That Venus Williams lost her first Grand Slam match in two years — and what she says will be her last match of 2025 — didn’t really matter Monday night

The Maryland Lady Wolves remained unbeaten with a 71- 56 victory over the Richmond Roadrunners on Friday night at the Henrico Sports & Event Center, holding off a second-half rally to stay atop the WABA standings.

After 40 years, The Diamond will host its final games as Richmond’s baseball home next month. The Flying Squirrels recently announced “Diamonds Aren’t Forever: The Farewell Series,” a six-game sendoff against the Hartford Yard Goats from Sept. 9-14.

Virginia State University will roll out the red carpet for three of its storied football teams during the 2025 Homecoming celebration.

At an event hosted by the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation with sponsor Gainbridge, participants rotated through skill stations for passing, dribbling, shooting and scrimmaging.

ESPN’s morning debate show “First Take” is taking its biggest fall tour ever to historically Black colleges and universities, bringing sports talk and debate straight to campus. The tour kicks off Aug. 28 at Norfolk State University in Norfolk.

NASCAR driver Ross Chastain is no stranger to high-speed wrecks, but at Richmond Raceway on Aug. 15, his focus was on helping fans avoid them off the track.

Coming off back-to-back CIAA championships, Virginia Union enters the 2025 football season with its sights set on a rare three-peat — and a roster reshaped by the transfer portal.

Scott Bandura hit a two-out single in the ninth inning at The Diamond on Sunday night to give the Richmond Flying Squirrels a 6-5 win over the Altoona Curve.

Eight historically Black colleges and universities will compete in the inaugural HBCU Hoops Invitational at Walt Disney World Resort from Dec. 4-7.

The University of Richmond will honor five individuals and one team in its 2025 Athletics Hall of Fame class, Vice President and Director of Athletics John P. Hardt announced Monday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder felt slighted last season when they were left off the NBA’s Christmas schedule.

Virginia State University’s baseball team will help kick off a new elementary school baseball league organized by Richmond Public Schools (RPS) and set to debut in spring 2026.

Virginia State head men’s basketball coach Lonnie Blow Jr. recently announced the addition of CJ Wiggins to the Trojans’ coaching staff.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels were held to five hits and lost to the Erie SeaWolves 4-0 on Sunday at UPMC Park.