Sports

by HBCU Sports Southern University students have made history, capturing a prestigious Emmy Award for their documentary spotlighting the university’s legendary Human Jukebox marching band. The film, titled The Hidden Sport, offers an inside look at […]

The National Battle of the Bands is returning to Houston on Saturday, August 23rd with a stacked lineup of eight storied HBCU marching bands. The event, presented by Pepsi and produced by Webber Marketing, will […]

 by Chris Stevens The SWAC’s Celebration Bowl jinx ended with a bang this past December, but the conference commissioner is still frustrated about one aspect of the game. Charles McClelland recently appeared on an Alcorn State […]

By HBCU Sports The Memphis Showboats have bolstered their backfield by signing standout running back Jada Byers. NFL Network’s Steve Wyche first reported the news. Byers, a dynamic playmaker from Virginia Union University, brings an […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Howard sophomore Paris Fieldings (Chesapeake, Va.) saw her historic run come to an end at theNCAA Charlottesville Regional after taking sixth individually. The three-day event (May 5-7) took place at the Birdwood […]

by HBCU Sports Spring football gives way to fall optimism, and the Southwestern Athletic Conference landscape for 2025 is taking shape. The conference remains fiercely competitive, with perennial powers and emerging contenders vying for supremacy. Here’s […]

 by Chris Stevens A former Super Bowl MVP will be trusted with developing an HBCU football team’s receiving core. Santonio Holmes, MVP of Super Bowl XLIII for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was announced as Central State’s new wide […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (May 5, 2025) – Howard University sophomore Paris Fieldings from Chesapeake,Va. was tied for fifth overall in the individual leaderboard at the NCAA Charlottesville Regional, held at the Birdwood Golf Club (par 71, […]

by HBCU Sports Jackson State has landed a significant addition to its football roster. Wide receiver Shemar Savage, a transfer from Prairie View A&M, committed to the Tigers after entering the transfer portal. Savage, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound […]

by HBCU Sports In a landmark achievement for Jackson State University’s baseball program, head coach Omar Johnson secured his 600th career victory. On Sunday, Johnson secured the milestone win in the Tigers’ 5-0 victory over Mississippi Valley State. […]