Fayetteville State’s women’s basketball team made the deepest NCAA tournament run in the program’s history before losing the Division II Atlantic Region championship game to Gannon University 72-47 on Tuesday. What a wonderful season!! Gannon wins with a score of 72-47 over the Broncos. The Broncos end the season 29-3. We are so proud of...
After the University of Florida closed its diversity, equity and inclusion department, eliminating 13 positions and administrative appointments on March 4 (largely due to a law signed in 2023 by Gov. Ron DeSantis that banned state universities from spending money on DEI programs), Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith, one of the Gators’ most...
DALLAS — It was just before noon on March 6, a day warm enough for a hoodie and shorts in Dallas’ artsy Deep Ellum district. Even though the sneaker launch didn’t officially start until 6 p.m., there was already a line at the entrance of Sneaker Politics in anticipation of Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie...
Jackson State University guard Andriana “AD” Avent and other members of the women’s basketball team were sitting in Johnny T’s Bistro & Blues in Jackson, Mississippi, on Selection Day, excited to be a part of the nationally televised broadcast. For some players Selection Day wasn’t a new experience, but Avent, who is in her first...
DAYTON, Ohio — Jimel Cofer scored all 19 of his points in the second half and overtime and Grambling State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Montana State 88-81 to earn its first NCAA tournament win in program history in the First Four on Wednesday night. The Southwestern Athletic Conference champion Tigers (21-14) advance...
NAPA, Calif. – The event appeared to be winding down as Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II delivered closing remarks during his inaugural Pouring Possibilities: A Fundraiser Mixer Benefitting Dyslexia, which raised more than $80,000 on Sunday. The DJ at Eleven Eleven Winery was about to spin R&B and rap on the second floor...
A year ago, Grambling lost as the top seed in the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament championship game, which kept the Tigers as the only longtime SWAC member whose players never experienced the ceremonial title game celebration of cutting down nets. The agony of the 2023 SWAC tournament championship game loss is what the five returning...
