Cleo Hill out as Shaw basketball coach
"Cleo Hill out as Shaw basketball coach"The Cleo Hill Jr. era at Shaw is over. The school announced today that it would not be renewing its head basketball...
Texas Southern to face No. 2 Arizona in West Regional
"Texas Southern to face No. 2 Arizona in West Regional"(Photo by Dominique Monday) (2) Arizona vs. (16) Texas SouthernWhen: March 19, 2:30 PT Records: Arizona (31-3), Texas Southern (22-12) Texas Southern...
Hampton to face Manhattan for the right to play top-seeded Kentucky
"Hampton to face Manhattan for the right to play top-seeded Kentucky"One day after clinching its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2011, Hampton now knows what its path to glory looks like. Hampton...
Texas Southern, Hampton look to make noise in the NCAA Tournament
"Texas Southern, Hampton look to make noise in the NCAA Tournament"One was expected; one was not. One repeated; one did not. But regardless of how they got their, both Texas Southern and...
Hampton holds off UMES rally, will meet Norfolk State in MEAC semis tomorrow
"Hampton holds off UMES rally, will meet Norfolk State in MEAC semis tomorrow"Hampton came in the the MEAC Tournament knowing they’d have to win three games to make it to the Championship Game. Two...
Texas Southern breezes past Alcorn State in SWAC Tourney
"Texas Southern breezes past Alcorn State in SWAC Tourney"Texas Southern took care of Alcorn State on Wednesday. (Dominique Monday photo) By Nikki G. Bannister LeAntwan Luckett’s 21 points weren’t enough...
MEAC, SWAC teams caught in the middle of a vicious pay-for-play cyle
"MEAC, SWAC teams caught in the middle of a vicious pay-for-play cyle"The business of college basketball can be a lucrative one, if you play your cards right. That’s not just true for big-time...
Jordan Parks, NCCU make statement in blowout win over Coppin State
"Jordan Parks, NCCU make statement in blowout win over Coppin State"North Carolina Central’s motto for this year may be “Unsatisfied,” but they couldn’t have asked for a better start to the 2015...
Former Bowie State hoops player Rasheem King, 24, loses battle with cancer
"Former Bowie State hoops player Rasheem King, 24, loses battle with cancer"(GiveForward.com photo) Sad news today. Former Bowie State basketball player Rasheem King died on Wednesday morning. Bowie State released a statement on...
MEAC Quarterfinals Preview: NCCU begins quest for repeat against scrappy Coppin State
"MEAC Quarterfinals Preview: NCCU begins quest for repeat against scrappy Coppin State"Sterling Stewart and Coppin State will face top-seeded NCCU on Wednesday. (Laurence Johnson photo) Matchup: #1 North Carolina Central (24-6, 16-0) vs....
Nick Saban endorses WSSU’s Phillip Sims as a "player and a man"
"Nick Saban endorses WSSU’s Phillip Sims as a "player and a man""Phillip Sims isn’t being talked about in many NFL Draft circles, but he did recently get one big endorsement. The Winston-Salem State...
No SWAC Tourney for Texas Southern women
"No SWAC Tourney for Texas Southern women"Texas Southern’s women split the SWAC regular season crown with Southern, but they won’t get to fight for the SWAC Tourney title....
NSFW: Oklahoma’s Eric Striker calls out the hypocrisy of racist fans cheering for black athletes
"NSFW: Oklahoma’s Eric Striker calls out the hypocrisy of racist fans cheering for black athletes"(Photo via Zimbio) Hours after the racist chants of Oklahoma’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity went viral, at least one OU athlete is...