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
By Rohan Nadkarni, Greg Rosenstein and Monica Alba U.S. striker Folarin Balogun has been reinstated for the team’s round-of-16 match against Belgium on Monday after he earned a red card in the previous round, FIFA announced Sunday. Balogun was shown a controversial red card Wednesday during
As calls for an HBCU football playoff continue to grow, Celebration Bowl Executive Director John Grant says the idea remains unrealistic because of scheduling and television constraints. For years, some HBCU football fans have advocated for expanding the current postseason format into a four-team playoff. Under
The CIAA Board of Directors extended Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams Parker’s contract through 2031 at the conference’s spring board meeting at Lincoln University. McWilliams Parker is the longest-tenured HBCU sports conference commissioner, having been hired by the CIAA in 2012. She is the
The 2026 MLB All-Star Game is rapidly approaching, and there’s precious little time to vote to help the game’s top players earn a bid on July 14 at Citizens Bank Park. Phase 2 voting will determine the starters at each position, joining
