The HBCU All-Star Game announced its broadcast team lineup for the first-ever featured women’s all-star basketball match on the NBC SportsNow/Peacock, tipping off in San Antonio on Sunday, April 6. Travis Williams, founder of the HBCU All-Star Game, has selected a highly
In the ever-evolving landscape of college basketball, the transfer portal has become a revolving door, spinning faster than ever for players from historically Black colleges and universities. The college sports transfer portal—the system that allows NCAA athletes to more seamlessly change schools and
The college basketball world is feeling the pressure of the transfer portal era—and nowhere is that more evident than with the HBCU programs in the MEAC. The eight-team HBCU conference released its all-conference teams earlier this month, and of the players with
By Stephen J. Gaither Two of the players who helped Norfolk State turn into the premiere HBCU women’s basketball program are hitting the transfer portal following the departure of their coach. Kierra “Meme” Wheeler and Anjanae Richardson have both announced their intentions
Emotions ran high as Vickers faced the media following Norfolk State’s hard-fought first-round NCAA Tournament loss to Maryland. When asked about his future, he exhaled deeply, his eyes watering as he searched for the right words. “I don’t know, man,” he admitted,
In a historic WNIT victory, the Texas Southern Lady Tigers defeated the Gaels of Saint Mary’s by a final score of 54-50 for the first WNIT win for the HBCU and its first postseason victory since 1981. The Lady Tigers set the
Courtesy of Tennessee State University Tennessee State University announced naming Reggie Barlow as the football program’s 23rd head coach. Barlow returns to the HBCU coaching world after two seasons as the head coach of the DC Defenders of the UFL, who will
Deion Sanders epitomizes the term ‘trailblazer’ across a multitude of paths. During his HOF playing career, Prime set the precedent by playing on both sides of the football. Which sowed the seeds that his protege Travis Hunter is reaping the rewards of. Another trail he’s
Central State University is excited to announce the hiring of Tony Carter as the Marauders’ next head football coach. Carter, a former NFL cornerback and experienced coach at the professional and collegiate levels. Bringing a wealth of knowledge and leadership to the
George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who lost the “Rumble in the Jungle” to Muhammad Ali before his inspiring second act as a 45-year-old world champion and a successful businessman, died Friday night. He was 76. Foreman’s family announced his death on social
