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Embiid raises Uncle Sam’s hopes

Joel Embiid sports the colors red, white and blue for his NBA team, the Philadelphia 76ers. So it’s fitting he’ll wear red, white and blue for the United States for the upcoming Olympics in Paris.

Who will be D.C.’s next QB?

Watch your step. Few revolving doors have spun as fast as the door leading to the Washington Commanders’ quarterback room.

VUU Golfers win CIAA tourney

The Virginia Union University golf team has earned the right to point to the sky and shout: “We’re No. 1.”

Chicago is feeling Sky high

With the third and seventh picks of the WNBA draft, the skies brightened over Chicago.

Price is right for HBCUs

Morgan Price has made gymnastics history – just like her coach did decades earlier.

Again, Africans dominate Boston Marathon

The Boston Marathon, as usual, had an East African flavor.

Robinson Day means so much to many

Jackie Robinson Day honors the courageous and wondrously talented man who broke baseball’s color barrier.

Hampton University’s sailing team boasts winning record

The Hampton University sailing team won its third straight regatta, capturing the Grant Trophy on April 13-14 at Strawberry Banks in Hampton.

Lots of baseball talent used to flow through HBCUs

Fans don’t often see them now in Major League baseball, but HBCU players have left a star-shaped mark on the sport. The illustrious list of long-ago standouts includes numerous Major League Hall of Famers and several others with local connections.

More baseball players are foreign-born, says Forbes

Baseball, “The National Pastime,” is getting more and more international.

Journette stands out at NSU

Only one college offered Justin Journette a baseball scholarship while he was in high school. As it turned out, that one was enough.

Undefeated, unforgettable

The University of South Carolina women’s basketball ended its season with the same number of losses it started with – zero.

UConn beats Purdue to score 6th NCAA championship

For decades, UCLA represented the gold standard of college basketball. But now, the Bruins have become yesterday’s news. Connecticut has taken their place. The balance of power has shifted from Los Angeles to Storrs, Conn.

Cheyney women made NCAA ‘herstory’

Cheyney (Pa.) State University is far removed from the brightest stage of women’s college basketball now, but that was far from the case in 1982.

Devin George races with ambition, talent

While he’s far, far from the finish line, Devin George has high hopes of following in the tire tracks of Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace.

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