The only top 10 matchup on Saturday’s slate of college football featured two Big Ten teams that make filing your taxes feel exhilarating. Watching Ohio State and Penn State exchange punts for three-plus hours made me yearn for raw broccoli just because I felt myself getting backed up. The Buckeyes won, 20-12, but… Read more…
The New York Liberty held their team player exit interviews on Friday morning. Liberty GM Jonathan Kolb stated Breanna Stewart will not be an unrestricted free agent, and will be “cored.” Jonquel Jones mentioned she is “trending towards” returning to the Liberty. Written and edited by Sara Jane Gamelli Twitter Instagram Breanna Stewart WILL be...
More than nine months after Jamea Jonae Harris was shot and killed in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a federal wrongful death lawsuit was filed in her passing against three men including Brandon Miller, formerly of Alabama’s men’s basketball team and current Charlotte Hornet. Harris was killed on Jan. 15, with Darius Miles, who… Read more…
During homecoming season thousands of alumni from historically Black colleges and universities travel to their alma maters for a weekend filled with reminiscing, partying, networking and sporting their university’s apparel. “Homecoming is a time where we’re supposed to come together, celebrate and reflect,” Paris Smith, a Morgan State University alumnus and fashion designer, told Andscape....
SAN FRANCISCO — As hospitals and health care systems turn to artificial intelligence to help summarize doctors’ notes and analyze health records, a new study led by Stanford School of Medicine researchers cautions that popular chatbots are perpetuating racist, debunked medical ideas, prompting concerns that the tools could worsen health disparities for Black patients. Powered...
HBCU Bands is a monthly look at news and moves being made by bands at historically Black colleges and universities. Howard University snare drummer Joshua Wallington cannot wait to put on a good homecoming show this weekend in front of alumni who may be coming to Washington from as far as Australia. “It’s really cool...
The Las Vegas Aces defeated the New York Liberty 70-69, and captured their second consecutive WNBA title. They are the first team to win back-to-back WNBA titles in 21 years. Written and edited by Sara Jane Gamelli Twitter Instagram BROOKLYN, NY – OCTOBER 18: Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson (22) hoists the championship trophy...
It’s not quite as impactful or scandalous as Ime Udoka getting sidelined before Boston’s season last September, but a year later another Eastern Conference contender has lost an influential coach on the eve of the season. Milwaukee’s serendipitous reunion of longtime Portland Trail Blazers head coach/current Bucks… Read more…
When Jasmine “Jazz” Young escorted up-and-coming rapper Christopher “Biggie Smalls” Wallace to the main YardFest stage at Howard University’s 1993 homecoming, it gave the then-senior marketing major a preview of her future career with Def Jam Recordings, a career that ultimately led the native New Yorker back to her alma mater. In the 30 years...
Tonight, The New York Liberty will matchup against the Las Vegas Aces at home for game 4 of the WNBA Finals. Up 2-1 in the series, the Las Vegas Aces have the opportunity to capture their second consecutive championship. The Liberty got their first finals win since 1999, and will look to even the series. Here you...