Stephen A. Smith, one of the most recognizable voices in sports media, has agreed to a groundbreaking new contract with ESPN worth at least $100 million over five years, according to The Athletic. The deal ensures that Smith will remain the face of First Take, the network’s flagship debate show, while scaling back his obligations on other ESPN platforms.
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By Oliver O’Connell,Joe Sommerlad Donald Trump said over the weekend that he could not rule out the possibility of a recession being triggered by uncertainty over his tariff war against the United States’s top trading partners Canada, Mexico and China. “I hate to predict things like that,” the president told Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures when pressed about the possibility. “There is a period
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By Brian Witte Nathan Hooven is a disabled Air Force veteran who voted for Donald Trump in November. Barely three months later, he’s now unemployed and says he feels betrayed by the president’s dramatic downsizing of the federal government that cost him his job. “I think a lot of other veterans voted the same way, and we
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By Barnett Wright Tech giant Amazon will be title sponsor of the Magic City Classic in October, it was announced on Thursday. The rivalry between Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University at Birmingham’s Legion Field is the largest Historically Black College and University (HBCU) football game in the country. The announcement was made in
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Howard University women’s track & field squad put on a dominant performance at the inaugural HBCU Indoor Championships in Louisville, Ky., hosted by Kentucky State University. Collectively, HU secured 11 victories on the afternoon. On the track, graduate Marcia Sey (London, United Kingdom) and senior Joslyn Crosby (Bossier City, La.) led the charge with a pair of wins. Sey
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By Rebecca Noel Johnson C. Smith University says it’s bracing for cuts to student aid and services as a new presidential administration targets what’s been “part of the fabric” of the historically Black college from its beginning. Johnson C. Smith University was founded in 1867 as Freedmen’s College of North Carolina. It is one of
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By Stephen J. Gaither Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have made a significant impact on the 2025 NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship, with five teams-Dillard University, Florida Memorial University, Langston University, Stillman College, and Xavier University of Louisiana-earning their spots in the 64-team tournament. Their participation underscores the competitive spirit and excellence prevalent within
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Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965. The marchers were protesting white officials’ refusal to allow Black Alabamians to register to vote, as well as the killing days earlier of Jimmie Lee Jackson, a
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Courtesy of Tennessee State University Eddie George, former Tennessee Titans running back and Heisman Trophy winner, has officially accepted the head coaching position at Bowling Green State University after a four-year tenure at Tennessee State University (TSU). George led the Tigers to a 9-4 record in 2024 and the first FCS playoff appearance for the HBCU since
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By Kevin Freking House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, pushing ahead with a go-it-alone strategy that seems certain to spark a major confrontation with Democrats over the contours of government spending. The 99-page bill would provide a slight boost to defense programs while trimming nondefense programs below
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