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Thomas’ star shines at NSU
It’s very early. But if votes were cast today for MEAC Player of Year, Jamarii Thomas might be the top candidate.
Rams’ ‘Odometer’ clicking upward
Virginia Commonwealth University’s eight-game homestand – among the longest in school history – ends Saturday with a 4 p.m. tipoff against Atlantic 10 rival George Washington University.
Who will be D.C.’s next QB?
Watch your step. Few revolving doors have spun as fast as the door leading to the Washington Commanders’ quarterback room.
Charles Oakley, Charlie Stukes among 2016 inductees into Va. Sports Hall of Fame
For the second year in a row, a former Virginia Union University basketball center has been named to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Charles Oakley, the NCAA Division II Player of the Year for VUU in 1985, will be inducted April 30 at the Renaissance-Portsmouth Norfolk Waterfront Hotel in Portsmouth.
African-American NFL quarterbacks working to turn ripple into wave
Cleveland Browns rookie DeShone Kizer burst onto the national spotlight while passing a football on Virginia soil. Now the former University of Notre Dame quarterback is the latest addition to the NFL’s select club of African-American starting quarterbacks.
World Cup tackles color complex
France won its only World Cup in 1998 with the theme “Black-Blanc-Beur,” meaning black, white and Arab (or North African),” a slogan celebrating integrated France.
Despite no home court, Huguenot goes to state quarterfinals
A basketball season that couldn’t have started much worse is now on track to be Huguenot High School’s best ever.
Former Highland Springs players drafted into NFL
NFL fans in Highland Springs now have local connections to the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Mo Alie-Cox now on Colts practice squad
Mo Alie-Cox made his reputation in sneakers. Now he’s trying to make a living in cleats.
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?
Bailey’s VSU performance sparkles with speed
Scoring touchdowns is “no problem, mon” for Upton Bailey.
University of San Francisco broke unwritten ‘two black max’ rule to win NCAA in the 1950s
During NCAA basketball’s early years, there was a “gentleman’s agreement” not to play more than two African-American players at a time. Fortunately, not everyone shared that same bigoted mindset.
TJ’s Jahlin Russell works like a wrecking ball
It’s no surprise Jahlin Russell plays football. The Thomas Jefferson High School senior is quick, strong, aggressive and fearless. He doesn’t back down.
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.
Scottie Barnes is NBA Rookie of the Year; ‘Bones’ Hyland ranks 8th among rookies in scoring
Scottie Barnes is the NBA Rookie of the Year, but don’t overlook former Virginia Commonwealth University star Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland on the top newcomers list.
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.
Fans, and others, can’t help ignore Jackson State’s winning ways
Jackson State is having perhaps its greatest football season on the field and at the ticket booth, but how good is Coach Deion Sanders’ third edition of the Tigers?
Isaiah Todd, of John Marshall H.S. fame, drafted in NBA’s second round
Isaiah Todd’s friends and fans from Richmond won’t have too far to travel to see him play professionally.
Former ODU quarterback Taylor Heinicke finishes the season for Washington
The Washington Football Team opened this season with a first round draft choice at quarterback and finished with an undrafted free agent as quarterback.
