Category: College

A day after being swept by Howard in a doubleheader to drop its first season series against a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opponent this year, the Lady Bears responded with a 15-9 victory on May 1 over the Lady Bison at Banneker Field in Washington, D.C. With the win, Morgan State managed to salvage a […]

Bowie State University Sports Information Director Gregory Goings runs everything sports media-related on the HBCU campus in Bowie, Md. Now he’ll be responsible for a national agenda, too, as he was recently named president of the Division II Sports Information Directors Association (SIDA).  Goings, Bowie State’s SID for the past eight years, will take office […]

The University of Connecticut Huskies won its third National Championship in school history after handling the Butler University Bulldogs, 53-41, in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Finals on April 4 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The No. 3 seed Huskies earned the title in what’s considered perhaps the “ugliest“ championship game in recent history. […]

No. 3 Connecticut will play for its third NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament title April 4 after edging No. 4 Kentucky, 56-55, in a Final Four game on April 2 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. UConn junior guard Kemba Walker, perhaps the best player in the country, led all players with 18 points and seven […]

No. 8 Butler advanced to the NCAA Championship game for the second straight year after outlasting No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth, 70-62, in the Final Four on April 2 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. No one expected a month ago that two teams from mid-major conferences would face off in the Final Four, but both […]

The DMV (Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia) region has seen its recent fair share of African-American coaches reach the coveted NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Randy Monroe guided UMBC to its first “Big Dance” in school history in 2009, Morgan State’s Todd Bozeman pulled off the same feat in 2010 and John Thompson III has […]

University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies junior guard Kemba Walker continues to show why he’s considered one of the best players in the nation as he helped top-seeded Connecticut advance to its fourth Final Four appearance in school history, and second in three years. Walker led UConn (30-9) with 20 points and seven assists as they […]

For Florida, the final four words about Butler are: they’ve done it, again! The No. 8 Butler Bulldogs have reached the Final Four for the second consecutive year after stunning No. 2 Florida, 74-71, in overtime of the Southeast Region Finals on March 26 in New Orleans. Butler will now face either VCU or Kansas […]

The Virginia Commonwealth University Rams kept their “Cinderella” run alive, pulling off the biggest upset of the NCAA Tournament so far with a 71-61 victory over No. 1 seed Kansas University in the Southwest Region Finals on March 27 in San Antonio. The odds were stacked high against VCU (28-11) even reaching the Elite 8 […]

Fourth-seeded Kentucky advanced to the Final Four for the first time in 13 years, taking out No. 2 North Carolina (UNC), 76-69, in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament East Region Finals on March 27 in Newark, N.J. Led by freshman star guard Brandon Knight’s 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists, Kentucky outscored and outhustled […]

The Coppin State University Lady Eagles’ softball team produced their second straight come from behind victory when they overcame a 4-0 deficit after four innings to defeat the George Washington Colonials, 5-4, on a foggy, rainy March 23 evening at Coppin State Field in West Baltimore, Md. Coppin State (5-7 overall) had just come from […]

The freshmen-led North Carolina Tar Heels sputtered to start the season, but followed their 4-3 beginning with a 25-4 record. Now, number two seed UNC is one game away from the Final Four after making quick work of the number 11 seed Marquette Golden Eagles, 81-63, in their Sweet Sixteen matchup on March 25. Thanks […]