NBA

  In this undated photo provided by the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Dept., former NBA basketball player Antoine Walker is shown. (AP Photo/Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Dept., File)   Former NBA star Antoine Walker was sentenced Tuesday to five years of probation and ordered to pay $770,050 in restitution to three Las Vegas […]

Football, HBCU Sports

Winston-Salem State is the trying to become the first HBCU to win a Division II championship. Winston-Salem State spotted New Haven a seven-point lead and then stormed to a 27-7 home victory in the quarterfinals of the Division II playoffs.  The Rams (13-0) advanced to the Division II semifinals for the first time since 1978. […]

Basketball, HBCU Sports

Morgan State tops top seed Bethune-Cookman 61-48 Kevin Thompson scored 22 points and Morgan State upset top-seeded Bethune-Cookman 61-48 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference semifinal Friday night. Morgan State (17-13), the fourth seed, led most of the way, and never trailed by more than two points. Thompson’s layup with 6:08 left in the first half […]

NBA

  Free agents such as Tyson Chandler (above) and Nene were in the news after months of attorneys getting all the ink. (AP)   NEW YORK (AP) — These are the kinds of negotiations NBA fans have been waiting for. Teams began talking to agents Wednesday as the lockout inched closer to its end, and […]

NBA

  The two sides reached a tentative agreement Saturday and are now in the process of completing the negotiations. (AP)   A Minnesota federal judge has put the legal fight between the NBA’s players and owners on hold to give the two sides time to finish their collective bargaining agreement. U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz […]

Football, HBCU Sports

Grambling State wide receiver Mario Louis catches a touchdown pass. (AP) Grambling State combined a suffocating defense with freshman quarterback D.J. Williams’ big-play passing to defeat Southern 36-12 Saturday in the 38th Bayou Classic at the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The victory, the sixth in a row for Grambling, clinched the SWAC West […]

NBA

In this Nov. 14 photo, Billy Hunter (right) speaks to the media as Players Association president Derek Fisher (left) listens. (AP) After months upon months of public campaigning and partisan debate that at times grew as contentious as what now largely masquerades as politics, NBA players and owners have reached a tentative agreement that averts […]

Football, HBCU Sports

Grambling quarterback D.J. Williams (left) talks with his coach – and father – Doug Williams, who was also quarterback at Grambling. (AP) D.J. Williams is following in the footsteps of his father, Super Bowl XXII MVP and Grambling State Coach Doug Williams, as quarterback for the G-Men in the Bayou Classic Saturday at the Louisiana […]

HBCU Sports, MLB

This July photo shows Seattle Mariners’ Greg Halman as he is congratulated after his three-run home run. (AP) THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death early Monday and his brother was arrested as a suspect, Dutch police said. otterdam Police spokeswoman Patricia Wessels said police were called to […]

NBA

  The Philadelphia 76ers swooped in and collected some Julius Erving (left) memorabilia from an auction. (AP)   PHILADELPHIA (AP) — His sneakers are returning to Philadelphia. The 76ers are hopeful Dr. J will come along for the ride. A day after the Sixers swooped in and collected some Julius Erving memorabilia, team CEO Adam […]

Football, HBCU Sports

Bethune-Cookman lived up to its ranking as one of the top rushing teams in the Football Championship Subdivison Saturday Bethune-Cookman lived up to its ranking as one of the top rushing teams in the Football Championship Subdivison Saturday at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando. The Wildcats wore down archrival Florida A&M with an overpowering […]

NBA

  This 2010 photo shows President Barack Obama (left) with a personalized team jersey next to Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. (AP)   President Barack Obama, who in 1979 won a Hawaii state championship playing basketball for his high school, the Punahou School, really misses NBA basketball. He misses it so much that he’s […]