03/31/15 – The TJMS crew opens the show discussing the differences between men and women’s basketball. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
Ain’t nobody going back to Indiana if they keep this up. Several African Americans have come out against the state of Indiana’s “Religious Freedom Act,”…
Legendary UNC basketball coach Dean Smith passed away on February 7, but he wanted to have a nice final gesture in place for his former players. Coach…
Senator Marlon Kimpson is leading the fight for athletes at Clemson University and the University of South Carolina to receive money for their contributions on the field. Jeff Hartsell of the Post and Courier reports: As the major money-making schools in college athletics draw closer to paying student-athletes – or at least providing them “full […]
Freshman quarterback Niko Johnson was the unlikely hero Saturday as Virginia State defeated two-time defending CIAA champion Winston-Salem State 21-17 Saturday in Durham, N.C., to win the conference championship and end the Rams’ 31-game conference winning streak. Winston-Salem (9-2) was ranked No. 10 in the AFCA Division II poll and No. 4 in NCAA Super […]
Alabama State’s season of promise continued to unravel Saturday in the 73rd Magic City Classic at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala., in front of 67,710 fans, the largest crowd for a game between two Football Championship Subdivision teams this season. The Hornets, ranked No. 1 among HBCUs at the start of this month, blew a […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Bogus classes and automatic A’s and B’s are at the heart of a cheating scandal at the University of North Carolina that lasted nearly two decades, encompassing about 3,100 students — nearly half of them athletes. At least nine university employees were fired or under disciplinary review, and the question […]
Viewers of the World Series Tuesday night got an unexpected surprise during a commercial break when Chevrolet debuted its new Spike Lee-directed spot starring Mo’ne Davis, the 13-year-old who became a national sensation while pitching in the Little League World Series. Within seconds, social media began wondering whether her paid appearance in the ad would […]
First brother-in-law Craig Robinson is joining ESPN as a color commentator for this season’s college basketball coverage, the network announced. The former Oregon State University basketball coach will debut during ESPN’s mid-November season-opening Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. Like his sister, First Lady Michelle Obama, Robinson graduated from Princeton University, where he was a two-time Ivy League […]
MIAMI (AP) — Jameis Winston avoided criminal charges after a woman said he sexually assaulted her. But the Florida State quarterback can’t seem to move on from the case as a possible civil lawsuit and potential punishment from the university looms ahead. The bottom line: it’s not over. Legal experts say the woman has four […]
Penn State students turned campus into the site of a peaceful and jubilant celebration after the football program had its bowl ban lifted. They chanted Joe Paterno’s name and, of course, threw in “We Are” for good measure on Monday night. The thousands that rallied were in stark contrast to the mess 2 1/2 years […]
It’s not quite the good old days at TENNESSEE STATE, days when Coach “Big John’’ Merritt and his lieutenants, Alvin Coleman Joe Gilliam Sr., could shake any tree on campus and a dozen or so pros would fall out. But times are pretty good for Big Blue, the defending Black College National champion. The Tigers, […]
