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Thursday, January 16, 2020

Alcorn State soccer star Shalisha King has been named to Trinidad and Tobago U20 squad for the CONCACAF U20 World Cup Qualifiers. King was born in Port of Spain and is a native of San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago. “This is a testament to her hard work and commitment to excellence,” Alcorn State soccer coach Junior Noel said. “I have no doubt

St. Aug�s women end streak at Virginia State

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Maryland Eastern Shore alumna Keyera Eaton has signed a professional contract with ZKK Jedinstvo Dzenex Tuzla in Bosnia. Eaton is No. 9 on the Hawks all-time, 3-point field goal list. "I'm excited for her and her family," Hawks coach Fred Batchelor said. "Her family has made a huge sacrifice and commitment to her basketball career, and it's nice to see all

B-CU celebrates the life of track champion

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Summer Brown, whose battle with cancer was as inspiring as her accomplishments with the Bethune-Cookman University track & field program, passed away on January 11 at the age of 25. The 2016 MEAC indoor pentathlon and outdoor long champion had been diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma cancer last December and had used social media as an outlet to both

Blount balling, buoying NCCU basketball

Monday, January 13, 2020

DURHAM — It’s load management insofar as Jibri Blount entered the week, well, managing the load for N.C. Central with his 19.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game. He’s been leading the team in those categories, putting the squad on his back, managing the load. Blount, a 6-foot-7 redshirt senior forward, also was averaging a

Black coaching hires still at dismal level in NFL

Friday, January 10, 2020

A year ago, Richard Lapchick was at least willing to consider it might be cyclical. Not any longer. Not after all but one of the coaching vacancies in the NFL have been filled. Not after — in a league where 70% of players are minorities — blacks have been hired for only two of the 19 open head coaching spots over the last three years.

The audacity of LeVelle Moton

Friday, January 10, 2020

For a brief moment, I thought LeVelle Moton had killed somebody, stolen a car and led the police on a high-speed chase down I-40. “Did you hear what LeVelle did?” the called asked. “What? WHAT?!!” “He offered Lebron’s son a scholarship.” “O-o-o-o-o-kay. And….?” Silence. “Uh, uh,

NCCU�s Sweet living up to hype

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Twenty-two CIAA student-athletes have been selected for the Lowe’s CIAA Senior CLASS Award, which honors excellence both on the field and off. The female and male winner will be announced during the CIAA Tournament. WOMEN N.C. Central The MEAC will host its 2020 MEAC Spirit of Norfolk Brunch Cruise March 13, 10 a.m. to noon during MEAC Tournament

Female athlete signs record-breaking deal to play women's football

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Having navigated the ranks of track, rugby and flag football in the past, exceptional athlete and prominent influencer Santia Deck recently announced her latest win – a multimillion-dollar contract with the Women's Football League Association. There has never been a deal like this for a woman on the football field. Fittingly, there has never been a

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