By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA) – Protests and unrest in 2020 sparked by the police…
Category: Sports
Ex-ODU & VSU football coach fired after Abrams insult
Chris Malone, a former assistant football coach at Old Dominion, was fired Thursday by the…
MLB Names First Black Female Coach
Bianca Smith is an athlete-turned-coach with a storied sports career. Smith played softball at the…
Len Bias is posthumously going into the Hall of Fame
THE BURTON WIRE — Late basketball legend Len Bias will be inducted into the Basketball…
Lorenzo Taliaferro dies at 28 in Virginia
Lorenzo Taliaferro, who played three seasons in the NFL for the Baltimore Ravens, died on…
NFL executives on diversity: ‘We’ve got to do better’
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA) – Ron Rivera of the Washington Football Team was the…
ESPN takes to airwaves, asks for sports gear for RVA youth
While toys and holiday presents are being donated and distributed to young children throughout Greater Richmond – the Salvation…
WNBA’s Weatherspoon named N.O. Pelicans assistant coach
Women are breaking barriers in the realm of sports. According to ESPN, WNBA legend Teresa Weatherspoon has been…
All-black crew will officiate an NFL game
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA – In 1965, after beginning his officiating career working college…
New nickname, chapter for Douglas Freeman High
Here come the Mavericks When Douglas Freeman High School competitors next take the field or…