Petersburg’s legendary basketball coach Carl Edward Peal dies
Carl Edward Peal, perhaps known best as being Moses Malone’s basketball coach at Petersburg High School, died Thursday, May 16, 2022. He was 94 and living in Richmond.
VSU baseball players to join Tri-City squad
Virginia State University will be well represented in this sum- mer’s Tri-City Chili Peppers, a collegiate squad that competes in the Coastal Plain League.
Benedictine’s Starlings heads to Chapel Hill
Joel Starlings is taking his football talents — as well as his 6-foot-5, 310-pound frame — to Chapel Hill, N.C.
A salute to Richmond’s notable basketball stars
Robert L. “Bobby” Dandridge, aka “Greyhound,” “Bismarck,” and “Pick,” was born in Richmond on Nov. 15, 1947. He became a headliner at Maggie L. Walker High (Stretch Gardner) and Norfolk State (Ernie Fears), and was drafted in the fourth round …
Virginia State University’s new football coach sports impressive record
Well-traveled Henry Frazier III has been given the head coaching whistle at Virginia State University.
VCU Reaches Scholarship Allowance
After much traffic coming and going, there is finally a “no vacancy” sign on the VCU basketball roster.
Welcome Home
Following a 12-game road trip, the Squirrels returned to the Diamond this week for a six-game series against the Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies affiliate). Remaining games: Thursday, May 26 - 6:35 p.m. Friday, May 27 - 6:35 p.m. Saturday, …
Former VSU, Hermitage High athlete heads to Commanders
Will Adams has his cleated foot in the NFL door.
VSU wins inaugural baseball tournament
Virginia State University followed a rocky flight of a baseball season with a smooth landing.
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.
St. Christopher’s Pulley is unguarded about choosing R-MC
Keishawn Pulley Jr. watched from afar last season as Randolph-Macon College raced to the NCAA Division III basketball championship. This coming season, he aims to be part of the show in Ashland.
Richmond’s striking past with Black baseball pitchers includes Satchel Paige, others
Since integrated professional baseball arrived in Richmond, there has been a relative shortage of Black men on the pitching mound for the home team.
Former Mills Godwin student leaps major hurdles to victory
Britton Wilson has made track and field history at the University of Arkansas.
VUU Panthers to kick off 2022-23 football season on a Thursday night
Virginia Union University is doing something a little unusual for the upcoming football season.
Washington Commanders hope to score big this season with new draftees
The NFL team in Washington has been spinning its wheels for years. The club now called the Commanders has gone 31-50 since its last winning season in 2016 (8-7-1).
