PHILADELPHIA — The HBCU Swingman Classic will not decide a pennant. It will not alter the National League East race. It will not produce the same television obsession that follows the Home Run Derby or the same annual arguments that come with
Morehouse College is still a Division II HBCU, but its alumnus-turned-NBA ex-turned athletic director is no longer speaking like the Maroon Tigers are confined to that box. Harold Ellis, Morehouse’s AD, used a recent appearance on “Inside the HBCU Sports Lab” to make
By Rob Washburn North Carolina A&T baseball standouts JT Taylor and Bruce Wyche will have the opportunity to shine on a national stage as participants in the 2026 HBCU Swingman Classic on Friday night at Citizens Bank in Philadelphia. The 7 p.m. game will be
By: Nick Guerriero — Tennessee State and Jackson State will renew one of HBCU football’s most storied rivalries at Vanderbilt University’s FirstBank Stadium when the teams meet in the 2026 John A. Merritt Classic, presented by the Tennessee Titans and ONE Community,
Delaware State head football coach DeSean Jackson completed the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in support of former NFL running back Chris Johnson, dumping a bucket of ice water over his head and pledging $2,500 through the DeSean Jackson Foundation. Jackson posted his
Reginald Ruffin, Tuskegee University’s Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics, just added another line to an already stacked resume. He’s been named the 2025-26 NACDA NCAA Division II Athletic Director of the Year. The honor comes from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of
By Randall Barnes Langston University guard Orlando Thomas is the latest standout to secure his shot on the NBA stage, joining the Detroit Pistons‘ Summer League roster, as first reported by Mia Barry of Andscape. “HBCU @LangstonLionMBB guard Orlando Thomas has been added to the
LeMoyne-Owen College has named Roderick Smothers Jr. its new Director of Athletics, effective July 1, as the Memphis HBCU looks to build momentum across its Division II athletics program. Smothers will lead LOC athletics with a focus on recruitment, operations, staffing, athletic
By The Associated Press LONDON — In a matchup of two of the hardest hitters on tour, Naomi Osaka outslugged top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6 (2) to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time on Sunday. Sabalenka had beaten Osaka in all three of her previous matches with
Roger Cador, the legendary Southern University baseball coach whose four-decade career transformed not only the Jaguars program but the landscape of Historically Black Colleges and Universities baseball, died in June 2026. He was 74. A member of the National College Baseball Hall