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VUU football looking up

Expectations are high for Virginia Union University football this season.

3 for 3

Men wearing the red, white and blue have harvested gold, silver and bronze at the World Athletics Championships.

Former ballers create a league of their own

Think you still got game? Here’s how you can find out.

VUU Alumni Football Foundation to host Celebrity Golf Classic

Virginia Union University’s annual golf fundraiser will take place July 23 at The Crossings in Glen Allen, 800 Virginia Center Parkway.

'It was just another game for us’

On Jan. 12, 1969, Cornell Gordon was on the team that shocked the football world.

Squirrels playoff tickets available

Get ’em before they’re gone.

MLB’s recent draft includes players of color

The complexion of Major League Baseball may be changing.

MJBL finishes strong in Bahamas

The Richmond-based Metropolitan Junior Baseball League (MJBL) has made an international statement.

Spartans find new baseball home

Norfolk State University will have a new baseball conference affiliation starting in spring 2023.

Raiders name first Black female president of NFL franchise

First it was Art Shell. Now it’s Sandra Douglass Morgan. The Las Vegas Raiders (formerly Oakland Raiders and Los Angeles Raiders) have reached another racial milestone in the NFL.

Evolution: Black and Brown players and the MLB All-Star Games

The first official Major League Baseball All-Star Game was in 1933. But for many Black Americans, 1949 may perhaps be a year they consider more important.

Tracye Thompson aims for Dodgers victory

Klay Thompson, who helped the Golden State Warriors win the NBA title, may have competition for bragging rights at the next family reunion.

Play ball:

The countdown to kickoff is underway.

Hugh Evans, first HBCU graduate to referee in the NBA, dies

Longtime NBA official and former Richmonder Hubert “Hugh” Evans died Friday, July 8, 2022. He was 81.

Squirrels’ Kyle Harrison competes in upcoming All-Star games

The Richmond Flying Squirrels have one of the nation’s most promising prospects and his skills will be on full display this weekend in Los Angeles.