Fencing remains an underrepresented sport within the Black community, particularly for women, due to limited access, exposure, and cultural barriers that prioritize more mainstream sports.
USC basketball star and 2023-24 AP First Team All-American JuJu Watkins will be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Los Angeles Dodgers game against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday, June 22 at 7:10 p.m.
Tennessee State has taken its biggest step yet toward becoming the first historically Black college and university to introduce ice hockey by hiring Duanté Abercrombie as the Tigers’ head coach.
The South Carolina Gamecocks ended their perfect season with a win over the Iowa Hawkeyes 87-75. South Carolina displayed a high level of teamwork and competitiveness throughout the season, with a 38-0 overall record.
South Carolina has joined an elite group, becoming the 10th NCAA Division I women’s basketball team to go through a season undefeated.
While the popularity of women’s basketball has taken momentum in recent years, Misogynoir and double standards has also taken center stage throughout the NCAA Tournament.
Tessa Johnson scored 15 points, Kamilla Cardoso added 12 and undefeated South Carolina advanced to the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 70-58 win over Oregon State on Sunday.
A strong offensive effort allowed the Alabama Crimson Tide to advance to the Final Four with an 89-82 victory over the Clemson Tigers. The squad is entering the Final Four for the first time in program history.
The NCAA women’s basketball tournament has so far been the most successful it has ever been when it comes to viewership and attendance, driven by crowds flocking to see their teams play first- and second-round games at home in hopes of advancing to the Sweet 16.
The UCLA women’s team managed to survive the second round of the NCAA Tournament, defeating seventh-seeded Creighton 67-63.
Chattanooga’s Jada Guinn entered the postseason with a little extra incentive. Although she earned first-team all-Southern Conference honors, Guinn wasn’t selected as the league’s player of the year.
Elzy, a former Tennessee player, had served several stints totaling eight years as a Kentucky assistant under Matthew Mitchell, most recently from 2016-20 as associate head coach. Mitchell’s sudden retirement just before the 2020-21 season thrust her into the interim coaching role, with that tag removed that December following an impressive start to the season.
NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson has called on Black student-athletes to reconsider their decisions to attend public colleges and universities in Florida.
She adds another to her conference record after helping USC to two more road wins last week.
Despite consistently delivering top-tier performances and contributing to the growth of basketball, the achievements of women often are overshadowed by the spotlight on men’s basketball in the NBA.