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Black college network to broadcast VUU weekend game
Virginia Union University fans can enjoy basketball with their lunch this Saturday.
Thomas Jefferson High's Shamar Graham warms up for state semifinal
It’s fitting Shamar Graham wears jersey No. 2 for Richmond’s Thomas Jefferson High School.
Complexion of U.S. soccer team changes
With 15 players of color on a 23-man roster, the U.S. Men’s Soccer Team is diverse like never before. Now Americans are hoping the team will win like never before.
He breaks stereotypes at Arizona State
Jackson He is big, fast and strong, about what you’d expect of a football player at Arizona State University. But what makes him really special is his nationality. He is Chinese.
Ny Langley is angling for All-CIAA as Lady Panthers continue mission to win
Virginia Union University’s Ny Langley is making a bid for All-CIAA while helping the Lady Panthers gain momentum for the CIAA conference tournament.
Barksdale’s star is rising
Some of history’s most prominent big men have made their mark in the Virginia High School League basketball tournament.
Willie Lanier launches ‘Honey Bear Project’ to upgrade athletic fields at HBCUs
NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Wil- lie Lanier, a graduate of Maggie L. Walker High School, has launched an initiative to install modern artifi- cial playing surfaces at nearly three dozen HBCUs.
Kenyan-born Kuany leaves Bears for Rams
VCU’s latest basketball recruit is 6-foot-9 graduate transfer Kuany Kuany, who is coming from the University of California with one season left of eligibility.
VCU's Nah'Shon Hyland: A freshman with impact
The Virginia Commonwealth University Rams opened this season with a vacancy for a shooter. Nah’Shon Hyland was quick to apply for and be awarded the position. Answering to “Bones,” the 6-foot-3, 165-pound freshman from Wilmington, Del., has become an added attraction the Rams needed on the perimeter.
Dennis Parker Jr.’s ascension to N.C. State fueled by academics, athletics, family ties
John Marshall High School’s Dennis Parker Jr. ranks among the most talented and decorated basketball players in Richmond history.
Freedom Classic comes to Coliseum Sunday
It’s fitting that someone from historic Yorktown has helped spark a basketball revolution at Virginia State University. The reasons are numerous why VSU has vaulted from the bottom to the top of the CIAA standings. You can start the list with versatile 6-foot-8 junior Elijah R. Moore, aka “ERM,” from Yorktown’s Grafton High School.
Washington rookie proves to be preseason surprise
Surprise! Surprise! Jaret Patterson is that shiny package you never expected.
LeBron leading Lakers against his old Heat team in NBA finals
For four glorious seasons, LeBron James was the ultimate hero of Miami. Now he’s the villain.
Undefeated Hampton meets winless Norfolk in Bay Battle
Hampton University’s Pirates couldn’t feel much higher.
VSU Trojans trounce Livingstone, 37-7
There are many dual-threat (run-pass) quarterbacks in college football, but few triple threats. Jordan Davis offers that added dimension (punting) to the upward-bound Virginia State University Trojans.
Quarterbacks Tom Brady, Jared Goff betting on a Super Bowl win
What would the Super Bowl be without betting and, with that, the office pool? You can lay a friendly wager on just about anything, ranging from who wins the coin flip, to how long the national anthem takes, to when — if ever — stoic New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick cracks a smile, to the game’s champion.
Simone Biles wins 3rd world championship
Simone Biles reigns as the queen of gymnastics. The 18-year-old American continued her dominance by winning her third straight world championship, beating Olympic champion and teammate Gabby Douglas last week at the gymnastic competition in Glasgow.
AL’s MVP award: Judge or Ohtani?
Don’t be surprised if both take the prize
Aaron Judge is enjoying one of the greatest and most celebrated seasons in baseball history. But will the New York Yankees slugger be the American League MVP?
VSU going to CIAA championship
What a difference a point makes!
The difference of one point — one skinny point — can fill your heart with joy or break your heart. Because of one small point, Virginia State University’s victorious and still undefeated Trojans are looking forward to the CIAA football championship game and the NCAA Division II football playoffs.
Kansas takes the crown
It was like magic. The University of Kansas went into the halftime locker room looking like a frog, and came out dressed as a prince.
