In foot-racing lingo, it’s called a “finishing kick” — that ability to grit the teeth, ignore the pain and crank up the speed as the victory tape nears. Brian Brown used just such a “kick” last Saturday to win the …

Jada Walker’s first basketball season playing away from home couldn’t have gone more smoothly.

Three down and one to go. The Virginia Union University golf team is nearing a clean sweep of CIAA tournaments. Coach E. Lee Coble’s Panthers have won three straight events heading into the CIAA Golf Championship on Thursday, April 18, …

Virginia Union University and Hampton University have agreed to renew their ancient football rivalry.

Based on regular season play, the NBA’s best team and arguably best player represent a city perhaps known more for beer and brats than basketball.

If Brian Brown appears a bit on edge this week, it’s understandable. He’s stretching his muscles and plotting strategy for what figures to be the footrace of his life — and certainly the most observed race in his 53 years.

The speed limit on Arthur Ashe Boulevard, formerly known as The Boulevard, varies between 25 mph and 35 mph. But at The Diamond, located on the thoroughfare, there is no speed limit.

At the end of Chloe Jackson’s college basketball journey, she found a pot of gold. The 5-foot-8 guard was named tournament MVP after leading Baylor University of Waco, Texas, to the NCAA Tournament’s women’s championship Sunday in Tampa, Fla.

Megan Walker doubled up on success in her sophomore basketball season at the University of Connecticut. The 6-foot-1 former Monacan High School megastar from Chesterfield County transformed from substitute status to prime-time star for Coach Geno Auriemma’s Huskies.

The University of Virginia has one of the nation’s best all-round athletic programs, but there is something missing: A national basketball title. The Cavaliers, with 25 NCAA crowns to their credit in a wide variety of sports, will try and …

One needs to look no further than the Richmond Flying Squirrels’ roster to discover baseball is a global sport.

Mikael “Mick” Jaaber, who led Carver College and Career Academy in Chesterfield County to a 21-6 basketball record and the state quarterfinals, has been named to the Class I All-State team.

Basketball players like Rick Mahorn and Jermaine Marrow don’t come along very often. Mahorn was undeniably Hampton University’s premier talent of the 20th century. Now it’s Marrow’s turn to take a shot at HU “man of the century” accolades, albeit …

Winning championships has become par for the course for the Virginia Union University golf team. Coach E. Lee Coble’s Panthers traveled to North Carolina twice last month and both times returned to Richmond with the tallest trophy.

In a proverbial sense, Virginia Commonwealth University’s basketball team scaled numerous mountains this season.