Sports

EUGENE, OR – Former Hampton and Howard hurdler Dylan Beard and former North Carolina A&T sprinter Brandon Hicklin are the top qualifiers among current and former HBCU athletes as the U. S. Olympic Track & […]

By J.D. Crowe Major League Baseball’s embrace of the Negro Leagues is long overdue. The welcome mat into the record books has been a long time coming but serves as a fitting leadup to the Road to […]

Travis Williams continues to break new ground for HBCU basketball. Ten HBCU All-Stars alumni will embark on introducing HBCUs to an international audience with the first-ever HBCU All-Stars International Tour to Paris, France. The excursion […]

By Alaina Bookman Actor and former athlete Omari Hardwick will join Angela Harris, a violence prevention advocate, at a community event at the Anniston Performing Arts Center on June 10. The event, Ballers Against Bullets, is […]

By Alaina Bookman Kaamilya Mahdi, a mother of three in Birmingham, said she has seen her children make strides physically, academically and mentally since joining ZeroZero. The ZeroZero Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 2020, aims to […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Alabama State University Athletics Department claimed two of three Southwestern Athletic Conference 2023-24 all-sports awards winning the James Frank Commissioner’s Cup and the Sadie Magee/Barbara Jacket Award for the second consecutive year. […]

The Alabama A&M football team made two key announcements Thursday afternoon regarding their 2024 schedule. For the third consecutive season, the Bulldogs and Jackson State will compete in the Gulf Coast Challenge at Ladd-Peebles Stadium […]

BY BRANDON KING Another HBCU is forming a women’s gymnastics program. Brown Girls Do Gymnastics and HBCU Gymnastic Alliance have partnered with Wilberforce University to bring collegiate gymnastics to the athletic program. “We are excited about the innovative […]

Former Tennessee State standout Chris Rowland is making his mark in the UFL. In the DC Defenders 36-21 win over the Memphis Showboats Sunday, Rowland racked up 209 all-purpose yards. He rushed for 10 yards […]

BY JARRETT HOFFMAN In the past few years, the transfer portal has been very kind to the SWAC, with many top additions going on to become the top talent the conference offers. In addition to the […]