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Former Flying Squirrels now on MLB rosters

Today’s minor leaguers become tomorrow’s major leaguers.

Who will be NBA Rookie of the Year?

LaMelo Ball did everything and more that could have been expected of him — everything, that is, but stay healthy.

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.

DeAndrea Neal, VSU Hall of Famer and former offensive line coach, dies at 53

DeAndrea Neal, a member of the Virginia State University Sports Hall of Fame, died Friday, April 9, 2021.

Baylor takes down undefeated Gonzaga to win

Gonzaga University was undefeated November to March, but Baylor University was undefeated in April, and that’s what counts most.

Stanford women win title for first time since 1992

Instead of home sweet home, let’s hear it for “Home Sweet Hotel.” That could be the theme for Stanford University’s women’s basketball team that defeated the University of Arizona 54-53 for the NCAA title last Sunday.

HBCU made it to NCAA Division I Final Four only once

HBCUs have made just one appearance in the men’s and women’s NCAA Division I Final Four in the tournament’s history.

Remembering Final Four record holders

As time passes, it’s the Final Four team champions that are most remembered, as they should be.

MLB moving All-Star game to Denver in response to Georgia voter suppression

Major League Baseball plans to relocate the All-Star Game to Coors Field in Denver after pulling this year’s Midsummer Classic from Atlanta over objections to sweeping changes to Georgia’s voting laws.

Snoozing VUU Panthers anxious for wake-up call

Few gyms have enjoyed more raucous victory celebrations than Virginia Union University’s venerable Barco-Stevens Hall. But more recently, few gyms have been more silent.

Anticipation builds for weekend’s NCAA Final Four matches

Longtime hoops fans recall when the University of Houston was renowned as “Phi Slamma Jamma.”

Anna Wilson helps Stanford advance in NCAA

Anna Wilson didn’t disappoint her big brother.

Kim English newest addition to Division I head coaching ranks

Kim English is the latest addition to the small ranks of Black head basketball coaches at NCAA Division I schools.

Shaka Smart exits Texas for Marquette

As it turns out, Coach Shaka Smart’s most daunting opponent wasn’t so much the other teams he faced as it was the NBA.

NSU and former Freeman H.S. runners win All-American status

You don’t have to be born in America to become an All-American.