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HU's Jermaine Marrow scoping out a record-breaking final season

Jermaine Marrow has built a convincing case for greatness in his first three seasons playing basketball at Hampton University.

World Series winners visit White House

The World Series champion Washington Nationals were honored at the White House on Monday, although more than a half-dozen players skipped the ceremony on the South Lawn.

Hard work pays off with Celtics contract for Javonte Green

Virginia’s contribution to this year’s NBA rookie crop includes three familiar names, plus a relative unknown.

CIAA hopes fading for VUU and VSU

Salem Stadium, site of the CIAA Championship game on Nov. 16 in Virginia’s Blue Ridge, is looking much farther away now for Virginia Union and Virginia State universities. The window of opportunity has just about closed for both CIAA members …

27 people and 2 teams inducted into RPS Athletic Hall of Fame

The Richmond Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame, founded in 2015, continues to grow.

NFL Hall of Famer Willie Brown dies at 78

Willie Brown, a headline performer for two of professional football’s iconic dynasties, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, at age 78 in Tracy, Calif.

Washington Nationals energize fans from D.C. to Puerto Rico in seeking World Series crown

Oh, how quickly opinions can change. In June, manager Dave Martinez was on the verge of termination when his Washington Nationals were 12 games under .500. Today, he’s the toast of parties throughout the Washington Beltway and as far away …

Can the VUU Panthers claw their way to victory over the Bowie State Bulldogs?

If Bowie State University is the tower of power in the CIAA Northern Division, then Virginia Union University hopes to play the role of wrecking ball.

VSU loses homecoming game 24-14

Virginia State University’s football Trojans are going from one extreme to another. Coach Reggie Barlow’s squad is licking its wounds from a disheartening 24-14 homecoming loss last Saturday to Bowie State University that has a 7-0 record.

Jalen Hurts in the running for Heisman Trophy

Jalen Hurts could have sulked, lost spirit and faded away as a college football quarterback. Instead, he has emerged — almost out of thin air — as a Heisman Trophy front-runner.

Bo Jones new assistant coach at Richard Bland

Former Huguenot High School and Virginia Common- wealth University basketball star Bo Jones Jr. has been named assistant coach at Richard Bland College in Petersburg.

VUU heads into homecoming with 62-0 win over Lincoln

Virginia Union University has the potential to turn this weekend’s homecoming into showtime.

VSU to meet CIAA champ Bowie State in Saturday's homecoming

Virginia State University has won five straight games with a relatively soft schedule. On Saturday, Oct. 19, easy street ends.

Kenyan marathoner breaks 2-hour barrier

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge made athletics history on Saturday when he became the first person to run a 26.2-mile marathon in under two hours, stretch- ing the limits of human endeavor and passing a milestone few thought could be reached for …

Kenyan runners spark VUU cross-country team

Coming from some 7,500 miles away, Micah Kipruto and Enos Rotich feel right at home on America’s oval tracks and cross-country trails.