Living up to the legend of Coach Eddie weighs heavy on Hue Jackson, Grambling’s new football coach
By Ro Brown Contributing Writer Hue Jackson has been coaching football on the collegiate and professional levels for 34 years. Most of those seasons at the professional level as an NFL ...
New Orleans Negro League player Johnny Wright inducted into Hall of Fame
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Was John “Johnny” Wright the greatest pitcher that New Orleans ever produced? As the pitching ace for one of the greatest baseball dynasties of all time, Wright is ... New Orleans to host inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On February 19, Yulman Stadium at Tulane University will host the first annual HBCU Legacy Bowl, presented by the Black College Football Hall of Fame.
Dr. Kirk Clayton, a track and field star, who tied the 100-yards record held by Jesse Owens, dies
By Ro Brown Contributing Writer He was a self-described “Louisiana boy who went west and did well.” Dr. Kirk Marshall Clayton, an educator and world-class track and field athlete passed away in California, ...
Xavier Gold Rush takes 2nd place at first-ever Black College World Series
By Kai Davis Contributing Writer Following the return of its baseball program after a four-decade lull, Xavier University of Louisiana’s baseball team began the inaugural Black College World Series as the ... Does SCOTUS sound ready to pay student athletes?
By Lauren Victoria Burke Contributing Writer (NNPA Newsire) — U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh called the NCAA’s practices “disturbing.” “The antitrust laws should not be a cover for ... Play Ball: Baseball returns to Xavier University
By Amber Parks Contributing Writer On February 23, after a six-decade hiatus, Xavier University of Louisiana played its first collegiate baseball game since 1960. Boston Red Sox hire Bianca Smith as first Black woman coach in Baseball history
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Bianca Smith, an African-American woman, has made baseball history.
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By Ro Brown Contributing Writer Hue Jackson has been coaching football on the collegiate and professional levels for 34 years. Most of those seasons at the professional level as an NFL ...
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Was John “Johnny” Wright the greatest pitcher that New Orleans ever produced? As the pitching ace for one of the greatest baseball dynasties of all time, Wright is ... New Orleans to host inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On February 19, Yulman Stadium at Tulane University will host the first annual HBCU Legacy Bowl, presented by the Black College Football Hall of Fame.
By Ro Brown Contributing Writer He was a self-described “Louisiana boy who went west and did well.” Dr. Kirk Marshall Clayton, an educator and world-class track and field athlete passed away in California, ...
By Kai Davis Contributing Writer Following the return of its baseball program after a four-decade lull, Xavier University of Louisiana’s baseball team began the inaugural Black College World Series as the ... Does SCOTUS sound ready to pay student athletes?
By Lauren Victoria Burke Contributing Writer (NNPA Newsire) — U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh called the NCAA’s practices “disturbing.” “The antitrust laws should not be a cover for ... Play Ball: Baseball returns to Xavier University
By Amber Parks Contributing Writer On February 23, after a six-decade hiatus, Xavier University of Louisiana played its first collegiate baseball game since 1960. Boston Red Sox hire Bianca Smith as first Black woman coach in Baseball history
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Bianca Smith, an African-American woman, has made baseball history.
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