MEAC’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Football Team.
Nathan Knight’s NBA career takes flight
Nathan Knight was un-drafted but not overlooked.
Tomlin is winningest Black coach in NFL records
Make room at the top. A native Virginian is now No. 1 on the all-time list of NFL Black head coaches.
All-Black officiating crew takes over Monday Night Football games
When fans think of “firsts” in terms of Black involvement in sports, they generally think of players and coaches.
Tiger Woods and son to play in tournament
When Tiger Woods tees off for the PNC Cham- pionships next month, he will have an interesting playing partner — his 11-year-old son, Charlie.
JM’s Roosevelt Wheeler chooses Louisville
The suspense peaked as senior Roosevelt Wheeler stood in front of the gallery of people Monday as he removed his blue John Marshall High School jacket.
RPS winter sports cancellation has left some athletes out in the cold
John Marshall High School was counting on a spectacular basketball season in 2020-2021. Instead, there will be no season.
Hampton U. enters basketball season with ‘no expectations’ from experts
Hampton University’s basketball Pirates must feel like someone ripped off their treasure chest.
Black players win MLB Rookie of the Year awards
African-Americans have made a clean sweep of Major League Baseball’s Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year awards.
Not for timid or dainty, River City Sting looking for a few good women for tackle football
More conservative types tend to prefer the comfort, safety and predictability of the same ol’, same ol’. They’re creatures of habit. But others opt to take a walk on the wild side. For the far more adventurous, there is the …
At 7-foot-1, Medley-Bacon expected to top off VCU success
Virginia Commonwealth University won’t have to wait as long as it had expected for its next 7-foot-tall player.
