HBCU Sports, MLB

  American League’s Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees holds up his trophy after winning the MLB Home Run Derby Monday, July 11, 2011, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)   Robinson Cano thought about hitting the Miller Lite sign, a 472-foot drive off an advertisement a good 50 feet or more above and […]

Basketball, HBCU Sports

Grant Maxey scored 21 points to lead Jackson State to a 72-64 victory over Alabama A&M on Saturday. Tyrone Hanson added 19 points and six assists as the Tigers (16-14, 12-6 Southwestern Athletic Conference) ended a two-game losing streak and secured the second seed for the conference tournament, which begins Wednesday in Garland, Texas. Jackson […]

Football, HBCU Sports

In an image taken from an April 2011 video, provided by the University of New Mexico, Deshon Marman takes part in football practice in Albuquerque, N.M. Marman’s saggy pants led to his arrest and removal from an airplane at San Francisco International Airport, authorities said Thursday, June 16, 2011. (AP Photo/University of New Mexico) A University […]

Football, HBCU Sports

NCAA aims to finish UNC probe this month The NCAA says it plans to complete its investigation into the North Carolina football program this month. The NCAA on Tuesday sent the university a “notice of inquiry,” a formal notification of an investigation into a sports program. In the letter, NCAA vice president of enforcement Julie […]

Football, HBCU Sports

Top Right: This undated photo provided by the police department in Auburn, Ala., shows Auburn football player Mike McNeil, who was arrested along with teammates Shaun Kitchens, Antonio Goodwin and Dakota Mosley on robbery and other charges early Friday morning, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Auburn Police Department), Top Right: This undated photo provided by the […]

Basketball, HBCU Sports

This March 9, 2011, file photo shows Wake Forest’s Gary Clark shooting during an NCAA college basketball practice in Greensboro, N.C. Speaking on NBC’s A former Wake Forest student said the school brushed off her allegations of a sexual assault by a basketball player to protect its athletic program. Speaking Thursday on NBC’s “Today” show, […]