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Good impression landed former Hanover star a role with the Buffalo Bills

Making favorable first impressions sometimes can open doors of opportunity.   As an assistant football coach at Dartmouth College, Jerry Taylor Jr.’s duties include escorting high school prospects and their parents on campus tours.

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September set off

The VSU Trojans, NSU Spartans and HU Pirates will swing into action Sept. 2 for their season openers.

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Hampton University on the play list

Many new schools are popping up on Hampton University’s football schedule.

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UU’s football season to open against Hampton on Sept. 4

Finally, some good news for Virginia Union University football.

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Quarterbacks snatched up in NFL draft

Quarterbacks were in high demand in this year’s NFL draft.

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VSU looking for first win after bowing to NSU in Labor Day Classic

There’s good news and not so good news regarding Virginia State University football. The uplifting news is that 2017 VSU sensation Trenton Cannon appears to have made the NFL New York Jets’ 53-man roster.

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3 VUU players on watch list for inaugural Deacon Jones Trophy

Virginia Union University’s Shawheem Dowdy, Hakeem Holland and Paulin Miano are on the first Deacon Jones Trophy watch list.

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Rodman may become household name in soccer world, too

The name Rodman is very familiar to basketball fans. Now don’t be surprised if it becomes well known in the soccer world, too.

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Delays still plague Bon Secours’ East End expansion

Bon Secours Virginia CEO Peter J. Bernard is scheduled to retire Aug. 31 after leading the health care giant for the past seven years.

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NSU plays UR at Robins Stadium; HU takes on W&M at home

There was a time not so long ago when no man on earth wanted to see the University of Richmond win a football game more than Coach Latrell Scott.

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After 25-year hiatus, VUU Panthers to meet HU Pirates on the gridiron this Saturday

Virginia Union University and Hampton University are about to dust off one of the HBCU’s oldest gridiron rivalries.

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Ghanaian Fred Sekyere strikes for Richmond Kickers

Fred Owusu Sekyere is the Richmond Kickers’ diminutive dynamo.

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When Norfolk State meets Marshall

The “Post Juwan Carter Era” of Norfolk State football begins Saturday at Marshall University in the mountain air of Huntington, W.Va.

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Elusive copper cornerstone box pulled from Lee pedestal, opened

Conservation experts at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources pulled books, money, ammunition, documents and other artifacts Tuesday from a long-sought-after time capsule found in the remnants of a pedestal on Richmond’s Monument Avenue that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

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William & Mary grows roster of diverse coaches, players

Black athletes and coaches are making a strong football statement at William & Mary.

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VUU heads into homecoming with 62-0 win over Lincoln

Virginia Union University has the potential to turn this weekend’s homecoming into showtime.

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Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Charles E. McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat mis- sions over three wars, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, in Bethesda, Md. He was 102.

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VUU’s Anderson draws national ‘Watch’

Virginia Union University has played football games with and against Isaac Anderson.

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VSU looking toward postseason with string of wins

Virginia State University continues to dominate CIAA football about every way possible — on the field, in the standings and also statistically.

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VUU beats CIAA defending champ Winston-Salem State

The clouds have parted, as least for now. After two deflating losses, the Virginia Union University Panthers are heading to Fayetteville State University this Saturday, Sept. 24, with a victory under their belts and a smile on their faces. Coach Mark James’ squad is 1-2 after a rousing 37-14 win last Saturday against its longtime nemesis, Winston-Salem State University.