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VUU places 9th in golf championship

Joshua Mohun and Bart Kaminski helped Virginia Union University finish ninth among NCAA Division II schools at the National Minority College Golf Championships.

VIA Heritage Association meeting May 21

The VIA Heritage Association will meet 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at Azurest South Alumni House at Virginia State University.

VSU to name Barlow as new coach

Reggie Barlow, a former NFL player and Alabama State University football coach, will be introduced as the new football coach at Virginia State University, the Free Press has learned.

TJ’s new football coach trying to ‘translate talent into more wins’

Chad Hornik scored noteworthy victories, both on and off the field, as football coach at Richmond’s Thomas Jefferson High School from 2012 to 2015.

Charles Oakley, fifth VUU inductee into Virginia Sports Hall of Fame

Charles Oakley has completed the journey. A native of Cleveland, Oakley arrived in Virginia in 1981 as an 18-year-old freshman basketball player at Virginia Union University.

VCU’s Alie-Cox mentioned as NFL prospect

Virginia Commonwealth University doesn’t have an intercollegiate football team. But surprisingly, it may have an NFL prospect.

VCU Rams lose another player by transfer

Virginia Commonwealth University’s list of basketball players who are transferring continues to grow. Michael Gilmore, a 6-foot-9 sophomore from Jacksonville, Fla., is the latest Ram to depart.

Lisa Borders is new president of WNBA

The decades old Women’s National Basketball Association has passed the more established pro leagues in terms of administrative diversity.

Prince took it to the hoop as a youngster

The hilarious 2004 “Chappelle’s Show” sketch featuring musician Prince and basketball was based as much on fact as fiction.

Allen Iverson lone Virginian to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

Richmond’s high schools got an early glimpse of Allen Iverson’s athletic greatness. Before taking his talents to Georgetown University, the NBA and what will soon be the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Iverson left his mark on RVA.

HU’s Miles Grooms awaiting draft call from NFL

A native Richmonder who got a late start in football could be Hampton University’s next NFL entry. Miles Grooms hopes to hear his name called in the NFL draft scheduled for Thursday, April 28, through Saturday, April 30, in Chicago.

Gabby poised for gold at 2016 Summer Olympics

Gabby Douglas is seeking to become the first gymnast since Romanian Nadia Comaneci to win gold medals at back-to-back Olympics.

Brady’s ‘Deflategate’ suspension upheld

A U.S. appeals court on Monday restored the four-game “Deflategate” suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, handing the National Football League a victory in the latest round in a battle with one of its marquee players. The 2nd …

WNBA overlooks VUU champ

Virginia Union University’s Kiana Johnson impressed just about everyone during basketball season — everyone, that is, but the WNBA scouts.

English, Johnson grab attention at Portsmouth Invitational Tourney

Before Dennis Rodman became a household name among basketball fans, he was a relative unknown at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.