By Maurice Brooks It would have been easy for Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Dandridge to be discouraged with basketball. He wasn’t heavily recruited coming out of Maggie Walker High School in Richmond, Va. He barely touched the court during
By David K. Li and Marlene Lenthang The Washington Commanders will take the football field near the nation’s capital this fall, team officials said Wednesday, ending an 18-month name search. The team will keep its traditional burgundy and gold uniforms and hope this new title can
By Maurice Brooks In October, the NBA and NBA Foundation announced new programs designed to create greater opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students from Historically Black College and Universities (HCBU). Monday, the application process begins for the NBA HBCU Fellowship Program. Juniors,
By Jack Bantock, Kyrie Irving marked his return to the NBA with a victory, helping the Brooklyn Nets to a 129-121 win at the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. Unvaccinated against Covid-19, the seven-time All-Star guard had been absent from the team all season,
By Sarah Moon, A federal judge in California has denied a request from Los Angeles County to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant over photos taken at the scene of her husband Kobe Bryant’s fatal helicopter crash in January 2020. The NBA legend, his daughter
By Wayne Sterling, The Washington Football Team will reveal its new name on February 2. Team president Jason Wright made the announcement on the team’s website Tuesday stating that: “We can’t wait to hit the ground running with our team name and identity on a clear path —
By Jack Bantock, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has penned an open letter calling for follow-up action to what he described as a “near-tragic incident” involving a collapsed railing at the Washington Football Team’s FedEx Field on Sunday. Hurts was entering the tunnel leading to the
By Amir Vera and Jacob Lev, Jalen Hurts had been dodging Washington Football Team defenders all day Sunday, but the final obstacle for the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback came after the game when a railing in the stands collapsed. Following the Eagles’ 20-16
By John Sinnott, The records just keep on coming on for Steph Curry. The superstar guard made a three-pointer for the 158th consecutive game to break his own NBA record as the Golden State Warriors beat the Utah Jazz 123-116 in Salt Lake
By Amir Vera and Homero De la Fuente, The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 28-24 victory over the New York Jets wasn’t without drama Sunday. Bucs receiver Antonio Brown seems to have retired mid-game, as he was seen on the sideline taking off his jersey and
