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Souza brings 'futbol' skills to VUU football
Jefferson Souza has transitioned nicely from kicking a round ball to kicking one that’s oblong.
Longtime coach Marvin Bridges succumbs at 65
Marvin Bridges, a longtime football and basketball coach in Richmond on the youth and high school levels, died Monday, June 8, 2020. He was 65.
Megan Walker temporarily sidelined with WNBA New York Liberty
The New York Liberty has hit the refresh button.
Keishawn Pulley sweetens Randolph-Macon’s success
Of all the college basketball programs in America, perhaps the most consistent winner of all is just 19 miles north of Richmond.
Angie’s wings
Purple angel wings worn on helmet by Highland Springs player to honor his late mother guide team to second championship
The Highland Springs High School football team may have had help from above last Saturday in clinching its second straight Division 5 state football championship.
Olympic champion and American hero Rafer Johnson dies
Rafer Johnson, widely regarded as among the greatest athletes of all time and the man who helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 86.
Injury cleared way for championship in high jump
Before Kequan Henley ever took off as a high-flying state champion in the high jump, the tall and springy Armstrong High School student was in love with basketball. Then during his sophomore year in 2014, he suffered a significant injury. “First game of the year, I went up for a rebound and came down on my head. Knocked me out. I woke up in the hospital with a bad concussion,” he recalled.
Good news and bad news for the Rams
After a decade of playing professional basketball overseas, Brandon Rozzell has come home.
German goes from zero to hero
The New York Yankees’ Domingo German was a somewhat ordinary big league pitcher until June 28, when ordinary turned into extraordinary.
VUU looking ahead after 28-11 loss to Lenoir-Rhyne
The Virginia Union University Panthers were underdogs the first two weeks of the football season. But they just may be the big dogs for the rest of the season.
John Marshall heads to Saturday’s state final
John Marshall High School has proven it’s tops in the Richmond area. Now the Justices are out to show they are No. 1 in Virginia.
Can Coach Deion Sanders help restore the HBCU-to-NFL pipeline?
An impressive total of 33 HBCU alumni have been inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. But will there ever be another? Or even another first round draft choice? Or All-Pro?
VSU beats VUU in Freedom Classic — again
Trey Brown is a major reason why Virginia State University is enjoying perhaps its best basketball season in program history.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Davis dies at 85
When historians reminisce about the Green Bay Packers dynasty of the 1960s, William Delford “Willie” Davis’ name is among the first to come up.
Hometown welcome
Basketball star Frank Mason III returns to Petersburg, fan honors
Frank Mason III left Petersburg High School in 2012 with stars in his eyes but with no guarantees of success. What has followed since for the young basketball player is anything but typical. The 23-year-old son of Sharon Harrison and Frank Mason Jr. returned home last weekend, having dramatically reached the stars — even dancing among them.
Devin George races with ambition, talent
While he’s far, far from the finish line, Devin George has high hopes of following in the tire tracks of Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace.
George Wythe athlete Talik Bryant excels despite season without basketball
Talik Bryant has earned a spot on the “A Team” at Rich- mond’s George Wythe High School.
Deion Sanders in the running for TCU job
Deion Sanders’ coaching stint as Jackson State University has been sweet. But will it also be short?
VSU 'Trojan Express' rolls over Shaw; now heading to Elizabeth City
All aboard the Trojan Express. It’s hard to say what’s rumbling louder nowadays — Virginia State University’s offense or the Amtrak trains passing within earshot of campus.
VSU football team includes area freshmen
Departed Virginia State University football Coach Latrell Scott, who is now at Norfolk State University, has left his successor with a tough act to follow.
