By Kurt Helin Cade Cunningham appeared on track for a top-five finish in MVP voting (he was third in the last ESPN straw poll) and a First Team All-NBA nod. Then he suffered a collapsed lung diving for a loose ball last week.
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders opened his doors to Prairie View A&M head coach Tremaine Jackson and his staff for a meaningful exchange of ideas, culture, and football philosophy. While Sanders and Jackson share deep ties to HBCU football, their paths never
Howard University’s appearance against Michigan in the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament made history for HBCU athletics. It also contributed to record March Madness viewership. CBS Sports and TNT Sports announced that the first day of the 2026 NCAA Tournament was the
By The Associated Press And then there was one. Going into the Sweet 16, there was one perfect bracket left on Monday night for the women’s NCAA Tournament among the millions of entries in the ESPN bracket challenge and in the contests tracked on the
The Langston Lions are heading back to the NAIA national championship game, carrying the spirit of the HBCU community to Kansas City. They punched their ticket with a a 72-69 overtime win against Ave Maria on Monday night. This win earns the
Fresh off a landmark victory in Winston-Salem, the Maryland Eastern Shore women’s basketball team prepares for its next postseason battle on the road. The Hawks (20-14, 11-3 MEAC) head to Youngstown, Ohio, for the WNIT second round, facing Youngstown State (24-9) at
NEW YORK — WNBA players unanimously approved the new collective bargaining agreement with more than 90% participating in voting over the weekend. The seven-year CBA, which will begin this season and run through 2032, represents a landmark labor deal for the WNBA
After a phenomenal season, Tennessee State was beaten in the first round of the March Madness tournament by Iowa State 108-74. Throughout the season, Smith has emerged as one of the most recognized coaches in the sport, taking over Tennessee State late in the 2025 offseason
When South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley walked into the team hotel to speak with Southern University’s women’s basketball team earlier this week, she wasn’t just delivering a pep talk — she was passing on a legacy. The Jaguars and No. 1 seed Gamecocks
For the first time in 32 years, three HBCU men’s basketball programs landed in the same NCAA Tournament field. Prairie View A&M (SWAC), Howard (MEAC), and Tennessee State (OVC) all earned bids to the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Â Behind
