After more than three decades, Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Florida State University will once again face off on the basketball court. FSU announced today that it will host the Rattlers on October 26, in an exhibition game, marking the first meeting between the
NBA star Chris Paul is once again using his platform to uplift Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The 12-time NBA All-Star and philanthropist announced that the 2025 Chris Paul HBCU Classic will take place on December 18-19 at the Gateway Center
The NCAA House Settlement has sent shockwaves through college athletics. Valued at more than $2.7 billion, the deal compensates athletes for past restrictions on name, image, and likeness (NIL) earnings and lays the groundwork for future revenue-sharing models. While headlines focus on how Power Five
Week two of the HBCU football season was bizarre to say the least, with the forces of nature leading to some unpredictable circumstances all weekend. Despite this adversity, this weekend’s action did not disappoint, producing some fascinating storylines that will certainly add
NBA star Chris Paul is once again using his platform to uplift Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The 12-time NBA All-Star and philanthropist announced that the 2025 Chris Paul HBCU Classic will take place on December 18-19 at the Gateway Center in Atlanta.
The collaboration between the CIAA and SIAC to bring more visibility to Division II football has created a new tradition in HBCU sports. Back in 2023, the two conferences proposed to the NCAA that Division II schools should be allowed to open their
By Marquise Francis and Sydney Haywood Olajuwon Ajanaku thought golf was a majority-Black sport. He grew up on the Eastside of Atlanta, a majority African American community in a predominantly Black city, and learned to golf at 6. He was surrounded by Black kids, Black
This season, North Carolina A&T (NC A&T) has added more than just a new look to its helmets. The Aggies are wearing a front-bumper decal honoring the A&T Four—freshmen David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and Ezell Blair Jr. (now Jibreel Khazan).
By Curtis Bunn George Raveling, a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who Michael Jordan credits with influencing him to sign with the sneaker brand Nike — a move that launched a cultural phenomenon — has died. He was 88. “It is with
By Rohan Nadkarni On June 6, a long-awaited, landmark moment finally arrived for college athletes: For the first time in the history of the NCAA, schools were given the right to directly pay players. As a result of a lawsuit filed against the
