VSU and NSU ready to roll at annual Labor Day Classic
On the NCAA football pecking order, Norfolk State University is Division I and Virginia State University is Division II.
1, 2 … Jermoin’e Royster rising in the ring
If anyone was ever born to box, it’s 17-year-old Jermoin’e Royster, a George Wythe High School senior and member of Cobra Boxing Gym at the Southside Community Center.
QB ‘Taylor made’ for VUU
Darius Taylor was Virginia Union University’s surprise package a year ago. From someone who wasn’t even on the 2017 opening day roster, the Washington native emerged practically out of nowhere as one of the CIAA’s most prolific quarterbacks.
CIAA welcomes Claflin University this fall
The CIAA has extended its southern footprint to the state of South Carolina. Claflin University in Orangeburg, S.C., becomes the historically black athletic conference’s 13th member this fall and will compete in the CIAA Southern Division.
Richmonders write headlines in MLB
Richmond native Jackie Bradley Jr. is in the front seat of what promises to be a record ride by the Boston Red Sox.
Armando Bacot headed to UNC
Armando Bacot is the latest Richmond area basketball standout to say “yes” to the University of North Carolina’s historically successful program.
Former VUU guard Ray Anderson to play with German team
Ray Anderson is taking his considerable basketball talents to Germany. The former Virginia Union University guard has signed to play with WWU Baskets Muenster of Germany’s Pro-B League.
Former Richmonder helps propel D.C. Little League team to spotlight
A native Richmonder was front and center in one of the feel-good stories of the summer. Keith Barnes, a former baseball player at John Marshall High School and Virginia State University, is president and founder of Mamie “Peanut” Johnson Little …
Former VSU star Trenton Cannon will wear No.40 in Aug.16 NFL exhibition game
Former Virginia State University football star Trenton Cannon, nicknamed “Boom,” will wear the No. 40 jersey for the New York Jets in the Thursday, Aug. 16, exhibition game against Washington at FedEx Field.
Stroman’s and Settle’s path to pros entwined
Few NFL players are more closely entwined than Greg Stroman and Tim Settle. Improbable as it may seem, they’ve been together now on three consecutive levels of gridiron action.
East beats West in MJBL All-Star Game
Tyshawn Cooke was among the offensive standouts in the Metropolitan Junior Baseball League’s All-Star Game last Saturday.
Shaq’s 6-foot-10 son headed to UCLA
A big man named O’Neal is again making basketball headlines in Southern California.
NFL Hall of Fame ceremony gets emotional
One of the greatest leaders football has seen, Ray Lewis, used his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech last Saturday to call for more enlightened leadership in the United States.
Ray Lewis III living outside his father’s shadow at VUU
He has the name and he has the game. When you spot the name Ray Lewis on the Virginia Union University football roster, you take notice.
Richmonder Maurice ‘Mo’ Carter looking for more international hoop time
Richmond native Maurice “Mo” Carter didn’t have to join the Navy to see the world. He has been globetrotting for years. The traveling man has earned basketball paychecks in France, Turkey, Puerto Rico, Macedonia, Libya, Canada, Colombia, Venezuela and Mexico, …
