Lady Panthers' NCAA hopes end with coronavirus
Virginia Union University’s quest for an NCAA women’s basketball title ended before it began.
Wartime didn't stop basketball trailblazer Wataru Misaka
COVID-19 has done what World War II couldn’t. It has put a halt to one of America’s sporting treasures – the NCAA basketball tournament.
MEAC Tournament cancellation stops NSU; Hampton defeated in Big South championship
Norfolk State University’s promising basket- ball season ended in unexpected fashion when the MEAC Tournament was canceled because of the coronavirus.
'Count Blockula' Hassan Whiteside leads NBA in blocked shots
The area under the backboards is where Hassan Whiteside feels most at home, and he doesn’t take kindly to trespassers.
VUU Lady Panthers 1983 team inducted into CIAA Hall of Fame
Some stories are so compelling that they need be told and re-told, over and over, so as not to be forgotten. The 1983 Virginia Union University women’s basketball team made news that still prompts goose bumps on Lombardy Street.
Lady Panthers to play CIAA nemesis in NCAA 1st round
Virginia Union and Bowie State universities continue on a collision course.
MEAC Tournament starts at Norfolk Scope
Since switching from the CIAA to MEAC in 1997, Norfolk State University’s basketball team doesn’t come to the Richmond area anymore. But that doesn’t stop Richmond area fans from going to NSU.
Armstrong High players make All-region
The Armstrong High Wildcats are well represented on the 3B All-Region boys basketball team.
VCU heads to A-10 Tournament; NCAA's a distant dream
Virginia Commonwealth University’s basketball team has arrived in The Big Apple with big upsets on its mind.
2013 Little League phenom now helping Hampon U. to victory
Mo’ne Davis, who became famous pitching a baseball, is now making her mark on the college softball diamond.
Glory, dreams and nightmares
Winston-Salem State University will forever cherish memories of the final CIAA Tournament in Charlotte, N.C., before the event moves in 2021 to Baltimore. Meanwhile, Virginia Union and Virginia State universities may be inclined to burn their 2020 scrapbooks.
Becton turns on the speed at the NFL Scouting Combine
Mekhi Becton has long attracted attention with his mountain of a frame. Now he’s drawing raves for his speed, too.
Richmond's Maliek White gives big boost to Providence College
Providence College is among the hottest teams in NCAA basketball, and Richmonder Maliek White is a key reason why.
University of Kansas 'Dok' Azubuike is dunking his way into the record books
The slam dunk is basketball’s highest percentage shot. Few perform it better than Udoka Azubuike.
Thousands fill the Staples Center for Kobe Bryant’s ‘Celebration of Life’
A gallery of basketball legends joined thousands of Kobe Bryant fans in Los Angeles on Monday to pay tribute to the transcendent NBA star, his daughter and seven others who died in a helicopter crash last month that shocked the …
