Cincinnati Bengals offensive right guard Quinton Spain - No. 67 - will become the latest local athlete to perform on football’s grandest stage.

African-American Ronald “Ron” Torbert will be the lead referee — wearing the white cap — for the Feb. 13 Super Bowl in Inglewood, Calif.

President Joe Biden on Monday signed legislation into law honoring Willie O’Ree, who became the first Black player to appear in a National Hockey League game, with a Congressional Gold Medal.

One team is battling for first place while the other is simply scrapping to get out of the cellar.

Virginia Union University fans will be able to return to women’s and men’s basketball games Saturday, Feb. 5.

African-Americans are as rare on the IndyCar circuit as snowmobiles in Haiti, but that doesn’t bother Ernie Francis Jr., the latest contender for IndyCar honors.

Vanessa Bryant will be recognized as one of the leading women in sports at an event during Super Bowl week.

Washington has some new Commanders in town.

John Marshall High’s basketball Justices likely held a winning hand without any outside help this season.

Lusia Harris, the only woman ever drafted by an NBA team, has died. Mrs. Harris was 66 and residing in Greenwood, Miss.

Protecting quarterback Joe Burrow is a top priority for the Cincinnati Bengals. That’s where Quinton Spain comes in.

Colleges and universities throughout America, particularly in Virginia, have long played musical chairs, and the game is far from over.

As sure bets go, Joe Bryant at the foul line is about as close as you’ll find.

Minus any roar of the crowd or stomping feet, Virginia Union University made all the noise it needed in last Saturday’s game against Virginia State University, swishing balls through the nets.

Bodybuilder Chris Dickerson, the first Black Mr. America and Mr. Olympia, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mr. Dickerson was 82 and died of heart failure.