Dallas’ legendary running back Don Perkins dies
Don Perkins, the running back that helped the Dallas Cowboys earn the label “America’s Team,” died on Thursday, June 9, 2022. He was 84.
Bellemare’s easy to find in Stanley Cup playoffs
In viewing the ongoing Stanley Cup playoffs, it’s hard not to notice Pierre-Edouard Bellemare because he is the only Black player on either team.
Another coach with ties to Richmond lands in Charlotte
The NBA’s Charlotte Hornets are taking on a Richmond look.
Mellody Hobson, a Black woman, joins Broncos ownership group
The Waltons, heirs to the Walmart fortune and America’s richest family, have won the bidding to purchase the Denver Broncos in the most expensive deal for a sports franchise anywhere in the world.
Trojans’ first home game to cover new turf
Virginia State University will have a new football coach and a new football field to start the 2022 season.
Lakers’ new head coach once made headlines for his moves in Richmond
Richmonders may recall Darvin Ham. As a member of the Texas Tech Red Raiders in March, 1996, Ham demonstrated the most emphatic slam dunk in the annals of the Richmond Coliseum.
Nadine Domond brings her coaching skills to VSU
For the first time in a long time, Virginia State University will have a new head women’s basketball coach on the sidelines.
The boys are back in town
The Richmond Flying Squirrels are in the midst of a six-game Eastern League series at The Diamond. They are taking on the Erie Seawolves, the Class AA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.
A hero’s homecoming
Bobby Dandridge is coming home.
Baltimore to host more CIAA championship games, events
CIAA basketball fans will become more acquainted with downtown Baltimore and its Inner Harbor.
Coco Gauff’s ranking jumps to career-high 13th
American teenager Coco Gauff rose to a career-best No. 13 in the WTA rankings on Monday after her runner-up finish to No. 1 Iga Swiatek at the French Open.
Will Kendrick Lamar’s new release net win for Warriors?
If Steph Curry is the Golden State Warriors’ good luck charm on the floor, then Kendrick Lamar may be the team’s four-leaf clover off it.
Youth baseball league opens 56th season
The Metropolitan Junior Baseball League (MJBL) will open its 56th season 9:45 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at Hotchkiss Field, 701 E. Brookland Park Blvd.
John Marshall’s players reveal college courts
Three John Marshall High basketball athletes are taking their jump shots to the next level.
Twinning
The Bertimon twins prove you don’t have to be born in America to become All-Americans.
