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CIAA hopes fading for VUU and VSU
Salem Stadium, site of the CIAA Championship game on Nov. 16 in Virginia’s Blue Ridge, is looking much farther away now for Virginia Union and Virginia State universities. The window of opportunity has just about closed for both CIAA members following last Saturday’s gridiron results.
Washington NFL team hopes Da’Ron Payne will stop defense leak
The Washington professional football team was dead last in the NFL in 2017 at defending the run. Nose guard Da’Ron Payne was specifically drafted to change that.
Boston, Black men in basketball go hand in hand
If anyone can do the impossible — make the Boston Celtics fans forget about the likes of legends such as Larry Bird — Jayson Tatum might be the guy, at least among younger rooters.
Varina and High Springs high schools also take home state titles
This was a banner season for area code 804 high school basketball.
Rams lose their ‘Ace’ in the hole
The arrival of several new VCU players is imminent
The Ace Baldwin era is over at VCU. The Rams’ star point guard is heading to Penn State to join former VCU Coach Mike Rhoades.
VCU’s Jamir Watkins gives fans, scouts something to talk about
Several NBA scouts congregated at the Robins Center to take a close look at the University of Richmond’s Tyler Burton. They may have left thinking more of VCU’s Jamir Watkins.
Number of Black quarterbacks honored with Heisman continues to climb
A running back was the model for the iconic Heisman Trophy statue, but over time it is increasingly awarded to quarterbacks.
John Marshall loses to Central Cabarrus 67-65 in ATL
John Marshall High’s magical ride on the basketball court hit a patch of turbulence and fell back to Earth in Atlanta.
N.C. A&T wins Celebration Bowl
The crown for black college football will rest with North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C., at least until December 2019. It’s becoming a tradition.
Puerto Rican native Alex Cora manages Red Sox to World Series win
Diversity in the dugout. That was a theme during the Boston Red Sox’s World Series triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers. With Sunday night’s victory, the Red Sox beat the Dodgers 4-1 to win the series. For the first time in World Series annals, managers for both baseball teams — Alex Cora of the Red Sox and the Dodgers’ Dave Roberts — are men of color.
Efton Reid signs with LSU
When Coach Will Wade left as Virginia Commonwealth University’s basketball coach four years ago, he never severed his Richmond recruiting contacts.
TJ Vikings looking for victories
Coach Chad Hornik’s checklist for Thomas Jefferson High football is nearing completion.
MLB African-American managers square off in upcoming series
Major league baseball’s lone African-American managers are on a collision course. Both the Washington Nationals’ first-year skipper Dusty Baker, and Dave Roberts, in his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, have guided their squads to division titles. Baker’s National League East champs open a best-of-five series against Roberts’ NL West champs Friday, Oct. 7.
VCU Rams’ Asare makes Team Canada
Mary-Anna Asare plays basketball for VCU but will represent Canada July15-23 in the FIBAU-19 Women’s World Cup in Madrid.
Ray Felix was first Black NBA Rookie of the Year
As star newcomers go, Ray Felix was a trailblazer in 1954 when he became the first African-American to be named NBA Rookie of the Year.
VUU set to name new coach
Virginia Union University Athletic Director Joe Taylor says he expects to name a new football coach by this weekend. The position became vacant when Coach Mark James was not retained following four seasons at the college located on Lombardy Street in Richmond.
When color struck the World Series
The New York Giants caught the 1954 championship with three Black players
Baseball’s World Series began in 1903 but it wasn’t until 1947 that Black athletes became a part of that so-called “World.”
MJBL baseball goes to Nassau
Two local ballplayers have received a taste of international competition in the Babe Ruth Caribbean Classic in Nassau, The Bahamas.
NSU to take on Wake Forest Sept. 11
Norfolk State University will need to work on its punting game before venturing to Wake Forest University this Saturday, Sept. 11, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Kickoff is at noon.
