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George Wythe’s Deshawn Goodwyn has star power on and off court
During these toughest of times, Deshawn Goodwyn has been a beacon of light for George Wythe High School basketball.
Danville’s Claiborne among NCAA ‘pioneers’
In 1966, Duke University advanced to the NCAA basketball Final Four with an all-white roster. Waiting anxiously in the wings, however, was Claudius B. Claiborne, the Blue Devils’ first black athlete. From segregated John Langston High School in Danville, the 6-foot-3 Claiborne played on Duke’s freshman team in 1966, then moved to varsity for the 1966-67 season and became a three-year letterman under Coach Vic Bubas.
One of ‘Fab Five’ returns to alma mater as Michigan’s new basketball coach
Juwan Howard is a towering man facing a towering task.
Trojans on road again
Virginia State’s long run of success began a year ago against Kentucky State. The Trojans are hoping for a similar script this go-round.
Jackson State adds former NFL analyst, banner class of recruits
Deion Sanders is pulling out all the stops to bring an HBCU national football championship to Jackson State.
Few Black head coaches leading top NCAA football programs
Black players are common on the college gridiron. But the same isn’t true for coaches wearing the headphones on the sidelines.
Toronto Blue Jays’ Guerrero is a ‘Triple Crown’ threat
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. might be described as the “homeless home-run slugger.”
Dejected Panthers hoping for homecoming win Saturday against Lincoln
Virginia Union University’s road to football riches has grown long and bumpy, but there is still a lane to the top.
Butler grows VUU’s recruiting roster
Jay Butler continues to beat a path on the basketball recruiting trail.
Brad Daugherty makes history in Daytona race
In case you weren’t watching, a Black man won the Daytona 500. And it wasn’t Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s most prominent Black driver.
Barksdale a ‘first’ as NBA All-Star
The 1951 and 1952 All-Star games were all white, although the league had admitted four African-Americans in 1950 — Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd, Sweetwater Clifton and Hank DeZone. Another Barksdale “first:” He was the first African-American to play basketball against the University of Kentucky in Lexington. In 1948, Barksdale played for the AAU Phillips 66ers in an outdoor exhibition in Lexington against Coach Adolph Rupp’s Kentucky Wildcats. Rupp, coach of the 1948 Olympic team, was so impressed with Barksdale that he selected him for the U.S. team. Later in life, Barksdale became a popular disc jockey and was the first African- American to host a TV show in the San Francisco Bay area on KRON-TV with Sepia Review. Don Barksdale died in 1993 at age 69.
Former Springer wins NBA D-League shootout
Andre Ingram is like fine wine. He seems to keep improving with age. At 30, the former Highland Springs High School guard rang the victory bell last Saturday at the NBA Development League’s All-Star festivities in Toronto.
Lady Panthers play at Barco-Stevens Frida
You can make a powerful case for Virginia Union University’s Kiana Johnson being the best basketball player in the NCAA Division II.
Tierra Terry selected as new coach of VUU Lady Panthers
Tierra Terry has been selected as Virginia Union University’s new women’s basketball coach.
Coach Lancaster starts new chapter
George Lancaster says he has retired. Officially he has after 37 seasons and two Virginia championships at Highland Springs High School in Henrico County. But the more the 71-year-old coaching legend talks, the more you learn another chapter may yet unfold. Coach Lancaster is in the process of moving back to his hometown of Chase City in Mecklenburg County, where he just may pop up with a whistle around his neck at Bluestone High School.
UR to recognize Weldon Edwards, its first Black football player
Weldon Edwards is still in the news at the University of Richmond a half century after he wore a helmet and shoulder pads.
VUU’s Anderson draws national ‘Watch’
Virginia Union University has played football games with and against Isaac Anderson.
Better late than never for Miller
Breshauna Miller got off to a slow start but had a fantastic finish to her Huguenot High School track career.
NSU wants new football coach to bring Southern U. magic
Norfolk State University hopes Coach Dawson Odums can do for the Spartans what he did for the Southern University Jaguars.
