By The Associated Press New York’s Sabrina Ionescu, Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier and Los Angeles’ Kelsey Plum were all extended franchise tags by their WNBA teams, worth potentially $1.4 million as free agency opened up. By giving the “core” designation to those players, their teams have exclusive negotiating rights, which come with a guaranteed one-year deal at
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A’ja Wilson is opening up about the deeper influences behind her dominance on and off the court, crediting Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. as a pivotal force in shaping her into the woman and leader she is today. In a recent interview with Vogue, the WNBA superstar reflected on how her sorority experience instilled a sense of
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After Florida A&M was hit with NCAA sanctions over APR issues, University President Marva Johnson declared that the institution is working to get the football program back on track. Last week, Florida A&M Rattlers football was assessed a Level II Academic Progress Rate (APR) penalty by the NCAA, the university announced. The sanction includes a postseason ban along with
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Jackson State University didn’t have to go too far in finding a new men’s basketball coach Trey Johnson, a longtime assistant and former JSU star, has been tabbed to replace Mo Williams, the school announced on Wednesday. “I am deeply honored and humbled to be chosen to lead the men’s basketball program here at my alma mater,”
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Black women’s presence in sports ownership is both rare and culturally critical. For Kendra Bulluck, it was a dream she refused to let go of. As executive director of the Orange Blossom Classic, she is one of the few women to own the exclusive rights to a major sports property and the first woman to
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s rapid fundraising for HBCUs showcases the sorority’s enduring commitment to empowering the next generation of Black leaders.Fort Lauderdale Today Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated’s South Atlantic Region demonstrated its commitment to service and scholarship by raising $40,000 in just minutes during its 73rd South Atlantic Regional Conference. The funds will be used
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By The Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Floodwaters from record rainfall in Wisconsin inundated streets Wednesday, trapping drivers and forcing officials to close sections of a highway, as other midwestern states worked to rebuild after powerful storms. Cars were stranded in high floodwater on a highway in Milwaukee and video shared by the Milwaukee Journal
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Queen Latifah will bring star power and a message of achievement to North Carolina A&T when she serves as keynote speaker for the university’s undergraduate commencement ceremonies in May 2026. North Carolina A&T announced Monday that the award-winning entertainer, producer and actress will speak at both baccalaureate ceremonies on Saturday, May 9, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro.
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By Megan Lebowitz Democratic lawmakers will introduce a bill Wednesday to ban the president, vice president and their families from collecting lawsuit settlement payments from the government. The bill, dubbed the “Ban Presidential Plunder of Taxpayer Funds Act,” comes after President Donald Trump sued the IRS and the Treasury Department for $10 billion over the leak of his
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By Julie Tsirkin WASHINGTON — During an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo that aired Wednesday, President Donald Trump suggested Sen. Thom Tillis, a centrist Republican who has occasionally broken with the president, “already quit” the Senate and wouldn’t be a factor in confirming his nominees. But Tillis is still here. And as a member of
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