By Jill Martin, CNN Patrick Mahomes already has several athletic accolades at the age of 25. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has the opportunity to win back-to-back Super Bowls — such a feat was last accomplished by Tom Brady and the New
By Scottie Andrew and Chris Boyette, CNN At just 14 years old, Dianne Durham stood before thousands of spectators on the biggest stage in American gymnastics. She’d just hurt her foot in an earlier, near-perfect balance beam routine — but she wasn’t
Black History Month: Major Taylor By Brandon Griggs Cycling is viewed mostly as a White sport. But one of the fastest men ever to race on two wheels was Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor (1878-1932), an American who dominated sprint cycling in the
Frazier, Big Cat attended HBCUs as well Other HBCU products who have played for the Bears include cornerback Leslie Frazier (Alcorn State) and right tackle James “Big Cat” Williams (Cheyney State), both of whom were signed as undrafted free agents. Frazier, who
‘Why Not Us,’ which follows North Carolina Central, premieres Feb. 12 as the first project under the new The Undefeated on ESPN+ partnership. NBA star Chris Paul has long championed historically Black colleges and universities, partnering with Harvard Business School last year
By David Close, Wayne Sterling and Ray Sanchez, CNN Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron, the Baseball Hall of Famer who broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record and lived a life as an ambassador to the game, has died. He was 86. Aaron’s
By Don Riddell, CNN There’s a distance of just over two miles between the Lincoln Memorial and the US Capitol. It was in 1963, on the Lincoln Memorial’s steps, that The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. told the 250,000 people gathered there:
I tried to blow off Deion Sanders’ much ballyhooed hiring at Jackson State.After all, he’s not the first former professional player to coach at an HBCU, and while there have been some successes, there have been flops as well. For every Doug Williams
The golf foursome of Phil Mickelson, Charles Barkley, Stephen Curry and Peyton Manning have found a tee time. The superstar athletes will square off Friday, Nov. 27 at Stone Canyon Golf Club in Oro Valley, Ariz., for Capital One’s The Match 3:
The agreement between the SWAC and Academy Sports + Outdoors is centered around impactful community focused initiatives that will be highlighted by youth outreach and mentorship programs in local communities across the country. “Academy Sports + Outdoors has made a significant investment
