Virginia Commonwealth University basketball has added a new player, but the Rams must wait until May 20 to learn when he becomes eligible to play.

Former Richmonder Benjamin “Benny” Blocker has been selected for induction into the South Carolina State University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Virginia Union University’s next women’s basketball coach has a tough act to follow.

CIAA football starts in September, but Virginia Union University fans won’t see their Panthers at home until October.

Chase Young is all business on the football field — and thinking about business off the gridiron.

NFL fans in Highland Springs now have local connections to the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles.

The former Richmond Braves drew headlines in 1977 by making Tommie Aaron the International League’s first African-American manager.

Petersburg native Moses Malone pioneered the term “Preps to Pros” in August 1974. Now former Richmonder Isaiah Todd is a pacesetter in a new option to bypass college basketball and fast break straight from high school to dunking for dollars.

George Taliaferro was a game changer regarding the NFL draft. He also took versatility to a higher level.

“Last August the University of Richmond signed its first Negro football player, Weldon Edwards,” so wrote Mark Holpe of The Collegian, UR’s campus newspaper, in 1970.

When historians reminisce about the Green Bay Packers dynasty of the 1960s, William Delford “Willie” Davis’ name is among the first to come up.

Former NFL great Robert Cornelius “Bobby” Mitchell, famous for immense talent and racial trailblazing, died Sunday, April 5, 2020.

All-State boys basketball teams generally are reserved for experienced seniors, with perhaps a junior here and there. Alphonzo Billups is an exception to that largely because of his exceptional talent.

Going crazy with no sports? Wouldn’t a live NBA one-on-one tournament be entertaining about now?

We still have peanuts and Cracker Jacks to munch on this spring, but there is no live baseball to enjoy with the snacks.